In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t rent cars for driving

Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by kirubakaran on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:38AM (#20362830)

> using the vehicle as a gypsy cab

I'm sure you don't mean it like that, but fyi, "gypsy" is considered a racial slur.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_taxicab_operation#cite...

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by walshemj on Friday July 05, 2019 @02:45PM (#20364780)

It is the term used for illegal off the book cabs, and Gypsy is actually used by some Romany organisations.

Shortening the name to(I wont repeat it) is a slur and possibly a slur depandant on how its used similar to the shortening of Pakistani is a slur but the full name isn't.

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by kirubakaran on Friday July 05, 2019 @03:16PM (#20365039)

I understand what you mean, but please see the link I posted in the comment you're replying to. Consensus on Wikipedia says otherwise. Also, personally I think using the name of an ethnic group to mean an illegal activity is not good.

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by benj111 on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:10AM (#20363077)

Is it?

They're Romany Gypsies? Sure this usage may be offensive, but certain usages of Jew are probably offensive.

Further, I assume pink gypsy potatoes and gypsy moth planes aren't racial slurs?

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by TomMarius on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:23AM (#20363209)

I live in a country that is full of them, and yes, it is.

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by sokoloff on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:34AM (#20363320)

The potatoes, the planes, or the people?

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by TomMarius on Friday July 05, 2019 @02:53PM (#20364838)

We don't have these other words in our language so I don't know

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by benj111 on Friday July 05, 2019 @03:58PM (#20365371)

http://varieties.ahdb.org.uk/varieties/view/Pink%20Gypsy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by saxonslav on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:56AM (#20362962)

I'd usually say jokingly "what are you gonna do, call the police?" but that's an actual issue these days so whatever

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Re:In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t ren... by PavlovsCat on Friday July 05, 2019 @12:43PM (#20363873)

Why not just "thanks, I didn't know that" ?

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