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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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