A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ANTIGYPSYISM

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged accidental racism, accidental racist, Alliance Against Antigypsyism, antigypsyism, antisemitism, Ashkali, Balkan Egyptians, beginners guide, black, campervan, chakras, Community, costume, discrimination, Europe, european commission, European Parliament, featured, gypsy, halloween, hate speech, hatred, health services, infant mortality, Irish Travellers, islamophobia, life expectancy, Manush, middle ages, minorities, persecution, rabbit hole, racism, Roma, Romani, safe housing, segregation, Sinti, social acceptance, society, stereotypes, travellers, unemployment, Yenish.

by Jonathan Lee

Content warning: article explores discrimination, racism, hate speech and antigypsyism and includes derogatory language.

Don’t say gypo or gypped. Pikey or tinker. Don’t put up ‘No Travellers’ signs.

If you are not Romani, never wear Gypsy-themed costumes at Hallowe’en. And don’t call yourself Gypsy because you think you’re free spirited. Or because you’ve been to India, or believe in chakras, or live in a campervan or something. These things are racist towards Romani people and Irish Travellers. It’s called antigypsyism.

This is the specific form of racism directed against Roma, Sinti, Travellers, Manush, Balkan Egyptians, Ashkali, Yenish and others who are stigmatized as ‘gypsies’ in the public imagination.

Unfortunately, there is a lot more to it than a few nasty words and some garishly tacky costumes. In order to fight this phenomenon in our society, you need to understand how deep the rabbit hole really goes.Continue Reading

RACIAL PLURALISM IN THE OLYMPICS

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged 1969, Black Power, Brazil, crime, Gabby Douglas, John Carlos, media, Michael Phelps, nationalism, Norman Smith, olympics, oppression, POC, race, racism, Rio, Ryan Lochte, segregation, sexism, social media, Tommie Smith, tradition.

by Julian Canlas

The 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil, has resulted in a lot of firsts. Nine countries are celebrating their first ever gold medal, including first-time entrant Kosovo, whose sovereignty the Olympics committee recognised only two years ago. The Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) was also formed to ‘bring global attention to the magnitude of the refugee crisis’. Despite not having won any medals, their significance lies in their representation. The ROT acts as a symbol of hope to those who have been forcefully displaced from their home country that the dreams of these displaced athletes will happen despite all the unfair hardships, injustices and atrocities they have experienced.

“I’M NOT JUST SOME TOKEN BUNNY”: ZOOTROPOLIS RAISES THE BAR

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged #BlackLivesMatter, #Oscarssowhite, animals, animation, arts, children, cinema, Civil Rights, discourse, discrimination, Disney, equality, film, gamergate, GG, Ginnifer Goodwin, Hamilton, Jason Bateman, Judy Hopps, media, movie, MSM, Nick Wilde, Oscar, patriarchy, politics, profiling, race, racism, review, segregation, sexism, society, stereotypes, token, tokenism, Zootopia, Zootropolis.

by Paige Selby-Green

Disney’s 55^th animated feature has been five years in the making, with a social commentary as relevant today as it was when the writers first put pen to paper. The film is an anthropomorphic crime caper following rabbit police officer Judy Hopps and con-man fox Nick Wilde. It’s full of laughs, but the lingering importance is in its more serious side.

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“I’M NOT JUST SOME TOKEN BUNNY”: ZOOTROPOLIS RAISES THE BAR

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