Thank you for sharing - with the mix of apathy & hostility the subect/Romani people face in academic history its always heartening when someone does care!

I've heard its pretty bad (the stereotype not the film)....which means I probably should watch it at some point 🤣

If you can mix that with them believing any 'curse' you put on them is real - you're on to a proper winner

Media such as this entrenches the significant racism Romani people face everyday. Its why there is a need for Romani histories in universities throughout the world

Valuing Romanies as the distinct cultural & ethnic group we are with a history deserving of research can have obvious & real impact 4/4

The camp is also a hideout for a fence for you to sell any stolen goods.

Characters are @warhorsestudios.bsky.social have created are portrayed as dim, criminal and believing in magic as Romanies have been for hundreds of years.

This didn't cause a scandal or complaints. Its just accepted.

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However, like almost every representation of Romani it leans hard into criminal and magic using stereotypes.

There is a horse stealing mechanic - where you sell stolen horses to a Romani at the camp.

There is a quest over a 'magic' Romani amulet

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Don't think it helped that the Australians playing this summer said the balls felt different to the ones they get in Australia rending it all pointless anyway

I do however feel bad for bailing on SHS conference drinking though 🤣

Thank you so much for sharing this! Its such a wonderful artifact. Do you know much about him?

A very similar thing happened with the Welsh Gypsies in my family - which not long ended marrying into Romanies who travelled the Midlands/Mid Wales.