One thing for consideration, all of the Gypsies (Romani people) are shown to be ignorant,superstitious, vindictive, thieves who squabble and fight with each other, that would seem to be a negative stereo type and one that has been said for ever about Gypsies. I don't believe this is who these people are and the film seems to ridicule them.
This is very thin and simplified extract from a paper that was presented during the sociology classes and
of course it doesn’t apply to all the Gypsies.
Unfortunately, this is how they are considered throughout the EU nowadays. Before WW II, yes, Gypsies were nomads, traveling free across the EU. They were selling stuff, repairing, fixing, or acting, running carnivals and such. They didn’t socialize much with whites and whites didn’t socialize with Gypsies. Except some petty thieves, there was not much of troubles. After WW II nomads were prohibited in most of the EU countries and assimilation and socialization of Gypsies had been launched in most of the government programs. Gypsies had been forced to settle in cities and had been given buildings to inhabited. What kind of buildings? The worst. Who lived in those neighborhoods together with Gypsies? White people from the lowest class [thieves, frauds, bums, drunks and such]. In order to assimilate what Gypsies did? They imitated the behavior of people who were in their surroundings[thieves, frauds, bums, drunks and such]. Then slowly they were abandoning their craft, their lifestyle and started to break the law, mostly stealing, leeching welfare off the government, organizing beggars, involving in organized crime etc. After years passed, this is a general opinion about Gypsies unfortunately. Except some great Gypsy musician families, or good working gypsy families, they are all considered very negatively.
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....I guess I'm SOL, but happy
Time for my write up on my next nom.....here it comes.
