I was just curious, the other day, to browse the web and see what kind of people spread the excessive defamatory blame toward Romanians, for their so-called discrimination against Gypsies. It comes as a surprise that most these accusation come from simple and ignorant people, who are usually associated with Christian charities. Or lonely persons who get in touch over chats, in good faith and tones of naivety, with whoever else happen to be at the other end, a potential Gypsy friend or - why not - a pedophile or serial killer.

This article is not against Gypsies, it’s not even about them. But rather about those ignorant, irresponsible and ultimately stupid people from rich countries who, pretending they care and help the oppressed, under the cover of a charitable association or “innocent” blog, are rather spreading their negative prejudices against other groups of people they know nothing about.

While their irresponsible messages and lobbies brought to Romanians a huge and unjust negative image, I will no longer watch my language and harsh words, and point my finger to what they do and say. I’ll introduce here only two of the numerous texts so discriminatory toward Romanians as people and nation. Continue reading »

A typical encounter with a Western European: “Hi sir, could you please tell me how can I find this place?“. “Oh yeah, take the first right, then … which country are you from?“. “I’m Romanian“. The guy is looking confused at my blond hair and very white skin: “Oh, so you’re Gypsy! I thought you people must be darker?“. “No sir, not at all, Romanians and Gypsies are different races! And it’s generally very offending to a Romanian to be taken for a Gypsy! That’s because of their lifestyle and what many Gypsies are known for.”

A huge misconception in rich western countries is Romanians are essentially Gypsies. Even Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins propagate this disgraceful tabloid in their Left Behind series of novels: when someone asks about Romania, the country Nicolae Carpathia - the Robert Redford look-alike Antichrist imagined by the authors - came from, he says: “I thought Romanians must be darker“. Continue reading »