Why does the title contain a slur?
3Replyhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_horse
It's the name of the breed of this horse. Not a slur in this context. OP might have been edited the title to correct the wording.
13ReplyI did edit the title. My phone turned gypsy into gypsies and I didn't notice right away lol
9Replyalso known as Romani Cob
And the Romani (and g*psy) both refer to the Romani people, so even in this context it's a slur
Then again
Gypsy Cob Register,[11] Gypsy Vanner Horse Society,[12] Gypsy Horse Registry of America,[13] or Australasian Gypsy Horse Society.
It seems like yes it's a slur, but it's also so widespread it's hard to avoid using it.
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Phone autocorrected Gypsy to gypsies. Fixed the title. The horse breed is called a Gypsy Vanner, though. Idk why.
5ReplyGotchya.
2ReplyIIRC it's because it was a breed originally cultivated by the Roma.
I think there's a push among some folks to get a name change on the books, not even to a name based on Roma, it was something else entirely I think related to the moustache
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Genuine question and I learned a lot from you asking it
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Why is this making me hungry all of a sudden?
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