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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think I can identify a Romani phenotype. Which just goes to show how little representation they get on mass media.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought they were just slavicish. I know Romanian is different but the archetypical gypsy in my mind is a black haired slavic woman.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

From what I read, there’s a North Indian ethnic component, especially their language. But that’s what I remember from reading Wikipedia years ago, so 🤷‍♂️