sounds like satire

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    6 days ago

    Tbh I immediately think if british people when hatred of gypsies is brought up because the british are the most (well, english speaking, and) open about sounding exactly like my racist grandpa talking about “the blacks” like “it’s not the people it’s their culture, they’re all thieves and liars, blah blah blah violent savages.”

    I do also know the words “rohadt cigány” so I know it’s not just the limey monarchists, but they’re still the one that comes to mind before even Hungary, because it’s just so funny to turn it around on any brit trying to be holier than thou about racism as if they aren’t also racist, just because their outgroup of choice “really are the baddies trust me bruv.”

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      6 days ago

      I get what you’re saying, gypsies have been demonised in the British press for a long long time, but it is pretty mad to call all Brits racist

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        Yeeeahh but I only do it in response to comments like “all you americans are racist” or other examples of all too common british nationalism leaking off of their high horse and down on their lowly rebellious colonies.

        And here where I’m laying out why it’s funny to do it lol. It’s not that funny without the context of “oi bruv we’re better than you” beforehand.

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          Ah yeah in that case, I agree that’s fair enough 😂 I do find it so dumb the WE’RE FAKKIN INGLISH attitude that a lot of Brits seem to have abroad. Like when English people go to Spain and get pissed off that people speak Spanish, so fuckin stupid 😂

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            6 days ago

            Lol americans are known for that one too tbf. Though also tbf a lot of people in non-english countries do actually speak english to some degree, but also anyone but the French appreciates if you try to just learn a little of their language.