I could be waaaaaay off here but will give it a go anyway. There's a good chance he's been turned away a bit from the typical stereo typing (as have more of us) thanks to your educating us Tom.
Now when something goes wrong that happens to involve a Gypsy or two, it feels almost wrong to be angry. Despite there being good and bad in all walks of life, we're more protective because of you and don't feel right to pin blame without a LOT more proof than we would normally require. And even with the proof, it's still hard to say so because we know how much shite you've had to face just because you're a Gypsy.
I could be wrong on his behalf (apologies if I am) and not even sure if I explained that right, but it made sense in me own head.
yes this is a great post. i question myself and ask am i prejudice and its quite embarrassing. my main thought should be some gits have stolen the kids eqiupment and whoever they are they are a bunch of tossers. prior to knowing Tom i would probably just have accepted "oh yeah it must have been them". Now i am thinking well i can just drive past where they live and see if they have the stuff (am i discriminating by thinking i could do this. If a crack addict burgles someone i would not even consider going to his house to see if he has the stuff)
Then i question would they really be that stupid to have been seen in the area collecting scrap (that most people do appreciate this) and then store the stolen slides and frames on their site. This then makes me ask if they got moved on by the police why would they return and commit the crime in front of cctv. (there are some signs saying the village hall is protected by 24 hour surveillance). And now i sit here thinking maybe i should ring the police to find out whats actually happened and snap think to myself wtf does it really have to do with me. Very confusing.
I question am i prejudice and i suppose in a way the closest analogy i can make is with the racists. i dont have a problem with the edl kids with who you know what you are getting as they very often have it tattooed on their forehead. the racists i despise are the ones who dont even know they are racist and try to hide the fact and generally try to laugh things off like "oh you're not a proper one of them" or "i have some very good coloured friends".
Am i being prejudice against these guys without even knowing it and in a round about way by trying to give them the benefit of the doubt making matters worse.
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