Roma & intersectional feminism
[a thread]🧵
Over the past two decades, in Romani Studies, predominantly Romani intersectional feminist scholars have used intersectionality as a ‘comprehensive theorising of various power relations’ (Erel et al. 2008) to theorise the multi- /1
Today, Czech Railways, the train company owned by the Czech state, has launched a national campaign featuring a lesbian couple.
📢 I’m loving it📢‼️
Can’t wait to travel on Czech trains with my wife & to be able to show our affection & love openly 🇨🇿🏳️🌈💕🥰
Roma in the Ukraine [a long thread on the history]
Ukraine’s largest Romani community are the Servos, who sometimes call themselves ‘Ukrainian Roma’ & whose dialect is closely tied with the Ukrainian language. Members of Servo Roma communities have a long history in the region /1
jste-li proti potratum, nepodstupujte je.
jste-li proti antikoncepci, neberte ji.
jste-li proti stejnopohlavnim vztahum, nevstupujte do nich.
jste-li proti stejnopohlavnim snatkum, neberte si osobu stejneho rodu/pohlavi.
ale nenutte nam svou viru a nabozenske prescedceni. dik
pokud lze v cestine behem nekolika hodin prejit z “prince Charlese” na “krale Karla”, potom prosim vsechny tzv. odborniky na etymologii slova “manzelstvi”, aby drzeli pysk
🚨So it turns out that even volunteers are refusing to help Ukrainian Roma‼️🚨
Roma and other people of color fleeing war in Ukraine face discrimination and racism, volunteers are refusing to help Romani families
People are asking how to help Roma in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Here are some tips:
OSF has launched a fundraiser to help Romani children & families (for the distribution of material & other humanitarian aid to displaced families)
Romano Lav have also launched a fund-/1
Roma in the Ukraine [a long thread on the history]
Ukraine’s largest Romani community are the Servos, who sometimes call themselves ‘Ukrainian Roma’ & whose dialect is closely tied with the Ukrainian language. Members of Servo Roma communities have a long history in the region /1
a German gender critical conservative claimed that trans people weren’t the “real victims” targeted by the Nazis, a local LGBT organisation called her out on it, she sued them for defamation & lost
Who are Roma?
[thread🧵on the history of Roma in Europe]
Roma are a diverse, heterogeneous, transnational ethnic minority scattered across continents as varied as Europe, North and South Americas, Australia, Africa and, according to some scholars, even Asia (Hancock 2002, xx).
k tématu 🏳️🌈
nenosím duhové předměty, abych vám řekla, s kým spím;
nosím je, aby rodina od vedle věděla, že je v bezpečí
aby pár v restauraci věděl, že v tom nejsou sami
aby kluk, který si prohlíží dámské šaty, věděl, že to nesoudím.
nosím “hrdost”, protože nás nutíte se schovávat
Yesterday, 2 days after the terrorist murder of two gay men by a far-right extremist motivated by homophobic hate, Czech franchise of
@CNN
@cnni
@cnnbrk
@CNNPolitics
ran this poll, asking its viewers: “Are you bothered by the LGBTIQ community” (yes/no answer). This is criminal‼️
my wife & i are celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary today & 14 years since we met. we were able 2 marry in the UK but not in our homelands:Czechia & Bermuda don't allow same-sex marriage. i wish every person had the right 2 marry their loved one who's of the same sex
@jsmefer
In Slovakia’s Moldava nad Bodvou, this Romani girl from a settlement won a sprinting competition despite not having trainers/socks and having to run in flats instead. The local leisure centre CVrCek has recognised her outstanding talent: it will provide a coach and a pair of 👟
with the earliest mention of a Roma presence in Ukraine dating back to the 15th century. At the time, most of modern Ukraine’s territory formed part of the Grand Lithuanian Duchy. The traditional crafts of Roma, such as blacksmithing and barter trade, enjoyed considerable local/2
demand: groups of Roma would migrate from village to village during the summer months and spend their winters hosted by locals in their homes.
At the end of the 16th century, when these territories came under control of the Polish crown in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth /3
Queer Roma has been available as open access for 3 months now. Here's a book thread:
This book offers in-depth insight into the lives of queer Roma, thus providing rich evidence of the heterogeneity of Roma. The lived experiences of queer Roma, which are very diverse regionally/1
also hosted numerous disenfranchised Ukrainian villagers and gave birth to Zaporizhzhia Sich - the cradle of Ukrainian national identity. The prospect of freedom offered by these lands also attracted Roma from elsewhere, escaping slavery in the principalities of Wallachia and /5
Tolik paralel mezi Bratislavou a Colorado Springs. Oba lidé, které v Clubu Q zavraždil vnuk republikánského zákonodárce, byli trans aktivisté, které široká škála mediálních osobností zprava do středu pravidelně popisuje jako nebezpečnou sociální nákazu, která ohrožuje vaše děti/1
I’m not a luxury millionaire-cum-author with a reach of 13.9 million.
But I know how to tell the story of populist hypocrisy in pictures.
Two are enough.
the authorities ordered the expulsion of Roma from the Duchy. Many Roma from northwest Ukraine, particularly the Carpathian region, were forced to relocate to the scarcely populated steppes in what is the southeast of modern Ukraine. Between the 15th & 17th centuries, this area/4
Moldavia (present-day Romania & Moldova). These were the ancestors of the modern sub-ethnic group known as Vlax (Vlahurja), whose dialect of Romani is also regarded as ‘Ukrainian’ due to the strong influence of the Ukrainian language on its development.
At around the same time /6
Tomorrow is
#RomaniResistance
day. But it started on On 15 May 1944, when the 6000 Roma in the “Zigeunerlager” camp were warned that the Nazis were planning their execution.
"On 16 May 1944, more than 600 Roma prisoners did not show up for the usual morning roll call but /1
as in mainland Ukraine, a Roma community began to develop in Crimea. In the lands of the Crimean Khanate, Roma predominantly lived among the local Crimean Tatar population. ‘Tatar Chingine’, as locals called them, were Muslims – like most of the Crimean population until the 2nd/7
@dramcgarry
My sister and her partner have made a similar bookcase. It’s their love child, too, though quite unrelated to my baby-book that’s (almost) finished
“… mám obětovat to, že jsem matka, nebo svoji tvorbu? A proč si vůbec musím vybírat mezi mateřstvím a tvorbou? Jenom proto, že jsem se narodila s dělohou?” 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Daria Kashcheeva, Cena Magnesia za nejlepší studentský film, Electra (2023)
half of the 20th century – and depended on traditional crafts such as veterinary care, metal working and music. Although Tatar Chingine were ethnically distinct to the Crimean Tatar majority, their status was not very different from the ‘autochthonous’ or indigenous Muslim /8
✅ Ano, čeština není angličtina.
✅ Ano, čeština je slovanský jazyk.
✅ Ano, i čeština se mění v reakci na celospolečenské změny.
✅ Ano, i čeština má jazykový potenciál vytvořit místo pro trans a nebinarní lidi.
are now scattered all over Ukraine and can also be found in Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Kyiv. Their dialect of Romani, which is the only one in Ukraine classified as a member of the so-called ‘Balkan group’ of Romani dialects, bears alongside strong Balkan/12
population and they were closely integrated into local communities – to the point that by the 19th century, most had forgotten the Romani language and spoke Crimean Tatar.
With the expansion of the Russian Empire to the north coast of the Black Sea and the region then known as /9
population. Today, the ancestors of these displaced Muslim Roma call themselves ‘Kyrymlytica Roma’, ‘Kryms’ or ‘Krymuria’, signifying their links with the Crimean Peninsula.
Due to more recent historical events, particularly the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, they /11
Bessarabia, many new and distinct groups of Roma came under its rule. Historians suggest that the expulsion of Tatars and other Muslims by the Russian rulers of these lands forced many Muslim Roma to relocate to Crimea, where Islam was still widely practised by most of the /10
Sexualizace dětí znamená připisovat a dávat dětem, zejména malým dívkám, rysy, znaky a doplňky, které z nich dělají objekt sexuální touhy dospělých.
Vypadá například takhle, @.Aliprorodinu
Aliance pro rodinu ve svém newsletteru děsila lidi:
"Sexualizace dětí v Brně: [...] v Kině Art Brno, bude číst muž, převlečený vulgarizujícím způsobem za ženu, nejmenším dětem sexualizované pohádky."
Realita:
and Romanian influences significant evidence of Crimean Tatar. The majority of Kyrymlytica Roma still practise Islam.
The jurisdiction of the Russian Empire also extended to many Christian Roma, who for centuries had been enslaved by Romanian landlords, Greek and Romanian /13
‼️Affront on
#trans
rigjts in Romania‼️
On June 16th, the Romanian Senate approved a bill which forbids any discussions in Romanian schools and universities related to gender theory. The bill forbids „activities meant to promote gender identity theory that defines gender /1
Orthodox monasteries in Bessarabia and even other, more privileged Roma community members: according to Romanian law, they were regarded as the property of the state. However, the Russian authorities allowed Romanian landlords & monasteries to continue exploiting Roma as their/14
were to be removed from their families & placed in the ‘foster care’ of peasants to ensure a ‘Hungarian upbringing’. Because of these policies, a large number of Roma in modern Zakarpattia are no longer able to speak Romani: many speak Hungarian as their mother tongue & even /19
Homophobia is a deadly beast.
Today's shooting at a gay bar in Slovakia's capital Bratislava has left two dead. According to the police, they were customers. The perpetrator, who fired multiple shots, is on the run.
My thoughts are with the families of the murdered victims.
Střelba v bratislavském gay baru si vyžádala dva mrtvé. Podle policie šlo o návštěvníky podniku. Pachatel vystřílel dva zásobníky z pistole a je na útěku. Motiv vraždy zatím není jasný.
slaves. In order to ‘regulate’ the status of itinerant Roma who were ‘owned’ by the state institutions, Russian authorities also attempted to settle them on state-owned lands. These policies underline the history of the villages of Kairo (now Kryva Balka) and Faraonivka in /15
they were identified, subsequent decrees prohibited Roma from wearing their traditional clothes, authorities from issuing passports to Roma and ordered Roma to be called ‘new Hungarians’ or ‘new peasants’. Soon authorities prohibited Roma from speaking Romani. Roma children /18
Pamatujete si, jakou homofobii musela snášet Martina Navrátilová? Toto je článek z roku 1990. V Česko/slovensku byla jediným lesbickým vzorem. Tolik jsem ji obdivovala. Dokonce podpořila 1. brněnský gay pride v roce 2008, když jsem jí napsala.
Její transfobie je velkým zklamáním!
Odesa region, where Roma communities still reside. Yet these attempts at sedentarization were largely unsuccessful as many travellers feared that it would lock them into servitude.
The situation of Roma in the territory of western Ukraine, at that time under the rule of the /16
self-identify as Hungarians, despite continuing to live in segregation.
In the lands of what is now Chernivtsi region, Austrian authorities initially preserved the practice of Roma slavery that had existed there since the area was under the control of the Principality of /20
given the above, it is reasonable to expect that Roma will become the targets for multiple military and militia groups on both sides of the conflict./END
“400,000 Roma in Ukraine, in addition to the trauma of the war, have to cope with discrimination along the evacuation route out of the country. Many have always been undocumented, others lost their papers during the war. All have limited options.”
“buzny respektuju, když jsou doma, nim nedělají a šoustají si v klidu”
„ale vy, co se ukazujete, vás bych vzal nožem do krku, vy mrdky. lidi se maj rozmnožovat, není to normální. prosadim to, že vás buzeranty tu budem zabíjet”
@PolicieCZ
@AureliaMaior
murder of Roma in Nazi-occupied territories began. Itinerant groups were targeted first, with Roma ordered to present themselves for ‘resettlement’, on pain of death. Thousands of Roma throughout Ukraine complied, believing they would be resettled: instead, everyone who /30
Od roku 2008 žiji mimo ČR. Nejdůležitější věc, kterou jsem se naučila, je nestydět se za to, že jsem lesba, neskrývat svou identitu a mluvit otevřeně o sobě a o svém osobním životě s přáteli i s blízkými kolegy v práci. Když jsem v ČR, má otevřenost stále překvapuje většinu Čechů
appeared was brutally slaughtered. In autumn 1942 Nazis, aided by the local police, set out to identify the surviving Roma for extermination. Mass atrocities continued, with both itinerant and settled Roma targeted. The latter in particular were barely distinguishable from /31
Habsburg monarchy, was not much better. In the lands of modern-day Zakarpattia, Roma were subject to strict sedentarization and assimilation policies under Maria Teresa (1740 – 80). Beginning with the mandatory settlement of all Roma by local authorities at the places where /17
Soviet authorities and deported to Siberia. To escape persecution, many sedentary Roma in Ukraine left their homes and returned to their previous nomadic lifestyles. As nomadism was associated with poverty and proletarianism, this may have saved some Roma from repression /26
The artificially orchestrated famines of 1921 & 1932-1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians encouraged many Roma to escape the famine-affected villages and resettle in larger cities, saving some from starvation, though many of these fugitives were subsequently caught by /25
Moldavia. Though in 1783 the Habsburgs officially abolished slavery, the resistance of many Romanian monasteries and landlords to the decree meant that in practice Roma in this area – known as Bukovynian Roma – had no access to land and most were forced to remain working at /21
‘vagrancy’, ‘counterrevolution’, ‘spying’ or other charges.
During World War II, the entire area of Ukraine was occupied by Nazi Germany & its allies. From the 2nd half of 1941, extermination squads sporadically killed Roma travellers and by the spring of 1942 the systematic /29
embarked on an aggressive strategy to forcibly assimilate Roma, including dispersed settlement across Romania, compulsory education & prohibition of the use of Romani. This resulted in the mass displacement of Romanian Roma, Kalderari (Kalderash), Ursari & other ethno-social /23
Ukrainians, into collective farms by depriving them of passports, barring their access to liquid cash and imposing a strictly regulated system in the cities to control migration. It was also prohibited to own horses. By the 1930s, itinerants were likely to be arrested for /28
Míchání ras je zvěrstvo. Nejen vůči potomkům jako takovým, u kterých dochází k celoživotnímu zmatení identity a duševním chorobám, ale také pro společnost.
Je to sobeckost a zvrhlost.
the estates of their former ‘owners’ to survive.
In the mid-1850s, the Danubian Principalities of Moldova & Wallachia formally liberated all Roma slaves, though the owners had a right to ‘compensation’ from the taxes payed by their former slaves. The authorities subsequently /22
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during the brutal process of ‘collectivisation’. At the same time, the new economic & political order built by the Soviets undermined and even criminalized many traditional Roma trades, leaving them little means of subsistence. Authorities forced people, Roma as well as other /27
subgroups, some of whom ventured eastwards into the territory of modern-day Ukraine.
Industrialisation, World War I and the social unrest, revolution and civil war that emerged in its wake triggered a wave of mass migration throughout Eastern Europe, including of Roma. /24
nedostatek kritického myšlení přímo souvisí s kvalitou (a délkou) vzdělávání
je to krásně vidět za posledních 24 hodin na konzervativním x
omezení lidé berou vše doslovně a absolutně nechápou symboly, významové odkazy, metafory, alegorie, hyperboly…
nedostatek kritického myšlení přímo souvisí s kvalitou (a délkou) vzdělávání
je to krásně vidět za posledních 24 hodin na konzervativním x
omezení lidé berou vše doslovně a absolutně nechápou symboly, významové odkazy, metafory, alegorie, hyperboly…
těžko uvěřit, že ve stejné sportovní kategorii jsou ženy s fyzickou výhodou a převahou nad ostatními sportovkyněmi!
o tom sport prostě není a nikdy nebyl!
their non-Roma neighbours, but police and local officials helped the Germans to identify the victims. For many Ukrainian Roma who managed to avoid the mass executions of 1942, the only option was to go into hiding in the woods. Some survived thanks to the protection of other /32
I’m not a luxury millionaire-cum-author with a reach of 13.9 million.
But I know how to tell the story of populist hypocrisy in pictures.
Two are enough.
Verejny coming out slovenskeho moderatora Rastislava Ilieva v souvislosti s teroristickou vrazdou motivovanou homofobni nenavisti v
#Bratislava
“Politici tvrdia, ze nepatrime na ulicu, ale do ustavu, ze jsme nepriatiela a uchylaci.”
Dakujeme, Rasta 🏳️🌈💕
Neširte nenávist dezinformacemi:
Video není z
#Paris2024
#Olympics
Je to zápas z roku 2022 mezi Imane Khelif (Alg) a Briandou Cruz (Mex) během amatérského turnaje v boxu.
Imane Khelif je cisgender žena a ne trans žena. Byla diskvalifikována kvůli vysoká hladina testosteronu /1
This is probably the best Christmas present I’ve received: long-awaited author copies of my book Queer Roma 📖🏳️🌈☸️
I’ve had the ebook since October but i feel so much pride & joy feel when finally holding the physical book in my hands. My baby! And it’s gorgeous! Merry Xmas to me
were designated as a site for the ‘deportation’ of Jews and Roma from Romanian territory, including Bessarabia and Bukovina. Between June 1942 and December 1943, the Antonescu regime deported approximately 25,000 Roma to Transnistria. The deportees were ‘settled’ in village /34
🏳️🌈💕dnes uplynuly 3 roky od naší svatby. chci tuto možnost a právo si vzít milovanou osobu stejného pohlaví/rodu pro všechny LGBTIQ lidi v ČR. máme stejné povinnosti, zasloužíme si stejná práva 💕🏳️🌈
@JsmeFer
@praguepride
arrived from neighbouring villages in search of work. Ultimately, thousands of those deported to Transnistria died of starvation, cold and disease. The exact number of Roma who perished at the hands of the Antonescu regime in southwest Ukraine is unknown. In March 1944, when /38
🗣️ Some good news from Slovakia
🇸🇰 💕
Six Roma MPs are expected sit on the National Council:
📌Irena Biháriová, lawyer & human rights activist
📌Ingrid Kosová, Montessori education promoter (both PS);
📌Peter Pollák Jr., Lukáš Bužo, Vilam Tanko & Anežka Škopová, OĽaNO & friends
Ukrainians. A different, but no less tragic, fate befell Roma in the southwest of Ukraine. The lands between the rivers of Dniester & South Bug (in what is now the territory of Odesa region & part of Mykolaiv region in Ukraine), dubbed by Romanian authorities as Transnistria /33
Ano, mám doktorát z britské univerzity: nejenže umím anglicky číst, ale i psát. A protože mám PhD z aplikovaných sociálních věd (v oblasti rodové a sexuální identity), umím dokonce dělat nejen rozbor použité literatury, ale i sociologicky výzkum, což autorka knihy evidentně neumí
Překvapuje mě, kolik lidí, kteří nemohli Nezvratné poškození číst (česky teprve vyjde, kolik ji četlo anglicky?), má potřebu se ke knize vyjádřit. A rovnou ji označit za nevědeckou, urážející, přirovnat k Mein Kampf atd. Tohle podléhání názoru bubliny je neštěstí veřejné diskuze.
the Ukrainian city of Irpin, near Kyiv, chanting hateful slogans and calling for violence against local Roma residents. The mob spray-painted hate speech comments on the fence of one Roma family’s house.
It's too early to say how the current war will have effected Roma but /57
houses from which their Ukrainian owners had just been expelled, with no warm clothes or other possessions, no access to food or fuel, and no gainful employment opportunities in exile. Escaping north or crossing the South Bug river meant a likely death at the hands of the /35
German authorities, who controlled the surrounding territory. Some managed to escape back to Romania, Bukovina and Bessarabia, though many of these runaways were caught and returned to Transnistria. While there is no evidence to suggest that Romanian authorities specifically /36