The Roma of Rome: Heirs to the Ghetto System

[sqbr]

The Roma of Rome: Heirs to the Ghetto System

I...just...ack.


Via politics, which is a pretty good low traffic comm with a lot of international news.

Comments

[whatistigerbalm]

*face in hands*

Man, I'm only on the first page of the Politics comm and I can already see a dumbass link concerning the Balkans. It's nice of the poster to ETA with a note saying that the source she links to is "prone to exotification" but really now, if it's obvious (and god, is it ever obvious!) then maybe it would be a good idea not to link it? I'll stick to posting and discussing news concerning my region in my own journal because whenever foreigners have a go at it with news or photos made by other foreigners I get all stabby.

[sqbr]

(Wow I'm behind on my mail)

*pokes and finds link*

Oh dear. Yeah I can see how that would be frustrating.

[whatistigerbalm]

I sometimes think there should be a rule on the internet that if you can't read the language of the country you want to discuss, shut up.

[sqbr]

I'm inclined to think that you're in trouble any time you rely on second hand reports from fellow outsiders. I can't tell you how much my understanding of indigenous issues improved once I started seeking out the voices of actual Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Australians, the difference to how things are portrayed in the regular media etc is pretty staggering. And we're in the same country speaking the same language!

Of course if you don't speak the language then second hand reports (or at best translations) are all you're going to get. So, yes, maybe you're right. Although on the other hand it's also not good for events in places that speak a language other than English to be ignored by the English speaking internet. Hmm.

[whatistigerbalm]

it's also not good for events in places that speak a language other than English to be ignored by the English speaking internet

I don't know how to feel about this. If you're saying that the English-speaking internet would do well to acquaint itself with the rest of the world then I can't disagree (this goes for anything-speaking internet, of course) but if it says that non-Anglosphere places need Anglo attention... that I'm much less sure of.

[sqbr]

This has been sitting in my inbox while I tried to formulate a coherent response, but after a month I think I'm going to have to give and say: you make a good point, and it gave me food for thought.