In the UK there is a programme called 'My big fat gypsy wedding,' and from that very intriguing and entertaining (imo) programme I have learnt this about gypsies in Britain:
the culture is patriarchal and women are not allowed to work or carry on with education (though the men don't continue with higher education either), women get married young and you're basically a spinster if you're 25 and unmarried, huge importance is placed on girls remaining virgins until marriage - I don't think male virginity is talked about or cared about, women expect to be beaten by their husband at some point or even throughout their marriage- it's normal for them, 'grabbing' is another one of their practises whereby a man snatches a girl, drags her and forces a kiss and then let's her go - another thing girls accept and expect. The married woman's life is cooking, cleaning, sexing, undergoing beatings etc. and she no longer has the freedom to meet her family or friends alone I don't think. She is basically her husband's property. They are known for being a law unto themselves (stealing etc. is part of their culture) but the programme showed them in a good light, sort of.
Cultures where women are not emancipated and are still under the strong hold of male patriarchy are backwards cultures, and countries like this are behind the rest of the world in every way: morally, economically etc.
IIN for "gypsy" discrimination to be acceptable?
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In the UK there is a programme called 'My big fat gypsy wedding,' and from that very intriguing and entertaining (imo) programme I have learnt this about gypsies in Britain:
the culture is patriarchal and women are not allowed to work or carry on with education (though the men don't continue with higher education either), women get married young and you're basically a spinster if you're 25 and unmarried, huge importance is placed on girls remaining virgins until marriage - I don't think male virginity is talked about or cared about, women expect to be beaten by their husband at some point or even throughout their marriage- it's normal for them, 'grabbing' is another one of their practises whereby a man snatches a girl, drags her and forces a kiss and then let's her go - another thing girls accept and expect. The married woman's life is cooking, cleaning, sexing, undergoing beatings etc. and she no longer has the freedom to meet her family or friends alone I don't think. She is basically her husband's property. They are known for being a law unto themselves (stealing etc. is part of their culture) but the programme showed them in a good light, sort of.
Cultures where women are not emancipated and are still under the strong hold of male patriarchy are backwards cultures, and countries like this are behind the rest of the world in every way: morally, economically etc.