Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the
best blogposts I've read throughout the week.
We're on a road trip right now, visiting bucketloads of extended family in California. I'm really tempted to find someplace with a roller coaster soon… And tomorrow we should finally get to visit San Francisco, or as Mikko calls it, Scan Ferskisko.

Rest stop!
For now, I can offer links to read:
I thought this exchange between a Romani author and the producers of the US show was quite illuminating.
However, a show like this can harm a group of people already under scrutiny, people who also have families to watch over. Being a Romani isn’t a way of life or a cult. We aren’t Gypsy by choice or calling. No one can decide to become a Gypsy one day. We are a race of close to 10 million, with a culture that spans centuries and across continents. It is one thing to present a willing group of people in a negative light, but quite another to represent an entire race of people as a niche stereotype. This is particularly dangerous since people know so little about us and yet think they know so much.
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The Romani always remember their roots, but that doesn’t mean they don’t break out and try to find bigger ways to express who they are. THIS diversity is who we are. Although some Romani live more traditionally, there’s an overwhelming number who have accomplished great things while still holding on to their identity. These people make up the majority of Romani, but are rarely talked about. Maybe if they’re shown, their stories told, the audience can relate in more profound ways than ever.
When trying to minimize, how do you convey your diminished need for “stuff” to extended family?
Bwahaha!
Anyway I wanted to thank you for changing my pajamas and throwing that towel down on my pee pee sheets. I noticed you didn’t open your eyes once (weird). It’s also OK that you didn’t actually change my sheets. I find the faint smell of ammonia comforting. Love means doing things halfway.
(via Emily B.)
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2 comments:
hahaha - we shared one link in common this week! :-D
California looks good on your boys! I love your links this week. That Honest Toddler post made me laugh so hard I literally cried, and then read the whole thing to my husband. The laugh was just what I needed tonight, too!
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