Channel 4 or the Jezza Kyle Gypsies: Who is the Real Big Fat Gypsy Threat?

From pipogypopotamus

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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings was not representative of the Irish Traveller or Romani communities; instead it was our very own version of the Jeremy Kyle Show. Sadly these types of programmes attract a certain kind of person – the attention seekers, the fame hungry, the show offs - yet they are the easiest people to exploit. It is unfortunate that despite the repercussions of these shows, there are still people queuing up for their fifteen minutes of fame. This leaves the rest of us to pick up the pieces, to defend ourselves against their blatant disregard for the sanctity of our cultures, thus perhaps it is not the bigotry that has arisen from Big fat Gypsy Weddings that has been most detrimental to our lives, but the fact there are people from within our communities that are willing to screw us all for their fifteen minutes. I know who I’m more scared of.