Comments by "BoogieMonster Mom" (@boogiemonstermom677) on "Real Stories" channel.

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  15. I haven't watch very much of this documentary so far, so my views could change as I continue, but all the hate in this comment section is very disheartening to hear. So many people making definitive statements such as, they're all bad, they're all thieves, they're all this and that. Statements that cannot be proven to be true unless you know every single individual romany. Just listen to the people they interview as well, such hateful things they say. These people haven't been granted citizenship, that's why you see so many on the street, camps, and refugee camps. They don't have the same amount of access to aid, housing, or work opportunities as the others who are actually citizens. Yes they could possibly get jobs under the table, and I'm sure some do, but jobs that could actually provide for them are not within reach with no citizenship. Even with citizenship getting a normal job would probably still be extremely difficult. Just listen to how everyone speaks of them. Way to much prejudice has built up, and now the odds of them bettering themselves are stacked against them. They have to provide for themselves and their family though. That's why you're getting the illegal activity. It's the only option that's readily available to them to make any kind of income. Ofc all of these things are just feeding a viscous cycle. The romanies are struggling to survive, so they do illegal things to alleviate some of the burden. The rest of the citizens become victims of these crimes and or hear of them, tarnishing the image of the romanies in their eyes, more and more. This in turn breeds strong prejudices against the romanies, that further place limitations on the opportunities the romanies have to survive. So, the cycle continues to repeat itself, and ofc, groups like the skin heads will take advantage of this situation, but during all of this there will also be prejudices formed within some of the romany people, against white people. They will view them all as their oppressors, and crimes like theft will also become a way of "getting even". It doesn't have to be this way though. Give them all equal rights and treatment, and see what a difference it makes. Stop equating what a person is, or can be, with the color of their skin. See? These first two families are proof right there, that you can't paint a whole people with the same brush. This is how you lose so many innocent lives, and it's what genocides are founded on. I just don't understand how people can hear these stories, especially the elderly woman's, and not feel any sympathy. To still say, "well they still deserve what they're getting." It's just sad. They didn't even think them human enough to memorialize what they put them through. Nothing to remember it, nothing to signify an apology, or peace. It was just left to fade away and pass out of memory when that generation finally passes out of existence. I wouldn't be surprised if this plays a big part in the prejudice in this film, and possibly some that continues today. People were still being raised to think of the romanies as subhuman. I just implore people to try and understand, rather than condemn. Hopefully things have improved greatly in recent years, but reading some of these comments, I fear this situation may still have a a long road of improvement ahead. Just remember, when one speaks so hatefully about an entire race, that includes innocent children like the ones shown here. Don't punish them just because they were simply born. They have no control over this.
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