Comments by "BoogieMonster Mom" (@boogiemonstermom677) on "Real Stories"
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I'm not saying Connor doesn't have tourettes. He may very well have a diagnosis of it, but I have this suspicion that because Connor does have this diagnosis now, he's using it as a shield for all bad behavior as well as the behavior he may really not be able to control. I hope I'm wrong, because this would mean he's actually quite manipulative if this is true, but you have to admit he does stand out from the others, and people in general that I've seen with tourettes. Everyone I've seen, you can tell it's an uncontrollable impulse, about like watching someone's knee jerk on it's own. It's definitely not that obvious in Connor. Many things appear deliberate and even opportunistic, especially when you catch him trying to control a smirk after he's done something. Please let me be wrong though. This is one of the few times I truly ask to be wrong about lol, because it hurts my heart to think that Connor could be being nasty to his family and others just for the sake of it at times, simply because he thinks it's humorous. Just think of the nightmare it would be to parent a child that is actually taking advantage of their disorder too. You wouldn't know what behavior to correct and what behavior to sympathize with because it's an uncontrollable one. So yes, please let me be wrong about this, just for the family's sake. I guess there's a possibility more could be going on than just tourettes too 🤔
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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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