In Sweden bigotry against various ethnic groups is generally taboo. There is one exception though: Gypsies.
Some cases I know of (that made it to the news) are:
- How a chain that rents cars to people refused to rent to Gypsies.
- A manager (at some level, don't remember exactly which one) of a convenience store chain sent a an e-mail to all employees warning that Gypsies might visit the stores and that the employees should be on their guard, or something.
- A restaurant that refused to serve a Gypsy woman.
It is not institutional bigotry, but it is popularly widespread, and it is socially accepted in a way that bigotry against other groups are not. And in much of Europe, especially eastern Europe, the situation for Gypsies is much worse. So I'm curious, how are the situation for Gypsies in North America?
Some cases I know of (that made it to the news) are:
- How a chain that rents cars to people refused to rent to Gypsies.
- A manager (at some level, don't remember exactly which one) of a convenience store chain sent a an e-mail to all employees warning that Gypsies might visit the stores and that the employees should be on their guard, or something.
- A restaurant that refused to serve a Gypsy woman.
It is not institutional bigotry, but it is popularly widespread, and it is socially accepted in a way that bigotry against other groups are not. And in much of Europe, especially eastern Europe, the situation for Gypsies is much worse. So I'm curious, how are the situation for Gypsies in North America?