Gypsy Censored Version?

[zevthepaparazzo 48]

I've been meaning to perform this song (I sneak out to open mic nights) for a long time now, but I hate the use of the word Gypsy, and I've been trying to think of a two syllable substitute with the same stress pattern. It's weirdly difficult. I've tried nomad but that doesn't have the same ring to it. Can anyone help me out?

[InsomniaMonster69 3,133]

Also not the same 'same sound' but wanderer would low-key work 

[Poltergeist 3,393]

Cause I'm I'm I'm, I'm I'm I'm, a G-word, G-word, G-word, I'm! 

[princedeeblebleble 869]

Wanderer, Wayfarer or Rover maybe? 

[GagaGame 3,332]

Girl if you censor that word you'll sound like the radio version of DENIAL IS A RIVER by Doechii

[RichAssPiss 4,771]

Nomad, drifter, rover, roamer

Edited 2 hours ago by RichAssPiss

[hELXIG 42,033]

I'm confused about how this word is considered such a strong slur. Oxford dictionary has two definitions, one is referring to Romani speaking people who travel, and I know it was used as an insulting term for these people. But the second definition is "a nomadic or free-spirited person" which is exactly what the song is about. I'm curious to know if the travelling people actually have a problem with it being used or if the internet has just taken it and run with it. Because my whole life I've known the term to refer to nomadic/free spirited people. Maybe I'm just uneducated and there's some massive historical drama I don't know about but it doesn't feel that serious to me. Is it really as bad as words like f*g and the n-word? Like it needs to be totally blacklisted. Someone educate me 

[zevthepaparazzo 48]

1 minute ago, hELXIG said:

"a nomadic or free-spirited person"

I'm pretty sure that meaning comes from racial stereotyping of the Romani (who are a oppressed and nomadic people), though I may be misinformed

I also feel uncomfortable saying im im im im im im a gypsy gypsy gypsy because, in fact, I am not Romani

[zevthepaparazzo 48]

13 minutes ago, hELXIG said:

Is it really as bad as words like f*g and the n-word?

I don't think so

[Foxyy 337]

26 minutes ago, zevthepaparazzo said:

I also feel uncomfortable saying im im im im im im a gypsy gypsy gypsy because, in fact, I am not Romani

So sing a different song. Any word you try to replace Gypsy with will probably sound stupid.

41 minutes ago, hELXIG said:

Is it really as bad as words like f*g and the n-word? Like it needs to be totally blacklisted. Someone educate me

It's not a slur but it has some weird history. You've probably heard someone say they've been "gypped" when they're stolen from or ripped off. It's because the Romani people were considered to be shifty thieves and con artists. Romani people have worked to reclaim the words and kill the stereotypes that harm them. Gypsy as a term has come to represent the romanticized, nomadic and free spirited idea of who the Romani people were and are.

Afaik no actual Romani person considers gypsy to be a slur but plenty of white Americans spend their time telling other people online how offensive it is to "use the g-word".

[Juanlittlem 42,942]

Cause Im Im Im Im Im Im Im a Girly Girly Girly Gay

[zevthepaparazzo 48]

1 minute ago, Juanlittlem said:

Cause Im Im Im Im Im Im Im a Girly Girly Girly Gay

THATS something I can relate to

[Juanlittlem 42,942]

8 minutes ago, zevthepaparazzo said:

THATS something I can relate to

Youre welcome

[planetmayhem 139]

I really don't agree with censoring art but that's just me. The same way lizzo shouldn't have listened to the chronically online people about spazz

[Gorehound 4,190]

1 hour ago, hELXIG said:

I'm confused about how this word is considered such a strong slur. Oxford dictionary has two definitions, one is referring to Romani speaking people who travel, and I know it was used as an insulting term for these people. But the second definition is "a nomadic or free-spirited person" which is exactly what the song is about. I'm curious to know if the travelling people actually have a problem with it being used or if the internet has just taken it and run with it. Because my whole life I've known the term to refer to nomadic/free spirited people. Maybe I'm just uneducated and there's some massive historical drama I don't know about but it doesn't feel that serious to me. Is it really as bad as words like f*g and the n-word? Like it needs to be totally blacklisted. Someone educate me 

Mate in this day and age literally anything is a slur. Ppl are obsessed with political correctness to the point where even the most harmless name or gesture can now be an insult. It's pathetic.

The term Gypsy has always seemed very romantic and bohemian to me and to art culture. Like you said the "nomadic or free-spirited person", and while they are ostracised by society, their culture and history is rich and enigmatic. And anyone with half a brain can clearly see that Gaga never meant that song to be derogative towards travellers, but something to be celebrated.