<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Feminist Philosophers]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://feministphilosophers.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jender]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://feministphilosophers.wordpress.com/author/jenderjender/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Madonna booed for opposing&nbsp;discrimination]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve never been one to jump on the Madonna bandwagon, though I&#8217;ve been mildly interested in the various feminist discussions of her.  But I think it&#8217;s good that, when performing with Roma (Gypsy) musicians in Romania <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gEccvm4V2OSMe35MKuqkT39HbxvAD9ABA4VG0">she made a note of the discrimination that they suffer:</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It has been brought to my attention &#8230; that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern Europe,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It made me feel very sad.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>And that was enough to get thousands booing her.  I can&#8217;t begin to say how disgusting I find that.</p>
<p>(Many non-Europeans probably don&#8217;t know much about anti-Roma discrimination.  Amnesty has information <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/europes-roma-community-still-facing-massive-discrimination-20090408">here</a>.)</p>
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