"If you are going to fight, why not fight the prejudice where it happens"
I believe it is common enough to be described as such among the families we know and are still in contact with, even if it has changed its form.
I did not choose this topic - Keith did, no doubt for his own particular agenda. I responded with what I believe to be the facts of the case.
I have 'strayed' to other aspects of Traveller prejudice on this thread only to be told (by guess who, who likes to keep things in his comfort zone) that this is off topic.
There are people here who have never seen these signs - does that mean they have never existed in significant numbers? - hardly. They were certainly prolific when we started recording in the Ladbroke Grove area - your neck of the woods I think - did you ever see them?
I repeat, there is evidence enough that they, or their equivalents are still around in significant enough numbers to be of concern. As far as I'm concerned, whether this is significant enough to be described as 'oommon' is as immaterial as Keith's argument that malnutrition in Palestinian children does not mean they are being 'starved' - the end result is the same; the victims are being dehumanised in order to drive them away.
A footnote - the last time I took part in an argument about Travellers on this forum I ended up having my facebook entry hacked into by a fascist and a somewhat disgusting profile entered - rather proud of that, but it does put the controversies surrounding this subject into context
Jim Carroll