#urfaveisroma

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This probably won’t reach a lot of people, but if you are a fanartist please feel free to tag this blog in fanart of Romani comic characters and I will absolutely reblog it here! 💚

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Chris Vasquez talks Wanda Maximoff and Roma representation in media with Roma activist Vincente Rodriguez Fernandez and Roma creators Florian Tacorin and Pilár Almeida for the Washington Post.

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Submitted by: @reedrichards

Your Fave is Roma: Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth in the Nolanverse. This is less about a fictional comics fave, but the logic is I've seen people say Dick Grayson cannot be Romani because he is English. Dick can be both English and Roma. In fact, someone close to Bruce Wayne and of the Batfam already was! Michael Caine, who was Alfred in Nolan’s Batman movies comes from a Romanichal (English Romani) family. From: Michael Caine's Wikipedia page, We are the Romani People by Prof. Ian Hancock, and in his own words from The Talks interview with Sir Michael Caine.

A Note From Chavo: I love this! I vaguely remember reading that Michael Caine is Romanichal a while ago but I’d forgotten until I read your submission. I’ll have to find those interviews sometime. Yes, one can absolutely be English and Romani! English is a nationality, whereas Romani is a racial identity. Romanichal refers to a subgroup of Romani people who primarily reside in the UK, though there are American Romanichal as well. Romanichal, like other Romani subgroups (Kalderash, Xoraxane, or Calé for example), have their own differences in culture and dialect. In easier terms, Romanichal is the ethnic identity of a specific group of Romani people. The idea of the character Alfred Pennyworth being Romanichal as well sounds quite interesting and would introduce a whole new level to Dick’s relationship with him! On the subject of Dick Grayson, this (very misguided) argument which I myself have seen plenty of times is silly and just plain inaccurate to his character. For one, his family is not English, they’re American. For another, in pre-Flashpoint comics where it was established that Dick is Romani, he is said to be Kalderash, not Romanichal. Thank you for your submission!

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Wanda & Pietro Maximoff teasing each other

Scarlet Witch (2023) #1

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Welcome to urfaveisroma <3 I saved this url out of spite, and if that's not pen then I don't know what is. This blog is primarily for celebrating and discussing Romani characters in comics, but I take submissions for Romani characters in other mediums and headcanon submissions, so long as they are appropriate.

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Here are some basic rules and principles to follow. Failure to respect these rules and principles will earn you a block, so be mindful-

· If nai tu san gypsy then be quiet for the sake of devla [ie: non-roma can follow and reblog my posts, but if you're going to be weird and racist, go away]. I do not strictly mind submissions/asks, but if you cannot be respectful, and if I find your submission/ask to be purposefully offensive, you WILL be blocked.

· Do not pester me with questions about Romani culture. I am not an authority on Romani culture in every vitze and in every corner of the earth. We are not a monolith. If I feel the want or need to volunteer certain information to clear up misconceptions, I will.

· We use media literacy and critical analysis here, sir. Please do not come in my inbox and tell me a Romani comic character should not be Roma because they have been written stereotypically, especially if you aren't Romani. The fact of the matter is that characters of color across the board have been subject to racist and stereotypical writing. I do not advocate for the erasure of Romani characters' racial identities, just like I do not advocate for the erasure of any other nonwhite characters' racial identities. I advocate for the involvement of Romani writers, artists, consults, and sensitivity readers in the creative process for Romani characters in comics. I advocate for positive change, not negative change, and erasing what little representation we have in media is 100% a negative change.

All that being said, I’m not going to jump you if you make a misstep. Please don’t be afraid to send asks and chat with me because you’re worried you might say something wrong. If I feel that the mistake was made in good faith then I will correct it in good faith.

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Some basic information about me:

I am a multiracial American Rom. My pronouns are he/him. I have not decided if I want to be public about who I am on this blog because I have been racially harrassed many times over for discussing Romani characters online, therefore I think maintaining some separation and anonymity on this blog will be beneficial for my mental health. If you must refer to me at all, you can call me Vic (yeah yeah kinnie moment, blah blah).

My favorite Romani characters in comics are Dick Grayson, the Maximoff twins, and (as you may have noticed) Victor von Doom- which...is basically every major racially Romani character in comics. I am very attached to them, so I love to be sent submissions/asks/posts relating to them!

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That's all for now folks ;)