I guess I should have specified. This was in America and the group was referred to as Irish Travelers.
I was unaware of any Romani groups called travelers.
So I can well imagine that folks like this in the UK would be the most outraged.
The only reason I mentioned it in this thread is because I was taking the word gypsy (UNcapitalized) to mean it’s generic sense of those with itinerant lifestyles.
Had it been capitalized in the original question, I wouldn’t have brought it in as my understanding of Gypsies (with a capital G) refers to Romani
And, yes, I really am that freakishly nit-picky about noticing everything relating to punctuation, grammar and spelling :) Somebody has to, I suppose.
I’m aware that an entire group cannot be stereotyped by the actions of some. However, if there are any Irish Travelers who are honest and upstanding, I have yet to hear of it. My guess would be that if they were honest and upstanding, they would no longer want to be identified with that group (and possibly been expelled from the group)
I do wish I could locate a source for that documentary because I remember a sheriff who was helping with the documentary who had grown up in that culture as a child. Obviously being in law enforcement, he is regarded by them as a pariah.
But this group evidently has no connection with the Romani, if I understand you correctly.
I was unfamiliar with the term Pavee so I learned something new today. Thanks.