Change the Offensive Definition of “Gypsy” from Dictionary.com

To:  Dictionary.com

We, the undersigned, protest Dictionary.com’s entry for the term “Gypsy” that defines a “Gypsy” as “…one of a vagabond race... living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering…” (fourth entry down the page: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gypsy ) We find this entry incorrect and offensive and request that it be removed immediately and substituted with a more suitable definition.

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Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Change the Offensive Definition of “Gypsy” from Dictionary.com Petition to Dictionary.com was created by The Advocacy Projects and Roma Friends and written by Evelina Gueorguieva (evelina@advocacynet.org).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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