In a recent episode of WandaVision, “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” the titular superhero Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olsen) appears in her retro costume — red headband, leotard, tights, and cape — announcing that she’s a “Sokovian fortune teller.” The reference is a sidelong nod to the comic-book character Wanda’s part-Romani ethnicity that Olsen, a white actress, says she fought for.
But it should be painfully obvious that neither the Scarlet Witch’s headband nor leotard is part of our culture — it is not, as Olsen offensively claimed, "a gypsy thing" — and passing it off as such only layers on the misrepresentation. Many Roma like myself are frustrated that a rare opportunity for mainstream representation character boils down to a white lady in cosplay, especially when so many talented Roma actresses abound.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 14, 2021 5:22 PM |
We gave you Peaky Blinders, so shut the fuck up.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 17, 2021 4:30 PM |
OP, are you also offended by actors who play mentally retarded people, because they taking potential jobs away from you?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 14, 2021 1:46 AM |
I watched 3 episodes and was like this sucks and moved on. And I'm not witch either.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 14, 2021 1:48 AM |
OP is fucking gypsy retard trash.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 14, 2021 2:04 AM |
The Romani witch is ridiculous. Yes let's complain about a comic book character loosely cobbled together from historical things.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 14, 2021 2:10 AM |
OP just posted the article. He isn’t the writer, who was born in the wagon of a traveling show.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 14, 2021 3:00 AM |
[quote]OP just posted the article. He isn’t the writer, who was born in the wagon of a traveling show.
But he posted "UP" THREE TIMES before anyone commented.
NO ONE CARES about this obvious trollbait.
I've blocked OP
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 14, 2021 3:21 AM |
I feel gypped by this thread!
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | July 14, 2021 4:25 AM |
Die like those stans of that bitch Olsen are just like her, they think it's okay to speak racial slurs and call a race a people of vagabonds and thieves.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 14, 2021 7:39 AM |
This shows sounds ridiculously stupid...just the title alone instilled in my raging desire to never watch an episode. In fact, I'm also having a problem drumming up interest for Loki. CAN'T WE COME UP WITH SOME BETTER CONTENT THEN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS???
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 14, 2021 8:56 AM |
Wow, I can't believe this Elizabeth Olsen person was born in '89. At least in this role, she looks so old - like she was ~40.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | July 14, 2021 12:14 PM |
Back in the 1890s my GGgrandpa was a very light skinned African American. He somehow got “adopted” by a band of Romani and spent several years with them. Because he was assumed to be Romani he did not get Jim Crowed and indeed the white folks were all scares of them.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 14, 2021 5:21 PM |
