My understanding is that it's considered a slur by some when used to refer to the Romani people. According to Wikipedia, "Some Roma use and embrace this term"
As it's used here to just mean nomadic or itinerant it seems ok.
As it's used here to just mean nomadic or itinerant it seems ok.
Slurs are complicated, but the goal of my post was specifically not to discuss this slur specifically. It's fine if you want to start that conversation, I wanted to talk more generally.