Fight anti-Roma hysteria!
The case of a young girl named Maria living in a Roma community in Greece has caused a disturbing outcry. She was noticed by the authorities because “she looked unusual... lack of resemblance between the blonde-haired, green-eyed, pale-skinned little girl and her parents”. The subsequent outcry seems to centre on the idea that it is awful that a “blonde-haired, green-eyed, pale-skinned” girl who appears to be of northern or eastern European origin is begging on the streets as part of the Roma community. The concern for her welfare seems to be limited to her appearance (and therefore ethnicity)...