# This OP has drawn flags very quickly for being offensive

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-op-has-drawn-flags-very-quickly-for-being-offensive/970110/3 "2022-08-22T20:44:51Z")

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Just my two cents - I find this statement…

> [@HeyHomie](#):
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> Um, I went to great lengths to make clear that I am absolutely NOT suggesting that every last member of such a group was a scam artist.

…to be at odds with statements like this from your OP

> [@Why Does The Roma/Pavee/Irish Traveler Economy Rely On Scams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-roma-pavee-irish-traveler-economy-rely-on-scams/970107/1):
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> Is this centuries-old reliance on scams for money so baked into these groups’ cultures that the idea of living legitimately is just not on their radar?

Also, finding media references to Irish Travelers as scam artists doesn’t necessarily make it non-racist and a “fact.” Another possibility is racist media.

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