Friday, October 25, 2013

Who Will Save The Roma Children?



Maria was found in an area of Greece inhabited by Roma gypsies. There are a great number of children who roam through this same area every day. However, Maria was noticeable since she has blond hair and blue eyes. This automatically caused the authorities to be suspicious of Maria's presence since her appearance was not typical of the Roma gypsies living in the area. So, without performing the necessary investigations, the authorities immediately arrested the couple who indicated that they had custody of Maria, and unsatisfactory judgement of this couple was immediately made through the international media. Fast forward, it is now discovered that Maria was really born into the Roma gypsy community since her parents, from Bulgaria, are Roma gypsies who reside in a rubbish strewn community. They admitted giving Maria away since they could not afford to take care of her. Now, this story would not have become such a popular topic if Maria did not have blond hair and blue eyes. There are far too many children in the same community that need similar attention from the Greek authorities and international press since they are also suffering. Yet, these children have not been singled out since their appearance does not meet the typical world's beauty expectations of having fair skin with blond hair and blue eyes. So, with such a huge international outpour of support from all over the world for Maria, it is quite likely that she will not return to the dismal life and will eventually be placed with people who look like herself. But, what will happen to the other children who are part of the Roma gypsy community in Bulgaria, Greece, and elsewhere in Europe? Who is going to single them out and save them from their difficulty day-to-day life? I do not hear the international press clamoring to get their stories out!

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