Gypsy Blood

kentaddick

Anyone else catch this? Amazing documentary. Say what you will about Gypsies but this documentary was brutally brilliant. Really eye opening and beautifully shot and made film, contrasting with the brutal subject matter.

Go and watch it on 4od if you didn't watch it.

falconwood_1

I missed the last 20mins, brutal stuff. Any idea where it was based?

ValleyGary

Gloucestershire I think.

Mainly tinkers I think rather than Romany gypsies that u get round here.

Terry Naylor

They liked killing the odd animal!!

And that punch to the side of that big fellas head would have killed some people...lol

JT

Bloke got absolutely battered at the end after glassing that geezer.

Dizzle

Yeah i saw that. He glasses someone then ended up with a machete in the shoulder and a machete to the skull.

Lovely

madadd

One of the best bit of television I have watched in a long time, brutal but honest, and in some ways admirable in the emotional strength they have within their family communities. Unbelievable to see the mum's nonchalantly watching their kids knocking bits out of each other for over 35mins...nothing on the box tonight, love?!... I know, lets get the neighbours around and get our Micky and Danny to beat the crap out of each other while we watch...I haven't seen a good punch up in...hours it just wouldn't happen in our nice little boxes would it!!

I thought it was a brilliant insight into their world and we should not be so quick to negatively judge other communities for how they choose to live their lives, simply but in harmony...most of the time! Plus...see the wheels they had!!!!

ValleyGary

the youngsters boxing the shit out of each other without headgear is nothing short of child abuse whatever 'community' you live in.

2 brainwashed 8 year old kids beating each other while their parents watch. what is that all about?

JT

falconwood_1

Nicky Weaver?

jdsd42

what was it about ?

Dazzler21

I thought to myself this is so similar to snatch its unreal.

Like how they all do boxing training from the age of what 3 maybe 4 but a 9 year old can barely read and his da can barely speak, except the odd profanity.

So we saw 2 rabbits, one deer, two cockerels and very nearly a gypsy killed in one program.

Interesting stuff.

RedMist

All very romantic notions, but it's a step back in evolutionary terms isn't it?
It would be 'inspiring' and 'insightful' to live in a cave but that don't mean it's better!
It's cruel to let children who don't know any better to merrily hurt each other, surely?
I see that as them shirking a rather large lump of their responsibility to teach them stuff- "little paddy don't need to learn to read or write when he can punch things."

Bournemouth Addick

So to summarise we saw examples of child abuse, child neglect, animal cruelty, illegal hunting, illegal boxing, extreme levels of violence (drunken and otherwise), threatening behaviour, underage drinking, driving without a seatbelt, driving without due care and attention, littering, profanity, drunk and disorderly behaviour, illegal use of firearms in a public place and threats to kill. Did I miss anything?

Still mustn't be too quick to judge.

tangoflash

4:15 "When you're born with the name Doherty, you're branded".......................aint that the truth.

daveaddick

Good summary Bournmouth Addick. My dad always warned me about messing with Gypsys/Pikeys whatever you want to call them and after watching this programme i really understand why. Scary!

Macronate

watched it for half hour then turned over.

told me nothing I didn't already know.

bored with these types of programmes now

ShootersHillGuru

What ValleyGary and Bournemouth said.

kentaddick

Those that think its just like my big fat gypsy wedding and other things completely didn't get it. Yes, there were a lot of illegal activities but I found it fascinating how they create and live in a bubble. It's like the mafia or something, living their lives within their own rules. The cinematography was amazing as well - miles better than you'd see in any crappy tv programme.

Watch it as if it was a fiction film, its one of the few documentaries I've seen that i've actually thought "wait... this is actually real?". The only other documentary I can't think similairly to is Senna - which was a brilliant documentary.

kentaddick

Also, gotta love the casual racism on this thread... wouldn't ever say the same thing about black or brown people would you?

1905

I haven't seen any casual racism on this thread, but just a realistic assessment of a scumbag community.

Usually ends in tears when the loveable gypsies' world touches upon ours.

Plumstead_Micky

Snap. I haven't spotted an casual racisim either.

ValleyGary

Kentaddick, Tinker gypsys are scum because of what they do. Its got nothing to do with racism.

falconwood_1

Thought it was more real and what it's really like compared to the gypsy wedding programmes.

daveaddick

I haven't seen any racism on this thread just assesment of how this community live their lives.

jdsd42

waste of TV money --- rather see re-runs of celebrity squares

Greenie

'Casual racism'? They're s always one isn't there! How is it racism calling them scum, from what I read they were being called scum because of the way they behave and not because of their ancestry.

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Always wondered what's actually meant by "casual" racism? Attending an NF march dressed like this for instance?....

WillmoreTheRed

I don't think it's the childrens fault what so ever you can see that they are bred to fight, and if they don't well their old mans gonna beat the shit out of em.

Let their community stick to their ways aslong as they don't affect us.

jdsd42

Bred to Fight ????? ---- make me laugh

tangoflash

"I want my children to be brought up to respect the land and other people".

Presumably by dumping your shit wherever you want and kicking the shit out of anyone that objects to it then.......................