Hillary Monahan: Lots of Romany overlap with carnivals and such, unsurprisingly.

You know they're good friends when you're like DO YOU WANNA GO TO THE MURDER CIRCUS WITH ME FRIDAY NIGHT and they're all like YEAH, WE DO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuYK...

. . . I just found out there's a horror circus performing 20 minutes away from me this weekend? Excuse me. I need a minute.

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WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE MURDER CIRCUS WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE MURDER CIRCUS WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE MURDER CIRCUS Earlai in the morning - Siobhan

have fun!

I'm a mark, aren't I.

Circus is traditionally about willingly being a mark to support ostracized people. Maybe not so much these days, but it comes to mind.

Not all that long ago, I could have been an attraction.

I'm not enough of a hunchback to be a grotesquery, but I'm flexible enough to be a contortionist, or at least I used to be. I emphasize with carnies.

Lots of Romany overlap with carnivals and such, unsurprisingly.

Yeah, it came to mind but it felt like it would be gauche to bring it up. You already know how I feel about that (empathy and solidarity for all marginalized people, especially the extra colorful ones) 💞 I'm cool talking about it, to be clear. Just didn't want to play to stereotypes.

You're my only Romani friend, but more importantly you're my friend. Sensitivity seems warranted.

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