I don't know what it is about the gypsy culture, but I find that the way females are brought up are both fascinating and disturbing. It sits in a mixture of categories of feminism that can most definitely not be seen as progressive. For instance these individuals are normally super religious and in some sense very Catholic. Then juxtapose that with the raunchy skimptastic outfits these girls wear and I am utterly confused. They are not supposed to interact or even pursue young men, but they can wear barely anything and dance provocatively. I think the portrayal of the females on this show and how they are burdened to be the perfect housewife and literally clean and breed a family. This brings up the class issue that these people really hustle to stay afloat. What their day to day professions mostly as laborers, puts them in this class category that is looked down upon, especially in England & Ireland. This show is incredibly relatable to the Skegg's piece on taste, class, and feminism. Skegg's brings up a great idea about how the chavette is exploited into this sexually promiscuous figure that is of low class and the enjoyment of the upper classes. This in a sense hits on the head how the young gypsy woman are shown in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. They are unable to break beyond their cultures rules and ultimately perpetuate their cultures old country mentality. I still don't understand their balance between extremely religious and the seductive actions and appearance of these young women. Yet, I do know that these ladies are not proactively feminist, as they are dominated by patriarchy.
What are we ever to do with these gypsy girls?
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