This reminds me to note two smaller signs of change for the better in Hungary, too: both of them media that had favorble effect. One is Rádió C (C for cigány = Gypsy), a radio station mainly airing music, which proved a surprise success (e.g. it has a lot of non-Gypsie listeners). Another is that not all talent shows are evil (even if they are crappy): in the one titled Megasztár on a Hungarian TV channel, the second season was won by a Gypsy boy with a great voice (but crappy taste in music IMO), and as the show also followed the participants outside the studio, millions learnt to know a Gyspy life contrary to their stereotypes via their TV screens. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
This is very important in multicultural societies, where different ethnic groups have their own favourite pop singers or actors which are mainly from their ethnic group. I have noticed that even this kind of crappy shows can bring cohesiveness among different ethnic groups, because they don't focus on ethnicity but on the abilities that these teenagers possess.