Pejorative terms
Way to go...always nice to see a B3TAN using unironically racist language. Can't wait to hear your views on jewish and romany people. Next time, as said above, try the words "sorry mate, I'm not interested" then close the door. Works fine for me.

Or perhaps you think, like Enoch Powell, that terms like "Pikey" aren't offensive?
(Kitcar memeless in a meme filled world, Thu 27 May 2010, 19:55, 4 replies)

PC on B3TA
Go fuck off
( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Thu 27 May 2010, 20:00, closed)

With Kitcar on this one
Fuck off yerself.
( Claws of Doom I am no longer infected, Thu 27 May 2010, 20:03, closed)

Racist?
How is it racist, exactly? The term refers to the habit of unspecified travelling types/economic groupings who in the past tended to aggregate at turnpikes. Whilst there, they did not evolve into a separate race. I'm virtually certain of this.

So go on - how is it 'racist'? Is it also racist to refer to people as 'poor', 'mobile', 'bipedal', or whatever other bullshit flitters across your outrage-o-tron at any given point?

The only people who get offended by the term 'pikey' are people whose opinion doesn't really matter; specifically - PC idiots, and pikeys.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 27 May 2010, 20:35, closed)

With you mate

( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Thu 27 May 2010, 23:21, closed)

Fucking Pikeys
Fucking parasites. We should gas them like badgers. Thieving, useless filthy cunts , the lot of them.
I feel better now, thanks.
(boarders You won't catch me with my trousers, Thu 27 May 2010, 23:59, closed)

I like badgers
except - y'know - amorous ones...
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 28 May 2010, 1:19, closed)

Offensive or not
it's not racist.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 28 May 2010, 11:29, closed)

what?
"Pikey" is not racist because it does not refer to a race.
"Nigger" - negro = racist
"Paki" - Pakistani = racist

"Pikey" - pejorative term similar to "chav" used BY TRAVELLERS to refer to those who give them a bad name. Not racist.
( sanityclause is waiting until, Fri 28 May 2010, 14:30, closed)

Good for you
angrily agreeing with me.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:51, closed)

Being part Romany
I find this in no way offensive. Unwind your knickers and do bear in mind that political correctness has no place on b3ta.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Fri 28 May 2010, 12:54, closed)