er - what was the opint of that? - Wrath of the Barclay

er - what was the opint of that?

that Pikey has been used as an offensive term for a long time? ("generally a low fellow", "solely applied (negatively) to Gypsies")

Or that someone as prominent as Dickens used it?

If your moral compass is guided by what prominent people said and did in previous centuries, then I imagine you can find justification for all your racist opinions, no problem.

Or am I missing some other point?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 20th 2011 at 11:14:08

Message Thread

Fed up with the Pikeys (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:07:12
- It's funny how up and down the country racists are interested in planning disputes in the (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 20, 10:39:28
  - And also (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 10:45:25
    - Government Hand Outs and The Law (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:49:00
      - Clearly I'm not expecting you to change your opinions (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 10:58:09
        
        Oh look, no response - quelle surprise (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:15:16
        
        Just had no time to answer yet (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:17:16
        
        You must be quite busy. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:20:22
        
        Yep, those shelves don't stack themselves you know (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:42:47
        
        So you are saying if you work at Tescos you are thick? (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:43:23
        
        No, I don't think I said that. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:53:36
        
        yeah ya did (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:57:44
        
        Would have been a bit silly, I did it myself once as did my son. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:00:40
        
        You must be quite busy. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:20:04
        
        ^^^^ randomly coincedental quacking. Have wotb wind ups secretly evolved v v v v v (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:25:36
        
        WiFi dropped out for a few seconds. I hit return twice. QUACK> (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:30:30
        
        You ruined my 100,000 post (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:38:09
        
        I merely brought it to the attention of the masses. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:48:24
        
        I had a mint plan, no one was to notice (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:58:19
        
        You should share it post-event. Just do it anyway. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 12:10:16
        
        Yes I have got a legal job and I pay taxes unlike (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:23:13
        
        Yes I have got a legal job and I pay taxes unlike (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:20:54
        
        Maybe gypsies should just switch to tax avoidance, and go on question time (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:24:05
  - Must be the media force feeding and overhyping it (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:45:14
    - That's all the media have these days. They have to cause trouble in order (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:19:14
    - No, bet you have though you cunt and sit there infront of it wanking your little (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 20, 10:52:23
      - Go chain yourself to some scaffolding and chill (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:55:07
        
        He has a point though. You do dehumanize gypsys (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 20, 10:59:04
        
        No, they should go, but what you don't get is I can hold that view and not be a massive (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 20, 10:57:15
        
        Do not get the racist bit? (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:09:51
        
        er - what was the opint of that? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 20, 11:14:08
        
        Society and opinions have moved on since the C19. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:11:37
        
        That is yourr opinion (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:13:36
        
        Links (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:16:26
        
        blatantly break the law (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:14:00
        
        People do break the law. It's got nothing to do with their origins or culture. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:16:27
        
        Dickens blah blah. 'Pikey' is obviously used as a pejorative term. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 11:11:12
- ... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 10:05:02
  - What a night to chain yourself to some scaffolding (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:20:25
- ^^^ taken the racist fuckwit this long to figure out what his password is (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 20, 09:46:31
  - Bitter boy? (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:50:15
    - no thanks (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 20, 09:53:44
      - arf! (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 20, 10:17:51
      - Mr Scrampton (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:10:37
        
        They turned up on their own plot. The point thats missed. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 20, 10:53:13
        
        and set up camp without planning permission (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:53:58
        
        NOT your point. You asked what Ralph would do if they turned up on his plot. (General Chat) - megson, Oct 20, 10:56:27
        
        So all the other people who have purchased land (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:01:40
        
        Lets put it another way (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:04:19
        
        for the record Gypsys/Travellers bought the campsite next to the house my mum lives in (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 20, 11:22:11
        
        You're starting from a supposition of their criminality due to your prejudice. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 11:06:49
        
        No, just offering an example (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:11:55
        
        I had a bunch of travellers set up camp down the road from me. (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:30:23
        
        Fair enough, point taken (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:35:50
        
        Yes, by supposing that they are criminals. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 11:15:44
        
        Irish Travellers are known criminals (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:20:09
        
        ................. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 20, 11:27:31
        
        What, every single one? Blimey, if you can do research like that htf do you have time for (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:24:43
        
        You forgot the word 'Some' from that sentence. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 11:23:27
        
        Sorry most (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:26:59
        
        Nope, you've still spelt "some" incorrectly. Get your supervisor at Tesco to (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:31:18
        
        You job racist (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:41:12
        
        Err, yeah, righto *puzzledfrowninternetface* (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:44:20
        
        So what was the remark about my Tesco's supervisor (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:46:21
        
        Not at all, I was just fishing for a reaction. (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:54:36
        
        Just as I was with my Pikey statement (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 12:08:55
        
        If you believe the worst of everyone you won't be disappointed. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 11:08:01
        
        That describes a Thatcherite world. Old school people like him love that sort of world (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 20, 11:35:11
        
        Strongest survive, that be nature (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 11:41:46
        
        right. No need to bother with all that planning law bureaucracy nonsense then (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 20, 11:45:51
        
        I'm not sure Ralf lives in a scrapyard (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 20, 10:14:37
        
        But his garden may look like one? (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 10:17:12
      - Go trash one out, you might chill a bit (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:55:19
- it's quite entertaining tv. "My Big Fat Gypsy Cleansing" (n/m) (General Chat) - elk, Oct 20, 09:19:40
- With the 'Pikeys' we spend ?18m and send in the old bill. When Tesco or a Lord break (General Chat) - megson, Oct 20, 08:45:59
  - Omar Little in court "it's all the same game bro, I've got the gun, you've got the brief (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 10:52:11
    - Full quote (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 10:53:33
  - I agree with you about Tesco's (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:56:03
    - I try and shop elsewehere, not that elsewhere is much better (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 20, 09:05:21
      - all the super markets as as bad as each other.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 20, 09:09:16
        
        Grow your own food like I do (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:11:43
        
        we use.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 20, 09:14:55
  - Gotta feel sorry for the poor sods plagued by them in the local area (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 20, 08:50:18
    - like me? (General Chat) - dr fanta, Oct 20, 09:16:01
      - What are the feelings like within the local area? (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:56:23
    - Activists at Dale Farm (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:02:03
      - By that criteria, shouldn't you be working? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 20, 09:08:39
        
        Always working and paying my own way! (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 09:10:44
        
        i dont need the state to bail me out either.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 20, 09:15:38
- Why is it always a friend of a friend and never personal? just asking. (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Oct 20, 08:37:45
  - Because they have never done my driveway (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:49:48
    - Any chance of a pikey mug? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 20, 08:56:26
      - No problem (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:58:24
- oh yes! (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:23:11
- You daft racist. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 20, 08:23:11
- oh no! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 20, 08:09:24
  - interesting start to the day there then! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 20, 08:23:31
    - He'll keep quiet though, because scc constantly insults gypsies, and is more disparaging (General Chat) - pants, Oct 20, 11:15:26
    - No more will be said but good to put some (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 20, 08:24:17

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.