Only fair considering the "PC" brigade shout racist every time you even debate an issue affecting a minority.
Not sure Pikeys are a race anyway are they? It's more a lifestyle choice.
So how can people on here be spewing racism?

It's very true that throwing the term 'racist' around when talking about Pikies is inappropriate, since they are not classed as a race.

I tend to agree with the phrase "Every Generalisation is evil, including this one" but that is all well and good if you haven't been affected by these people.

I am in no position to condem some of the people on here who dislike this group, as quite frankly they have had far more dealings with them than I have.

Certain things are associated with Pikies (camping on private land, laving copious ammounts of litter behind, violence, threatening behaviour, cruelty to animals, social security fraud etc etc etc) and just by reading a few accouts on this board, it seems that these attributes are on the whole pretty accurate. You can only comment on what you know about them, and until someone comes up with an example of a decent Pikie, you can only assume that these assertions are correct. I have not heard one positive remark made about them, even in sleepy old Hereford. That speaks volumes, in my opinion.

These people chose to live a degenerate and anti-social lifestyle and are not part of a race or culture. To call some people on here 'racist' is inaccurate.

Edited by Jay_Palace (11 Jun 2004 10:05am)

That's about the size of it.....well said Ricky.

If any of us behaved the way they do,the law would be on us like a flash.So why should they get away with It? I'll tell you why,because society Is afraid to do anything about them because of all the PC brigade who haven't come across or been affected by these people spouting their trash about racism because you have a beef with a certain group of people.

Yeah I know Vindaloo, just using your comments to highlight my point.

Pikeys ar not an ethic group or race, so the use of the word 'Pikey' cannot possibly be deemed racist.

Edited by Jay_Palace (11 Jun 2004 2:29pm)

We are all racist, including you Seth! Don't start accusing everyone of being one.

Edited by Penge Eagle (11 Jun 2004 3:19pm)

sorry to bring this back up but for all those who have defended them.................

this evening i saw something f***ing disgraceful a big white transit trying to run 3 year 10 girls over. you may start to think im making this s*** up but its true. they were crossing the road then all of a sudden the transit driver put his toe down and nearly hit one of the girls. me and my mate were so pissed off proceeded to run over to them and tell them exactly what we thought of them and then they proceeded to try and run us over by going after us in the transit and even getting half or so of the van on the path trying to run us over.

how anyone can defend these people is beneath me.

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lol sorry they spoke in an irish accent and and all looked like travellers and had Fitzpatrick Landscapers on the side. but they werent dreesed up in green so im not 100% sure.

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