BBC clears Clarkson over new racism row
 

BBC clears Clarkson over new racism row: Corporation rules 'pikey' is NOT offensive after travellers' group complains about joke

• Word became part of 'running gag' between Clarkson and James May
• It was about their colleague Richard Hammond's perceived cheap style
• Complaint lodged by Traveller Movement after word appeared in epsiode
• But BBC Trust says there was 'no intended racist reference' on Top Gear

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The ruling stated: ‘The committee believed the word “pikey” had evolved into common parlance among a number of people to mean “chavvy” or “cheap” and … viewers would not necessarily associate it with the Gipsy and Traveller communities.’


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‘The committee believed the word “pikey” had evolved into common parlance among a number of people to mean “chavvy” or “cheap” and … viewers would not necessarily associate it with the Gipsy and Traveller communities.’

Due to the stereotypical use of the word... :facepalm:

well if pikeys weren't so chavvy surely this would not have happened?

define 'chavvy'

Everyone's so very offended. Makes me wonder how some people get through the day, the delicate little flowers.

Chavvy
Refers to a mate of the 'pikey' or 'Traveller' family ,i.e 'Oight chavvy!, pass da reefer bouy!'

So, equally as offensive then, and associated with travellers?

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not according to the bbc

pffff! BBC shmee bee cee

Some people seem to look for reasons to be offended tbh, its getting slightly pathetic.

Then what's the point banning any derogatory word that is used to cause offence to any minority group, sexual preference or faith?
If when they are used it's 'PC gone mad' to object to it...

If the offensive term was directed towards a group I was connected with then I would feel very strongly about it, when you're not directly affected it's easy to be blasé I suppose.

How is "pikey" a racist word it does not refer to any particular race, but accurately describes a nasty,dirty,smelly,uncouth,unlawful,unwashed,unedu cated,thieving class of people.

The sort of people who have no moral compass, no scruples, take no responsibility for their lives or their childrens lives, who live of the state and take whatever else they want.

How is that racist................??

It's still offensive.

the real crime was that one call from some herbert meant they had to have an enquiry instead of the person who called being told to naff off and watch call the midwife instead

Absolutely (see my post above) , would not want to be called one of those.

But it is still not racist and therefore not coved in our race hate legislation.

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jesus no wonder being a copper is a thankless task

Get over yourself.

Just my opinion Helen.

And you're fully entitled to have it.

Thanks.

he associated the word with travellers so surely in context that would be racist?

What race are travellers?

they are mostly irish are they not?

Irish travellers tend to devastate an area and leave a trail of filth and rubbish behind them, are above the law, don't pay tax, give a really bad name to real gypsies who are clean and law abiding... and yet they expect preferential treatment. And on top of all that, you have to be really polite when you refer to them or they may get offended.

On St Patricks day too..... oof.