[Albion] Palace Fans Biggest Fear

[Stato]

Hold on, i’ve called someone out for using a racial slur, and i’m the troublemaker ?
Ok, answer this question, and i won’t post any more on this thread,
Is the using of the word pikey acceptable ? Yes or No ?

I'd suggest that it should not be. If the ethnic minority community that the term has historically been used to describe feel that it is derogatory, then it's probably best to avoid it's use. Even without the racial connotation, I don't much like it's use, or that of 'chav' to describe someone or something cheap or 'common' either. It is still generally being used to demean people because of their class, background or education and this is an overlooked prejudice these days.

I wouldn't say it's particularly seventies as suggested in your earlier post. Back in the seventies the only time I remember hearing the word was from Private Walker to describe Frank Pike. The seventies had a huge number of nasty insulting terms to be used for all sorts of minorities, but certainly in my memory, the increase in the number of snobbish terms to describe something or someone who doesn't meet assumed standards of acceptability coincided with the increase in disdain for poverty that came with the more individualistic and materialistic attitudes of the following decade. (Must.. try... not... to... say .. her.... name.)

As Brighton fans, who often demand standards of language from other supporters, let's try to meet them ourselves and avoid using terms that can be seen as intended to stereotype or demean. After all, they're not even accurate. There are all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds who have to support our friends up the road. The only reason we need to scorn and to pity them is their, often unasked for, association with that morally bankrupt organisation. To paraphrase the old Cecil Rhodes quote 'To be born a Brighton fan is to have won first prize in the lottery of life.' Perhaps we should take a more sympathetic view of those unlucky enough to have been forced to take the Croydon booby prize. As Clement and Les Frenais found in 'Porridge', having limitations put on the language that you are allowed need not be restricting, but can lead to some naffing good ways of describing a despicable nerk.

 

[lawros left foot]

I seem to remember the term of insult for the travelling community in the 70s and before was ‘Didicoy’

I believe even Romany Gypsies referred to non Romany travellers as such.

 

[rogersix]

I think the most telling part of this is “ in this instance “
Would the Editorial Standards Committee of the BBC have acted the same way if it wasn’t their prize presenter ?
When i or other Palace fans are told to f**k off back to your caravans, or a pikey this or that, i’m sure i know whats intended.
Its very juvenile, and probably best left in the 1970’s.

you're gonna have to be honest with yourself, and answer the questions, why are you here, what purpose does it serve?

this will then answer your own question for you

 

[rippleman]

Hold on, i’ve called someone out for using a racial slur, and i’m the troublemaker ?
Ok, answer this question, and i won’t post any more on this thread,
Is the using of the word pikey acceptable ? Yes or No ?

If you get all upset about people being nasty to you and calling you names.....**** OFF back to your own forums and stop trying to stir shit here.

Pikey!

 

[papajaff]

Why don’t you Start another thread to get him banned then.

Go away dickhead

 

[papajaff]

Wow, what a angry melon head you are !
You do realise pikey is a racist term don’t you ?

You could always protest and NEVER come on here again.

But you won't cos you don't have much of a life do you?

 

[AZ Gull]

I seem to remember the term of insult for the travelling community in the 70s and before was ‘Didicoy’

I believe even Romany Gypsies referred to non Romany travellers as such.

I remember reading this book when I was a nipper:-

 

[dadams2k11]

I think the most telling part of this is “ in this instance “
Would the Editorial Standards Committee of the BBC have acted the same way if it wasn’t their prize presenter ?
When i or other Palace fans are told to f**k off back to your caravans, or a pikey this or that, i’m sure i know whats intended.
Its very juvenile, and probably best left in the 1970’s.

Get called worse over the BBS and you're part of it.

Those in glass houses and all that.

Go back to you caravan you pikey c unit.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Which is more acceptable

Pikey or Scum ?

Or if you called either by someone who follows a different football team, and who doesn't actually know you, do you
A) just shrug it off and ignore them, or
B) cry racial abuse?

 

[Dougie]

What a charming lot you are. I don’t know why I bother coming on here

 

[dadams2k11]

What a charming lot you are. I don’t know why I bother coming on here

Nor do we so **** off and don't come back..

Edit: Have you read the away end on the BBS? Of course you have, you are part of it all.

Those is glass houses...

 

[lawros left foot]

What a charming lot you are. I don’t know why I bother coming on here

Personally, I don’t really do name calling, but your hypocrisy is breathtaking.
A recent thread on twitter was with regard to our very own Lewis Dunk.
No doubt you can guess the main direction of abuse about him from exclusively Palace fans.

It was as ignorant as it was offensive, up there , to my mind , with the abuse suffered by numerous black players in recent times.

I have no doubt that if I went on BBS, (I never have)the abuse of him would be as bad, if not worse than anything posted on here.

 

[Easy 10]

Personally, I don’t really do name calling, but your hypocrisy is breathtaking.
A recent thread on twitter was with regard to our very own Lewis Dunk.
No doubt you can guess the main direction of abuse about him from exclusively Palace fans.

It was as ignorant as it was offensive, up there , to my mind , with the abuse suffered by numerous black players in recent times.

I have no doubt that if I went on BBS, (I never have)the abuse of him would be as bad, if not worse than anything posted on here.

Dunk has been routinely branded as a "sex offender" on the BBS for years. They absolutely revel in it. Its one of their favourite little trinkets they casually throw around with unconcealed delight - you can almost hear them tittering as they post it.

Sadly thats the cretinous mentality you're dealing with if you peer into the rancid cesspit of the BBS away end. And some of them still seem welcome on here, for some reason.

 

[bhanutz]

Dunk has been routinely branded as a "sex offender" on the BBS for years. They absolutely revel in it. Its one of their favourite little trinkets they casually throw around with unconcealed delight - you can almost hear them tittering as they post it.

Sadly thats the cretinous mentality you're dealing with if you peer into the rancid cesspit of the BBS away end. And some of them still seem welcome on here, for some reason.

Palace fans are not very bright though... They work on the basis of 'say it enough times and it becomes fact'.

Dont mention Neil Shipperley though.... Lets not work with facts!

 

[papajaff]

What a charming lot you are. I don’t know why I bother coming on here

Another pathetic attempt. Ooh I'll get a reaction if I post this. Plenty of porn sites where you can get your tugging material.

Now píss off.

 

[Motogull]

Edit: Have you read the away end on the BBS?

Good grief, what a toe curlingly terrible mess that is. Isn't the point to engage with away fans, or am I being dim? Any away fan thinking about joining would come to a 'nah, life's too short for that shite' decision pronto. How the owner hasn't switched it off I'll never know.

 

[dadams2k11]

Good grief, what a toe curlingly terrible mess that is. Isn't the point to engage with away fans, or am I being dim? Any away fan thinking about joining would come to a 'nah, life's too short for that shite' decision pronto. How the owner hasn't switched it off I'll never know.

They re write history over there even when you have facts and point them to links in the public domain.

They won't have it, it's like it's their own cult.

 

[Skaville]

Well that's put the pikey postcode boy back in his box

Dunk has been routinely branded as a "sex offender" on the BBS for years. They absolutely revel in it. Its one of their favourite little trinkets they casually throw around with unconcealed delight - you can almost hear them tittering as they post it.

Sadly thats the cretinous mentality you're dealing with if you peer into the rancid cesspit of the BBS away end. And some of them still seem welcome on here, for some reason.

Repeatedly called a sex offender and a rapist. Supporting football really does bring out the worst in some people.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

They are very lucky that they have somehow picked up 29 points because throughout their team they exude $h!tehou$ery.
We really need to give them yet another footballing lesson in a week or so’s time!
TNBA
TTF

 

[Sheebo]

Sorry, late to this thread today - been out at work (it’s what we do in Sussex) sorting some cars for some customers...

So... no notifications from this thread (as stalkers go on ignore) but how’s everyone’s evening been? All good I hope