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PIKEY BOYS? why

randomspurfan

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I'm watching all the Spurs chants, hilarious! I love them all so far. Why call dem Westham noobs Pikey boys? Trying to gain knowledge here. Whats up with that?
 

Mr.D

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All joking aside, and not that it's got much to do with West Ham, the romany gypsys that used to be over on the eastway were sound as a pound.
It's the Irish knackers that are the trouble.
 

TheChosenOne

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All joking aside, and not that it's got much to do with West Ham, the romany gypsys that used to be over on the eastway were sound as a pound.
It's the Irish knackers that are the trouble.


You can't use that term in Ireland. Derogatory.
 

SpunkyBackpack

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It's been a universal insult across football for years no matter what the team to be fair

Slightly irish name? Pikey
Got a ponytail? Where's your caravan!?!
Sleeves too long/short? PIKEY!

Don't see it as much even in the lower leagues, same as if a player was blonde or had boots that weren't black he was clearly homosexual and should be wolf-whistled at for 90 mins.
 

Geyzer Soze

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riggi

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They falsley call themselves cockney boys so they get called pikey boys.
 

Krule

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I always remember a guy coming into the shop one day with a TShirt on that said:
Pikey,
Just Nick It !

Very brave chap....
 

greaves

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When I first heard the term I thought it was after Pike in Dad's Army and his claret and blue scarf.

I wish that were so. Please forgive the (non-personal) rant, but I find the term a massive turn-off. Hitler, of course, 'knew' what to do with 'them'. Along with the other 'Others', gays and jews. The irony of a club associated with jewish support engaged in this is beyond comprehension. I have a particular interest as we have traveller heritage and my wife has worked with travellers too. In the age of Trump, I suppose none of us should be surprised I guess!
 

RichieS

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I wish that were so. Please forgive the (non-personal) rant, but I find the term a massive turn-off. Hitler, of course, 'knew' what to do with 'them'. Along with the other 'Others', gays and jews. The irony of a club associated with jewish support engaged in this is beyond comprehension. I have a particular interest as we have traveller heritage and my wife has worked with travellers too. In the age of Trump, I suppose none of us should be surprised I guess!
It's a word that definitely has racist connotations and yet seems to be widely used. I'd avoid it if I were you @randomspurfan.
 

SugarRay

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I'm surprised anyone still uses the insult pikey in this day and age

Discrimination against travellers is still seen as harmless banter. Similar to how black and Asian people were viewed by some back in the 70’s I guess. It’s simple racism at the end of the day.
 

riggi

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Discrimination against travellers is still seen as harmless banter. Similar to how black and Asian people were viewed by some back in the 70’s I guess. It’s simple racism at the end of the day.

Ye but travelers don't make good music or nice food so they're fair game..
 
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