Gypsy Boy? Is That A Racist Comment?

ToraToraTora | 14:27 Fri 18th Mar 2016 | Sport

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Really? It's like me being called Essex Boy surely! It's a fact, taking offence is what makes it offensive.Can't believe all the fuss.

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Mamyalynne

Why use it at all, he could have displayed his displeasure without it.

Someone irks you, you tell them why - no real need to reference much else.

Seems the person on the receiving end isn't bothered so no need for the publicity really.

Mamyalynne

True and some of the lasses in the programme use it too, isn't there a Film with that title?

Mamyalynne

No that's 'Greek' , shows how bad at films I am.

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Question Author

fine but were does the poor vocab come into it?

Mamyalynne

Just struck me as a lazy use of words, guess if he was very het up that good be the reason.

Mamyalynne

^^ could be the reason - late with eye drops, sorry.

DTCwordfan

Totally OTT - so are they going to have a go at sledging in cricket next...?

retrocop

Well there is a freshwater fish with a Y on the end as an alternative but that would be considered worse by some I suppose.

Mamyalynne

Is snow forecast again ;-)

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so what is your suggestion mammy?

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Mamyalynne

I have no idea what one gentleman did to upset the other, so it wouldn't be fair of me to couch in in my own words.

I strongly advocate the use of 'Cad' to return.

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Mamyalynne

I quite like this one unashamedly lifted from a source online...

//You Sir are a blight upon this chapter of my life.//

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OK mamy, so basically you criticised something without offering an alternative and not having a clue what you were talking about anyway, right oh, just as long as I know.

Mamyalynne

If I have made your day that can only be to the good.

retrocop

Thanks db
Don't tell em your name Pike!! :-)

Ellipsis

It's just a form of sledging. It happens in many sports, even gentlemanly cricket ...

Check these out, especially #12! (warning - contains offensive language)

http://top20cricketsledges.blogspot.co.uk/