️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  BBC has backed Top Gear over Jeremy Clarkson's use of the word <unk>pikey<unk>. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Top Gear hosts: The word 'pikey' was part of a <unk>running gag<unk> between Jeremy Clarkson (right) and fellow presenter James May (left) about the perceived cheap style of their colleague Richard Hammond (center) The BBC Trust acknowledged that the word <unk>pikey<unk> derived from <unk>turnpike<unk> and so related to Travellers in a ruling due to be published today. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The committee believed the word <unk>pikey<unk> had evolved into common parlance among a number of people to mean <unk>chavvy<unk> or <unk>cheap<unk> and... viewers would not necessarily associate it with the Gipsy and Traveller communities.<unk> The committee believed the word <unk>pikey<unk> had evolved into common parlance among a number of people to mean <unk>chavvy<unk> or <unk>cheap<unk> and... viewers would not necessarily associate it with the Gipsy and Traveller communities.<unk> We are horrified by the BBC's green-lighting of the use of the word <unk>pikey<unk> by the Top Gear presenters.<unk>We are horrified by the BBC's green-lighting of the use of the word <unk>pikey<unk> by the Top Gear presenters. The future of Clarkson (pictured leaving his house in London yesterday) at the BBC is in doubt amid claims that he punched a producer in North Yorkshire. <unk> The future of Clarkson (pictured leaving his house in London yesterday) at the BBC is in doubt amid claims that he punched a producer in North Yorkshire. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> The word 'pikey' is believed to have been used as early as the 16th century.<unk> The word 'pikey' is believed to have been used as early as the 16th century. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
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