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"Is Shiksa a bad word?"

Yes, it is a bad word. The root word is something like an animal, heathen, foul thing, like what you might use to describe a godless whore, and in fact it is generally used as an insult for non-believing Jewish women or gentile girls. It is also a subject of some neurotic fixation even as reported by Jews themselves. You can get the picture from the following quote:

"But the shiksas, ah, the shiksas are something else again […] I am so awed that I am in a state of desire beyond a hard-on. My circumcised little dong is simply shriveled up with veneration. Maybe it’s dread. How do they get so gorgeous, so healthy, so blonde? My contempt for what they believe in is more than neutralized by my adoration of the way they look, the way they move and laugh and speak." – Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint

Also note the easy move among posters here in this thread, apparently of Jewish descent, moving from the word "Shiksa" to "whore."

Another reason to not date Jewish men! Or, at least, to stay out of theater or newsrooms if you happen to be female and blonde.

""Is Shiksa a bad word?" Yes, it is a bad word. The root word is something like an animal, heathen." Kind of. It is a Yiddish blend of the Hebrew word "šiqṣâ" -- which means "a not kosher animal" and Polish "siksa" which means "naughty school-girl". In modern times, it is a reference to non-Jewish girls who seek the romantic attention of Jewish men. And, yes, it is pejorative -- when spoken by a Jewish female. For Jewish men, it is a reference to the untouchable beautiful non-Jewish girl -- say Christie Brinkley in the 1980s (which is what Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" is all about. It's the draw of the forbidden fruit. All that said, I do agree it is forbidden for Jewish people to date (or marry) non-Jewish people. It says this very clearly in the Torah, and a number of poor events are related to such pairings. In contrast, conversions have resulted in some of the best Jewish people that ever lived, notably Ruth, and a whole host of others. I presume Nazarines have similar restrictions, which seems imminently reasonable.

"But the shiksas, ah, the shiksas are something else again […] I am so awed that I am in a state of desire beyond a hard-on. My circumcised little dong is simply shriveled up with veneration. Maybe it’s dread. How do they get so gorgeous, so healthy, so blonde? My contempt for what they believe in is more than neutralized by my adoration of the way they look, the way they move and laugh and speak." – Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint

This actor nailed the stage production for a Tony.