New blog - "Banter or Bile? : The Ugly Face of Homophobia in Football"

[FuriousFox46]

http://thechriswhitingshow.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/banter-or-bile-the-ugly-face-of-homophobia-in-football/

[FuriousFox46]

Shamefully bumping this

[BHAFC Braders]

Good read that.

[Leicfox]

Good read .

But to put a different spin on this topic. You hear chants of "Who ate all the pies" and "You FAT bastard" at most grounds around the country but you never see that getting any mention. So what makes these sort of chants acceptable and others not?

[BoneDog]

Shamefully bumping this

My advice for when you bump a thread is to use a slightly amusing picture. For example :

[FuriousFox46]

Good read .

But to put a different spin on this topic. You hear chants of "Who ate all the pies" and "You FAT bastard" at most grounds around the country but you never see that getting any mention. So what makes these sort of chants acceptable and others not?

It is wrong but different, in my opinion

[FuriousFox46]

My advice for when you bump a thread is to use a slightly amusing picture. For example :

Haha! Duly noted!

[FuriousFox46]

Good read .

But to put a different spin on this topic. You hear chants of "Who ate all the pies" and "You FAT bastard" at most grounds around the country but you never see that getting any mention. So what makes these sort of chants acceptable and others not?

Good read that.

Thanks very much

[MooseBreath]

I'm not sure fans chanting is really that much of an issue. I think the 'homophobia' exists within clubs, within the actual playing culture, not the spectating culture.