Aus Fox Posted 21 January 2014 Posted 21 January 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25831077 Spurs fans charged for using the word Yid at spurs games. Brings the question is it always offensive to use these words? Have we become so PC that we take context out of the equation when charging people? I personally think this is a disgrace and if these men are found guilty, everyone will be looking over their shoulder every time they open their mouths, as they may say a word that offends someone. Love to here thoughts.
Voll Blau Posted 21 January 2014 Posted 21 January 2014 If it was some nobhead wandering the streets of Golders Green shouting "you fvcking Yid cvnts" doing the quenelle you could understand it, but in what context would Spurs fans be using it offensively?
Dan Posted 21 January 2014 Posted 21 January 2014 Ridiculous that the context isn't taken into account. No surprise though.
lcfc"weasel" Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 After being at Swansea v Spurs on Sunday, the whole spurs contingent should have been arrested then, baffling.
Raj Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 Spurs fans are proud of their yid following. This is all getting silly...
C-man Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 To stand trial accused of racially aggravated abusive behaviour. Supposedly happened at their home match vs Sheriff, so for the life of me I can't see how this could be 'aggravated, abusive'. Compare that to the endless stream of thick cvnts properly abusing Collymore, a lot of whom get no punishment whatsoever despite needing putting down. Should be thrown out of court but what a waste of taxpayers' money.
Guest MattP Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 lol What next? Eminem in the nick for using the N Word?
Alf Bentley Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 Does anyone know if any Jewish Spurs fans have objected to fellow Spurs fans using the chant? If not, this decision is utterly ludicrous. I could just about understand Chelsea fans being charged for using the word with hostile intent, but Spurs fans?! "Reclaiming language", innit! We should think very carefully before banning anything apart from clear incitement to violence and hatred. Starting by arresting people using the word defensively to give a v-sign to such hostility is beyond stupid.
Guest MattP Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 Does anyone know if any Jewish Spurs fans have objected to fellow Spurs fans using the chant? A small minority have (David Baddiel is one). Most Jewish Spurs have no problem with it (Alan Sugar). As usual I imagine we'll bend over to the small minority at the expense of common sense and the majority.
act smiley Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 David Baddiel is a Chelsea fan(there's a bit from a documentary where he explains why he finds it offensive, which starts off as very well reasoned. Then it veers into some really abused-spouse type justification of how it's the fault of all those Spurs fans using it that makes Chelsea fans so anti-semitic.)
Fox92 Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 I bet it's one of those situations again where some person who has no link to the word get's offended for people, and the people don't actually find it offensive. I understand it's not even offensive anyway.
purpleronnie Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 lol What next? Eminem in the nick for using the N Word? I know nottingham is a horrible word but I don't think you should go to prison for saying it. I would love to know who exactly is offended by Spurs fans singing Yid army, or if anyone has actually complained?. Surely opposing fans using that word in a derogatory way are the fans that should be targeted by the stewards/police not the spurs fans.
act smiley Posted 22 January 2014 Posted 22 January 2014 I know nottingham is a horrible word but I don't think you should go to prison for saying it. I would love to know who exactly is offended by Spurs fans singing Yid army, or if anyone has actually complained?. Surely opposing fans using that word in a derogatory way are the fans that should be targeted by the stewards/police not the spurs fans. There are a bunch of people who are offended by it (as mentioned by someone further up, David Baddiel is an example), same as there would be if people started chanting Paki Army or Nigger Army or whatever; as I understand it the complaints are relatively few but that doesn't necessarily mean they don't have a point. I agree it's quite weird to make it a priority but I guess its because it's on a scale where it can't be swept under the carpet like a handful of skinheads can be.
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