The Y-Word

A short film addressing anti-Semitism in football.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• The
• Y-Word
• Football
• Frank
• Lampard
• Ledley
• King
• Rachel
• Yankey
• Kieran
• Gibbs
• Zesh
• Rehman
• Gary
• Lineker
• Tottenham
• Hotspur
• Arsenal
• Chelsea
• Bradford
• City

[rogersdanny]

Initially, this chant was used against Spurs fans and it was hurled as abuse. Spurs fans actually took the hatred out of this by referring themselves to the Yid Army or Yiddos. Although it is still an offensive word I don't believe that any of us Spurs fans use the Y word as abuse. I was at the Wigan game yesterday (24/09/2011) and there were sections of the crowd making hitler signs toward the Spurs fans.... that to me is more offensive that the Spurs fans chanting "yid Army" COYS

[yakov4545]

jew is a race and im telling you that as a jew! a man that was born to a jew mother then he also a jew even if he dont follow the religion...

[kotso28]

@yakov4545 and that is just plain stupid.

[azzads13]

I am an arsenal season ticket holder - Unbelievably my dad and I almost got into a fight after an arsenal season ticket holder who sits directly behind us commented at 2-0 down that the spurs fans can stick their Jewish flag up their arses - needlessly to say we took offence.. and although this wanker apologised it was one of those moments in time that you feel disgusted to surrounded by such ignorance

[nspatchcock]

Unintentionally funny. 

[MsJoshd10]

PEOPLE!!

black people call fellow black people the N word the whole time. however anyone who isnt black does NOT go round called other black people the N word, as this is offensive and illegal

likewise spurs fans chant to themselves for their own fun: Yido. IT IS THE SAME PRINCIPAL

u do not go round calling spurs fans and jews yids

[GeneralRB]

if some players behave like pigs on the pitch, how do you expect the dumb fans to behave??? it's sad to see how racial abuse is becoming quite common in British football and some club managers are condoning it. football as a sport must be used to bring people together rather than spreading hate... anyway racial hatred has always been around and will always be around but if we can fight this monster and respect each other as human beings, life would be a lot more beautiful. lets use the L word

[videoreff]

@rozzerjnr77 The P word is viewed as racist by some and as a friendly, harmless moniker by others. It's all down to the context in which it is used, for example "morning, Paddy" or "allright, Paddy?" are usually quite acceptable, whereas "you dirty Paddy so-and-so" is clearly unacceptable & racist towards the Irish.

[videoreff]

"Yid" is as offensive as the N word??? Are you for real?

MrBaddiel, MrLineker etc the chant (which you widely publicise) is offensive because it mocks Jewish people murdered at Auschwitz, not because it uses the word Yid.

A Spurs fanatic told me Yid is "a badge and name of honor".

Yid.com is a dating site Jewish people use. Can you imagine a dating site called "N-word.com"??? Not the same thing, really, is it?

Kick out hatred, yes. Kick out racism, yes. But this "campaign" is naive & misguided.

[SgtPepperEverton]

@rozzerjnr77 "Paki"

[SgtPepperEverton]

In the hundreds of matches i've been to, the only people i have ever heard say the word Yid, or mention anything Jewish are spurs fans. It's EXTREMELY rare for there to be any antisemitic abuse at a football match.

[iLecter]

This has been a success hasn't it?

It's not offensive at all. Focus on those making Nazi comments and not those taking the sting out of the insult. I have plenty of Jewish friends who support Spurs and sing or say ''yido'' or ''yid army''.