All this hysteria over racism in the game lately is doing my head in. Honestly, when was the last time you heard any racist chanting at a game?
I remember the 'spurs are on their way to Belsen' chant about 10 years ago but that got shouted down. The gay chants at Brighton are tongue in cheek and funny. I wish they would stop ruining football!! Sent from my iPhone On 2 Nov 2012, at 10:43, "David Nattan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder how long it will be before Sky pick on fans tonight for homophobic > chanting ? > In their expose on racism a few months back they did bring up homophobia > and used us at Brighton singing 'we can see you holding hands' and 'does > your boyfriend know you're here' as examples. They were not best pleased > when well known gay comic and Arsenal fan* Matt Lucas said he thought both > chants were amusing and that if Arsenal ever played Brighton he would > probably sing along with them ! > > Whilst I accept that there is (albeit slightly blurred on occasion) a line > that should not be crossed it would be a shame to sanitise football even > more. > I can remember as a kid how Scouse fans were lauded for their humour with > the oft quoted witticism - oi Summerbee your nose is offside - being a > prime example. Anyone shouting the equivalent now would probably be > arrested and banned for anti semitism ! > > Dave > * I resisted all temptation to put that he was a fan of 'The Arse' - oops > sorry > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
