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Raiders said:
From SC...

It has always been my belief, again as a practising observant Jew, that our chants of YID ARMY represents one of the most powerful and profound messages of anti-racism in the game.

It is one of the many reasons why i have such a strong affinity and connection with this club, in spite of the pain and disappointment supporting THFC has caused me (and all of us) over the years.

I have grown up in this country for most, though not all of my life. I cannot count the number of times I have been called a “fucking Jew” or a “Jew c**t”, the same goes for my wife and my kids. My son got a measure of this when he was called “Jew bastard” at only 8 years old. My 81 year old father has suffered this kind of abuse more and more just walking from his home to synagogue in the morning

And things have got worse, considerably worse over the last few years.

And yet here we have the fans of one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the world, putting their protective arms around their Jewish supporters in an act of solidarity, and what does the world declare…….stop it!!

In the opening game at the new stadium against Palace - i stumbled across a group of Orthodox Jews in the west stand concourse who were praying the evening service - out loud, not hiding and with yarmulkas on. I joined in, completely safe and completely comfortable. There was not one single comment or word of abuse. I dont believe there is any club in the country where a group of Jews would have dared do this, let alone could have conducted a 20 minute evening prayer service in the open without being self conscious or suffering some form of attack from at least one moron.

This is Tottenham Hotspur and this is what this clubs affinity and embrace of its Jewish fans means. It is something to be proud of and celebrated not expunged.

The most galling thing in all of this is that FAR FAR FAR more focus is being placed on our supporters, whose intention is unambiguously anti-racist than the fans of Chelsea and West Ham, whose intent with their Hitler and gas chamber songs are unambiguously racist. This is the mad topsy turvey world we live in.

How did our embrace of out Jewish fans become the bigger story than Chelsea and West Ham’s antisemitic decades long racist abuse.

In large part the answer is David Baddiel - as stated in previous posts, Baddiel is not bothered by YID ARMY chants because he is Jewish but because he is a Jewish Chelsea fan. Every time he hears us sing YID ARMY the contrast between THFC’s embrace of its Jewish fan base and the racist antisemitic nature of his fans become too stark for him to bear and he becomes embarrassed to be a chelsea fan - well good, because he should be embarrassed.

He blocked me on twitter when i told him that if he didn’t like raw fish he shouldnt order sushi and if he didn’t like antisemitism at football, he shouldn’t support Chelsea.

I will never stop singing YID ARMY. It is something about our precious club that should always be celebrated and embraced.
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That looks like such a Davidmstzdof statement. I'm assuming it's him.
 
apparently this cunt does understand context

 
".....they tried to stop us, and what did it do...
The thing I love most, is being a Jew!"

Can they stop us using the 'J' word as well????
 
Tottenham Sean said:
Late 70s.
I first recall Woolwich calling us it the season we returned to Division 1, but according to older mates it was about longer than that. It was certainly at that game that i recall us singing ourselves,
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Started going to games 76/7 and as long as I can remember opposing fans were relentless with antisemitic chants- before that I remember my dad referring to spurs as yids.
It was our first season back in the old first division 78/9 that I heard/remember any Jewish/ yid chants from us and the appearance of the occasional Star of David flag. The first song I remember chanting was the never felt more like being a Jew when Tottenham win and arsen*l lose which was a reposte to the awful never felt more like gassing a Jew which was a frequent refrain by opposing fans.
 
Now the club have issued this statement then arresting Spurs fans for singing it is around the corner. The club will assist the police and the “offender” will be banned from the ground as its classed as a hate crime.

According to their logic then we’ll never have to fear suffering from anti semitic abuse again. The knuckledraggers are going to stop now obviously….

The word has become a major part, whether you like it or not of the club’s identity amongst the supporters. You can’t expect that to disappear overnight. Answers on a postcard to what we use to replace it.

I can see them letting it slide this season and next season will be a different matter.
 
Paxman said:
Now the club have issued this statement then arresting Spurs fans for singing it is around the corner. The club will assist the police and the “offender” will be banned from the ground as its classed as a hate crime.

According to their logic then we’ll never have to fear suffering from anti semitic abuse again. The knuckledraggers are going to stop now obviously….

The word has become a major part, whether you like it or not of the club’s identity amongst the supporters. You can’t expect that to disappear overnight. Answers on a postcard to what we use to replace it.

I can see them letting it slide this season and next season will be a different matter.
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So I’m not Jewish but I have a Star of David tat,if I get arrested when I get let off? 😝
 
Is this more an Jewish issue in terms what everyone has said anti-Semitic, offensive or a Tottenham Hotspur issue….. ?
 
brumspur said:
Started going to games 76/7 and as long as I can remember opposing fans were relentless with antisemitic chants- before that I remember my dad referring to spurs as yids.
It was our first season back in the old first division 78/9 that I heard/remember any Jewish/ yid chants from us and the appearance of the occasional Star of David flag. The first song I remember chanting was the never felt more like being a Jew when Tottenham win and arsen*l lose which was a reposte to the awful never felt more like gassing a Jew which was a frequent refrain by opposing fans.
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We should designate a game where only jewish fans (me included) can chant it, and drop y-bombs all game. Then witness the ensuing farce of being accused of racially inciting ourselves.
 
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So on the same weekend we're being told to stop calling ourselves Yids, the Chelsea Nazis are crowned 'World Champions'....


...what a fucking fucked up world we live in!!
 
Raiders said:
From SC...

It has always been my belief, again as a practising observant Jew, that our chants of YID ARMY represents one of the most powerful and profound messages of anti-racism in the game.

It is one of the many reasons why i have such a strong affinity and connection with this club, in spite of the pain and disappointment supporting THFC has caused me (and all of us) over the years.

I have grown up in this country for most, though not all of my life. I cannot count the number of times I have been called a “fucking Jew” or a “Jew c**t”, the same goes for my wife and my kids. My son got a measure of this when he was called “Jew bastard” at only 8 years old. My 81 year old father has suffered this kind of abuse more and more just walking from his home to synagogue in the morning

And things have got worse, considerably worse over the last few years.

And yet here we have the fans of one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the world, putting their protective arms around their Jewish supporters in an act of solidarity, and what does the world declare…….stop it!!

In the opening game at the new stadium against Palace - i stumbled across a group of Orthodox Jews in the west stand concourse who were praying the evening service - out loud, not hiding and with yarmulkas on. I joined in, completely safe and completely comfortable. There was not one single comment or word of abuse. I dont believe there is any club in the country where a group of Jews would have dared do this, let alone could have conducted a 20 minute evening prayer service in the open without being self conscious or suffering some form of attack from at least one moron.

This is Tottenham Hotspur and this is what this clubs affinity and embrace of its Jewish fans means. It is something to be proud of and celebrated not expunged.

The most galling thing in all of this is that FAR FAR FAR more focus is being placed on our supporters, whose intention is unambiguously anti-racist than the fans of Chelsea and West Ham, whose intent with their Hitler and gas chamber songs are unambiguously racist. This is the mad topsy turvey world we live in.

How did our embrace of out Jewish fans become the bigger story than Chelsea and West Ham’s antisemitic decades long racist abuse.

In large part the answer is David Baddiel - as stated in previous posts, Baddiel is not bothered by YID ARMY chants because he is Jewish but because he is a Jewish Chelsea fan. Every time he hears us sing YID ARMY the contrast between THFC’s embrace of its Jewish fan base and the racist antisemitic nature of his fans become too stark for him to bear and he becomes embarrassed to be a chelsea fan - well good, because he should be embarrassed.

He blocked me on twitter when i told him that if he didn’t like raw fish he shouldnt order sushi and if he didn’t like antisemitism at football, he shouldn’t support Chelsea.

I will never stop singing YID ARMY. It is something about our precious club that should always be celebrated and embraced.
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Bravo
 
Funny to read this. Exactly the same going on here in the Netherlands. The only difference is that we don't have a word for Yid: it's simply 'Jew', originally meant in a derogative way by rivaling supporters but then quickly embraced by the (mostly non-Jewish) Ajax fans.
Every now and then there is a discussion going on, with people asking Ajax-supporters to stop calling themselves Jews.
 
Ajaxmokum said:
Funny to read this. Exactly the same going on here in the Netherlands. The only difference is that we don't have a word for Yid: it's simply 'Jew', originally meant in a derogative way by rivaling supporters but then quickly embraced by the (mostly non-Jewish) Ajax fans.
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Every now and then there is a discussion going on, with people asking Ajax-supporters to stop calling themselves Jews.
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... what about Jewish Ajax fans? ...what are they supposed to do, black up and say they're Sephardic???

The fuck has this all become?
 
This is the most important issue for Levy and Co. to deal with in their minds, not the wank being served up on the pitch. Good luck selling ST’s next year for the highest prices in a stadium that becomes a police state, devoid of true supporters able to sing about their team. The pursuit of these issues leave me feeling less connected to the club than ever.
 
Aw JEW you know what?
It doesn't matter any more...

YID
Cunt
Gas
Jew
Hitler
Auschwitz
Funny
Chelsea
West Ham
Viva Lazio

It doesn't matter any more...

Gas the Jews Fuck the YIDS I'm all in... It's what wins you Trophies apparently!!

Yaaaayyy... Chelsea (NAZIS) World Champions . ... Yay them.. Gas Chamber hissing fucking NAZIS
YESSSSSSSSSGASSSSSSS....

THEY WIN!

FUCK THIS SHIT CUNT OF A CUNTRY...
Zeig heil you Cunts!

Gas the Jews.... Good on ya!


Jew'll never understand...

YID Arny!

....as you may already know...
I'm fucking RAGING!!

sorry for any offence caused! Xx
 
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