Our clashes with them in the 70s were, to put it mildly, feisty off the pitch. As far as I know they've always had an abnormally large radical group of fans.
Judging from the shit I heard in Florence yesterday we need to stfu, stop throwing stones at glass houses & sort out our own backyard on the racism front
A lot of singing of the Sol song adapted for AdebayorWhat happened?
A lot of singing of the Sol song adapted for Adebayor
References to lynching & HIVwhat's that got to do with racism?
References to lynching & HIV
It's racist to my ears. Some (presumably those who enjoy singing it) will probably argue that it's intent & overtones are not racist, but they are
Not defending the chant, but just because it is filled with hate does not make something racist, I hate ****bell with every ounce of my being does that make me a racist? No, of course it doesn't because I hate him for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with race, if Bale had done a ****bell I'd hate him with every ounce of my being too.
A chant becomes racist when it attacks someone on the basis of their race, whether that be via a racist slur or just saying i hate *insert ethnic race*. The ****bell chant is not racist, but it is still a vile and unacceptable chant, I just think we should be precise about the reasons it is unacceptable.
References to lynching & HIV
It's racist to my ears. Some (presumably those who enjoy singing it) will probably argue that it's intent & overtones are not racist, but they are
Its a bit of a jump and assumption to suggest that swinging from a tree is a reference to lynchings of black people in America however many years agoPersonally I think it's racist, and so is the Adebayor song.
I would have imagined that references to "swinging from a tree" and "your mum washes elephants" have a lot to do with the race of the target.
****bell is a Judas **** though. No question.
Rioting last week, crowd trouble this, racist chanting last summer (as well as last night's banana), have they always had this element or has their fanbase been recently radicalised?