But just because you haven't heard a black person take exception to it, it doesn't mean that there aren't any black people who don't take exception. The player himself took exception to it.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 ago
Its not a nice song, I don't agree with the song personally but I really don't think its fair to label it racist when in my opinion it was quite clearly meant to be a reference to the potential of him hanging himself because at the time he was in the press talking about his depression
As for the Adebayor song - it was about him being African yes, but I feel like if there were stereotypical songs about Italian players and pasta or whatever shit no one would really care. It's a playful song making fun about stereotypes and I do find it a bit political correctness gone mad when people get up in arms about it being racist
I've said many times that I've never heard a black person take exception to it, only ever seems to be white people who are offended by it and it strikes me as being extreme political correctness (no one would say anything if there were a song about Irish players and leprechauns or being drunkards whatever)
http://metro.co.uk/2011/04/07/emmanuel-adebayor-on-spurs-fans-chants-i-cant-stop-racism-649879/
If it was a song about Irish stereotypes, leprechauns,drunkards,stupidity I think much less would be said but people would still say something.
They would say even more if it was chants about the IRA.The Irish were put in the same bracket as the blacks and dogs in the 1960's so it's not something that should be forgotten.
Italians only eating spaghetti, it's a stereotype but a much less harmless one than the Irish example.