Yid

[Bus-Conductor]

But many on here don't have a problem with it. The fact is that it has been disarmed of any religious meaning in a way nigger has not re black people. When people are chanting 'Yiddo' at VDV or singing the Defoe chant, there are few thoughts of Judaism. Some people may be offended by it, but I have yet to see having gone to Spurs for the best part of 20 years home and away any real consensus of offence.

I am sure in the 'family section' people are offended by my 'colourful' language but that doesn't mean we have to start policing diction.

Careful, you'll be demoted to corporal in the Diction Stasi with loose talk like that.


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[Raxscallion]

Where and how much did he get it?

Off ebay I think. Not sure how much. Probably still a silly amount - he's loaded.

 

[Coyboy]

Careful, you'll be demoted to corporal in the Diction Stasi with loose talk like that.


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Simmer down BC, there's a difference between content and good English. Hath thou got anything to add or are you chasing my posts in a desperate need to flirt?

 

[stemark44]

Just adding to the debate. I voted no and am Jewish. I am not particularly religious though but have had been called a Yid all my life. I went to a CofE school and whenever anything went wrong with friends etc I was called Yid, Jew, Red Sea Pedestrian, Tight, Judas you name it i've had it thrown at me. But through adversity you grow stronger. My grandparents grew up with Mosley and the Black shirts throughout the 30's and the fear of Hitler during the war years. Growing up in the 70's I had the NF racist crap from everyone and was even handed literature that blamed the Jews for all the ills of the world. So although i'm not religious I am always conscious that I am Jewish and am bringing up my kids to know about their heritage and that they are Jewish whether they practice the religion or not.
Back to the subject in hand. I find it difficult to understand how a Leeds and Chelsea fan can be offended by Spurs fans calling themselves Yids. Now as I have said I am not religious and maybe they are further into the religion than I am, which beggars the believe that they actually support the teams they do.
One of my worst ever footballing experiences was at Leeds. We were playing them in the FA Cup when George Graham had just become our manager. My sister was studying at Leeds and got us tickets in the 'safe' home end. I was surrounded by Hitler salutes, hissing noises and shouts of 'f*ck off back to jew land you thieving *****s' etc etc. I felt humiliated, sad and very frightened. I couldn't even go to the loo in case someone noticed I was circumcised.
The most gratifying site that day was the Israel flag flying proudly in the Spurs end with the chants of Yid army crying out. I thought, those are my people, thats where I am safe and thats where no body cares if i'm Jewish or not. Thats why I love the term Yid Army. It shows that everyone has embraced the Jewish religion and you won't hear anything anti semetic at WHL or following Spurs by our fellow supporters.
Chelsea fans are horrific. Their firm are Combat 18. 18 being the first and 8th letters of the alphabet - AH or Adolf Hitler. How any Jew can support them is beyond me.
If Jews were offended by the chants then the songs would be banned in the ground or the crowd would not be full of Jewish faces, all singing along.
Don't worry about what followers of other teams say, they don't understand. Daniel Levy has conducted a survey across the Jewish community about the chant and the response was an emphatic Yes to it staying.
I'm proud to be Jewish and proud to take my seat every season in block 39. Yid Army

That's precisely the thing that I don't agree with.
I am happy that you are Spurs fan but for me you don't support Spurs because of the football we play or the way we have played the game in the past.
You support Spurs because you see us as a sanctuary for your race or ethnic minority.
We are not political,racist or religious,we are Tottenham Hotspur F.C and we are a football club.

 

[jimtheyid]

I personally think it's a vile term and would never ever use it.