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ted fenton 6:51 Thu Feb 10
Spurs ask fans to 'move on' from using Y-word following review
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Tottenham say it is time for supporters to "move on" from using the Y-word after conducting a review of the term among the club's fanbase.
The review, which began in 2019, received more than 23,000 responses.
It found that there was a "growing desire" among fans to stop the use of the word, with 94% acknowledging it could be racist towards Jewish people.
"Now more than ever is the time to reassess and reconsider its ongoing use," a club statement said.
"We recognise how these members of our fanbase feel and we also believe it is time to move on from associating this term with our club."
Spurs said the club prided itself on being "inclusive and progressive", striving to create a "welcoming environment for everyone", but the use of the word "does not always make this possible".
The term was initially adopted by Tottenham fans in the 1970s as a "defence mechanism to own the term" and deflect anti-Semitic abuse, with the club having a historical association with Jewish supporters.
In 2019 the World Jewish Congress and Board of Deputies of British Jews asked Spurs to act over the continued use of the word by their supporters, asking them to "take a stand".
The subsequent consultation showed that an increased number of supporters were uncomfortable with its use at matches and would like to stop using the word altogether.
The club added: "We are living in times of heightened awareness of cultural appropriation and sensitivities.
"It is therefore crucial to the values of our club and our fans that we are even more mindful of the controversial nature of this term."
However, it also stressed: "We have always maintained that our fans have never used it with any deliberate attempt to offend."
Spurs have launched a 'WhY Word online hub' providing supporters with information on why the word causes offence.
The club also said its conversations with fans showed there was also a strong desire to address anti-Semitism in football.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60330719
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yngwies Cat
2:11 Fri Feb 11
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Too be fair to to those cunts, it's their tune. If they want to sing it, let them..
They ain't going to change..and fuck em
Always going to punch bags
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Hammer Oz
1:42 Fri Feb 11
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Is the 'Y' word, 'Yid', 'Yiddos', 'Yids"
Not sure
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les marteaux
10:42 Thu Feb 10
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It is offensive to conflate the words yid and t*ttenham. If I were Jewish I'd hate it if people thought I was a fan of those scumbags. Very few of the Yid Army are Jewish anyway. If it were West Ham fans chanting crap like that they'd be making us play behind closed doors by now, why the fuck can't they do that to those filth.
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RBshorty
8:56 Thu Feb 10
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Seems a good day to bury bad news.
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Fo the Communist
8:43 Thu Feb 10
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For mischief rather than anything else I have been e-mailing Kick it Out and the Premier League to establish their stances on Tottenham fans shouting the word 'yid'.
Not got a single reply nor even an acknowledgement from either body. Self-serving cunts both of them.
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Sven Roeder
7:46 Thu Feb 10
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So a bunch of people who are predominately NOT Jewish have been using an anti-Semitic slur for decades and we need a DIALOGUE about it?
Shut the ground for 10 games the next time it is used, fine every Spurs fan £250,000 and take their pets away
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bruuuno
7:33 Thu Feb 10
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Fair play to the yids really, the world is changing and they can’t continue forever calling themselves that. It may take a generation but at least they’ve started dialogue about it
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twoleftfeet
7:30 Thu Feb 10
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Grounds will soon become as quiet as libraries for fear of offending anyone.
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SUM A DING WONG
7:24 Thu Feb 10
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Flid Army?
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mallard
7:03 Thu Feb 10
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Can’t they just refer to themselves as The Cunts?
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Mike Oxsaw
7:02 Thu Feb 10
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They've still got "M", "C": & "A" to work through, so their culture still has life in it yet.
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On The Ball
7:01 Thu Feb 10
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I think they should replace the word with WHITE/WHITES. It'll work nicely.
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Barty
6:54 Thu Feb 10
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The spuds the yids the filth
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