[Football] Akinfenwa confronts fans over "sex offender" chant

[The Kid Frankie]

How so?

Surely the line is different for different people? This thread is a fair example of that. You have your line and those you referred to as 'precious' have theirs?

That’s fine I will live with that. If people want to get upset or offended on behalf of Akinfenwa or situations like it then I will label them precious in my view.

The line for me is anything that can’t be helped. Skin colour, heritage, sexual orientation, disability etc. I will add references to tragedies, sick fans or deaths. If that makes me precious in the eyes of someone who finds these things acceptable then I can live with that too.

The difference is Akinfenwa isn’t a sex offender, and no one really thinks he is. His name went with the song and MK (correctly) thought he might bite.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

That’s fine I will live with that. If people want to get upset or offended on behalf of Akinfenwa or situations like it then I will label them precious in my view.

The line for me is anything that can’t be helped. Skin colour, heritage, sexual orientation, disability etc. I will add references to tragedies, sick fans or deaths. If that makes me precious in the eyes of someone who finds these things acceptable then I can live with that too.

The difference is Akinfenwa isn’t a sex offender, and no one really thinks he is. His name went with the song and MK (correctly) thought he might bite.

So it’s perfectly acceptable in your world to call/goad an innocent person keeping themselves to themselves a sex-offender? I do question your upbringing.

 

[The Clamp]

Well, you turning this political is unexpected, wow.

I was referring to the cultural right wing. Not political.
Sorry that you are upset. Again.

 

[The Kid Frankie]

So it’s perfectly acceptable in your world to call/goad an innocent person keeping themselves to themselves a sex-offender? I do question your upbringing.

To get under the skin of an opposition player. Yep.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

To get under the skin of an opposition player. Yep.

Do you know why it would get under the skin of the player?

Because it's such a thick thing to do.

 

[wellquickwoody]

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I was referring to the cultural right wing. Not political.
Sorry that you are upset. Again.

Righty O.

 

[Commander]

No-one has ever suggested that folk shouldn't go to a football match and loudly back their team. They did it back in the days. It wasn't until the 70s that all this crept in.

Of course, we did it as kids, but now we see a better way.

Which is why you're not going to stop today's kids doing it, just like you weren't stopped by adults in your youth.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Glass houses and all that but the Brighton fans at (Chelsea I think) were very heavy with the 'We know what you are' chant.

I mean Marcus Alonso did actually 'allegedly' kill someone though when driving a car. He was even convicted.

I don't think Akinfenwa has ever been convicted or arrested for anything?

Very different IMO.

 

[trueblue]

For those that think it's 'bantz', isn't there some part of 'bantz' that's meant to be amusing?

Supplementary question if the answer's 'yes'. How much of a moron do you have to be to think wrongly labelling someone a sex offender is amusing?

 

[bomber130]

Newcastle fans did it to Biss. Lost all respect for them from now on.


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[Herr Tubthumper]

To get under the skin of an opposition player. Yep.

Very depressing to read this, very depressing.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

The games gone at Football chanting. It's either singing about that we are in a library and fire drills - without a book or fire alarm in sight - or calling players nonces. Where's the wit gone? The absence of decent chants is an issue with the game as it'll be Rugby union before we know it unless we all pull our fingers out. I even saw somebody at a football ground with a Cotton traders top on so it has already started.