Then rise above it. The fact you're bothered, or even offended means they've got to you - and that's exactly what they want.
Yes. When people sing it I don't get upset or anything, but when I reflect on it I appreciate that it's not nice for young men (particularly the away fans) who are internally coming to terms with their sexuality, while their mates attempt to mock people for being gay. Imagine you were a 15 year old gay lad, living in backwards Huddersfield, and you go to watch a game with your mates and they're all shouting homophobic abuse. That's why I don't like it. And yes I know you picked a couple of the more gentle songs, but we know it rarely stops there and will be accompanied in the stands with '****ing po*fters' etc.
If it's racist, no.
If it's homophobic, racist or even sexist, no. And sometimes the ref and linesman do get some quite aggressive abuse sent their way, and I don't necessarily approve, but it is only the targeted person that's getting some impersonal meaningless abuse. The bigger problem with homophobic chants are that you're potentially causing much more harm to many people in the stands (like I say, not usually the Brighton fans, because Brighton is thankfully a very tolerant city).
That's because you don't actually understand the problem - see above.
They haven't got to me. Read above.
So you don't think the homophobic chants bother young gay men coming to terms with their sexuality then?
What?
I think we're all getting a bit swept away by the tide in our PC boats here...
First up the OP threw some name calling at the offenders as he/she was offended.... because they were name calling.
Secondly, this is 25,000+ people calling 3,000 - 4,000 (I guess) names. It is a crowd jeering a crowd..... It is not directed at one person. Nobody singled out one fan because he looked gay!
There's a time to be precious, such as when a crowd turns on one player because he's black, gay, whatever - then there's a time to realise that ever since the dawn of time tribes have hurled insults at each other. Football is 'tribal' in it's nature from a supporters point of view. I doubt it will ever change, and I hope it doesn't if I'm honest. You can't tell me that even if you're the most mild mannered person you won't look at the Palace end and shout, make a wanker sign, or just a wry smile if we scored the winner in the last kick of the game.
Let them sing what they want. It was meant to annoy you, and it did. They won.
This gay Huddersfield fan seems to be upset by it;
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Rightly or wrongly, most Brighton fans are used to it. However I can only imagine how dejecting it must be having something about you mocked by your own fans. It’s not just Brighton that have gay fans.
You made a series of wild assumptions about me based on a very short post. You were massively wrong. Therefore, you know the square root of f all.
This gay Huddersfield fan seems to be upset by it;
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Rightly or wrongly, most Brighton fans are used to it. However I can only imagine how dejecting it must be having something about you mocked by your own fans. It’s not just Brighton that have gay fans.
I know you are never wrong, but where are these 17 thumbs up to a reply to me? Because the first reply to me was you which has zero thumbs up. You are aware I am not the OP, aren't you?
