I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I’ve heard it a few times not often tho, at high profile away games, but never took it serious because it’s always been spotty 15 year olds, types of kids who’ve just realised they can swear when there mums aren’t about, doesn’t make it acceptable but I see as they’ll more than likely look back at themselves a few years on and think what was I doing. Honestly say I’ve never heard or seen any of it from any adult.
See this thread from 8 years ago about racist singing at Charlton.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
See this thread from 8 years ago about racist singing at Charlton.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
I was actually about to post about that song. I remember last hearing it loud and clear at Wycombe away in the Powell promotion season. That night it was coupled with a homophobic song about Darren Ambrose to the same tune for absolutely ages. I'd taken my dad to his first away game in for years and he was pretty horrified by it as well. Why Kevin Lisbie of all people I still don't know but it was so overtly racist it was unbelievable.
I was actually about to post about that song. I remember last hearing it loud and clear at Wycombe away in the Powell promotion season. That night it was coupled with a homophobic song about Darren Ambrose to the same tune for absolutely ages. I'd taken my dad to his first away game in for years and he was pretty horrified by it as well. Why Kevin Lisbie of all people I still don't know but it was so overtly racist it was unbelievable.
Not excusing it just explaining, it was because lisbie went to millwall.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I once heard the bloke behind me in the north upper shouting out, calling Kevin Lisbie a "fucking monkey". To my great shame I didn't report him to a steward, wish I had done, but you're naive if you think there aren't racists in our support base. It would be a miracle if you took 10k of the public at random and didn't come up with a depressingly high number of racists in that sample.
See this thread from 8 years ago about racist singing at Charlton.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
That was a funny read. Not the subject matter, but SHG randomly going in on Rob, Beds flipping his shit about the JJ songt and telling everyone how big he is, and seeing people having to write LOL when they found something funny.
See this thread from 8 years ago about racist singing at Charlton.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
That was a funny read. Not the subject matter, but SHG randomly going in on Rob, Beds flipping his shit about the JJ songt and telling everyone how big he is, and seeing people having to write LOL when they found something funny.
No likes or LOL in the bad old day although I think Jimbo might have got a few flags
Quoting was bad then too.
But you try and tell the kids today and they won't believe you.
Never heard the Lisbie song from my underneath my blanket in the west upper.
Was at the away game vs Forest, though, around the time the two Leeds fans got stabbed in Istanbul and what seemed like about half the away end (which was swelled by the club paying for travel, IIRC) was signing "I'd rather be a Paki than a Turk."
Only time I've witnessed racist chanting by Charlton fans, and it was nearly 20 years ago, but I witnessed it nonetheless.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
but you're naive if you think there aren't racists in our support base.
Not sure if you mean the royal 'you' or me directly. If it's me, I would hasten to add that I have not claimed that to be the case. I was just responding to the implication that racism can be heard at any ground. I don't think it is that rife, at least not vocally. What people really think and say in private, or how they treat people consciously or otherwise, is something else entirely.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
See this thread from 8 years ago about racist singing at Charlton.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
That was a funny read. Not the subject matter, but SHG randomly going in on Rob, Beds flipping his shit about the JJ songt and telling everyone how big he is, and seeing people having to write LOL when they found something funny.
No likes or LOL in the bad old day although I think Jimbo might have got a few flags
Quoting was bad then too.
But you try and tell the kids today and they won't believe you.
Just read through all 11 pages. Quoting was effing abysmal back then.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
but you're naive if you think there aren't racists in our support base.
Not sure if you mean the royal 'you' or me directly. If it's me, I would hasten to add that I have not claimed that to be the case. I was just responding to the implication that racism can be heard at any ground. I don't think it is that rife, at least not vocally. What people really think and say in private, or how they treat people consciously or otherwise, is something else entirely.
Reading back my post it does seem.iverly directed at you when I did mean it in a more general sense, so I apologize for that.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
Maybe the Welsh rugby guy who was attacked in the street, or the victims of similar attacks would disagree.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
Maybe the Welsh rugby guy who was attacked in the street, or the victims of similar attacks would disagree.
You can add the Ben Stokes case as another high profile example. I guess my sense is that these attacks are anomalies and that society is massively more tolerant than it used to to be but maybe that's not other people's experience/perception
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
Maybe the Welsh rugby guy who was attacked in the street, or the victims of similar attacks would disagree.
You can add the Ben Stokes case as another high profile example. I guess my sense is that these attacks are anomalies and that society is massively more tolerant than it used to to be but maybe that's not other people's experience/perception
My perception as a straight white man is that as a society we are less racist and homophobic than when I was growing up.
But that doesn't mean there isn't still a problem.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
Maybe the Welsh rugby guy who was attacked in the street, or the victims of similar attacks would disagree.
Gareth Thomas - after the attack came out of that with great dignity - didn’t press charges and spoke 1 to 1 with the teenage assailant. How Gareth, the man mountain, got done by that teenage scrote is another story.
Verbal abuse is completely vile but getting physical......, just why?
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
Is their much genuine homophobia anymore? Perhaps I'm being naive but I can't think of any anti gay comments or attitudes from people in my circles since the playground.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
Maybe the Welsh rugby guy who was attacked in the street, or the victims of similar attacks would disagree.
You can add the Ben Stokes case as another high profile example. I guess my sense is that these attacks are anomalies and that society is massively more tolerant than it used to to be but maybe that's not other people's experience/perception
My perception as a straight white man is that as a society we are less racist and homophobic than when I was growing up.
But that doesn't mean there isn't still a problem.
Bingo bango bongo, this is basically it.
Society HAS come a long way and is way more tolerant than it was. This is good. But the fact of the matter still is that lots of people on this thread seem to be implying that because it's got better, or isn't as bad as it used to be, that minorities should therefore be grateful for that?!
I'd rather racism or homophobia or other such intolerances just didn't exist at all.
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I remember hearing some vile homophobic chants at the valley ('we can see you holding hands' to Brighton fans) but I genuinely can't remember any recist abuse either.
Was the bracketed sentence above the ‘vile homophobic chant’? Or were there other examples?
That was the chant. Sorry if repeating it has caused any offense.
No offence caused, just baffling that you referred to that as ‘vile homophobia’. Let’s hope you never encounter any genuine homophobia in your life.
I was more offended when the Brighton fans sang back at us “you dirty northern bastards” 😀
I liked the bloke who said he’d been going to Chelsea for 20 years and had never heard any racism. I suggest he gets his ears checked.
I’d say the same regardless of the club.
I can honestly say I have never heard racist abuse at The Valley. There was the 'who let the frogs out' chanting against Chelsea that time, but I've never heard a black player receive abuse, and I like to think the surrounding fans wouldn't stand for it. I accept I might be naive to think that.
And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
I once heard the bloke behind me in the north upper shouting out, calling Kevin Lisbie a "fucking monkey". To my great shame I didn't report him to a steward, wish I had done, but you're naive if you think there aren't racists in our support base. It would be a miracle if you took 10k of the public at random and didn't come up with a depressingly high number of racists in that sample.
The people who sat behind us in East Stand Block C brought a guest along for an Arsenal game. He shouted the n-word at Thierry Henry, then said to the person next to him that he was indeed racist and didn't care.
We had brought a guest of our own along to the game who sat a few rows in front and was black. I felt utterly ashamed but was 14 at the time and didn't report it. Wish I or someone else did. The racist guest fortunately didn't come back at half time, I think someone may have asked him to leave.
While traveling away in the lower leagues I heard countless racist comments. Not even directed at the pitch, they seemed to be said only loud enough for the crowd to hear, as it they were wondering whether they could get a foothold.
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And maybe it does happen and I just don't notice it. I do remember some guy sitting next to me and dad one day, saying he had quit an area in the old Covered End because he'd had enough of the racist stuff over there. I sat in the old F Block for four years soon after that, and didn't hear anything at all along those lines.
That all said, I have more recently seen our away fans (youngsters) abuse black stewards. Not racially abuse, but certainly treat them with less respect than their white counterparts.
Rightly, it got hammered on here and it soon died a death on the terraces too, I believe because the few racist idiots singing it got shouted down but it happened.
https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/44285/dissing-smaller-clubs/p1
Quoting was bad then too.
But you try and tell the kids today and they won't believe you.
Was at the away game vs Forest, though, around the time the two Leeds fans got stabbed in Istanbul and what seemed like about half the away end (which was swelled by the club paying for travel, IIRC) was signing "I'd rather be a Paki than a Turk."
Only time I've witnessed racist chanting by Charlton fans, and it was nearly 20 years ago, but I witnessed it nonetheless.
We've come a long way as a forum.
The 'vile' holding hands line was a light hearted allusion to some of the posts on here following the Brighton 4-0 thrashing a few years ago it wasn't meant to cause any upset.
But that doesn't mean there isn't still a problem.
Verbal abuse is completely vile but getting physical......, just why?
Society HAS come a long way and is way more tolerant than it was. This is good. But the fact of the matter still is that lots of people on this thread seem to be implying that because it's got better, or isn't as bad as it used to be, that minorities should therefore be grateful for that?!
I'd rather racism or homophobia or other such intolerances just didn't exist at all.
We had brought a guest of our own along to the game who sat a few rows in front and was black. I felt utterly ashamed but was 14 at the time and didn't report it. Wish I or someone else did. The racist guest fortunately didn't come back at half time, I think someone may have asked him to leave.
While traveling away in the lower leagues I heard countless racist comments. Not even directed at the pitch, they seemed to be said only loud enough for the crowd to hear, as it they were wondering whether they could get a foothold.