'Yid' chant no longer arrestable offense in London

ynet ^ | 6/22/14 | Reuters

[Nachum]

Fans of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will no longer be threatened with prosecution if they chant the word "Yid" at matches, London's Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday.

The "Yid Army" chant has become a feature of matches at the club's White Hart Lane stadium, which is located near one of London's largest Jewish areas, and at away matches.

"Yiddo" is also regularly heard at matches involving Tottenham, whose fans argue that the terms are used as a 'badge of honor' in response to anti-Semitic behavior from rival fans rather than in a derogatory way.

[GeronL]

What does it mean??

[Nachum]

Yid as it used here, is an insult.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Is there a list of terms that are not considered an insult, in the U.S.A.?

[morphing libertarian]

World English Dictionary yid (jɪd) — n slang a derogatory word for a Jew [C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German Jude Jew ]

[Jack Hydrazine]

Creeping anti-Semitism.

[Impala64ssa]

Some time ago, Dennis Prager interviewed someone claiming to be a “Native American activist” on the Redskins non-issue and using Amer. Indian names for teams in general. He asked Mr. Prager how he would like it if there were a team called the Texas Jewboys? Prager laughed and said he would be overjoyed, finally after 5000 yrs someone would be cheering for us ;-)

[GeronL]

But it’s okay if Jews call themselves that, like the n-word, right?

http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/

[morphing libertarian]

don’t know, never heard anyone actually say the word

[Farmer Dean]

Not much of an insult when spewed from the mouths of trashy English soccer fans. Those idiots are barely self-aware.

[NonValueAdded]

except for Yid with Lid

[glennaro]

I recall Prager saying something like, “It would be thrilling to hear 50,000 fans yelling, ‘Go Jews!’”

[wideawake]

However "Yid" is the Yiddish word for "Jew" correct? With "Yidd'n"/"Yiddin" as the plural?

It seems to me that someone who does not speak Yiddish and yet goes out of their way to use the word is probably using it derogatorily.

I think the fans of Tottenham Hotspur and also of Ajax use it as a badge of pride regardless of their personal background, to the point where their fans will fight neo-Nazis in the streets for disrespecting them, or Jews, or Jewish symbols.

[Cowboy Bob]

If you take an insult and turn it into a term of pride, you disarm your opponents.

I am of Irish descent. I’ve heard that the term “Mick” is supposed to be offensive to the Irish. Call me a Mick, and I won’t bat an eye. You can call me “cracker,” or “Honkey,” and I don’t care. Words are just words, no matter what the intent of the speaker.

If everybody took the same attitude, the world would a lot less PC, and a whole lot better!

[RIghtwardHo]

Yeah. It’s similar to “Kraut” from WWII. Not in meaning obviously but in genesis.

[dfwgator]

Tottenham is the “Jewish” club. They use “Yid” like blacks use the N-word.

[USMCPOP]

“Yid as it used here, is an insult.”

Who gets insulted, the kikes?

[Ed Condon]

He might have a legal battle with the musical group, “Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.”

[Ed Condon]

He might have a legal battle with the musical group, “Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.”

[tumblindice]

And the thread just got dog-tired.