Tuesday, March 14, 2017

On the terraces

I find it difficult to take seriously the idea that chanting "DVD" or "three for a fiver" could be construed as racist, and yet Millwall fans are being accused of just that in respect of their treatment of Tottenham's forward Heung-Min Son in their recent F A Cup match. Apparently it is seen as a reference to the stereotype of Asian street traders selling bootleg copies of music and films. Objectionable perhaps, but racist - bit of a stretch, I feel.  Of course you have to remember that Millwall are the team who famously had (and maybe still have) the chant "Nobody likes us, we don't care". So perhaps they are the victims of their own publicity?

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