The Y-word is not meant to. The Y-word a term considered an antisemitic slur against Jewish people has been used by some supporters of Tottenham Hotspur FC for decades albeit in a different context.
Tottenham Hotspur have called on fans to stop using the Y-word following a lengthy review of the practice with supporters.

. Tottenham have released a statement on their fans use of the Y-word saying that it is time to move on from associating the term with the. In response some of the clubs fans have adopted the words Yid and Yiddo which can be considered offensive when used to describe a Jewish person in terrace chants. The reasons are complex but something has shifted in recent years.
R e u t e r s Thu 10 Feb 2022 0911 EST Tottenham have called on their supporters to move on from using the word Yid after concluding a thorough review with fans focus groups. Spurs have previously insisted that their fans have never intended to cause offence. Only 33 of respondents said they would use the word at games.
The term continues to be used up to the present day by some of our supporters. Spurs fans adopted the phrase Y Army in the 1970s to deflect antisemitic. Some of the clubs key findings revealed.
In 2019 Tottenham conducted their first consultation with fans and got more than 23000 responses with 94 per cent understanding that the Y-word can be considered a racist term against Jewish person. The Yids from Tottenham The Yids from White Hart Lane The Y-word. Used as a derogatory term for Jewish people Y is commonplace at Tottenham games in chants by Spurs fans who use the term as a badge of honour.
Tottenham Hotspur supporters have long embraced the term Yids. This latest consultation amongst our fans comes at a time when there is an increased sensitivity about the use of. Tottenham supporters adopted the Y-word in the 1970s as a badge of honour in response to repeated anti-semitism from rival fans.
With Tottenham humbly requesting for their followers to move on from the Y-Word it has picked everyones interest in this particular word. Our supporters use of the Y-word was initially taken as a positive step to deflect antisemitic abuse that they were subjected to at matches more than 40 years ago from opposition fans who faced no sanctions for their actions. The Y-word is a pejorative term or insult for Jewish people which is used ironically by Tottenham fans.
Thousands of opposition fans faces snarled would come together in spiteful mantra. What is the Y-word. The term which has been chanted by Spurs fans for.
Tottenham intend to consult further with fans this year and there will be an educational campaign about its origins. However the Y-word is. It is the famous chant which has echoed out from the terraces of White Hart Lane for generations but now Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is asking its fans to stop using the Y word.
The Club has always made clear in communications based on previous research around this topic that the Y-word was historically adopted by Spurs fans as a defence mechanism in order to own the term and thereby deflect anti-Semitic abuse at. In English football there are few more examples so stark as the debate around the Y-word. Now the club has.
Members of our fanbase feel uncomfortable with the Y-words continued use at matches. Over the years Spur supporters also got termed with the Y-word. Tottenham have asked its supporters to move on from using the Y-word after an in-depth review.
The Jewish Charity the Community Security Trust has regularly described the word as an anti-semitic insult. Tottenham A review found that a number of Tottenham supporters feel uncomfortable with the words continued use at matches Tottenham say it is time for supporters to move on from using the. What have Tottenham said about the Y-word.
1 The Club have called on Spurs fans to stop using the racial term. It was the most relentless chant of all. As per the urban dictionary the Y word is an offensive word used for insulting Jewish people.
After conducting a survey Spurs found that 94 of fans were aware of the offensive nature of the Y-Word. It comes following a review from the club in which revealed 94 per cent of 23000 responses acknowledged the term could be used as a racist term towards Jewish people.
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