TroyDyer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 My older sisters married name is Cooney. Just took her 7 year old son into Tottenham club shop to buy the new kit, with his name on the back. The manager came out and demanded she show him ID to prove it was his surname, as "It is racist". Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 My older sisters married name is Cooney. Just took her 7 year old son into Tottenham club shop to buy the new kit, with his name on the back. The manager came out and demanded she show him ID to prove it was his surname, as "It is racist". Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 It's a really common Irish name too. It's the idea that a 7 year old kid would want a racist slogan on his back. Madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Did you not lose your cool with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramos Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 One of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Racist pig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 I wasn't there. My sister called me saying "You won't believe this". Sadly in this day and age where conkers are banned at school because it's dangerous, and my neice and nephew sing "Baa baa rainbow sheep", nothing surprises me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 It is ridiculous.Wonder if the shop manager refers to himself as a yid, like the thousands of spurs fans do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 My older sisters married name is Cooney. Just took her 7 year old son into Tottenham club shop to buy the new kit, with his name on the back. The manager came out and demanded she show him ID to prove it was his surname, as "It is racist". Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Haha. I know. We've had words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It is ridiculous.Wonder if the shop manager refers to himself as a yid, like the thousands of spurs fans do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sadly a story like this doesn't surprise me anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 The irony being that Yiddish was the language of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe and Germany, the decendants of which are the very Jews that inhabit Israel now. A bit like English people getting offended by being called "Anglo", given that we were Anglo-Saxon. I can think of far worse racist terms than 'Yid', and Spurs fans don't seem to care on the whole. It only takes one "that offends me" and all hell breaks loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It is a travesty that your nephew is being groomed to support Spurs and not the mighty Rams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 That's slowly phasing out now, and nobody in official employment by the club would keep their job if they did refer to Spurs fans as Yids. The club's official stance on it is that it's offensive and unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 phasing out....? It's sung louder and prouder now at ***** hart lane than ever before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Oh dear that's pathetic... How is that 'racist' then? Jesus wept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Oh dear that's pathetic... How is that 'racist' then? Jesus wept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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