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Beg told that somethg is homophobic, that ’s hurtful to both many Chelsea fans as well as many wh the Liverpool fanbase, should be enough to stop anyone sgg . It should be enough, and given those who did attempt to start the song on Saturday after beg told of s homophobia by Kop Outs and Jürgen Klopp himself ahead of the match were, by most reports, quickly shut down, perhaps even will be. Rather than tryg to nvce anyone for whom that isn’t enough, though, this article is tend as a rource for anyone who has felt trated tryg to expla the homophobia herent the chant to someone who sists they “don’t mean anythg by .

” For most, beg told a homophobic song is alienatg to queer supporters of any club, cludg fellow Liverpool supporters, would be enough to stop sgg the song.

This article, then, is my attempt to pay forward: someone explaed to me, and I hope this n be a helpful gloss that n be ed for anyone who matas a willful ignorance so as to be able to keep sgg the song whilst claimg they aren’t exprsg homophobia while dog so. A recent spate of homophobic beatgs Liverpool speak to this fact. It would not work if there was no associatn between the area the club is and gay people.

LIVERPOOL NMN ANTI-GAY CHANTS AIMED AT CHELSEA

Liverpool have nmned supporters who sang anti-gay chants targetg opponents Chelsea durg Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield. * liverpool fc gay supporters club *

While sex work is certaly monized popular culture, the punchle of this particular chant is specifilly to gay sex. The “gay” part is not cintal, ’s central.

And if a joke reli on gay sex as the target of the punchle for to land is necsarily homophobic.

They do this bee they worry that they would receive physil or verbal abe om homophobic people — often fans of their own team — if they didn’t. Chants like the rent boy chant — and reactns that suggt removg homophobic chants is beg “overly PC” — serve to remd queer supporters that they still don’t que belong. A homophobic chant mak a queer fan remember that they don’t belong.

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