Vague memories of those halcyon days - but NOT concerning the WI !!!!
Would now need an 'Instruction Manual'.

Edited by Willo (22 Apr 2017 9.15am)

I never understand the reaction from people who are upset that they're no longer allowed to engage in this type of behaviour. The "political correctness gone mad" statement is a cliche used because there is no real argument to defend against slurs against a person's race, religion or sexual orientation.

If you are banned from singing homophobic songs what harm does that do to you as an individual? Do you feel excluded? Do you feel that you are no longer accepted by society? Maybe when added to all the other incidents of people telling you your homophobic songs/slurs are inappropriate you start to feel that there is something wrong with you? People tell you you're not part of a minority group "you're probably just an overweight racist tw*t whose only joy left in life (since you can no longer find your p**** under the rolls of fat) is attacking minority groups", but that makes you angry because that's an unfair stereotype and how dare people judge you like that. You feel depressed, you take out your copy of the sun and start beating off to a picture of Theresa May, since they've even taken the tits away.

Rivalries should be a bit of fun, not used as a chance to unleash some "good old-fashioned bigotry". Focus on the football related stuff; after all, recent history gives us a lot to brag about.

What is called 'banter' here is actually a specialized way of talking that, for many Palace fans may be fine, and no problem at all for many others, including many Brighton fans. Problem is that there are some for whom this 'banter' is encouragement actually to go on to more and commit acts of violence - I've seen coin throwing at Brighton away games accompanied by angry shouted examples of the 'banter'; others will have seen or heard of more violent examples.

This kind of 'banter' fuels homophobic violence; there can be no doubt about that. It fuels it just as oxygen fuels fire. Depriving fire of oxygen iis a good way to put it out. Stepping back from this homophobic 'banter' would be a good step in reducing homophobic violence. It's the good and right thing to do.

This is pretty much what I heard from a Gay chap in a London pub, many,many years ago.

I recall years ago the chant aimed at a referee "Who's your father referee ?........ you ain't got one you're a B.....D...." etc etc. Somehow I believe that if this was a modern day chant it would be seen as less offensive than homophobic chants.

Was the pub in soho, were you there in an investigative capacity, just in case years later the internet and chat rooms are invented and you'd like an incite into a topic such as this?
Did you over hear it through a hole interlinking 2 male toilets ?

Edited by Casual (22 Apr 2017 11.03am)

No, the pub was in Hammersmith.
I was there with my wife - we knew the owner of the pub.