Sport is like war, except less fun

[andrewducker]

Following on from the discussion yesterday of sectarianism in Scottish football, here's a short advert against racism in football...

via budgie_uk

Comments

[ladysisyphus.livejournal.com]

It's always fun to learn about racism around the world! Like when we watched Lars von Trier's Kingdom and learned that the Swedes and the Danish are racist about one another! Educational fun!

I have to ask, though: what is sectarianism? I mean, as far as football goes.

[zz]

Sport is like war, except less fun

so true. when the team i'm supporting in a football match are struggling, i'm often saddened by the fact that they/i are not allowed to machine-gun the opposition in a fit of efficient problem solving.

[mb2u]

I was aware of the Rangers/Celtic thing. I've heard of football fans yelling racist remarks at players. But I'd never heard about anti-Semitic remarks before. Watching fans yelling "Sieg Heil!" is creepy; watching Englishmen yell it is disgusting.

I think some jail time wouldn't do them much good; some time with Holocaust survivors and a visit to the real Auschwitz might. Probably not.

[wolflady26.livejournal.com]

I don't even know what the Y word is, even after hearing them chant it. Or the P word, for that matter.

I guess I don't watch enough football...