A new row over racism in soccer is brewing in England - this time about whether fans of the London club Tottenham Hotspur can call themselves "Yids" without being charged with anti-Semitism.
For those unacquainted with the vocabulary of English soccer, it may seem strange that "Yid" - a Yiddish word for "Jews" - is seen as a racial slur. At one time, most European Jews...
- By Linguist
- 09 Nov 2012
- 01:18PM
It's all in the pronunciation
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