Lower Smith's racism/homophobic comment?

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

So you let it happen ..it’s you not calling it out that’s the problem. Reporting it on a msg board wont stop anything going up to the guy and saying leave it out might have done

Quoted from GollyGTFC

I heard the homophobic “F” word being shouted at Wealdstone on Tuesday night by a Town “fan”. I was about 80% certain who it came from- an old bloke stood about 5-10 yards to my left (I was in the last seat of the seating section behind the goal).

Unfortunately we have a history of discriminatory language being chanted at BP. Until a few years ago a Town employee used to enjoy, encourage & sometimes mimic a composer as some Town “fans” chanted “G***” at him as we walks in front of the Pontoon. I know for 100% fact that this was reported to Kick it Out and the club had to put a plan in place (the employee in question walked behind the Pontoon instead) to stop it happening again.

I would hope the new owners will put out a very strongly word statement making clear that the club is for the entire Grimsby Town community & anyone who shouts discriminatory abuse like I heard at Wealdstone & like clearly happened yesterday in the Lower Youngs will be banned for life.

I heard the PA system anti-discrimination message clearly in the Pontoon. And some cretins even booed it. Thankfully this encouraged the majority (ie decent people) to applaud the message.

Can I please encourage anyone who feels fit to boo the taking on the knee, makes excuses for yesterday’s incident and booed the anti-discrimination message on the PA system to f*** off and find something else to do at 3PM on a Saturday because you are not welcome at Grimsby Town.

And I’ve scanned through this thread and there are a few on here that I would extend that message too.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

What if the fan stood next to you was gay? Or maybe the fan stood next to you had a gay child? You don’t think that would be offensive to them? Who are you more concerned about? The cretin who shouted the homophobic term or the gay Town fans who witness this sort of thing happening and either suffer in silence or have just stopped coming to games?

And this is ultimately why I (and the majority) support and applaud taking the knee. I used to think me not being racist but staying silent was enough. But it isn’t. Showing solidarity & vocal/active support to oppose discrimination is needed if these vile, nasty people are going to be silenced. The political climate has emboldened racist and homophobics and that needs reversing.

Nobody is perfect. You learn. When I was younger I used to join in with Peter Sutcliffe related songs as I thought it was harmless fun. I think it was the 30th anniversary of Peter Sutcliffe being caught that I saw a documentary on TV which featured Richard McCann who’s mother, Wilma, was murdered by Sutcliffe. He spoke with dignity about what Sutcliffe did to him and his family. The penny dropped for me. Why would I think chanting about a man who caused untold misery to countless people would be funny?

But I guess that’s the difference between decent people and people like those who shamed our club at Wealdstone and yesterday. If you’re open minded to be proved wrong and open minded to improve as a person you can become a kinder and better person. People who aren’t bothered because the homophobic/racial slur doesn’t effect them are little better than the scum who shouted the abuse. its simple empathy for people who are different to you.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

I clearly said I wasn’t exactly certainwho it came from. I heard it & looked over at the area it came from and saw a small group of older men. Further abusive (but not discriminatory) shouts from a drunken “fan” made me almost certain it was him. But like I said I wasn’t certain enough to report an individual.

But trust me if you were sat near me in the Pontoon and shouted a discriminatory slur and I was 100% certain it was you I would report the matter to the club and Humberside Police including the seat number you were sat in and volunteer to look through CCTV or photos to positively identify you so the club and Police could take the appropriate action against you.

Happy?

Quoted from pen penfras

Why do gay people have to come out and announce their sexuality? Isn't that in itself homophobic? We don't expect heterosexual people to publicly announce their sexuality. They should be able to do what they want and get on with it.

Quoted from Spidey

I was near the alleged incident too, row c, and I heard no racist comments, one guy saying the C word a few times, there was also an older guy a bit further along from where I was sat, who kept getting up and walking towards the barriers and giving a bit of grief to the opposition whilst there was a stoppage in play for Sear’s injury, one of the older stewards on the touchline actually laughed at his swearing and they even fist bumped each other! Cameron as you say was getting most of the abuse, but what I heard wasn’t over stepping the line, Cameron was also gesturing to the fans to calm down.
I think you could be spot on in that Cameron fabricated the incident. I definitely didn’t hear a racist comment.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

My daughter is gay as the term goes she "came out" because she needed to do for her and nobody else. Usually it's more that the person feels the need to rather than any need to satisfy conformity.

People who spout racist or homophobic comments are idiots people who think such things and don't say it are equally as stupid in their unconscious bias.  

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Cameron did not fabricate or lie about it. His claim has been backed up by Town players.

It is a Grimsby problem. It’s happening in our ground in our Town. Might not be you, but we all get tarred with the same brush. If you don’t like it, then start doing something about it. Don’t just sit there in silence, grow some and out these racist and homophobic planks and point them out, there and then