French Football's Homophobia Crisis
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2023
- Last weekend, three footballers in France refused to participate in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2's anti-homophobia campaigns, prompting support and criticism from different quarters in almost equal measure.
It comes just a year after then PSG and now Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye was alleged to have done likewise.
In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at how the culture wars have invaded French football, the hint of hypocrisy among those involved, and the broader issue of homophobia and LGBT allyship within the sport. - Спорт
Next you could cover spanish football's racism crisis. It has come back to the spotlight due to the racial insults against Vinicius but it's no novelty. Just a bit over a decade ago fans legitimally threw bananas at players like Dani Alves when they went for corner kicks. I'd say it's one of spanish football's biggest issues, probably only behind the ridiculous amount of corruption in league ownership and the federation
brilliant idea
Also do something about the lack of diversity in Africa, they need to stop with the black supremacy!
Italy is much worse I only ever hear vini getting abused in Spain were it's every player of different skin colour in Italy
And the dani Alves banana was like 2010 not really relevant today
yes great idea
In Italy that's so prevalent that nobody seems to notice anymore.
I used to put the LGBTQ flag in my Twitter bio to show I’m an openly gay football fan. I can’t tell you how many times I got attacked by people for that. I hate football’s relationship with homophobia. It honestly breaks my heart
being a trans woman and a football fan is not for the weak
Plays for Everton suggesting he doesn’t mind being sodomised on a weekly basis is one of the best quotes this channel has come out with
I had such a good laugh at that line lmao
this guy makes a literal r*pe joke in the same video crying about people not wanting to wear a lgbt emblem, what a phoney hahahaha
@@Scalper10001 what part of the joke is homophobic ☠️ are you mad
@@Scalper10001 I'm no 'ally' of the LBGT cause but even I found that offensive and repellent. Shame on Alfie!
@@wife9571 Nobody uses the term 'sodomy' today. For good reason. Would it have been acceptable to say he doesn't mind being 'buggered' on a weekly basis?
I absolutely love it when someone can shift my perspective so effectively with one argument. Really well constructed and thought out. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into this.
Thank you for listening and changing your mind Damien. All the best :)
It goes down the drain when you want to force people to ride with you.
It goes against what they want to supposedly promote.
Diversity and tolerance.... Only if you think and looks like me.
There is no argument from the start.
Using oppressive manners to fight oppression is never going to work.
Hi Damien, I'd be curious to hear what your position was beforehand and what argument made you change your mind?
@@sirterryratchett i can't exactly speak for him but I myself was homophbic due to the members of the LGBT people spreading unnesicary agenda everywhere and FORCING it upon kids
@@sirterryratchett it probably was on the statements made by the players and how they sounded somewhat understandable rather than outright homophobia but this video changed his mind
Could you maybe cover the recent surge in hooliganism in dutch football? Groningen is basically controlled by the ultras these days
Yes, I think hooliganism in Dutch football deserves a video... too many incidents lately.
Yeah especially as west ham fans just experienced it with AZ ultras it must be on his radar
We (Groningen) indeed have a problem with a very small group (maybe +/- 50 people) of coked-out criminals who intimidate staff, stewards, and supporters. Last week v Ajax, they managed to sneak smoke bombs into the stadium by threatening stewards just to get the game abandoned asap. Some hooligans/criminals of other clubs, such as Beerschot of Belgium, are friends with them and were in attandance as well. It has been the worst season on the pitch in Groningen's history (18 points in 33 matches), but our club is rotten off the pitch as well. Worrying times...
Didn't one west ham fan hold back 100s of az fans from attacking families?
Did you guys see the story about the AZ Alkmaar ultras at the West Ham game? Horrific.
not part of the lgbtq community myself but i appreciate you, a big youtuber in the football community, constantly calling out homophobes, because the football fan community is brimming with them and it's incredibly dumb. thanks alfie.
Agreed mate. A bunch of loud-mouth brain-dead fannies giving the rest of us a bad name.
As a bi guy keep that bs out of football it's that simple. I don't want to see politics or agendas being pushed in football wether i agree with them or not. Some people have beliefs that disagree with others it's there right as long as they are not pushing for violence against people who have a different way of life. Stop trying to make people accept ways of life they don't agree with it's that simple.
@Blaze Pukka watch the video. Gambling and alcohol are shirt sponsors for clubs that these players play for, which are also haram. Surely this is a 'way of life they don't agree with' and should have a similar outrage towards these sponsors. Boycotting a campaign showing solidarity with people who've faced violence and prejudice because of their sexuality is such a self report and, as Alfie says, showcases why they're needed more.
@@blazepukka2264 and you don't get to disagree about gay people being allowed to live
if you find supporting them against homophobia absurd then you got issues
not everything requires your opinion, not everything is a debate
@@Adizero2 Exactly, what is it with these fools, it’s like saying you don’t believe in ginger-haired people lol
Alfie, honestly, this is why we come here, no bullshit trying to appease everyone, you do your work, you use journalistic facts when you need to, you clearly separate them from your opinions and when you give your opinions you make them heard
Screw homophobia, period
He' appeasing the gays lol
@@FLIXD_JM199 defending your values and showing solidarity with a group you sympathise with is not appeasement.
@@FLIXD_JM199You either didn’t watch the video or are incredibly stupid. Probably both to be honest.
Yes it is appeasement.
If it was in support of the opposite, his video would be demonetised and most likely removed from UA-cam.
So he will never do something to jeopardise his videos will he.
So he has to show support.
Use some common sense.
Joe Mama and Craig Gibbons don't know what appease means. What a surprise, said no one.
Since Homophobia is still such a big issue in world football, it is quite remarkable that you stand so clearly as an ally, aswell as basically educating ont this topic. Hats off for giving your voice to those, who still suffer from discrimination.
Gmafb. What a stupid made-up word that doesn't make any sense.
@@tigercap100 makes more sense than “gmafb”. Speak clearly if you’re trying to make a point about how something “doesn’t make sense”
@@tigercap100 what word is difficult for you to understand from the comment?
@@lenenlawless "homophobia". It means Afraid of Homosexuals. People use the term incorrectly. Not celebrating homosexuality does not = homophobia.
And it's not a "big issue" in football or anywhere. They're the most coddled, entitled group in the modern western world.
@@tigercap100 ahh I thought you was confused, nah you're just a nutter
this channel is my save haven. being a bisexual football fan it is pretty tiring seeing constant anti-lgbtq or even other forms of bigotry and hatred within the online community. love that there are football fans that do advocate for basic human rights, even if it’s a minority (which is scary)
You are valid. Football is for everyone. Everyone against the LGBTQ+ community but calls themselves a football fan has missed the entire meaning of the game
So what, do you want everyone be like "Congrats for being bisexual you are amazing" thats pathetic, you are not special nor am I.
You guys are attacking anyone who doesn't support you "cause", you guys have respect only for the ones who think like you... If someone doesn't want to wear that stupid rainbow doesn't mean they hate you they just don't want to be forced into doing something they are not confortable with.
@@Kooptj People don't want "congratulations". They want "I'm not going to verbally or physically attack you for no other reason than you are LGBT+" why are people not comfortable wearing it? Does the discomfort come from supporting something they hate? Usually if someone is at least completely neutral to an issue, there is no argument for or against supporting anything
@@Dunny261the discomfort can be from having a religious belief or the belief that politics shouldn't collide with sports, something a lot of people hold. I am against the gay armbands etc yet I do accept gay people for who they are. It's not about intollerance it's about needless politicalisation of entertainment and sports. (If it's not that person is just bad tho)
How do you feel about the "Kick it out" campaign for racism? Is that also politicising sport, or is that more acceptable for you?
I've had lots of football fans tell me that racism is worse than any other prejudice and that the other prejudices should be ignored. All prejudice in the game needs to be addressed
Well said 👏
Let’s create campaigns for all of our fat, disabled, blind, Downsyndrome, amputee, Transgender, homeless, poor, rich, white, Asian, black, gypsie, wheelchair using, and homosexual footballers then
@@isaacjones5687 yes, why not?
Or better yet - none of it.
@@Nemophilist850 Why?
I'm not sure if you'll see this, Alfie, but I'm a queer woman. Despite loving your content I fear watching this video might end up just upsetting me due to the circumstances through no fault of your own. I just wanted to say that youre probably the only football channel that hasn't ever made me feel bad for being a woman or for being gay. I thank you for that, truly.
Thank you for saying exactly how I felt too. I’m saddened by the lack of views but I hope Alfie knows that we support him and feel his support, too.
how tf would football chanell make you feel bad,that's bs
@@nikolasavic9275 prolly cuz a lot of football channels and fans r casually homophobic and football is seen as a masculine sport with female fans and players being thought of as a joke
@@nikolasavic9275 so you know how a random person on the internet feels? Are you some kinda wizard? 🤡
@@nikolasavic9275 many football channels openly back owners known for homophobia (like the United stand)
i am 100% uneffected by the phobias you touched on in this video but You have brightened my day just by making this compassionate case for our lgbtq friends. Thank You!
'maybe he's really bad at budgeting' while his Villa shirt contains the Quickbooks sponsor is one of your most sublime moments yet, ngl
“I want you to respect my belief that you’re sub human, will burn in hell and shouldn’t live” religion is wild man.
If you don’t believe in said religious belief, why do you care so much of what these people who believe in fairytales according to you think
@@Utoob8 because those people also happen to be in positions to spread hatred?
@@blueskyalchemist623 Their opinion would be you're in a position to spread a crime against God. Two can play that game.
I'm pretty sure your boy Alfie supported them refugees entering that very likely held such beliefs in a different video.
@@Utoob8I care what people who believe in the space fairies think because it leads them to hate and fear people who are different to them.
I don't often comment on videos but I just wanted to say thank you, Alfie, for always going above and beyond on this topic. It can be a disheartening space to be involved in for LGBTQ+ football fans and it means a lot to have a content creator go beyond the bare minimum of allyship!
fire burn
Still wondering what rainbow flags or sexuality have to do with football but whatever
@@ILKILO1 easy answer! it’s people who both play and follow football as a sport. a certain percentage of those people happen to be lgbtq+ and deserve to feel welcome in football spaces. hope this helps!
@@aarondickinson23 funny that you mention a certain percentage....because the lgbt community is less than 5% of the world population but look how everybody must bend over backwards for them....
@@ILKILO1 absolutely nothing bro.. stupid woke stuff
Well done Alfie, eloquently written and props to you for being an ally as well as an advocate for more conversation.
An ally of the T, who advocate for child abuse and mutilation.
Yeah alfies a real hero.
since this is a comment which may be viewed I will say this here. Whilst Alfie's point at 9:28 is valid about the fact that it was a campaign to say "do not abuse or discriminate against gay people" people tend to misunderstand context a lot. For example when I was younger I used to always say in class about how much I love Messi and then people would say I was gay. Far from it I loved everything about Messi but just not erotically (and there are many more instances of my life with people misunderstanding context). I could give you another. When I was younger some people and I were arguing about whether or not we only inhale Oxygen and only exhale Carbon Dioxide (being the smart one that I am, I obviously said that we inhale all gases that would be in our proximity.) They then went to a girl who was older than us and went to a quite reputable University and she did not agree with me. They also made it a point to tell me that she went to a good University. Then I said, not because she goes to a reputable University means that she is exempted from being stupid. They then went and told the girl that I said she was stupid. Similarly with those three players. If they go and participate in anything that supports, upholds, defends, legalizes, raises awareness etc. it may just be taken out of context.
So, you're also an "ally" of the same intolerant viewpoint this video promotes?
As a Lesbian in our community you bring me such a breathe of fresh air there can be so much hatred in the footballing community which hurts because football means so much to me but your channel is always a safe space thank you for all the fantastic work you do
Pretty sure the majority of women footballers are gay so you're in good company
@@Crackparty803 I bet a lot of women tell you they are gay lol
@@jedross2136 ratio
so long as its kept outside of football!
@@UTMP but straight in football is okay, right?
Betclic is the exclusive sponsor of the French Cup and a team in every match must wear it as the shirt sponsor. Toulouse’s shirt sponsor in league matches is a real estate developer. Zakaria Aboukhlal could have upheld his belief against gambling by refusing to play in the French cup to promote the betting sponsor. So to people on your twitter who claim that he couldn’t choose Toulouse’s sponsor and had no choice in wearing it, he did and could have refused then.
I'm trans ftm and my bf is trans ftm. Glad to have an ally, was very respectful in this video and agree with everything you said. I do not understand the hate for anybody honestly. Aslong as you respect me, I'll respect you back and that's how it should be but unfortunately it's not which is why these things need to be talked about.
Impressive how these players managed to post such long statements about how they wanted their own personal beliefs to be respected without stating what, exactly, those personal beliefs are. Almost like they know that those personal beliefs would be obviously and blatantly homophobic if they said them outright.
Top work as always Alfie.
Why does anyone, regardless if they are a world famous athlete or a working class guy, owe you an explanation of their beliefs.
Do you have even the slightest clue how big of a hypocrite you are?
YOU do not get to demand (or in your case, passive aggressively write a cloying, self congratulatory comment in a random video about football and homophobia) a response from ANYONE, let alone a Superstar athlete.
Nobody likes discrimination. It's just that you are going about pointing it out in the wrong way
@@BobSmith-cq9xb the players are the ones who chose not to play and cited their personal beliefs as the reason for making that choice. Not sure what's hypocritical about expecting them to state what those beliefs are if they're using them as a reason for not playing. And, given that they cited those beliefs to get out of taking part in an anti-discrimination event, not quite sure how it shows that 'nobody likes discrimination' either.
@@EvilAsmodean religion isnt enough?
@@joshsymon6992 no that's such a donkey reason for being homophobic and if religion was so important they wouldn't wear betting sponsors would they lad
@@joshsymon6992 dude just watch the video for an explanation why religion is indeed not enough
You're doing a world class reporting that is better than most main stream media. Much respect
All of the anti gay rhetoric spouted in the comments on posts about Gueye and the Qatar world cup over the last couple of years have really made me lose my love for football. I appreciate you making a video like this Alfie although I know for a fact most homophobes don't listen to logic.
Same, other than Alfie cause of videos like this, I've completely removed myself from all football spaces online cause of the hatred present and I just watch the games by myself and that's it
He’s Muslim it’s against he’s religion and don’t see a problem in as long as he’s not hating on anyone
@@UrMom-qw4pz It's against his religion to support an anti discrimination campaign? Did you actually watch the video?
@@Scalper10001 bro the rainbow numbers were for international day against homophobia. The rainbow is associated with pride but the numbers weren’t to do with pride.
@@mattlook1573 that's your perspective. How can a symbol symbolizes one thing everywhere, everyday but suddenly mean something the next?The EXACT symbol. You can't just literally make a new meaning for the symbol for one day and the next. Am I the only see the obvious b.s?Extremism with a pretty clolourful rainbow on top is all I can see where members justify villinizing non-conformers in hope "betterment of the world". History repeating,over, over and over again with a little.change in settings. Why didn't we think of this for racism?
Lets.make a flag together, says it means all life matter bs and if obviously the persons who refuse to wear it for whatever reason are obviously racist to their core. Easy way to find the bigots and shut them down right? All person who didn't do BLM thing for whatever reasons which were many are just backwards fools right cause All lives do matter and not participating objectively show they don't care about all lives. Let's extend this to charities too, if you don't contribute to the cause of a certain charity, you clearly hate it. No excuse is worth saving a life after all. Isn't this all for the "GREATER GOOD?".
Been watching/listening to you for years and due to being trans, I always slightly fear what youtubers/artists would think about me, due to being met with quiete a bit of discrimantion from strangers. I'm over the moon happy, after this video & I don't see any other football-youtuber speaking about these lgbtq+ rights or even acknowladging that this is happening. Thank you so much! ♡
Same here, as a bisexual football fan I have had to hide who I am in fear of being beaten up
I'm a furry
@@usernameisusernamegood for you man.
That's lovely to hear. ❤ Everyone should be accepted for who they are, and what they believe in. I think the world be a far better place if everyone could hold on to those values/morals - Truly.
I'd really like to know your thoughts on whether the footballers who chose not to participate in the Campaign discussed in this video, were treated with the same level of respect, and support, for their own beliefs, as you personally felt from this video?
Personally, i think the moral of this, is that we need to be accepting, whether we agree or disagree.
The footballers who opted not to take part in the campaign, could have instead, continued to play, but not wear the colors - which IMO would be far more disrespectful and 'Phobic' than what they did, which was respectfully, opt out.
If they truly believe that they should not participate, then put yourself in their shoes and ask yourself, WWYD? I think you'd do exactly what they did.
So, I say leave them alone, respect their beliefs, and be thankful that respect is being shown, all around. Surely, that's the harmonious way forward right?
This video is not very nice to the people who are being respectful towards your cause....
@@bludmoon4508 You're comparing their right to express their beliefs with other people's right to live a peaceable existence.
And if you'd watched the video, you'd know how stupid that argument is.
Thank you for picking up this topic. As a queer woman in football spaces it is great to hear a straight man take the work upon themselves to speak about problems and educate others. Great and responsible use of your platform.
A queer woman in football spaces? Oh God, I wish you only the best of luck and much strength, keep it up.
Best of luck my friend
You and your kind are ruining football. I hope you're happy 😡
@@Morgan_Black I found my niche, podcasting, going to the games that feel safe. Thank you!
Nice pfp
It’s a sad reality that football is pretty far behind the times in terms of social acceptance. Racism is still rampant (Vinicius Junior is probably the biggest example right now but definitely not the only one), homophobia is even more rampant (just ask yourself how many players have come out of the closet the way Jakub Jankto or Thomas Hitzlsperger did and even those two have faced a lot of backlash) and we don’t do anything about it just because clubs don’t want to lose the support of said racist/homophobic fans. Brilliant video Alfie as per usual. It’s amazing how you have been able to put out amazing content on a consistent basis for the last 6 years.
Football is absolutely behind socially, and a lot of people want to keep it that way
There's no such thing as "behind the times". There is the culture of the people, and then the manufactured culture that the state and corporations try to create for us.
@@Nemophilist850 I don’t agree with this. If this were true, then we would see the same patterns of racism, homophobia and general hooliganism we see in men’s football in other areas and that’s verifiably untrue (women’s football for instance, but also in other non football related areas)
@@Nemophilist850 You know where you can shove your stupid conspiracies. Cultures aren't monolithic.
@@Nemophilist850I think the evidence is pretty clear considering anyone that isn't a 15-30 year old roided r'tard is fleeing watching live football in the stands. Football culture is medieval in comparisson to the culture at large.
"you should respect my disrespect"
No, you should just leave me the f*** alone. I don't want to tell you who to have sex with, you shouldn't be telling me pay homage to your sexuality.
So you’re justifying Islamophobia and Christophobia?
@@bjehulk your strawman is showing
@@bjehulk I'm Catholic
As a queer football fan, it couldn't be more obvious to me that all these awareness campaigns were designed by heterosexual cisgender people. I am totally in favour of awareness campaigns, but they shouldn't be designed in a way that allows homophobes to hijack the entire thing. Campaigns that force everyone to participate only serve to give a platform to homophobia, which only makes me feel less safe if anything. Besides, the point shouldn't be to convert the person wearing the mandated rainbow colours to a life of love and acceptance, it should be to foster a gradual change in football culture; one that goes beyond the 22 on the field. My personal approach would be to specifically identify players and managers at each club who genuinely want to make a statement against homophobia. This way, players who don't want to participate in it don't get to claim they're being forced to comply and the focus will be on the actual role models instead.
That is the nature of capitalism. They don’t seek to improve inclusivity, they want their rainbow-printed merchs to be sold.
Can we please leave the word cisgender in 2023 it's the most redundant pointless word in the English language.
@@KingChaddi it literally doesn't matter if you say cisgender or 'not transgender'. I beg you please go worry about something important.
@Brian Storm Transgender has a meaning. Cisgender is false label with no real meaning. Essentially a buzz word
Don't call them CIS genderd. Its called a normal human being...
Alfie, thank you for videos like this, you give me hope for the world ❤
The way this channel walks the line on social issues is amazing respecting both parties decisions while clearly expressing your views in a respectful matter. Not being battered down or spoken down too is what you do best and connecting soccer to it as its core tissue is perfect. Soccer is a global affair and the beautiful games connection to culture is a part of that, thank you for making great content related to the great sport your the best.
Walks the line?!?!? 😂😂😂 what the hell do you mean by walks the line😂
Alfie is absolutely not on the line on any of these issues and that’s why he’s right. You can’t accept or buy into these type of people at all when they just repeat the word respect 1000 times. Rejecting that is not walking the line. It’s drawing the line at what is acceptable.
“Alfie walking the line” is a hilarious concept and not what he does at all. And we wouldn’t want him to.
Alfie is respectful in his language but saying he "walks the line" kinda suggests he has a neutral approach, which he specifically doesn't and that's why he's such a great footballtuber. I would argue "walking the line" is the modus operandi of most football-related UA-cam channels, whose idea of weighing in on a subject is spouting meaningless platitudes about respecting different viewpoints and whatnot. There is absolutely no shortage of superficial centrism in the land of football UA-cam. The fact that openly rejecting the discriminatory core that poisons the sport is seen as "walking the line between viewpoints", says a lot about how backwards football culture is.
respecting both parties? What video did you just watch?
He respects 1 party throught this entire video 😱
@@alexsmith6322 Same goes for virtue-signalling UA-camrs. Digest your own wisdom bruh and open your eyes and ears. Not to the view count or the subscriber count - to the fucking CONTENT bruh. 😅
Lmao it's a propaganda video vilifying the people he disagrees with.
Thank you as always Alfie. I first became interested in the beautiful game in high school as I grew into myself. I have a background in American football, played it for years, but reached a turning point in my late teens as I just couldn’t take the constant homophobia, racism, and bullying associated with American football culture. Within American football culture, association football is often seen as “gay” or effeminate, and often referred to in homophobic terms. So naturally, I gravitated more towards it as I moved further away from the sport that didn’t accept me. I saw supporters like the Portland Timbers army and St.Pauli ultras and countless others waving rainbow flags, singing Bella Ciao, being intimidating and accepting at the same time. I found a sporting culture that actually felt more open to someone like me and many of the people I love. Many years later, it’s quite ironic to look back on my younger self, believing that global football would be a less homophobic place than the American football I was raised around. At the end of the day, I fell in love with the beautiful game and will likely never fall out of love with it, but the culture around it must be improved. We need to keep fighting for a better future for football, one in which homophobia, racism, misogyny, and all forms of discrimination are not tolerated. Thanks for being a leader in that fight Alfie. Your impact is real, and your words are valued by many of us.
But football should be football, it shouldn't be a platform to force things on people
@@theredhall-thisisfootball do you even understand racism and homophobia? It's fine if you don't like or agree with the idea. but being a racist or homophobia, you're simply not just 'not agreeing'. It is much more, and it has direct 'consequence' to the subject being discriminated against. like yeah you can hate queer player all you like but you CAN'T go around beating them or hurl insults or arrest someone because they have different skin color. I think the gist is to be more tolerant and accepting.
Your videos are always very well researched & informative, but what makes them so good is how you use humor and sarcasm on the main points you make.
I hope everyone catches all of it, when some are referring to something else that may not be known to everyone. Your Bud Light Reference for example, being about a commercial they made.
Keep up the good work on the tough topics! The best football page on UA-cam easily. 💪🏽
Alfie absolutely nails it again. Love the compassion and willingness to confront prejudice in others.
'Nailed' it couldn't be a better description.
An overwhelming one-sided production, absolutely crucifying a minority for their beliefs - even failing the basic courtesy to 'respectfully' disagree.
Nailed it - spot on...
not really, one prime example: 14:08 is a complete strawman, no one said they only agree with the 'homophobia', they agree and adhere to many parts of the Islamic faith just not the gambling/alchohol sponsors. This doesn't seem a difficult nor controversial position to hold.. but it's the only 'counter' he could come up with.
@@Notorious46 That's not what a straw man is? Pointing out that something is ironic (because it was) isn't one. Your comment is more of a straw man, you've created a position to argue against that Alfie doesn't say or even imply in the video lol. Jokes
@@clubafterlife What? His response to the quite reasonable retort that religion isn't all or nothing was to make some weird strawman that if you only agree with the supposed word of god when it comes to homophobia it's probably easier to just say you're homophobic. Literally no one said that, quite clearly all the players involved don't think that, either. He's arguing against a position no one holds. If your only contribution is reddit tier ackchyually nitpicks of definitions, dont bother.
@@Notorious46 I see that the one time you googled straw man after someone accused you of using one, that you've misunderstood something. Anyway, let me spell it out based on the timestamp you gave:
Guy says [paraphrasing] 'betting is haram, but it's ok because it's *just a thing on a shirt*'
Alfie implies that position is ironic (again, because it is) because the pride flag numbers are also *'just a thing on a shirt'*. That's it. It's honestly quite simple. No logical fallacies there except imagined ones. The words you're saying he said do not show up anywhere in the video.
Thank you for an excellent video, which was well explained and with a light touch. I still remember the suicide of Justin Fashanu in an era of football that was even more bigoted and hostile to gays.
Thank you again Alfie, not mincing any words here, truly a breath of fresh air 👏 fuck homophobia, racism and any form of bigotry 🖕
Mincing is a poor choice of wording
@@isaacjones5687what would you recommend instead?
@@isaacjones5687 😂
@@isaacjones5687hehehe, he said mincing.
Gay.
And Spain has a racism crisis. Crazy times
And Indonesia has a crisis with too many things. Crazy times.
And the Netherlands has a hooligan crisis. Crazy times.
Spain is racist, the homophobia crisis in france is against the homophobia lol, some players are homophobic and protest, different situation
@@VictorDurand-me5yu you mean Christian and nothing wrong with that, the fact that they want to call it a phobia rather than debate tells us all
@@stuartpenman6387 Religion is nit an excuse to be a shitty human, sorry.
My religion is very important for me. Except if I earn money promoting something that's against it.
He earns nothing from shirt sponsors, He has signed a contract to play for that club, he does not decide the sponsor
@@isaacjones5687 maybe if he refuses to play in every match because of the shirt sponsor the club won't pay him his salary. Maybe
@@isaacjones5687 Shirt sponsors help pay wages so indirectly yes, he earns money from the sponsors as well.
That's a leap are u pro homophobia if u eat chick file coz that company is an outspoken homophobe @@soundscape26
@@soundscape26are Disney workers antisemitic for acting in a Disney production???
Unfortunate but extremely necessary video, thanks Alfie, let's kick bigotry out of football
Lets kick white supremacy out of football first.
The # being WeAreAllIdrissa is so funny because WeAreAllGueye would be absolutely hilarious in the most ironic of ways
"I respect gay people, but my beliefs keep me from supporting their movement" And what belief could that be, other than homophobia ? Doesnt make any sense
Islam ?
Well find one that says the respect gays first 😂
On the flip side, I have a lot of respect for the muslim players who DIDN'T boycott. It's a very low bar, but I'm glad it was cleared
Why would you have respect for them? They chose money over their values.
@@Nemophilist850 most players got payed their wage if they play or not so claiming that they chose 'money over morals' isn' a very valid claim
@@theoneandonly5371 Of course it is. This stuff will have all sorts of ramification for future deals.
That's a silver lining yes. France has a lot of Muslim players and only 3 decided to be bigots.
@@Scalper10001 Bigoted people will never cease to exist unfortunately but at least we get to call them out.
Your knowledge of football, society and ability to understand everyone’s point whilst also sticking to your morales in your opinion. Makes this the greatest football UA-cam account.
Thank you for always speaking up about these issues. It means so much when so much of the football discussion online is laced with homophobia or homophobia apologia
Most people who spent their lives on-line are shitty hate-filled people desperate to get into fights with people they don't know
What is homophobia?
@@MrISkater The intense and irrational dislike of gay people.
I see it being much more laced with intolerance disguised as anti homophobism. You're a prime example...
Oh man, that Everton reference got me bro 😂😂😂😂😂
Comments about to be a mess on this one! But needs to be done, big up Alfie.
Hey Alfie why are your videos coming out after three days rather than a day after as it used to be ?
Frankly I think this is brilliant and really well put together.
I'm a muslim. Our religion explicitly banned homosexuality, yet our prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also promotes love and respect for people from all walks of life.
What I can take and apply to a modern situation from the conundrum above is, I do not participate neither promote homosexuality, but if someone were abused for being LGBTQ+, I will take a stance to defend their rights to do so.
That should be a good balance between personal belief and modern societal rights, but idk how it can be implemented in football.
You would defend their rights to be abused???
The fuck do you mean modern situation, homosexuality has been there historically, as much in the bronze ages of your overlords (prophets) as it is now
@@NostalgiNorden no he's saying he would defend their right to be homosexual etc
@@NostalgiNorden sorry english is not my first language, i meant to defend their rights to be LGBTQ+ 🙏
So the coward's tolerance then. You shouldn't need for someone to be discriminated against to take a stance against discrimination, that should be an innate belief. You've managed to NIMBY intolerance.
Why did you diss Gueye? It’s was absolutely unnecessary
Not for the first time, well said 👏 ✊️
Hello! Are you gonna make a video about stampedes I football. Just over the weekend 12 people were in quater final match in El Salvador.
French football ?? Literally every player that refused to wear the LGBT shirt is not French lmao
good proper english video... good thing everything is fine in england, and there is no a) racism, b) sexism, c) homophobia, or d) hooligans in football anymore :)))))))) oh wait
This is the only video you have made that I disagree with you.
As an Asexual man I’m used to being erased 😂 love you brother. This video is so good.
People erase you because you don't like sex?
No they don't.
6:21 in the video - A GENUINE LOL moment. Brilliant Alfie, as always
What is wrong with that? If that’s your life don’t force it on me,that’s damn bullying
When freespeech and freedom of religion gets deleted:
For some reason, people seem to think or pretend to think as a deflection, that if you are against homophobia, then you are promoting gay people or are gay yourself.
Alfie, you should do a series of videos that looks at the best football player born on each day of the year broken up into 12 videos one for each month. You could release the videos over an entire year with videos releasing on the first of their respective months to spread the videos out as well
This video was brought to you by Open Society foundation
The cheque must have got lost in the post.
@@HITCSevens don't worry George Soros will reimburse you!!
Alfie just kept on pointing out how many times Aboukhlal and Mostafa said the word "Respect" while he lacked respect for their choices. Good man, here is a beautiful unsubscription, not for defending abnormality that I'm totally against based on my religious reasons, but for the "disrespect" you showed for people's believes.
Bye 👋
This video was a breath of fresh air. Also, 6:19 had me wheezing 😭
People are fed up with football being politicised though most people know that they should treat people with respect they don't need childish lectures
I think the huge issue in France, and really in the UK too in terms of the pro-LGBT things in football, it comes off as extremely tone deaf since most of the ownership groups are from Saudi Arabia, Qatar or UAE, in all three nations gay relationships are illegal, and in Saudi Arabia it could get you thrown off a building.
ding ding ding! spot on! empty gestures knowing who the higher ups are at the club! nothing worse than empty gestures, even having nothing would be better than that, as this way, we all know they are just doing it for image, THEY KNOW its wrong, and still continue to do it... embarassing
lmaooooo the line about Gaye not minding being sodomised playing for everton killed me dead
A more light-hearted idea: talk about the rise of Farul Constanta, who just won the Romanian league title for the first time ever. It’s a gorgeous coastal city right on the Black Sea
Not to mention that they were essentially the boyhood club of Gheorghe Hagi, the greatest Romanian footballer ever
It’s so laughable the way they release statements with the word respect in them 10000000 times
I strive to treat people with respect, even those I strongly disagree with. However, I feel no obligation to respect the unjustified beliefs of others. You are free to believe stupid things, and I am free to analyze and criticize your stupid beliefs.
As usual, very high quality. Thank you for being constructive as always!
How do I stop this channel from getting recommended to me?
Click on the 3 dots on the video when it is recommended, and select don't recommend channel
You have to do a 'super thanks' and then it stops.
you should definitely cry more in the comments
Had quite a few and doing alright but I appreciate the concern.
Got so much respect for how you use your platform. Its incredibly refreshing to hear a football UA-cam actually address social and economic issues regularly instead of pretending they don't exist within the game. Been watching every video for years and only just clocked im not subbed, quickly changed that.
Well the guy just glossed over the fact that people were prevented from working their just because they refused to participate in a political campaign
6:20 - this may be one of your best one-liners so far. This is the quality content I come for.
Alfie was in rare form for this one, absolutely demolished 😂
I think at the end of the day you can't force anyone to be an ally. I don't think a player should be fined for their beliefs as long they enact them in the privacy of their own home and space. Because when someone is on the complete opposite side of your social issue the best you can get is tolerance or indifference.
If one side wants to stop discrimination and the other one wants to discriminate, you should actively take the side of the discriminated. This is not a "2 sides" issue, and history has shown when you leave young, angry, bigoted men go unchecked.
"you can't force someone to not be a worthless discriminatory cunt"
@1998Cebola But when in history has fighting hate with more hate, truly solved anything ? Especially when it's directed at the wrong people, these athletes aren't the ones actively denying LGBTQ members' lifestyles and rights as human beings attack the organizations who virtue signal but then allow them to do this or the bigoted countries in which you can literally be stoned to death for simply loving someone of the same sex. I'm just saying slapping some athletes on the wrist does nothing for the overall goal.
Thank you for this response, this is the first comment I’ve seen addressing the fact that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and these players that are refusing to wear the pride flag on their backs are entitled to do so. If promoting homosexuality is against your beliefs, then you have the right to not promote it. These players are simply choosing to not promote an act/movement they find sinful, and these people are taking that as a hate crime.
@@dkramer This is going to sound crazy but this video is Alfie's opinion. My opinion is that these players are backwards hypocrites who should be called out publicly. Now what? Am I not entitled to express that opinion? Your 'opinions' are not sacred, inherently true or protected from judgement or response. Deal with it.
Oooh my god i'm French I speak French in Paris and you accent is shambolic and so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I absolutely love it
^ what @An Avocado said, it’s fitting that you released a video about a problem in one country just as another issue plaguing another came to light once again. This is the prime time to make a video covering the horrible racism issues in Spanish football
isn't it ironic that he's called gueye?
Yes. The video is about both Gay Rights and Gueye Rights.
No it’s not ironic because you’re being Eurocentric and it shouldn’t matter to an African player that his name means something in a foreign language to him. That’s a very immature way to think about people and their languages. What difference would it make if I told you that your name in my native language means uncivilised baboon? Nothing to you.
Great Vid! Its just a thing on a shirt, absolutely killed me.
As a gay man I have no problem with people who don’t except homosexuality for religious reasons or just personal reasons. Everyone has the right to their own opinion and views and I see no point in trying to change their minds as long as they don’t go out attacking gay/trans people I don’t care
I'm 100% with your view... Live and let live. That being said, the LGBT+++ political/social engineering groups, spend their time and money dividing and dealing out guilt. Sadly, many tolerant people buy the BS.
i agree mate if anyone has a problem with us then stay away why are they even coming to talk
I am once again asking for a video about Algeria's unofficial FLN national team (1958-1962)
You are an absolute legend! Thank you for this video!!
Found myself agreeing with literally every Single point.
Seriously, is it so hard to just let gay people....live? Like, is that really so genuinely difficult?
Yes! Idrissa Gueye WAS stopping gay people from living! I'm glad someone else spotted this!
Who is stopping them to live.
@@s.m952 11 countries where they are put to death?
Yes, it ruins society. Look at the western world as proof
@@user-ih3jl9um6e they will not change that.
I think your comparison to somebody boycotting Kick It Out is perfect. If the latter happened, the outrage would be rightfully universal. The fact that it isn't when it comes to a day being anti discrimination against LGBTQ+ people like myself (I'm bisexual) shows how far we still need to go.
The outrage would be universal because the people boycotting Kick it Out were white. It is not universal because the players boycotting the anti-homophobia campaign in France are black or Arabic. The difference in expectations for different races is of course racist itself.
you know people can disagree without promoting something right? its like saying that someone who refuses to promote islam is islamophobic
@@FC-mz2lk people don´t understand that. One thing is having no problem with someone sexuality, another thing is having to promote said sexuality.
No thats absolutely bullshit, there is literally no correlation and our identity is not an agenda or a political identity, it's just support for our existence which has been denied to us for millions of years.
@@darthplagueis8886 how does one "promote" sexuality?
6:05-6:28 is beyond legendary, a classic HITC Sevens tangent!
Was about to comment the same. Left nothing whole of the man.
Great vid as always i legit think you are my favourite channel on yt and thats big i am possibly addicted to youtube not really but also kinda
massive appreciation for using your voice and platform in this way ❤
Alfie summed up my thoughts at about 9:30 with the difference between what the actual event was, in relation to what the three footballers were talking about. It's not that you come out in support of people being LGBTQ+, but just that they should not be discriminated against. To me that's two different things. The 'personal beliefs' thing seems an incorrectly placed smoke screen, considering some players play week in, week out with betting sponsors on their shirts or boozy sponsors. Also, it's just a once a year thing, so unlike the 'Black Lives Matter', it's over quickly.
Never knew players have a choice to wear sponsors
@@SD-iv4sz They have, they can just not play for a team with sponsors they don't believe in.
@@Bresagk or ask for a transfer if they were in a club with a different sponsor (ie: an electronics company) and they switch to one which contradicts their beliefs.
@@pablomiguez2733imagine being so homophobic that you’d rather be transferred to most likely a worse club that just put up with wearing a rainbow?
no one said they only agree with the 'homophobia', they agree and adhere to many parts of the Islamic faith just not the gambling/alcohol sponsors. This doesn't seem a difficult nor controversial position to hold.. if we live in a free society they should be able to do as they see fit. Or does that only extend to people with whom you agree with?
Hitc seven is gay. It all makes sense now
Respect, Alfie! Love how you address this topic
You will always be my favorite Football UA-cam for not standing for the ridiculous amounts of discrimination in Football. Thank you for all the work you do Alfie.
Promotion of alphabet agenda is true white supremacy.
Always bringing attention to the injustices and politics through football/sports. I'm glad to see Alfie taking on these tough topics without hesitation, but I'm more delighted to see that his viewer base is just as supportive. Few sports channels I watch have such an understanding community, but I'm glad to see that this channel doesn't attract as many hateful idiots as other channels. Shouts out to Alfie and HITC community!
Sure... Very brave to make a video throwing red meat to his audience by focusing on whether half a dozen people are intolerant or not while sidestepping the fact that those people were prevented from working their jobs because they refused to participate in a political action. He even twisted the reports that generally said the players were prevented from playing to say they refused....
6:18 outstanding analysis Alfie, thank you. I spit water on my keyboard.
I love you. 😂 that intro warning was peak.
I mean you gotta respect the players choice to not play due to their reasons at end of the day every one have his own opinion and no one can tell them that their opinion is wrong as in my opinion them not wearing the LGBTQ coulours wont hurt that cuminity
easily the best football channel out
It's the players right if they want to support it or not and if they chose not to then it should be respected
Sport is sport and we should stop putting politics in sport so I respectfully disagree with your stance on this video
I think it should be either allowed to be anti-LGBT, anti Black people playing for a white country like France and anti muslims not going back to their country or the opposite. Just constant.
6:20 I'm dead. The deadpan delivery just killed me.
Freedom of choice vs peer pressure and forced obligation. Most sane people know gay people will always exist, but shoving displays of rainbow flags and kneeling for BLM in people's faces has irritated many, even those of a more liberal disposition. "Virtue signalling" is vacuous, empty and meaningless. They’re sportsmen, not activists nor politicians. If they want to go down the Lewis Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel/Leon Goretzka route of talking about politics all the time, fine. Absolutely fine. But the vast majority of athletes only care about their pay cheque and playing sports. Actions should always speak louder than symbolism.
As for the Muslim players in question, some could argue that competing as pro sportsmen in itself is haram in itself. Qatar hosting the World Cup could be seen as heresy in Islamic scripture (I'm not fully educated in the Quran).
But it has to be asked: is football a spectacle or a soft power propaganda display? It's not exactly a great idea to be alienating fans over what are social issues, not sporting issues
That Everton joke was next level 😂😂😂
This was a brilliant watch, nice one Alfie.
My highlight was you grouping James Corden fans with ISIS and the KKK. 😂
I’m expecting immediate press releases from those 2 organisations distancing themselves from James Corden fans.
Videos like this are why Alfie is the best football content creator