The Y word

Frank Lampard, Ledley King and Kieran Gibbs appear in this film launched earlier in the year.  The film is aimed at tackling anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish abuse in football.

The film, entitled The Y-Word, was written and produced by David and Ivor Baddiel, in conjunction with Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion campaign, Maccabi GB, Community Security Trust, The Shoresh Foundation and Fahrenheit Films.

Tottenham Hotspur Executive Director, Donna Cullen, said:

It is unthinkable and wholly unacceptable that, in this day and age, supporters are subjected to anti-Semitic abuse such as hissing to imitate the gas chambers used during the Holocaust in the Second World War.

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2012, Kick It Out and Haringey Council held a debate with pupils from local schools to raise awareness in and around the issue of anti-semitism and racism.