An old question again - the criminalisation of football fans?

[jamie]

And tim of the week goes to Fluxxy (i originally put Taig, but as im a very sensitive person i wouldn't want to offend lol)


Apparently Taig means "(chiefly in Northern Ireland) a derogatory term for a Catholic or Irish nationalist."
Is that worse than calling someone a tim for instance? As someone who didn't really grow up in an over bigoted household, the exact level of offensiveness are lost on me.

If i had to worry about being sent to jail for offending someone in this overly pc country i don't think i'd be able to speak again.

Ned can be used as a derogatory term.
W****r can be used as a derogatory term
C*** can be used as a derogatory term

Why is it ok to use a derogatory term for every other lifestyle choice of a person apart from religion? Why does that constitute a 6 month jail term? The reasoning is clearly lost on me.