—by Andrew Brawley
A recent review of the Timbers Army chant catalog resulted in the elimination of a chant deemed offensive to a select group or groups within our membership. I fully support the 107ist Board's decision and subsequent action.
Furthermore, after conducting my own review of the since-updated chant sheet, I wish to submit the following list of words and phrases found herein that could also be deemed offensive to select audiences.
I humbly ask the 107ist Board to reconvene at their earliest convenience to review this list and modify or remove the affected chant(s) deemed offensive to our community.
Thank you for your time.
| Word or phrase |
Potential offended audience |
| We / Friends / Us / Party / Team / League |
Sociophobics |
| Green |
Chlorophobics |
| Gold |
Aurophobics |
| Gold Gold Gold |
Monologophobics |
| Up |
Acrophobics |
| City |
Urbanphobics |
| Shake |
Kinesiophobics |
| Gates |
Claustrophobics |
| Hell |
Christians; Atheists |
| Time |
Chronophobics |
| See |
Blind people |
| Smiling |
Geliophobics |
| Prison |
Incarcerophobics |
| TV |
Televisiophobics |
| Say |
Glossophobics |
| Whoa-oh-oh |
Erotophobics |
| Keep it up |
Medorthophobics |
| Don't let up / forever |
Apeirophobics |
| Boys / Men |
Androphobics |
| Best / Victory / Win |
Atychiphobics |
| Sing |
Decantophobics |
| Sleep |
Hypnophobics |
| Tonight |
Nyctophobics |
| Love |
Philophobics |
| Stolen |
Kleptophobics |
| Mental |
Special needs communities |
| Buried |
Taphophobics |
| Barmy |
Homichlophobics |
| TRUE |
Alethephobics |
| End |
Apocalyptophobics |
| Noise |
Phonophobics |
| Jump |
Catapedaphobics |
| Sunshine |
Heliophobics |
| Happy |
Cherophobics |
| Sky |
Anablephobics |
| Gray |
Glaucophobics |
| Wise |
Gnosiophobics |
| Rush |
Tachophobics |
| Falling |
Bathophobics |
| Hands |
Chirophobics |
| Die |
Thanatophobics |
This is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the 107ist or the Timbers Army.
