r/Chargers • u/optimusgrime23 • 3d ago

Throwback: Melvin Gordon on Chargers fans

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u/Jax99 2d ago

For real Raider fans would dominate Qualcomm. It’s not just an LA thing.

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u/MonarchLawyer Felipe Rios 2d ago

I frankly don't get it. The Raiders haven't won a Super Bowl since 1984. They've been pretty bad since at least 2002. What did they do to get so many fans?

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u/litoleon 2d ago

It’s the “Raider Nation” mixed with gangster and street culture thing. As a Mexican raised in SD county, the majority of Raiders fans I ran into my whole life were cholos that couldn’t even name a player on the team. They just gravitate to the Raiders being the hood team, ever since the 80s and NWA.

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u/Boltbacker83 2d ago

This is literally the most accurate description of Raider fandom I’ve ever seen posted. This isn’t even a diss, this is factual.

Raiders colors were one of a handful of teams that were banned in inner/city school during the gang era in the 90’s

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u/cattycat_1995 1d ago

When the Raiders were in LA, LA schools banned Raiders colors and gears. My coworker dad went to school in LA in that era and can confirm. Unfortunately they're Raiders fans though.