JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Luis Manuel
HTML
<div class="player">AID<span>I</span></div>
<div class="player">AD<span>S</span></div>
<div class="player">AD<span>O</span></div>
<div class="player">AD<span>E</span></div>
<div class="player">AID<span>I</span></div>
<div class="player">AD<span>S</span></div>
<div class="player">AD<span>O</span></div>
<div class="player test">AD<span>E</span></div>
JavaScript
var donotcountS = 'div.player:contains(S)';
var donotcountI = 'div.player:contains(I)';
var donotcountO = 'div.player:contains(O)';
var donotcountClassTest = "div.player[class~='test']";
$('body').find("div.player:not("+donotcountClassTest+")").remove()