Celtic supporting reporter uses offensive term in shocking swipe at Rangers fans
Celtic supporting journalist Chas Newkey-Burden used an incredibly offensive term while taking an unwarranted swipe at Rangers fans on social media.
The reporter, who is credited as working for publications like The Guardian in his Twitter header, replied to a tweet from the official Rangers Twitter account.
The tweet in question was about the club consulting with key members of the Gers fanbase about the upcoming Old Firm clash amid fears that large crowds could gather.
One key line in the club’s tweet was the reference to ‘key influencers’ as one of the groups the club had spoken to.
Newkey-Burden decided to reply to that update with an insulting remark about Gers fans that was unwarranted and used an inappropriate slur.
He replied, “H** influencers must be quite a species.”
It goes without saying that a journalist should know better than to use this offensive term even if he is a Celtic fan, as his profile picture a Twitter bio confirm.
There is simply no need for a comment like this.
We all know what social media is like and most of us will accept that a bit of abuse is common practise, especially on ‘football Twitter’.
But to attack a select number of fans, who are trying to help the club in a productive way, is completely out of order.
The use of the term ‘hun’ is also abhorrent and has no business appearing in tweets directed at Rangers fans.
We think Newkey-Burden should apologise for this or at the very least delete the tweet as it is nothing but offensive and unwarranted abuse.
There is no place on social media, or anywhere else, for comments like this.
In other Rangers news, we’ve been given the inside track on how referees treat Old Firm games ahead of Sunday’s clash.