Rich Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Well this is fucking hilarious. Accountability eh? What a drug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Tiresias said: Yeah well what an idiot but i wish the internet didnt make such business on bringing twats you would have never heard about to your attention so we can all get very angry at them. The amount of 'engagement with the platform' generated by outrage at no marks is ludicrous. I'm not saying he shouldnt have lost his job but twitter mobs can be indescriminate and life changing and just unecessary. Aye what a twat no need to pile on. Pretty sure if you post shit on Twitter you are aware of the risks, fuck him he tried to farm some likes at the expense of others that ended up costing him his job, deserves it tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, LV said: The fuck happened here?? I missed all this He tweeted suggesting newcastle with new owners would be the perfect next club for greenwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, The Prophet said: As much as I think his comments are a disgrace, I don't agree with fans bringing it to the attention of his employer. If he'd posted something racist would you still think that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 31 minutes ago, The Prophet said: As much as I think his comments are a disgrace, I don't agree with fans bringing it to the attention of his employer. Why not?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 It’s a free speech issue surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 He had free speech, still has free speech. Just as those who brought his shit to the attention of his employer had free speech to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Did you see the story of that lass from the US who was travelling to South Africa? Before her flight she tried to make an ironic Tweet about white privilege. The social media mob decided in their collective wisdom that it was racist. During her flight not only did she receive wishes of rape and murder, but the mob informed her employer and demanded her sacking. On her landing, she was binned by her employer via voicemail. There are horrendous people out there are those that make ill advised comments (sometimes a mixture of both), but mob justice is rarely the way to go about it and I'm very uncomfortable condoning it, whether his sacking was vindicated or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rafalove said: It’s a free speech issue surely? Freedom of speech is not absolute. If someone is posting from a professional account linked to their employer they need to be extremely careful about what they post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Fair enough. Still seems harsh. Shit comments though they were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyne81 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 49 minutes ago, The Prophet said: As much as I think his comments are a disgrace, I don't agree with fans bringing it to the attention of his employer. The fucking dickhead is being inflammatory to a group of people. Stupid attention seeker, especially in his line of work, deserves it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 "Greenwood's at the right club with that other rapist Ronaldo" - just as inappropriate thing to post and would have likely resulted in Man Utd fans hounding him instead of Newcastle fans, it's on him not us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) Jesus fucking christ. Is there now a free speech debate about this? I'll say it again. A woman has been physically abused, sexually assaulted, and had threats made to her life. She's undoubtedly experiencing a huge amount of trauma, and a bunch of blokes are talking about free speech because a journalist(?) has made a fucking joke about it. This fucking country. Fuck off. Edited February 1, 2022 by alijmitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Wouldn’t make it right. If anyone is offended here I don’t think it should be on behalf of NUFC. It should be on behalf of the lass. But even then I would say “the bite” of the tweet was mainly aimed at Greenwood and our owners. Both are worthy targets for criticism, mockery or insult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 It's a few posts condemning some no-mark who tweeted about it, precisely because he trivialised this, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I'm not offended on behalf of NUFC. I just imagine what it would be like for the girl having your traumatic experience reduced to jokes and talking point between football fans. Anyway, I'm off on one again. I don't mean to have a go at anyone in particular here, but I am just despairing in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Just now, Rafalove said: Wouldn’t make it right. If anyone is offended here I don’t think it should be on behalf of NUFC. It should be on behalf of the lass. But even then I would say “the bite” of the tweet was mainly aimed at Greenwood and our owners. Both are worthy targets for criticism, mockery or insult. Why would anyone link such a terrible crime to anything else? It doesn’t need to be compared to x, y or z, doesn’t need jokes, doesn’t need people to speculate, doesn’t need people to justify the abhorrent crimes etc. etc. People are just desperate for clicks and interactions, he’s tried something and it’s backfired terribly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Just now, Fantail Breeze said: Why would anyone link such a terrible crime to anything else? It doesn’t need to be compared to x, y or z, doesn’t need jokes, doesn’t need people to speculate, doesn’t need people to justify the abhorrent crimes etc. etc. People are just desperate for clicks and interactions, he’s tried something and it’s backfired terribly. Well said Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, gdm said: He tweeted suggesting newcastle with new owners would be the perfect next club for greenwood Thanks mate, just been back and read it. He must be feeling like shit right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusiast Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 29 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Before her flight she tried to make an ironic Tweet about white privilege. The social media mob decided in their collective wisdom that it was racist. that's one way of putting it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Apparently brains aren't a right. Good lord. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, enthusiast said: that's one way of putting it Cracking example@The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, enthusiast said: that's one way of putting it That's not the sort of tweet I was expecting based on the description. It's definitely much worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Bloke just has to own it. He should know the culture climate we’re in is that if you say something akin to what he did on a social media platform - particularly twitter - people will tag or raise it with your employer. It was crass, it wasn’t funny and I’ve little doubt it was done to get a reaction. It did - just not the one he wanted. Chin up lad, hope you find another way to keep paying your mortgage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Its extraordinarily easy not to be -ist/-obic or whatever in a public arena alongside your actual name, face & stated employer. Almost too easy many would say. I don’t agree he should have been hounded/sacked but given he was working at a fucking marketing, PR and branding publication it is deliciously ironic he has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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