‘I’m not racist or sexist’: Followers slam ‘pathetic advantage signaling’ as star is axed for teenage tweets about Muslims, Asians & ladies

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Cricket followers have pointed to a “social media lynch mob” after England star Ollie Robinson was suspended over tweets he made when he was a youngster, with actor and political activist Laurence Fox calling the transfer a “f*cking joke”.

Worldwide newcomer Robinson suffered a clumsy first week as an England participant when a collection of spectacularly ill-judged tweets he made on the age of 18 resurfaced on his first day with the squad, coinciding together with his teammates sporting anti-discrimination t-shirts as a part of an organized “second of unity”.

Robinson appeared to have posted about Asian folks smiling, joked that his “new Muslim pal” was “the bomb” and referred to “females who play video video games” having extra intercourse within the collection of unearthed tweets from 2012 and 2013.

The 27-year-old’s spectacular debut for his nation was virtually totally overshadowed by the scandal, but many cricket followers questioned whether or not the accusatory nature of social media had led to Robinson being unnecessarily banished in a subsequent transfer introduced by bosses on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

“What a f*king joke,” Fox instructed his Twitter following of greater than 287,000 in response to the information of the punishment meted out in gentle of posts made a decade in the past. “Don’t apologize to the mob ever. I’m completed with sport. 

“Please inform me somebody has began a petition about this. If ⁦the ECB drop him for errors he made a decade in the past and for which he has apologized unreservedly, whoever is in cost has no equity or forgiveness and must be fired.”

Quick bowler Robinson has returned to his membership, Sussex, following his abrupt exile from worldwide obligation.

“Within the age of social media, disqualifying or sacking somebody for previous tweets ought to be uncommon in excessive circumstances,” mentioned a fan.

“Ollie Robinson’s tweets from his teenage years had been juvenile however being dropped by England… is wholly disproportionate.”

One other wrote: “Ollie Robinson being dropped by the England Cricket hierarchy for tweets he wrote over a decade in the past is a very, really harmful precedent.

“Disgrace on everybody concerned in such a pathetic advantage signaling act and destruction of a world profession.”

Talking on a nationwide radio station, an editor mentioned Robinson had been the sufferer of “hounding”.

“The intention of those social media lynch mobs is to not make society a greater place or to problem racism the place it actually exists,” he argued.

“It’s nearly getting an inexpensive thrill from destroying somebody’s life.”

A listener added: “Spot on, and disgrace on the ECB in the event that they bow to this blatant woke witch hunt.

“The child made a mistake. He is aware of he was incorrect however an apology is not sufficient, is it?”

ECB chief government Tom Harrison mentioned a “zero tolerance” coverage was in place and promised a full investigation.

“I would not have the phrases to precise how upset I’m that an England males’s participant has chosen to write down tweets of this nature, nevertheless way back that may have been,” he mentioned.

“Any individual studying these phrases – notably a girl or individual of colour – would take away a picture of cricket and cricketers that’s utterly unacceptable. We’re higher than this.”

Robinson appeared to supply a profuse apology for his bygone tweets, saying he had been “embarrassed” on “the largest day of my profession to date”.

“I need to make it clear that I am not racist and I am not sexist,” he insisted. “I deeply remorse my actions and I’m ashamed of creating such remarks.

“I used to be inconsiderate and irresponsible and, no matter my mind-set on the time, my actions had been inexcusable. Since that interval, I’ve matured as an individual and absolutely remorse the tweets.

“As we speak ought to be about my efforts on the sphere and the delight of creating my Take a look at debut for England however my inconsiderate behaviour previously has tarnished this.

“Over the previous few years, I’ve labored laborious to show my life round. I’ve significantly matured as an grownup.

“I want to unreservedly apologise to anybody I’ve offended… I do not need one thing that occurred eight years in the past to decrease the efforts of my team-mates and the ECB as they proceed to construct significant motion with their complete initiatives and efforts, which I absolutely endorse and help.

“I’ll proceed to coach myself, search for recommendation and work with the help community that’s accessible to me to study extra about getting higher on this space.”

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