‘Many individuals missed the context’: Gary Lineker explains why he deleted ‘bra none’ tweet about Chloe Kelly’s shirtless celebration after scoring England’s Euros winner… after he was accused of ‘informal sexism’ and ‘puerile jokes’ in fierce backlash
- Lineker tweeted ‘Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none’ following her shirtless celebration after scoring the successful aim in Sunday night time’s Euro 2022 last
- However the Match of the Day host was accused of sexism in a fierce backlash
- He was accused of belittling the Lionesses’ achievements with a ‘puerile joke’
- Lineker stated he deleted the tweet as a result of many hadn’t seen Kelly’s celebration
Gary Lineker has defined why he deleted a ‘sexist’ and ‘smutty’ tweet celebrating England’s victory within the Ladies’s European Championship.
The previous England worldwide and Match of the Day host referenced match-winner Chloe Kelly’s shirt-off celebration after the decisive aim at Wembley by writing: ‘The @Lionesses have solely gone and completed it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none.’
However the pun backfired and Lineker, 61, confronted a right away backlash on Twitter, not least from individuals who hadn’t seen how Kelly marked the historic aim.
He was accused of creating a ‘puerile sexist joke’ and of ‘informal sexism’. One reply stated: ‘Ladies did what you could not and also you scale back their victory to a bra joke! Your misogyny and jealousy betrays you!!’
Lineker swiftly deleted his tweet and defined: ‘It was only a play on phrases given the celebration. I do garbage like that consistently on right here, together with on males’s soccer.
‘I’ve deleted it as many individuals did not see the sport so missed the context.’
Gary Lineker has defined why he deleted a tweet making reference to Chloe Kelly’s sports activities bra celebration as England gained the Ladies’s European Championship last
Match of the Day host Lineker made a joke about Kelly’s bra which has since been deleted on Twitter and edited on Instagram
Kelly celebrated her winner at Wembley by eradicating her shirt to disclose a white sports activities bra
On Instagram, Gary amended the caption to be ’22 ladies chase a ball for 90 minutes and, on the finish, England really win. Congratulations Lionesses’ however indignant feedback stay beneath.
Manchester Metropolis ahead Kelly channelled the enduring celebration of Brandi Chastain when the US beat China to win the 1999 World Cup last by eradicating her shirt to disclose a sports activities bra.
The additional-time aim settled a tense last at Wembley during which Germany’s Lina Magull cancelled out a aim by England’s Ella Toone throughout regular time in entrance of a near-capacity crowd of 87,000.
Lineker defined that he deleted his tweet as a result of many individuals missed the celebration and so did not perceive the context of his pun
Kelly sparked wild celebrations at Wembley by scoring the winner deep into further time
Twitter customers had been angered over Lineker’s bra joke, which has been described as misogynistic
Chastain loved the second, tweeting: ‘I see you @Chloe_Kelly98 effectively completed. Benefit from the free rounds of pints and dinners for the remainder of your life from all of England. Cheers!’
The BBC has additionally acquired on-line criticism over their selection of all-male band Kasabian to play out the published of the Lionesses’ win.
Twitter customers described the BBC’s selection as ‘actually bizarre’ and ‘an personal aim’.
One person stated: ‘Had been there no feminine artists obtainable to play the event out, BBC?’
Twitter customers criticised the BBC for failing to seek out an all-female band to play throughout the finish montage which confirmed a number of the Lionesses’ best moments throughout the event
Others described it as a ‘gradual boring tune’ and the BBC wanted to ‘amplify superior ladies musicians’.
Former front-man of the band, Tom Meighan, was discovered responsible of home abuse in 2020, when he hit his companion over the top and dragged her throughout the room.
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