Celtic racism row: Mysterious second table walkout revealed

The racism row involving racist jokes aimed at Celtic players during the SFWA ceremony this week still rumbles on.

The allegation that a key note speaker had targeted the Hoops Japanese players with racist jokes remains under investigation(?) but there was also the accusation of misogynistic jokes that prompted Sky Sports presenter Eilidh Barbour and the rest of her table to walk out of the awards show in disgust.

A second table was alleged to have walked out and it was revealed in The Athletic exactly who the mystery protester was.

On Eilidh’s twitter feed Gabriella Bennet, co Chairman of Women in Journalism Scotland revealed that it was her table that walked out in disgust adding, “I was at these awards tonight and sat through the same sexist and racist jokes made by a keynote speaker.

“My table walked out at the same time Eilidh’s did.”

Ange Postecoglou was asked about the incidents and he said, “We’ve got to understand there are people in that room who have different values, different views, irrespective of that.

“There’s an opportunity there to learn, I think for all of us.

“I don’t think the organiser, they have come out and apologised, and I don’t think they did it with any harmful intent.

“But, you know, if they just focus on the controversy or trying to put it to one side, I think there’s a failure there to actually be better the next time.

“Understand it, talk to the people who were upset on the night and,  for me, I think again I’m in that space where I think we shouldn’t really be having those kind of moments.”

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