Aileen Campbell said the nature of some of Joey Barton's tweets were 'depressing'
The former SNP politician Aileen Campbell deplored ‘depressing misogynistic tropes’ being peddled across football as she pledged to stamp out discrimination in Scotland. In March, former Rangers’ midfielder Joey Barton faced backlash for his comments on 17-year-old Partick Thistle goalkeeper Ava Easdon in the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup final.
“For those depressing tropes to be peddled by someone with a platform like Joey Barton is sad. It legitimises people to comment so it goes further and further, it's an uneducated assessment of the game. She said: “We need to provide ourselves with a space where we can call it out and feel supported, so we don’t hesitate and think, ‘what are the consequences and implications for my job or my club?'. We have a collective strength to support and provide solidarity that we don’t just put up with it.
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