Match of the Day: Ian Wright responds to Alan Sugar jibe by wearing pink shirt
Ian Wright had the perfect response to Alan Sugar’s latest taunt on Twitter.
The former Arsenal star has been subject to a number of messages from The Apprentice host of late, many of which have attempted to provoke him on topics related to women’s football.
In his most recent jibe, Sugar criticised Arsenal’s pink third kit during their win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Friday.
“Pink shirts,” he wrote. “I wonder if Ian Wright would have played in a pink shirt.”
Pink shirts ! I wonder if @IanWright0 would have played in a pink shirt.
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A number of fans were not impressed by Sugar’s remark and were quick to try and correct the former Spurs owner.
“Nothing wrong with a pink shirt,” one said. “Pink was once considered a masculine colour for boys as it was a precursor to red which men would wear as it was synonymous with blood and hunting.”
Another condemned Sugar’s “stereotypical” point of view and urged for such opinions to be kept away from social media.
“Really? In the 21st century we still have a stereotypical reaction to pink being a colour for females and that a man wearing pink is less than a man,” they said. “Please, we have put up with this sort of c**p for too long…take your stone age views elsewhere!”
Meanwhile, others were quick to point out that Sugar is no stranger to wearing a pink shirt himself and has previously sported one during an episode of The Apprentice.
One user shared a photo of Sugar in pink attire and captioned the image: “This you pal.”
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-conversation=”none”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>This you pal? <a href=”https://t.co/CgZV8Ilam1″>pic.twitter.com/CgZV8Ilam1</a></p>—
