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Betting firm's Jamie Vardy Holocaust tweet was 'a joke' | Betting firm's Jamie Vardy Holocaust tweet was 'a joke' |
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An online gambling firm which compared Jamie Vardy to a Holocaust victim in a tweet said it was meant as a joke and not to cause offence. | An online gambling firm which compared Jamie Vardy to a Holocaust victim in a tweet said it was meant as a joke and not to cause offence. |
Fruity King posted a picture of the Leicester City striker and described him as looking "like an extra from Schindler's List". | Fruity King posted a picture of the Leicester City striker and described him as looking "like an extra from Schindler's List". |
The National Holocaust Centre described the comparison as "disrespectful" and "inappropriate". | The National Holocaust Centre described the comparison as "disrespectful" and "inappropriate". |
The firm has apologised and taken down the tweet, originally posted on Monday. | |
Phil Lyons, from the Nottinghamshire-based museum, said: "The holocaust was the darkest moment in the history of mankind. | Phil Lyons, from the Nottinghamshire-based museum, said: "The holocaust was the darkest moment in the history of mankind. |
"[The tweet was] thoughtless and unearths a latent anti-Semitism when you strip it all away. | "[The tweet was] thoughtless and unearths a latent anti-Semitism when you strip it all away. |
"It's disrespectful and too important a matter to relate to something as trivial as a Premier League footballer. | "It's disrespectful and too important a matter to relate to something as trivial as a Premier League footballer. |
"It shows the job we have to do at the centre in terms of education." | "It shows the job we have to do at the centre in terms of education." |
Fruity King describes itself as a mobile casino delivered with a "side dish of mischief". | Fruity King describes itself as a mobile casino delivered with a "side dish of mischief". |
A spokesman for the company said: "Obviously the intention was to entertain and certainly not to offend anyone. | A spokesman for the company said: "Obviously the intention was to entertain and certainly not to offend anyone. |
"We send out hundreds of Tweets, some people find amusing, some not so amusing. It was a joke and no offence was meant." | "We send out hundreds of Tweets, some people find amusing, some not so amusing. It was a joke and no offence was meant." |
The tweet prompted a number of angry responses. | |
Day Anthony tweeted: "Poking fun at the holocaust? That's your idea of marketing? Sick". Oscar Foxley said: "I can't believe there hasn't been an apology for this yet. Just shameful." | Day Anthony tweeted: "Poking fun at the holocaust? That's your idea of marketing? Sick". Oscar Foxley said: "I can't believe there hasn't been an apology for this yet. Just shameful." |
Jamie Vardy is the Premier League's top scorer with 19 goals that have helped propel Leicester City to the top of the Premier League. | Jamie Vardy is the Premier League's top scorer with 19 goals that have helped propel Leicester City to the top of the Premier League. |
Schindler's List (1993) was directed by Steven Spielberg and tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who helped save 1,200 Jewish lives during World War Two. | Schindler's List (1993) was directed by Steven Spielberg and tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who helped save 1,200 Jewish lives during World War Two. |
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