The Toronto FC issued a statement on Twitter apologizing for the offensive sign one of the soccer club's fans held up at Saturday's game, but some say the apology features a major omission — women.
"We sincerely apologize to the Montreal Impact, the city of Montreal and all fans for this disgraceful act," Toronto FC tweeted Monday morning.
The poster depicted a woman in Montreal Impact colours performing a sexual act on a man in Toronto FC colours.
In bold letters, the phrase said, "Montreal sucks."
The poster, not shown in full, depicted a woman wearing Montreal Impact colours performing a sexual act on a man in Toronto FC colours. (Twitter)
Critics said the team missed the opportunity to apologize to women directly.
A group called Montreal Impact LGBT + Supporters replied to the tweet, saying that addressing the misogyny in the image would have made more sense than apologizing to offended soccer fans.
.@TorontoFC Thanks for this. However, naming the misogyny & sexism implied by this banner would've been better. #WordsAreImportant #TFCLive
— @ImpactLGBT
Another user wrote he was disappointed that his son is learning disrespect for women at a soccer stadium.
@torontofc As a man who respects women, and teaches that respect to my son, I'm embarassed you skipped the real issue here. Big fail.
— @LeKurosawa
Toronto FC apologizes for sexually explicit fan poster
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