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I need to get some of this stuff off my chest re the aftermath of Tuesday night and move on, it's 2021 tomorrow.
Firstly, there's no place for sexism in modern society and if you've engaged with the content produced by the club in that manner, you deserve everything you get. Also, Carney's silence on the issue publicly is admirable, given the hundreds of opportunities she'll have had.
I'm not a fan of the club's banter-style content particularly but I recognise that I'm in a minority there. I don't believe however that any of it has ever been published with malicious or hurtful intent directed towards an individual or institution.
I think the best course of action now is to delete the tweet if they haven't already and issue a personal apology. As we've seen with Spygate, that won't halt the feeding frenzy however.
Carney's comment about fatigue and performance comes from the received wisdom which exists amongst certain quarters of the Punditeratzi, however inaccurate and unsupported by evidence it is. Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink endorsed it, which shouldn't be forgotten either.
The reverse media pile on however whilst predictable raises questions. What concerns me is how easily issues endemic to society - sexism, trolling, the anonymity of users of on this platform and others - suddenly became the responsibility of Leeds United's social media team.
Conversely, since Marcello's Bielsa's arrival here he's been subject to backhanded xenophobia from ex-players and commentators, about the (Minor) incident at Derby and his refusal to conduct media responsibilities in English. I've yet to see a single apology from any perpetrator.
Yet, were Leeds to approach this directly and make statements related to it, we would doubtless be accused of "Playing the victim", of exaggerating the issues. On a perhaps a less significant note in the eyes of the fourth estate, the achievement of promotion is now being...
...eroded in value in the eyes of the public. I don't believe myself that this is deliberate in most cases, but after sixteen years of frustration, our first instincts as fans is to protect it's legacy. This is natural.
Finally, we're very privileged to have local journalists who, even if they're not Leeds fans themselves,have been embedded with the club for long enough to understand it and us. It's them I look to for balance and perspective. Many others in this field sadly act from ignorance.