BT Sports presenter subjected to vile abuse after objecting to Lionel Messi’s penalty

Where did these people direct their hatred before social media?

BT Sports presenter Lynsey Hipgrave has been subjected to a torrent of abuse after offering an opinion, that some on Twitter disagreed with, on Lionel Messi's penalty. If you've just arrived back to Earth from Mars, you may have missed the Barcelona genius set up Luis Suarez from the penalty spot, rather than shoot himself, during the team's 6-1 win over Celta Vigo on Sunday evening. Most seemed to enjoy the piece of trickery, others, including Hipgrave, found it "disrespectful." https://twitter.com/lynseyhipgrave1/status/699236298805141504 However, as everyone's entitled to an opinion, someone holding a view contrary to your own isn't the end of the world, or cause for outrage or vile abuse. Yet that's exactly what Hipgrave experienced. https://twitter.com/juanalbert098/status/699250824539557891 https://twitter.com/ForestEchoNews/status/699247599677607936

@lynseyhipgrave1 This is why women should stay in the kitchen and keep their mouth's shut or around my cock ?

— Martyn Macintyre (@MartynMacintyre) February 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/kzke10/status/699245147037552640 https://twitter.com/Simon_Rowntree/status/699249272051671040 https://twitter.com/SheikhItHaris/status/699244603766140929 https://twitter.com/lynseyhipgrave1/status/699247048160313345 Most right minded people supported the BT Sports presenter. https://twitter.com/adamhillscomedy/status/699265512807755776 https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/699252222388002816 https://twitter.com/Adz77/status/699527299369201664