Everyone loves Alan Davies right...? Wrong!

Allan Davies-the lovable comedian off QI some of you may think?
Personally I quite like Allan Davies. Yes, he's a comedian and most of the time he can get away with asking inappropriate questions for comical value. Although, this time I think perhaps he was insensitive and took his "banter" just a little too far. 

Arsenal fan, Allan Davies mocks Liverpool fans on his pod cast The Tuesday Club he says the following:

“Liverpool and the 15th – that gets on my tits that s**t. What are you talking about, ‘We won’t play on the day’. Why can’t they?”.

He then continues to mock Liverpool fans for not wanting to play on the anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster on the 15th April.

"My mum died on 22 August. I don't stay in all day on 22 August. Do they play on the date of the Heysel Stadium disaster?"
 
This resulted in Liverpool fans abusing, criticising and even sending death threats to Allan Davies via Twitter.

In attempt to make up for his appalling outburst, as an apology Allan Davies donated £1,000 to the Hillsborough charity. However the backlash of his tweet, as the Daily Mail wrote in this article, was that his donation was refused.

His stupidity continued when he reacted to the refusal of his donation when he posted this photo, continuing to mock the the fans of Liverpool. Along with this image he tweeted
"Going out later. I've decide to get a disguise."

Allan Davies still refused to admit he had been insulting and in this article from The Guardian states that Allan Davies said on Twitter later that...

"the tone I took on the podcast was inappropriate for this subject". "I support the campaign for justice for the 96 [victims]".

Later on Allan Davies apologises.


"I said the Hillsborough disaster was the worst event in modern peacetime history. I was on a terrace listening to a radio as it happened. Many disagree but I feel that the Liverpool v Everton semi-final could be played on Apr 15. Apologies to those upset by that situation."

In my opinion social media is good because it gives people a voice. However, because of Allan Davies being a celebrity, members of the public might be more interested in what he has to say and therefore in this case it has backfired. To further my point a weakness of social media is that it can effect celebrities in a negative way and as a result destroy their reputation. Has this silly tweet affected the amicable reputation of Allan Davies? We shall have to wait and see!