CBC Calgary 'accidentally' predicts Canucks series win on Twitter
Exactly four minutes after the final horns blew at Rogers Arena last night, CBC’s Calgary bureau tweeted a message that insulted the Vancouver Canucks and their fans.
The tweet was removed within minutes, but there were plenty of eyes on social media following the Vancouver win to screenshot the tweet directed at the official account of the Vancouver Canucks:
“Your boys are coming back to our house. And we won’t need the riot police on hand to console devastated Flames fans…”
But is this really an insult? After all, taken from another angle it seems that CBC Calgary is predicting a Canucks win in this series.
This was followed by another tweet at 9:52 p.m. PST by an individual who claimed responsibility over the blunder, which appears to have been the result of the individual forgetting to switch back to their own personal Twitter accounts.
Apparently, the individual was in the middle of an exchange with their counterparts at CBC British Columbia in Vancouver.
Sorry guys, that tweet was a little inappropriate. Got caught up heckling a little with CBC BC. I take full responsibility.
— CBC Calgary (@CBCCalgary) April 24, 2015
@Toddske I’m sorry. My name is Carly. I take full responsibility for the inappropriate Tweet.
— CBC Calgary (@CBCCalgary) April 24, 2015
Everyone makes mistakes, but the apologies went mostly unnoticed on Twitter with a flood of enraged Canucks fans harping on the taxpayer-funded organization’s mistake.
@CBCCalgary You guys forget that BC taxpayers contribute to paying your salary? What a joke by the so-called “public” broadcaster.
— Mo (@inck19) April 24, 2015
@SkoochXC @CBCCalgary except Montreal has rioted at least 5 times after WINNING Cups/rounds, yet @VanCanucks gets the flack. Right.
— Hannah Rae (@thimblewad) April 24, 2015
@CBCCalgary SHAME ON YOU…think first before you write.
— Junah (@Junah1900) April 24, 2015
@CBCCalgary a little? A little? No. Try a lot.
— Andrea (@Fallenthropy) April 24, 2015
@CBCCalgary a) inappropriate b) weak and overused trash talk. 2/10, heckle better.
— Lesley Crusher (@Gartenzwerg) April 24, 2015
@C_Forrest classy. My tax dollars pay for that crap? @CBCCalgary pic.twitter.com/QcKyCil0E0
— Ryan M (@inthe250) April 24, 2015
Methinks Carly at @CBCCalgary doesn’t have a job in the morning
— Sean Larson (@SeanALarson) April 24, 2015
@lyteforce @CBCCalgary Why? She is a moron. That wasn’t a mistake. That was she pressed tweet and people got mad so she deleted it. Mistake?
— Trevor Dueck (@TrevDueck) April 24, 2015
@evilmegs_17 @CBCCalgary Agreed. It’s actually sad that they have to talk about that.Just desperate to come to grips with a loss tonight?
— T.(eam Canada) (@BigNasty604) April 24, 2015
Giving serious hell to @CBCCalgary for the tasteless tweet? I have no issue holding CBC to a higher standard. But no one is infallible.
— Chris Golden (@lyteforce) April 24, 2015
@CBCCalgary and yet you have volunteers on the red mile to teach your fans that it’s not OK to molest and sexually harass women.
— Nick (@Ni_Savi) April 24, 2015
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