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Tom Daley abused after admitting r/ship with man (Twitters)
<P>Twitter abuse received by Tom Daley after he revealed yesterday that he is in a relationship with a man, is proof of how bad cyber bullying can be.<BR><BR>Some abusive responses to Tom Daleyâ??s coming out, during which the Olympic diver revealed he is in a relationship with a man, during a debate around cyber bullying.<BR><BR>â??There was one, Iâ??m not even going to repeat some of the language as it is pretty horrific. One person is saying he is no longer a fan of Tom Daley because of the choice, as they call it, he has made.</P>
<P>â??And one saying â??Iâ??m now so ashamed of my country.â??</P>
<P>â??And one saying â??Iâ??m now so ashamed of my country.â??</P>
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Very suprised Tom Daley is a fag like #NOT
— Steven Livingston (@14Livi) December 2, 2013
@alItomyself - Tom Daley is gay I am now ashamed of my country ew we can't have a bloody fag representing us.
11:45 PM - 2 Dec 2013
“We do need to change the attitude so that we can then change the culture.”
While a vast majority of messages about Tom Daley on social media were positive, including messages of support from celebrities and sports people, a small minority did use the opportunity to air homophobic views, and slurs.