AN anti-sectarian charity has condemned Rangers over an 'offensive' advert tune played in a promotional video by the club.
Nil By Mouth have taken to social media to take aim at the Light Blues' 'Everyone, Anyone' campaign - insisting it doesn't marry up with this clip.
The Ibrox outfit released a special edition 150th anniversary shirt on Thursday, with Castore and alongside the release they premiered a new advert.
The advert dives into the history of Rangers and is accompanied by the song 'Four Lads Had a Dream'.
And Nil By Mouth have criticised the club for their choice, as they relate it back to their equality initiative.
A statement from the group reads: "The laudable mission statement from Rangers ‘Everyone, Anyone’ campaign. The question the club has to answer today: does using the tune to what has sadly become in Scotland ‘The Famine Song’ on an official video live up to a single letter of it?
"You can’t call for action on racism one week then blow the dog whistle for bigotry the next.
1/3 The laudable mission statement from Rangers ‘Everyone, Anyone’ campaign. The question the club has to answer today: does using the tune to what has sadly become in Scotland ‘The Famine Song’ on an official video live up to a single letter of it? pic.twitter.com/JLek612lCz
— Nil By Mouth (@NBMScotland) October 15, 2021
"It’s beyond comprehension that anyone at the club would think was a good idea - this is a song that results in criminal prosecutions - most recently in September.
"By doing this Rangers aren’t showing ‘zero tolerance’ but ‘zero responsibility’ and that can’t be allowed to happen in 21st century Scotland.
"To Rangers fans getting in touch - we know that this tune used with other songs that aren’t offensive.
"But we also know that last month arrests made in Glasgow as a large group chanted the criminal version - with club banning people charged. That’s why it’s the wrong choice now."
Michael Stewart has also spoken about against the song's inclusion in the promotional video.
He wrote on Twitter: "Why this tune? This is supposedly a celebration, so why use a tune so offensive to many, a tune connected to a song that some Rangers fans were charged for singing only last month. Why would you do this?"
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