Twitter reacts to Brendan O'Connor's think piece about 'young ones in their knickers'

The headline references Rihanna's recent gig in the Aviva, outside of which O'Connor saw "swarms of them, what I can only describe as young ones in their knickers".

O'Connor continues to detail his walk around "arse cheek ground zero" and asks "What kind of role model was this Rihanna tramp?"

He continues to describe one of the best-selling artists of all time, a woman whose sales have exceeded 200 million records worldwide, as "slutty" based on the clothes that she wears.

Lines such as "And a little part of me was sad that she wasn't with all her pals, half naked and drinking alcopops" and "To which I would respond by questioning the erotic capital of a 12-year-old with badly applied streaks of fake tan, walking around town dressed like a sex worker" got people talking on Twitter.

He also comments that "I would argue that by the looks of them, many of these young ones would have been better off going for a run or playing a game of football or something. (Go on so, add fat-shaming to my list of crimes)."

The article has been described as bizarre, hateful, pointless, crap and infuriating. Rihanna's performance has been described as emotional and moving, as many fans took to Twitter to show emotional solidarity with their idol as she began crying during Love The Way You Lie.

Brendan O'Connor wrote about how he had a good old gawk at some 12 year olds arse as she headed off to Rihanna. https://t.co/H4yzPLKpZN

— Vanessa Shanessa Jenkins (@dearbhlaruiseal) June 27, 2016

So hateful and pointless, Brendan O'Connor is better off venting in his diary @Independent_ie

— Shauna Buckley (@_shaunabuckley) June 27, 2016

Shame on @Independent_ie for publishing this crap by Brendan O'Connor. Just what girls need, another middle aged white man passing comment.

— Shauna Buckley (@_shaunabuckley) June 27, 2016

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