Coronation Street viewers were furious with Sarah Platt while watching Thursday's show. She was embroiled in a row with her estranged husband Adam Barlow, after he flirted with their neighbour, Alina Pop.
Furious Sarah made a comment about Adam's nationality, calling him a "stupid smug Scottish git". She shouted at him: "You think you're so clever?
You're not, you're a stupid smug, Scottish git." Some viewers took offence to this and even accused the show of "casual racism".
One tweeted: "Well thats the Scottish audience switching off #casualracism." Another complained: "You know that referring to someone's national origins as an insult or reason to deny something has been held to be racist, Sarah Platt?! #ScottishGit." "Corrie why did
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