Grandmother sparks racism row after posting pictures of her baby granddaughter BLACKED-UP and dressed like Rangers footballer Alfredo Morelos for Halloween

• The tot, thought to be from Scotland, also wore a Rangers kit for the costume 
• Post containing pictures of the girl was shared to fans’ page Followfollow
• Morelos, from Colombia, plays as forward for the Scottish Premiership team

A baby girl who was blacked-up and dressed as Rangers footballer Alfredo Morelos for Halloween has sparked outrage.  

The tot, thought to be from Scotland, also wore a blue Rangers kit with the football star’s name on the back. 

Morelos, from Colombia, plays as forward for Scottish Premiership team Rangers FC.

A baby girl, thought to be from Scotland, who was blacked-up and dressed as Rangers footballer Alfredo Morelos for Halloween has sparked outrage on social media. The tot also wore a blue Rangers kit with the football star’s name on the back

A post, purportedly from the child’s grandmother, containing pictures of the girl in the costume was shared to fans’ page Followfollow.

The picture was later taken down, The Daily Record reports.

Viewers quickly flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the shocking costume choice.  

One social media user shared the post to Twitter with the caption: ‘FollowFollow is cancelled.’

Viewers quickly flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the shocking costume choice

A Twitter user, who goes by the name of EFC wrote: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’

Victoria replied: ‘Christ knows. Surely by know you have to realise it’s not a good idea.’

Curtis simply posted: ‘Oh dear.’

Last year, a mother faced heavy criticism for blacking-up her daughter for Halloween. 

Nursery worker Claire Flynn, dressed her three-year-old daughter Sienna as a ‘Lookie Lookie’ man, a nickname which has previously been given to beach traders in foreign holiday resorts.

The 26-year-old from Scotland posted a picture of Sienna coated head-to-toe in black facepaint on Facebook in a post that read: ‘Happy Halloween from Benidorm’s finest……lookie lookie.’ 

But Ms Flynn has insisted that she’s no racist and has said anyone that thought she was needed ‘to get a grip’.

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