‘It’s okay to be white’ stickers appear on streetlights and drainpipes

They were described as worrying and disturbing.

Stickers reading ‘It’s okay to be white’ have appeared around a city in Scotland.

Dozens of them have been stuck on lampposts and drainpipes on A4 paper with the slogan written in capital letters.

Police have removed them where they found them, including on George Street, Leonard Street and Tay Street in Perth.

A spokesperson said: ‘Although no complaint has been made to police regarding these posters, they have been brought to our attention and officers are currently looking into the matter.’

The slogan first gained prominence on online message board 4chan, designed to ‘troll’ liberals by creating a white supremacist rallying cry that at first glance might not be seen as offensive.

It has been picked up by white nationalists in the US and around the world including by Ku Klux Klan leaders.

Local campaign group Perth Against Racism say they have already been contacted by people of colour who live in Perth, who say the stickers have made them feel ‘sickened,’ ‘disgusted’ and ‘unsafe’ by the ‘terrifying attitudes’ expressed in a time of heightened racial tension.

A spokesperson for the group said: ‘We would like whoever was behind this to come forward and explain what their motivation is, if not white pride.

‘This is worrying, we find it disturbing and we’ve contacted the police. They have been very clever not to use any racial slurs, but the connotation is there.

‘We reject division in Perth and believe the people who hold these views are the minority. We stand by anyone who feels uncomfortable or unsafe after reading these and would urge them to contact us on Facebook if they’d like to speak.’