The licensees of a Newtown pub have fired their general manager after he made light of violence against women in a post on the pub’s Facebook page.

On Wednesday, the post was published on the Coopers Hotel page with a cartoon image of Batman slapping Robin, correcting him for calling a touchdown a try.

The licensees of Coopers Hotel have sacked their manager over the Facebook posts. Credit:Peter Rae

"Keep calm and slap a bitch as we approach the finals of this years [sic] NRL! Live & Loud every game!" the post read.

Less than an hour later, the general manager, Gary Wright, doubled down on the first post.