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New Jersey University Students Hit With Backlash For Taunting Rival Team's Player With Photos Taken From His Grindr Dating Profile
10 March
At New Jersey's Monmouth University a group of students attending a basketball game are under investigation for harassing one of the players using pictures taken from his Grindr account on Saturday, March 7.
<p>During the game, during which Monmouth ended up losing 86-72 to Sienna, a group of Monmouth students unfurled a sign that read "Stick to GRINDR." At the same time, many other students held up pictures of one of the Sienna players taken from his Grindr account.</p><p><strong>Monmouth's President, Patrick Leahy, quickly condemned the student's actions in a statement.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="36f59" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6E3MWO1583852727"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1236693857418559488" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">A message to the Monmouth University community yesterday. https://t.co/gqntsrffUl</div> — Patrick F. Leahy (@Patrick F. Leahy)<a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickFLeahy/statuses/1236693857418559488">1583685766.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The incident was also decried on Twitter.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="9d6bc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NZCR1Z1583852728"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237048911099035649" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PatrickFLeahy Expel them. Unacceptable in 2020</div> — Matt Casey (@Matt Casey)<a href="https://twitter.com/MattCasey10/statuses/1237048911099035649">1583770418.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="0d039" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="UDY38F1583852728"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1236819468002693121" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@usatodaysports Monmouth is in trouble. How do you rationalize that in today's world. Where is their heart and brai… https://t.co/dQy4jaIZMB</div> — Deesix1 (@Deesix1)<a href="https://twitter.com/Deesix11/statuses/1236819468002693121">1583715714.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a239b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FPO1341583852728"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237053392658276354" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PatrickFLeahy This is awful I couldn't imagine been a teen in the closet and being outed this way. Those students should be expelled</div> — Sean Guerrero (@Sean Guerrero)<a href="https://twitter.com/SeanGuerrero/statuses/1237053392658276354">1583771486.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Two nights earlier, Monmouth basketball held a "Gay Pride Night" organized by Caroline Mattise, the LGBTQ captain of the Monmouth tennis team.</strong></p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="5fee7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="J8N4DU1583852728"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237062802763689985" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@tlrd “I’m not talented enough to play at this level but I’m so delusionally obsessed that I think I have the right… https://t.co/0sVK63HaxN</div> — vanc (@vanc)<a href="https://twitter.com/dreambrother808/statuses/1237062802763689985">1583773730.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="ffe7d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="RS8B0F1583852728"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237058740546912263" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PatrickFLeahy It wasn’t just “highly offensive.” It was homophobic, discriminatory, and qualifies as harassment.</div> — Eric Rosswood (@Eric Rosswood)<a href="https://twitter.com/LGBT_Activist/statuses/1237058740546912263">1583772761.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="47aef" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JVT8N91583852729"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1236714749641076741" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PatrickFLeahy Oh no! That is atrocious. Real Hawks never fly that low.</div> — Samantha Bahna (Marquez-Zuniga) (@Samantha Bahna (Marquez-Zuniga))<a href="https://twitter.com/SamanthaBahna/statuses/1236714749641076741">1583690748.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Leahy has also called for an investigation into the students.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="ca891" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5O3Z8M1583852729"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237177329379618816" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is exceptionally gross. Don't want to hear any "why do sports teams have pride nights" after this.
I hope the… https://t.co/vQfF9Glrk7</div> — Ari Cohn (@Ari Cohn)<a href="https://twitter.com/AriCohn/statuses/1237177329379618816">1583801035.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="b4f1c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="EEPJ8C1583852729"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1236734726569852930" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Those who wonder why it’s important to celebrate Pride nights in sports, here is a prime example.
Why can’t we ju… https://t.co/WcXLK1aLYk</div> — Ben Pereira (@Ben Pereira)<a href="https://twitter.com/Bereira31/statuses/1236734726569852930">1583695510.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="59744" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="I6D94E1583852729"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1237080524335845379" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@USATODAY Ridiculous and they should all face harsh consequences. Its 2020 there's no need for this type of homophobic hate</div> — Samuel Badders (@Samuel Badders)<a href="https://twitter.com/samuel_badders/statuses/1237080524335845379">1583777955.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Hopefully people will learn from the swift backlash against these students and realize attacking someone over their sexuality is never funny.</strong></p>
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