Officials from Monmouth University in New Jersey say they are investigating homophobic harassment that occurred at school basketball game over the weekend.
The disturbing incident happened at Monmouth-Siena basketball game on Saturday. During the team’s dramatic 86-72 loss in its final home game of the season, a group of Monmouth students unveiled a sign directed at one of the Siena players that read “Stick to GRINDR” along with photos taken from the young man’s dating profile.
The stunt was met with swift backlash on social media.
“As someone that played football at Monmouth and takes pride in being a Hawk this is unnecessary and disgusting behavior,” one person tweeted. “So disappointing that some students have to be idiots and represent the University in such a negative light. They should be banned from future sports events.”
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“Those who wonder why it’s important to celebrate Pride nights in sports, here is a prime example.” another said. “Why can’t we just let athletes play?
“It’s 2020, you ignorant shitheels,” a third person wrote. “Do better.”
Patrick Leahy, the president of New Jersey’s Monmouth University, issued a statement saying the school would investigate the matter, calling it “highly offensive” and affirming that “discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated on this campus.”
A message to the Monmouth University community yesterday. pic.twitter.com/gqntsrffUl
— Patrick F. Leahy (@PatrickFLeahy) March 8, 2020
The incident happened just two nights after Monmouth men’s basketball game held a special Gay Pride Night. That event, along with one at a women’s basketball game last month, were organized by the captain of Monmouth women’s tennis team, Caroline Mattise, who is LGBTQ.
Jared MacBride
Actions have consequences, and since there’s no way in the world a person smart enough to fill out a college application couldn’t know this was the wrong thing to do, the consequences here should be expulsion until you show us you know better.
Chrisk
Wow. So much wrong here. Expulsion is the only fitting action. These children need to learn basic civility.
One action (accusing hime of being gay) is juvenile but to show screenshots like that seems criminal to me. To think these dumb-asses thought this was a good idea is beyond me.
TheBigOne
Seems to me that somebody must have been on Grindr doing some “research”. Guess they had to “take one for the team”.
GREATGLORYHOLER
I would think anyone in College is at least 18 years or older. Why does it have to be Research? Guys can’t look for Sex while in College? Oh That must be only for The Straight Guys? or You just like making Puns to feel better?
Openminded
BigOne, that was my first thoughts. IDK because I’ve never been on Grinder but I thought it was for gay hookups only. If that’s the case, one has to wonder who masterminded this “research project”.
I always seem to go against the grain, but if Grinder is half the cesspool I have been led to believe it is by different posts on this site, I’m not sure the offended student shouldn’t learn that what gets posted on the internet, stays on the internet, and therefore one should proceed very carefully. Seems nobody minds when some jerk sends out dic pics that later get turned loose to the general public. I probably should better research what Grinder’s all about before making these statements but what the heck, it’s Christmas. Go tell Santa.
jjose712
Well, that doesn’t have to be the case.
If you read the news (i don’t know why this is suddenly in first queerty page when the news are from march) the profile of the Siena players was taken from tinder, so the comments were clearly intended to be homophobic even if the other player doesn’t have the profile on the gay app (maybe it was a gay profile in Tinder but there’s absolutely no reference to the players sexual orientation).
So nobody from Monmouth had to have a grindr profile (i doubt somebody who is gay will come with such homophobic way to taunt a rival)
russellhm
And what a powerful message about sportsmanship the victims of these taunts were given. Shame is too kind a word for the arseholes from Monmouth. The sport should be dropped for a period of four years.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
And just which ones happened to be active on Grindr to see the profile?
Not a single one of those noxious pukes is even remotely attractive. A case of retribution for being blocked????
CurtisIsTheOne
Identify and then institute swift and effective punishment. Those involved should be suspended for a semester. Period.
shanfrina
… Parents must be real Proud of their Anti-LGBTQ+ Devil Spawn!?!
charlieeod74
Probably little evangelical Christian a holes
Jim
Ya gotta feel sorry for Monmouth University. They know they have an inferior team and just don’t know how to handle it.
trsxyz123
This is so incredibly mean. Wrong in so many ways. Yes the punishment for this behavior should be severe.
tjr101
The way this world is heading right now, nothing surprises me any more. Those students are supposed to be America’s future…good luck to us all.
ScottOnEarth
And people wonder why some people choose to stay in the closet. I’m not one of them but I’m sure the guy on the receiving end of these vile, cruel, heartless taunts will be traumatized for a long time. This behavior is beyond reprehensible and I hope the school is serious about reprimanding these losers.
batesmotel
The one plus about this whole thing is that this story is being brought to light and the massive majority are not happy about it. If this was say twenty years ago, then it would’ve been swept under the rug or made fun of by the public. So there is some small measure of change. Still – something like this shouldn’t even cross the minds of those University students to do. Typically University students tend to be the most accepting of all people and don’t resort to Junior High tactics. The parents of those kids are to blame. Someone that was raised by parents that taught them while they were young to accept all no matter sexual orientation, gender, race, would never have participated in that.
TimberWolf
NJ Privileged show their true ignorance, bullying, harassment, discrimination all this nonsense
to destroy a player, so much for sportsmanship, blame the parents for raising ignorance and school bullies, this incident is not the first stunt but it made headlines, these students most likely the bullies
NJ has a reputation as being a cold state, not friendly more on the defense
Monmouth a wealthy town with its share of spoiled brats
jsmu
EXPEL these SHITWEASELS RIGHT NOW
and then DOXX THEM ALL!
simulations
Don’t get me wrong – I’d love to see these a-holes lose the advantages they’ve become accustomed to, but they’ll just learn to hate from this. Mandatory community service with LGBTQ+ charities if they want to stay in college. Let them see what the world looks like from a less-privileged perspective.
JosephS2234
May I ask why your on here promoting a website… that doesn’t seem to appropriate
JosephS2234
May I ask why your on here trying to promote a website that looks like it may be just for a one night stand which I honestly don’t think if that’s what this post was for is that appropriate for what this story was about and I’m sure you could send something like this to someone in an app if it was really necessary TBH
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
JosephS2234: These are on EVERY thread on Queerty for couple of months now. Clearly a paid for ad. Otherwise Queerty would have blocked. Just wish they were upfront and identified as such…..
nm4047
someone from the supporter group obviously has a grindr profile to have found this players’. But that seems to not be an issue for the harassers.
GREATGLORYHOLER
You know that is True. So many Straight Guys just looking for a Quick Discreet Blow Job with No Baggage and No Questions asked.
hotshot70
Expulsion and criminal charges. Punish the parents with hefty fines. Make sure these students lose all chances at college.
ShowMeGuy
Punish the parents for the actions of their ADULT AGE children? Are you stupid?
Saps48
This thread is useless without the actual grindr profile photos…
MrMichaelJ
Gee, I’m not exactly sure how it works but it seems to me maybe if you made more posters trying to cheer your own team on, you know something that might make your team more willing to try that 3 point shot to please you, rather than making signs trying to slam the other team, you know something that might make them more willing to try that 3 point shot to piss you off, you might get further in life.
@dusyk
They should be expelled
Hdtex
henac is a methwhore
Major
Hang those little homophobic bitches upside down and feed them ExLax.
rocknstan
Because everybody knows that people should still be ashamed of being gay in 2020. Half of the population is still clueless as we have seen with Trump’s election and continued support. Do you think that the students who graduate from this university will have broadened their perspectives? Apparently, for half of Amerikkka’s population, higher education does little more than prolong adolescence. The proof is in the puddin’.
Openminded
rocknstan, Half of America did not vote for Trump. Less than half of THOSE WHO VOTED, voted for Trump. There was more than a few VOTERS who voted independent. I’ll have to look, but I’m not sure Biden even got half of the total votes. Not that that matters, he won the Electoral College, as everyone but Trump knows.
JessPH
This is MARCH.
WTF, Queerty
BryonByronWhatever
Deplorable, yes, but as the prior Comment points out, this occurred 9 months ago and was dealt with at the time. Why are you trolling it now? Certainly there’s current news to follow.
wikidBSTN
This is old news back from March 2020.
Fname Optional Lname
So this story is 3 months shy of being a year old.
In other news President Kennedy was shot at Dealey Plaza, Bea Arthur to star in a new sitcom called “Maude” and technology specialists predict all households will have computers some day!
balttymore
Supposedly the pics were taken from the players tinder profile….he was never on grindr…They were just being homophobic
smartguyd
“Caroline Mattise, who is LGBTQ” SHE IS THE MECHA-GAY, CAPABLE OF BEING ALL THE LETTERS AT ONCE
blackhook
Those hateful chuds have nothing to worry about …no self-respecting gay guy is EVER gonna hit on their sorry asses.