I was literally just writing about the importance of celebrities reading Twitter drafts over and over to make sure they don’t tweet anything stupid. Apparently I should have widened to net to include tone-deaf colleges who send out a “We don’t need your permission” tweet during an ongoing rape case:
I get it. Vandy Football wants to pump up their fans for another disappointing season, but come on. How can you read that slogan and think, “LOOKS GOOD!” knowing two of your former players (Cory Batey and Bandon Vandenburg) were convicted of rape?
UPDATE: Vanderbilt has apologized.
We apologize for today’s tweet. It’s not a comment about sexual assault. Sex without permission is always wrong and not accepted. (1/2)
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) August 6, 2015
Sexual assault is not acceptable at Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Athletics and Vanderbilt Football. (2/2)
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) August 6, 2015
(The case was later deemed a mistrial due to juror not disclosing he was a victim of statutory rape.)
https://twitter.com/Lahlahlindsey/status/629334180820873216
New job posting: Vanderbilt football is looking for a new social media coordinator.
— Tim Shoemaker (@TimShoemaker) August 6, 2015
