It appears everyone — of importance in the Vanderbilt football program was asleep this morning — when this ill-advised tweet promoting their vision and culture backfired.
This comes six months after two former Vanderbilt football players were found guilty of rape. Welp. pic.twitter.com/0guM35V7h9
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) August 6, 2015
The tweet was quickly deleted, and the school received harsh criticism for being insensitive months after two former Vanderbilt football players were found guilty of rape on campus.
The programs official twitter page then apologized for the mistake.
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
You definitely have to watch how you word things, and go through every scenario before hitting send.
H/T: Huff Post
