USA Today published a collection of what they called “homophobic” tweets written by Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray when he was a 14-year-old child, just hours after he had been awarded the Heisman Trophy.
The now-deleted tweets referenced the word “queer.” Yahoo Sports posted a screenshot of the juvenile tweets — along with a warning that the message contains “language that may be found offensive.
USA Today “journalist” Scott Gleeson called the tweets offensive and anti-gay.
Murray later apologized for the “poor choice of word that doesn’t reflect who I am or what I believe.”
I apologize for the tweets that have come to light tonight from when I was 14 and 15. I used a poor choice of word that doesn’t reflect who I am or what I believe. I did not intend to single out any individual or group.
— Kyler Murray (@TheKylerMurray) December 9, 2018
USA Today’s deliberate attack on Murray sparked furious outrage among Americans who are sick and tired of politically correct social justice warriors.
“When Murray was 15 years old, he tweeted at his friends (via his since-verified Twitter account) using an anti-gay slur to defame them”
Using dumb crap he tweeted when he was 15 to ruin the greatest achievement of his life.— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) December 9, 2018
Journalism is not only dead, it’s been eaten by worms, decayed into goo, and dribbled out of the coffin… leaving only dry bone powder in its place. https://t.co/4UCLFx4nB6
— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) December 9, 2018
This crap has to stop.
The tweets were literally just found hours ago and this Scott Gleeson guy writes a hit piece on him right after the greatest moment of his life. https://t.co/APzOgkll81
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 9, 2018
But it turns out this may have been a well-orchestrated plot to smear the Heisman Trophy winner.
A resume that appears to belong to Scott Gleeson says he’s covered LGBT issues in sports, specifically “on homophobia”
There’s no problem with this, so why’s it relevant?
Gleeson wrote in his report that the tweets just “resurfaced” tonight.
Is this true or did he dig them up? pic.twitter.com/ovnNwkz5zz
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 9, 2018
Does USA Today have a staffer dedicated to digging up dirt on sports figures who may written or said something inappropriate as a young teenager? Really?
It’s not the first time that social justice warriors disguised as journalists have conspired to take down someone because of something they wrote on social media as a young child.
Our public universities are responsible for creating this dangerous new world of perpetually-offended snowflakes – triggered by the sophomoric rantings of a 14-year-old child.
Parents need to have a serious chat with their children about the dangers lurking in the dark shadows of the Internet. Somewhere at this very moment a social justice warrior is digging up dirt on a 10-year-old that will ultimately destroy the child’s future career and good name.
Just ask Kyler Murray.