The tweet racked up a respectable 10,000 likes within its first 3 hours online, but what was probably most remarkable was that it was posted from the official account of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison wasn’t much more than a drift of delicate snowflakes when a white supremacist group and two Black Lives Matters groups tried to shut down an appearance by Ben Shapiro, but when the NCAA championship is on the line … watch out.
SWEET. pic.twitter.com/adGsUrNWuN
— UW-Madison (@UWMadison) March 18, 2017
That's embarrassing for an official school account.
— Shane (@bonesaw329) March 18, 2017
Posting a looping animation of a crying girl? That’s not sweet!
. @UWMadison pic.twitter.com/bGSJGseJ7F
— Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) March 18, 2017
Wisconsin fans right now to Villanova fans. pic.twitter.com/Cu3wDQA4PB
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeague) March 18, 2017
.@UWMadison pic.twitter.com/vHxvxL29KT
— Mike Mulholland (@mulho2mj) March 18, 2017
— James Derp State Kelly (@ksqueed) March 18, 2017
Liberal tears are delicious, no doubt, but leave the trolling to the student body or the alumni.
This is from 2015…
— Mike Conkle (@cekim44685) March 18, 2017
Well, someone at the school has been waiting a long time for this opportunity.
why would you post a video of a girl crying like that? You won but you still felt the need to shame someone… smh
— Nicole Lynnay (@beautifulsoulsm) March 18, 2017
this is official UW account and not some troll? That's sad
— Scott (@xst05) March 18, 2017
@haleyfarnum Bruh this is cold blooded.
— The Chief (@Imbrandonjames) March 18, 2017
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not cool bro. Not cool. Show some class
— RMacs (@PhillyHotspur) March 18, 2017
It was a great victory and you should celebrate what YOUR guys did, not mock this girl.
— Joe Erwin (@Erwin_Joe) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/TerrierFan12/status/843238328845701125
cmon guys, we're better than this.
— Ben Deutsch (@KOnocomment) March 18, 2017
how do you think she feels about you tweeting this out? Embarrass her because her team lost? Classy University
— Chris Fiori (@csfio) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/Badger1998/status/843241635949568001
@Johnnymckechs do you run this account? Is this you tweeting?
— Anna Maria Tarullo (@tarullotweets) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrulyMarkieP/status/843219621612322816
Things turned out OK for “Villanova Piccolo Girl” Roxanne Chalifoux after all, but still …
For its part, CBS Sports settled on this young fan for a more up-to-date emotional roller coaster ride:
This young fan does not agree with the call. pic.twitter.com/A50cJE2D9N
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2017
This kid has ALL OF THE EMOTIONS pic.twitter.com/4P9vaA9fsr
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2017
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