MLSE bans 4 men after ‘FHRITP’ incident

MLSE has suspended four Toronto FC fans indefinitely for obscene comments made to CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt outside BMO Field.

The fans, two of whom are TFC season ticket holders, are facing a minimum one-year ban from all MLSE facilities after a confrontation with Hunt at Toronto FC’s home opener on Sunday. The incident occurred when another individual shouted vulgarities into her microphone during a news report, a trend labelled “FHRITP” that has been popularized by similar videos in other cities.

On Tuesday, one of the men involved was fired from his job at Hydro One for his role in the incident.

MLSE issued the following statement on Tuesday:

We’re appalled that this trend of disrespectful behaviour would make its way to our city, let alone anywhere near our stadium. ‎We are working to identify the individuals, and when we do they will be banned from all of our facilities. Moving forward, we will also work with our local television outlets to provide extra security support to female reporters doing live hits at any of our games. Our organization is committed to an environment where everyone can feel safe and included and discrimination or intolerance of any kind will be met with a swift and serious response. We’re thankful to our vast majority of fans for standing up against such sexist behaviour and working with us to help prevent it in the future.

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