Horrors on Grindr
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Grindr – the world’s most infamous “alternative” dating app. It’s been the butt of many jokes, the originator of many casual encounters, and home to horrors of many kinds. Today we explore some of them.
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@farrellmcguire
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
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@instaburrito3684
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Really rinsing this series
@mk7875
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
2:34 unc
@raoulcorinth1712
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Grindr itself is the horror also??
@Eryth_Plus
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Sorry i should be taking this more seriously but the thumbnail and comments are so funny lmao. Thumbnail itself is S tier meme material.
@social_creditor
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
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@swoopingdeath6900
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
As a trans person who has used Grindr I get unsolicited dick pics from strangers sent to me all of the time.
@RoryFrenn
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The real horror is actually talking to people on grindr
@MooImABunny
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The reason the "Grindr crashed during RNC" meme is so funny is that Republicans often look down on LGBT people.
While US Democrat politicians aren't wonderful people either, they are at least pro LGBT for the most part, so gay people feel more welcomed there.
Meanwhile many Republican LGBT people have to hide who they are, from others and sometimes even deny it for themselves.
"DNC is more likely to crash Grindr than RNC" is basically "fork found in kitchen" type story.
Closeted gay people will break, do their deeds in secrecy and guilt – and on average they pose a danger to the community.
For one, they'll often overcompensate and become the staunchest attackers of LGBT rights.
Second – they'll try to lead heterosexual lives, inevitably fail, meaning they'll hurt their partners and perpetuate the idea that queerness is a personal failing and not just their nature, "fish tries climbing a tree, fails".
Third, since these people already operate under the perception of wrongdoing, they can more easily venture into actual wrongdoings.
It's okay to choose to remain closeted. You miss out on the joys of freedom and self expression, but that's your choice, or in some cases you kinda have to. That's fine.
I even know a religious guy that doesn't hide his sexuality, but chose to marry a religious lesbian in a non romantic, child bearing but likely sexually unfulfilled marriage. I would never, but that's their prerogative.
The problem starts when you project your self denial and insecurity onto others. When you throw other people under the bus.
And this kind of behavior stems from Republicans much more than anyone else.
So it makes the irony when they're revealed particularly delicious.
@propane_salesman
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Wtf was Krillin doing on there?
@Compass_Call
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
8:13 not Saul Goodman 😭
@LuisRuiz-ze5wb
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Hey, Farrell
I liked very much the transitions from case to case. I appreciate how your editing is evolving
@Purp13TeddyBear
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Horrors on ZocDoc
@balisongkid1
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Saying grindr crashed because of the RNC is so stupid. If grindr's servers can't handle the maxed out bandwidth of one convention… then they can't handle the shear number of users on that app. It's as simple as that. Not defending them, just pointing out blatant ignorance
@NXHLVS
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Up here in Michigan back in 2019, a man met another younger man named Kevin Bacon on Grindr. The older man would go on to end Kevin's life and cannibalize him. I remember hearing about it specifically because my partner at the time had been friends with Kevin only a few years prior. The details are grisly. I'm a little surprised you didn't cover it.
@tommiekobain2079
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
the like button was a lil screamin face lmao
@Ghostofthegallow
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The fuck is that thumbnail dude
@essonex
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
farrel mcguire trade
@essonex
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
true crime trade
@Svoorhout85
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The horror of Farrel McGuire telling you that he's got your nose. ✊️
@JoJo-ie8sl
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
I was riding in an Uber and my co-workers grindr notification went off and the driver said hey I know that game my husband plays it all the time
@nataliebrundage5002
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Caelan Conrad did cover the myth of RNC Grindr crash, in case anyone wanted to look into that rabbit hole at more depth. He’s a really great YouTube video essayist in general!
@KnG02
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Haven't started yet, is the scariest one about politicians lying about being on the app, yet crashing it whenever they gather in large quantities, consistently?
@kelvani
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
daddy wants to take you to the woodshed
@RadiganMonke
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Kind of funny how "progressives" still end up using gay as an insult lol
@ProsperIbeabuchi
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Never knew that outro would describe my current YouTube dilemma so perfectly, I scroll so long and its the same thing, even clicking the "show me something new" feature at the buttom does not help
@dubxo27
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The real horror is when they’re 0 feet away.
@ggeenis1353
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Just starting to get gray hairs at 31?? I got my first WHITE hair at 16. Gonna be full salt & pepper by 35 for sure. Get your numbers up, rookie.
@damonrichardson1999
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
In the heat of the moment sometimes people don't think about just how dangerous anonymous hookups are. Looking back on it, I couldn't fully relax when I hooked up. I watched closely the whole time. It occurred to me how dangerous those situations could've been and eventually after getting flirted with by so many old men I met someone so kind and around my age and I didn't want to go back. We actually started dating a month later and I didn't go back. Someone here apparently tried to meet up on Grindr to drug and rob someone but thankfully got caught quickly. I'm happy having left it behind
@nolla-m4u
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
=)
@J_R_Z_76
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Isn’t this how AIDS started but instead of bath houses it’s a damn app?
@MxRez
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
so sad to belive i have to encounter these horrors while on grindr
@essonex
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
scariest thing thats happened is trade not texting back
@puure_chaoos.nett69
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Bro this should have been a pride special lol
@____K_____989
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The horrors of grinding bears and fake hate posting about rights being taken away.
@kuumaana
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
2:34 the horrors of birthdays
@JekyllsJournal
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
finding those bones and then learning they weren’t even Mark’s is such a disturbing twist… suddenly you’ve got two mysteries hiding in the same forest
@armyofmeh
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
There have been more targeted attacks using these apps in Europe. No relation to anything else going on in Europe.
@leeborocz-johnson1649
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Don't let the bad things that can happen on Grindr grind you down.
@Booknooksss
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
23:35 I’m not a republican but it’s sad that people just want to believe false news that go along with their agenda with no fact checks whatsoever, and it’s constantly happening all the time. At the end it doesn’t help anything
@ksterlings197
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
People meeting strangers for anonymous sex being murdered doesn't surprise me one bit. If anything, the world is a better place for it.
@chilldude30
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
I hate grindr. Its more than just seedy its genuinely dark, imo. Its also shit.
@undeadlemonz
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Saul goodman
@pwndbyqatux4131
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
The gays are freaky
@bysolriver
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
I have no nose and I must grind
@ToastTheCatDrawz
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
16:52 nah that village is best
@mrmoosecreature
September 24, 2026 at 3:14 pm
At least they got drained before their bank accounts.