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J.K. Rowling rips apart sexist insults aimed at Theresa May by the so-called 'liberal' men. Because that's what strong women do.
J.K. Rowling rips apart sexist insults aimed at Theresa May by so-called ‘liberal’ men. Because that’s what strong women do.
Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister suffered a major set back in the recently held UK general elections. Some so-called ‘liberal’ men expressed their excitement on Twitter by verbally abusing her with gender-based slurs. But, J.K. Rowling, the award winning author of the Harry Potter series, was not having it and decided to call out the sexist insults in a series of 14 searing tweets.
Just unfollowed a man whom I thought was smart and funny, because he called Theresa May a whore. 1/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
Just unfollowed a man whom I thought was smart and funny, because he called Theresa May a whore. 1/14
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
I’m sick of ‘liberal’ men whose mask slips every time a woman displeases them, who reach immediately for crude and humiliating words 3/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
I’m sick of ‘liberal’ men whose mask slips every time a woman displeases them, who reach immediately for crude and humiliating words 3/14
associated with femaleness, act like old-school misogynists and then preen themselves as though they’ve been brave. 4/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
associated with femaleness, act like old-school misogynists and then preen themselves as though they’ve been brave. 4/14
Every woman I know who has dared express an opinion publically has endured this kind of abuse at least once, 8/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
Every woman I know who has dared express an opinion publically has endured this kind of abuse at least once, 8/14
and rape threats, who try by every means possible to intimidate women out of politics and public spaces, both real and digital. 6/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
and rape threats, who try by every means possible to intimidate women out of politics and public spaces, both real and digital. 6/14
‘Cunt’, ‘whore’ and, naturally, rape. We’re too ugly to rape, or we need raping, or we need raping and killing. 7/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
‘Cunt’, ‘whore’ and, naturally, rape. We’re too ugly to rape, or we need raping, or we need raping and killing. 7/14
If you want to know how much fouler it gets if you also happen to be black or gay, ask Diane Abbot or Ruth Davidson. 10/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
If you want to know how much fouler it gets if you also happen to be black or gay, ask Diane Abbot or Ruth Davidson. 10/14
I don’t care whether we’re talking about Theresa May or Nicola Sturgeon or Kate Hooey or Yvette Cooper or Hillary Clinton: 11/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
I don’t care whether we’re talking about Theresa May or Nicola Sturgeon or Kate Hooey or Yvette Cooper or Hillary Clinton: 11/14
femaleness is not a design flaw. If your immediate response to a woman who displeases you 12/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
femaleness is not a design flaw. If your immediate response to a woman who displeases you 12/14
is to call her a synonym for her vulva, or compare her to a prostitute, then drop the pretence and own it: you’re not a liberal. 13/14 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017
is to call her a synonym for her vulva, or compare her to a prostitute, then drop the pretence and own it: you’re not a liberal. 13/14
In her no-nonsense style, J.K. Rowling is on point as usual. Read all her tweets here.
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