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J.K. Rowling Rips Sexist Insults Against Theresa May In Wake Of UK Election

Published Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:18:37 -0500

Last updated Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:23:16 -0500

As the world tries to figure out what the hell is going on in the U.K. after yesterday's election, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has taken to Twitter for a fourteen-tweet message for men using sexist insults against Theresa May, even though Rowling herself is no fan of the Prime Minister (though the Prime Minister is a fan of hers).

If you can't disagree with a woman without reaching for all those filthy old insults, screw you and your politics. 2/14

— 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

— 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

— 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

— 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

— 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

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017

You're a few short steps away from some guy hiding behind a cartoon frog. 14/14

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 9, 2017

While we agree with the message, the most amazing thing about this story is that Rowling managed to accurately estimate, with her very first tweet, that it would require exactly 14 tweets to communicate her entire message. Now that's what we call a professional author.

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