Naturally, Piers Morgan’s Response to the Women’s March Is Generating Anger
The Women’s March on Washington is huge. For real, it is huge. Women are marching in Washington and cities around the world to make it clear that, among other things, they are actively watching Donald Trump and his administration and are ready to fight back against legislation that limits human rights, reproductive rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Trump himself has made numerous disparaging remarks about women, suggesting that they shouldn’t work and encouraging younger men to grab women “by the pussy,” for instance. The women attending the marches are fighting against that type of rhetoric and behavior, but Piers Morgan is still confused about what they’re doing out there. He tweeted this:
I’m planning a ‘Men’s March’ to protest at the creeping global emasculation of my gender by rabid feminists. Who’s with me?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
The tweet is hours hold but he is still trending on Twitter, which is an accomplishment for a man who regularly says controversial things on the platform.
He has been arguing with people upset by his tweet, insisting that he likes women in general, just not “rabid feminists.”
The responses are something else, though:
You know you sit next to a feminist every morning, right? @piersmorgan https://t.co/IAIq4kuCqE
— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) January 21, 2017
Nazis, apparently. @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/Kfep3ZnfP3
— Matt Bors (@MattBors) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan oh, possum. Sorry your masculinity is so fragile. Are you ok? Do your balls jus fall off when a woman doesn’t smile at you?
— Astro Upulie (@upulie) January 21, 2017
THIS is what makes America great, not bombastic misogynistic blowhards like Piers Morgan & Donald Trump. #nastywoman pic.twitter.com/s30HWx1jDf
— PoliticalGroove (@PoliticalGroove) January 21, 2017
@AlexAllTimeLow @piersmorgan I would have gone for “you’re a dickhead” but your tweet is probably better
— Jordan Fish (@JordanFish86) January 21, 2017
The Park City #MensMarch is underway! There’s only 8 of us but we’re yelling Warrant lyrics outside of a Sephora. Thanks @piersmorgan!
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 21, 2017
@pattonoswalt for @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/fMteeuqVeT
— Amanda Bower (@heyprofbow) January 21, 2017
Piers Morgan is like Benjamin Button, but for the capacity for critical thinking.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) January 21, 2017
I’m planning a march with the singular goal of trying to emasculate Piers Morgan https://t.co/jhZsKmmlBM
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) January 21, 2017
Just made another sign for today. Too soon? @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/3xzlh4qop9
— sonia saraiya (@soniasaraiya) January 21, 2017
@jonfavs @piersmorgan that response was everything!
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan piers, strong men stand up for women, and the more women have a seat at the table, the more power/success we all have.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2017
@say_shannon @piersmorgan I have to say he lost me too entirely when he said that.
— Kevin Breslin (@kevinpbreslin) January 21, 2017
@matt_higginson I really can’t imagine being so insecure as to think women’s rights threaten your manhood. Oh, Piers
— Kelly Ellis (@justkelly_ok) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan Just for once, be a gentleman and not a dick head.
— Alexis Rodney (@AlexisRodney) January 21, 2017
I’m headed to the Sundance #WomensMarch – ur welcome 2 come feel the weight of my feminist balls in your tiny hand if it’ll help https://t.co/au25gt2DtZ
— Nick Offerman (@Nick_Offerman) January 21, 2017
@RebeccaFront @piersmorgan Is he though? Maybe his brain was in the parts that were emasculated?
— Ken Reid (@KennethWReid) January 21, 2017
You know you sit next to a feminist every morning, right? @piersmorgan https://t.co/IAIq4kuCqE
— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) January 21, 2017
Bro that was yesterday, hardly anybody turned out https://t.co/fXtWNZV0ks
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/Koy0yiOq97
— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) January 21, 2017
Marching for women’s rights doesn’t make me feel like less of a man. Sounds like a personal problem, fam. https://t.co/KnivCj0di3
— Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) January 21, 2017
For those accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. #WomensMarch https://t.co/DIbzb6Sa6o
— Kushaan Shah (@kushaanshah) January 21, 2017
one of the many reasons women are marching is because there’s a man in office who belittles them @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/COknJ3AALT
— antonio (@antoniodelotero) January 21, 2017
if women marching for their rights & against misogyny threatens your identity, your concept of your own gender is shaky & rooted in misogyny https://t.co/PhC09LMXdd
— Tyler Ford (@tywrent) January 21, 2017
.@piersmorgan Wow, you scare easily. I went to #WomensMarch last night in Brussels, and I felt empowered, not emasculated. Don’t be afraid.
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) January 21, 2017
I’m neither joking or exaggerating when I say no one likes you https://t.co/xROoutRDeg
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) January 21, 2017
Reposting this one for @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/i5GFEPtYvL
— Swear Trek (@swear_trek) January 21, 2017
.@piersmorgan Why do you have to hang off the coattails of every controversy? It’s so needy.
— Dame Canuckuk (@canuckuk) January 21, 2017
Piers was going to be a tough, silent longshoreman, but feminism made him a prancing twitter donkey https://t.co/Nypw6g5lXM
— Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple) January 21, 2017
@LeslieMarshall @piersmorgan keep him away from The Queen please
— Ellie Stringer (@missellieish) January 21, 2017
March into a therapist’s office mate https://t.co/F7FXCdMQAc
— Luke O’Neil (@lukeoneil47) January 21, 2017
I see you’ve embraced your recurring role of punchline nicely. Carry on, sir. https://t.co/uxHsxPs4XC
— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) January 21, 2017
After all of that, here’s a final tweet:
at this point Piers Morgan seems to be solely famous in America for getting owned online.
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) January 21, 2017
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This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.
