Doctor Who: If we can have a female Doctor then why not a dog, asks UKIP MEP

Yep, we had to read it twice too. But UKIP MEP Roger Helmer really did say it.

"Doctor Who to regenerate as a woman". Maybe next time as a golden retriever?

— Roger Helmer (@RogerHelmerMEP) July 20, 2017

But he didn’t stop there. In response to someone who suggested he was “equating women with dogs”, Helmer tweeted:

I was making a gender-neutral point, Neil. If we can accept a change of gender with Dr. Who's regeneration, why not a change of species? https://t.co/2tOlXus8uZ

— Roger Helmer (@RogerHelmerMEP) July 20, 2017

Er, where to start? A bit like the Tardis, but working in the other direction, Helmer’s brain may be smaller on the inside than it looks from the outside.

Might be nice if you regenerated as a human being

— rob manuel (@robmanuel) July 20, 2017

Shame you can't regenerate into an occasional table & be mutely useful from time to time.

— Victoria Freeman (@make_trouble) July 20, 2017

You do understand that women are humans, right?

— Rob Francis (@rob_francis) July 20, 2017

I'm not sure you have thought this through Roge. Golden retrievers can't speak. Not sure anyone would watch.

— Peter Mannion MP (@PeterMannionMP) July 20, 2017

It’s usually a sign of giant bellendery if a tweet prompts more replies than it does anything else. This one was off the scale.

How's about this: "If we can give women the vote, why not rabbits? If we let women drive, why not cats?"

— Andy Ryan (@ItsAndyRyan) July 20, 2017

Why not replace a UKIP MEP with a Turnip?

— Foamcow (@foamcow) July 20, 2017

Or, to put it slightly more succinctly.

Truly, you are a fucking bin.

— Justin Lewis (@Mumbler3) July 20, 2017