Simon Mayo trolled Piers Morgan over International Women’s Day and he’s everyone’s hero now
Piers Morgan was doing what he does best today – tweeting – this time on the subject of gender equality and International Women’s Day.
You already now where this is going, don’t you?
On #InternationalWomenDay, a reminder that in Britain, women rule…
Monarch: female
Prime Minister: female
Home Secretary: female
Scotland 1st Minister: female
Head of London fire service: female
Head of Met Police: female— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 8, 2018
TV critic Ian Hyland got in touch to point out Morgan had forgotten one.
… Lead Presenter of Good Morning Britain: Female. https://t.co/KG2C4PGSgt
— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) March 8, 2018
Yes, that’s better, but then things really started to get interesting when Radio 2 presenter Simon Mayo joined in.
And on #InternationalWomenDay time to remember the TV presenter who thought it was ok to attack the ‘rabid feminists’ on the ‘vacuous’ women’s march in London.
— Simon Mayo (@simonmayo) March 8, 2018
Who can he possibly be talking about? Piers Morgan, obviously, after he caused a bit of a stir last year by tweeting 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
Here’s how Morgan responded today.
Aww, look at you Mr Mayo, you heroic virtue-signaller! That comically vacuous march wasn’t about equality, it was about Trump-hating celebrities like Madonna screaming about blowing up the White House. Radical ‘rabid’ feminists are a barrier to equality, not a solution. https://t.co/HCPPyLyerf
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 8, 2018
Then Mayo’s 5 Live co-presenter Mark Kermode joined in, over Morgan’s description as a ‘presenter’.
“TV Presenter and Entourage bit-parter” surely?
— Mark Kermode (@KermodeMovie) March 8, 2018
Of course! What with all my ‘heroic virtue signalling’ I totally forgot about that. Must try harder.
— Simon Mayo (@simonmayo) March 8, 2018
Here’s Morgan’s reply (we are nothing if not even-handed).
I’ve been in 8 movies that have grossed $1.8 billion at the box office. So ‘Film Star’ will suffice. https://t.co/8FSHMD67Oy
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 8, 2018
But the general response to the whole thing appeared to be this.
As usual, superb, Mr Mayo. pic.twitter.com/HBt554IN07
— Alan Tracey (@DukeOfBelmsford) March 8, 2018
