Piers Morgan enraged supporters of Saturday’s Women’s March by suggesting he was going to organise a Men’s March to “protest the creeping global emasculation of my gender by rabid feminists”.
Thousands of people gathered in central London today and millions more attended rallies across the world to support womens’ rights - in a show of force on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
But Morgan couldn’t help but take issue with it and suggested on Twitter that he was planning a Men’s March.
The post received 14,000 Likes, much to the Good Morning Britain host’s delight, but it appeared to enrage thousands more, including his co-host Susanna Reid.
Imagine if there were a load of men-only marches today?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
The feminists would go crackers.
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
My Men's March will start by the Saudi, not US, embassy. We will show our masculine strength by protesting at THEIR treatment of women.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
8k likes for my Men's March. I have a movement! https://t.co/ebeCvCHYUB
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 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
Are you marching today then? https://t.co/KW5YcvCkic
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Writers from the Guardian and Buzzfeed, along with singer Lilly Allen, condemned Morgan for his post which the journalist doggedly defended with a volley of personalised put-downs.
We go back a long time @piersmorgan & I'd like to think we're friends. I've NEVER known you to be anti women- so what are you doing dude? https://t.co/9xjh6FodcW
— Brittany Kaplan (@BrittanyLKaplan) January 21, 2017
I love women. Not a big fan of rabid feminists. https://t.co/sSzeFLDCeU
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
This has got to be getting embarrassing for ITV at this point. https://t.co/8ylmBZMmgM
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 21, 2017
Says a guy who works for a news organisation that published unverified salacious bulls**t about Trump & hookers this month.. https://t.co/HRzK8pgQFM
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Can't make it sorry b/c I'm going on the women's march & am not stratospherically insecure https://t.co/jF2rUyRFOg
— Oliver Burkeman (@oliverburkeman) January 21, 2017
Mate, everyone at the Guardian is stratospherically insecure. For very good reason. https://t.co/xipfWnOKTp
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan how much attention would you need to finally feel secure?
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 21, 2017
Not sure. But keep tweeting about me & I'll let you know. https://t.co/rjnjwfdlaf
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
you are so embarrassing https://t.co/QhgoZZERli
— Anna Shaffer (@anna_shaffer) January 21, 2017
Says a Hollyoaks actress. https://t.co/Erap2h9JBX
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan Are you actually planning a 'Men's March'? When is it? And where?
— Oliver Duggan (@OliDuggan) January 21, 2017
Yes. In the middle of the Guardian newsroom. https://t.co/cEcMgH7OcT
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan Do you still remember what a newsroom looks like?
— Oliver Duggan (@OliDuggan) January 21, 2017
I remember that your newsroom was always full of millionaires munching on rare imported lentils whilst bemoaning world poverty. https://t.co/eGxKd9EB1Q
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan great. If you reckon you still know your way round a newsroom we'd love to have you.
— Tracy McVeigh (@tracymcveigh) January 21, 2017
Thank you. It is still compulsory to wear a shell-suit in the Observer newsroom? https://t.co/NVOmGV9E7M
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 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
I used to ride the elevator with this dipshit all the time and my greatest regret is not rabidly kneeing him in his emasculated balls. https://t.co/n8Ah9EaBJz
— Mary Cella (@mary_cella) January 21, 2017
When people post absolute bollocks like this on the Internet I find it works just as perfectly as them wearing an "I am a cunt" badge. https://t.co/w3JLYZ0ZiD
— Kate Devlin (@drkatedevlin) January 21, 2017
If you're emasculated by women walking, you were never much of a man in the first place @piersmorgan https://t.co/G2tAVOo4BW
— will brooker (@willbrooker) January 21, 2017
Are you wearing mascara in that profile pic, Will? https://t.co/xGnRRKquHM
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Confused why some men are offended by the @womensmarch Support the women in your life - mom, sister, daughter, wife, friend. ❤☺
— Julie Stewart-Binks (@JSB_TV) January 21, 2017
Because it's not a march about women's rights, it's a march protesting that Trump won a free, democratic election. https://t.co/VGHwvEuabB
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
When a female presidential candidate is recorded saying "just tug them by the cock" I'll come with you, Piers. https://t.co/2KcNA1JLc2
— Viv Groskop (@VivGroskop) January 21, 2017
But is it still a Men's March if you have moobs? https://t.co/AmDwsn6ISX
— Imran Garda (@ImranGarda) January 21, 2017
And so the creeping misogyny begins. A woman with a mind and an opinion isn't rabid @piersmorgan, just right! #womensmarch https://t.co/fS99VyZvQe
— Joanna Cattanach (@JoannaCattanach) January 21, 2017
I'm very supportive of women's rights. I just don't like the rather sexist label 'Women's March'. https://t.co/709ziDRQYm
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Morgan baited march supporters further by suggesting the Women’s March was “just an anti-democratic protest at Trump winning the presidency”.
Let's be honest, ladies.. today's Women's March is just an anti-democratic protest at Trump winning the presidency.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
One of the main reasons Hillary lost was that she & her supporters exuded air of entitlement to her becoming being 1st female president.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 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
I love strong women.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Silly marches led by Madonna & Cher to protest at an election result are pointless. https://t.co/KrY29cNfR5
@piersmorgan not pointless. I am at union station &there are a ton of young women excited to march for first time. Good to see patriotism
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2017
The time to protest was at the polling booths in November. Women voted for Trump in huge numbers! https://t.co/Q6mm0olPDm
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
I used to think piers was ludicrous but mildly entertaining. And usually on the right side in a fight. What in god's name happened to him? https://t.co/uiLPQ6a3WG
— Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) January 21, 2017
I always thought you were ludicrous & not remotely entertaining. Nothing's changed. https://t.co/mZUJTClRl1
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Before taking a moment to enjoy the whirlpool of hatred he had stirred up.
Amused by all the fulminating outrage at my suggestion of a Men's March, especially from women. Kinda proves my point...
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Disappointed to only be trending No7 in USA. pic.twitter.com/IPHktyw8BT
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Then he dived back in to ridicule Lily Allen, among others.
Just need @KimKardashian & @emrata to post bird-flipping topless selfies to support #WomensMarch for the farce to be complete.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
😂😂😂😂 @lilyallen ! pic.twitter.com/VOPO2a4GZf
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Here's a photo of Trump-hating @lilyallen grabbing my crotch. pic.twitter.com/dH51RNc72R
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
'END THE HATE!' cry the Trump-haters who've spent the day bombarding me with hate & death threats for daring to disagree with them. 😂😂
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
What right has President Trump removed from women to warrant this #WomensMarch protest? Why not wait to see if he tries, then fight it?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Develop some goddam decency for social activism. The empowerment of women is primordial to humanity's fundamental moral compass. You cunt... https://t.co/oPVd35WBYq
— Eugene Michael Simon (@Eugene_Simon) January 21, 2017
You think men using the c-word is empowering to women, Eugene? https://t.co/n4FPsfBTKr
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Speaking as a man, stop making my gender look so dumb. https://t.co/lTIZPajjlh
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) January 21, 2017
Mate, your profile pic's doing the job without any help from me. https://t.co/gYBUhEsY9P
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Just been for a bracing march in the park with my wife & daughter. We all felt completely equal, though I bought the coffees.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
@piersmorgan Being threatened by strong women is not a good look for you.
— Bernie Delinski (@BernieDelinski) January 21, 2017
I love strong women.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Most of the ones I know don't feel the need to go on a pointless generic march. https://t.co/dYLizQ67AF
Watching #womensmarch 'pussy' protestors on @SkyNews - few mentioning women's rights, all just enraged Trump won. pic.twitter.com/Ky8JJdpiyj
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
There are far better ways to challenge Trump than marching around in pink pussy hats. https://t.co/xFExBxPhLp
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
53% of American white women voted Trump.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
I bet half these 'pussy' protestors didn't vote at all. #WomensMarch
Let's be honest. You're an idiot who fails to grasp that today is the epitome of what Democracy is all about. https://t.co/ODOJW4dOPT
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) January 21, 2017
Today's a day for loads of women to say they hate Trump.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Millions of other women voted for him to be President over a female candidate. https://t.co/5iABTuHwvD
Have you considered calling it 'Idiots March' https://t.co/NPE2ECA50e
— DaveAnthony (@daveanthony) January 21, 2017
Only if you join us, Dave. https://t.co/to0pR5N0bb
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Morgan later implored those criticising and “threatening” him on Twitter to read an article in The Times on why ‘Anti-Trump marches are on the wrong path’.
Come on 'End the hate!' brigade, the death threats are slowing up a bit! #womensmarch
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
To all those abusing me for questioning the Women's March, read this: https://t.co/yVE63RjC8j
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
Then, having seemingly spent the entire day replying to streams of abuse, Morgan then cancelled his supposed march.
UPDATE: I am cancelling my Men's March against male gender emasculation. My wife's banned me from going.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017