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Joe Vesey-Byrne
Sep 07, 2017
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If your Twitter timeline is filled with gifs of hot LGBT+ action this morning, it's all down to #Moggmentum.
In recent months, supporters of Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg introduced the hashtag #Moggmentum to Twitter, in playful riposte to Labour supporting campaign group Momentum.
On Wednesday, a Twitter account for Moggmentum surpassed 9,000 followers.
That day, Rees-Mogg himself appeared on Good Morning Britain and discussed his views on abortion, brexit, the Conservative party and same-sex marriage.
In 2013 Rees-Mogg was one of 154 MPs to vote against giving the same-sex marriage bill a third reading, and moving it to the last stages of the lawmaking process.
The hashtag #Moggmentum was then jumped upon by writer Alex Andreou, who suggested that everybody, should definitely not tweet it with pictures of same-sex couples kissing.
Wouldn't it be a DREADFUL thing, if homophobic leadership wannabe Jacob Rees-Mogg's hashtag #moggmentum was totally… https://t.co/jZHXaFu2Pc— Alex Andreou (@Alex Andreou) 1504726435
He later added:
Freedom of speech does not confer on you some sort of additional magical right for your bullshit to go unanswered.… https://t.co/de0Gi0Crks— Alex Andreou (@Alex Andreou) 1504742854
Ask for LGBT+ gifs, and ye shall receive them
For the record, I agree w/ @sturdyAlex that it would be *terrible* if the #MoggMentum hashtag was appropriated for… https://t.co/S8KA5uq67q— tiger lantern #BLM (@tiger lantern #BLM) 1504729079
#MoggMentum is my new favourite hashtag @sturdyAlex https://t.co/vJ9KZu2rlC— lisa van wyk (@lisa van wyk) 1504727614
If you're just joining us, go check out the #moggmentum tag 😸 https://t.co/PktjGdP24P— A is still *NOT* ok (@A is still *NOT* ok) 1504729816
'Ere ya go. Some top quality homosexual snogging for your viewing pleasure. #moggmentum https://t.co/K6nHNqKEfB— Dan (@Dan) 1504767993
@SoljaBetty @sturdyAlex Guys! Haven't you got anything better to do than post LGBQT lovers on #MoggMentum's pages?… https://t.co/bzAMc7YPzW— Jon Howes ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ⓥ 🏴 🇫🇷 🏳️🌈 🏴 (@Jon Howes ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ⓥ 🏴 🇫🇷 🏳️🌈 🏴) 1504728382
It's very childish and unfair to turn the #MoggMentum hashtag into a series of LGBT gifs. Think of the posh people. https://t.co/g1zUPFIxQO— Chris Brosnahan (@Chris Brosnahan) 1504769366
@sturdyAlex I'm very disappointed you're choosing to wind up homophobic bigots like this. Not on, Alex! 😡😡😍😍💜💙💚… https://t.co/MYLLLC74Ri— Betty (@Betty) 1504727322
#MoggMentum is being inundated with LGBT erotica gifs. How childish, I'd never do such a thing... https://t.co/FJQpkfyfHL— 🌻Sam🌻 (@🌻Sam🌻) 1504768373
#MoggMentum https://t.co/hfxzqTpDM0— david (@david) 1504770404
@dubzLF @sturdyAlex Muslims posting #LGBT kisses #MoggMentum https://t.co/FeUxBcTy2e— Opinionated Hijabi (@Opinionated Hijabi) 1504770624
Greetings from 1990's Merseyside. 🏳️🌈 #Moggmentum https://t.co/GM8FpgIMVZ— Siggee Stardust (@Siggee Stardust) 1504771041
@SoljaBetty @sturdyAlex Hope #MoggMentum doesn't block me @Jacob_Rees_Mogg https://t.co/zKOtHOLZnL— Nick Thornber (@Nick Thornber) 1504771112
Not quite sure what homoerotica is meant to be, but #MoggMentum, this is for you Darlings... https://t.co/4uJ6H7OGaa— Stephen Moran (@Stephen Moran) 1504769717
@sturdyAlex I wouldn't want to upset those who think they have say over a woman's body #moggmentum https://t.co/ygFBw3ImaM— Amanda (@Amanda) 1504727419
Andreou was pleased that the call to action had been answered by the Twitterati.
Oh, Twitter, you really are magnificent. Click on #moggmentum. See what you've done. HAAAAHAHAHA https://t.co/U6gLddtinv— Alex Andreou (@Alex Andreou) 1504728429
Good lord, what have I done? #MoggMentum has basically become a huge archive of beautiful LGBT snogging gifs. Liter… https://t.co/rMH5Nq1cgc— Alex Andreou (@Alex Andreou) 1504764451
Rees-Mogg was joined in voting against giving the same-sex marriage bill a third reading, by 153 of his parliamentary colleagues. This included 126 Conservatives, 14 Labour, eight Democratic Unionists, four Liberal Democrats, and one Independent voting 'No'.
Speaking to indy100 on Wednesday with regard to his voting record and public scrunity, Rees-Mogg said that people are 'completely entitled to ask my views - that's what democracy is about.'
He added:
It's important to bear in mind that there are views that may affect legislation, and views that do not...If you enter into political life, you are of course going to be placed under scrutiny.
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