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Jessica Brown
May 07, 2017

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Getty / Jeff Spicer
In a vain attempt to undo years of male suicide and mental health campaigning, Piers Morgan tweeted that the trend of “male public soul bearing” isn’t helping men, and they need to “get a grip”.
I'm not convinced by this new trend of male public soul-bearing. Time for our gender to get a grip, methinks. Life… https://t.co/VwSiXYAyPN— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1493976004
Oh, but it gets worse.
One user replied and said Morgan needed to man up, and that “real men show pain, love, etc”.
Man up yourself @piersmorgan. Real men show pain, love, etc. We all need to feel we can talk to anyone when we need… https://t.co/z4avXhK7s7— Michele Badger (@Michele Badger) 1494068855
Morgan’s absolutely baffling response was : "Is James Bond not a real man, then?”.
Is James Bond not a real man, then? https://t.co/afWh3IC0nd— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1494068940
And of course, people went. To. Town.
Piers, have a drink and a seat, I have some bad news for you https://t.co/5RnlZIURCz— Gav (@Gav) 1494077248
Piers, you're never going to believe this, but https://t.co/FOT0nKN0G4— Ryan Broderick (@Ryan Broderick) 1494071778
@piersmorgan He is literally fictional— Tristan Smith (@Tristan Smith) 1494071653
@piersmorgan https://t.co/j97FeF7ulh— Brad Jenkins (@Brad Jenkins) 1494074601
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