A writer called Geraldine took to Twitter to suggest that The Joker, Batman’s arch nemesis, would have been great if he was a woman.
"How very dare she?!" screeches the misogynistic part of the internet, dragging its heaving body towards the noise.
“The Joker should have been a woman,” Geraldine wrote.
And she finally went insane because too many random dudes told her to smile, so now she perpetually smiles while terrorizing Gotham.
Well, that is a strong line of motivation for a villain…
She continued her point in a thread.
OMG, y'all, I suggested a girl should be in a comic and they are so, so mad and I can't stop laughing https://t.co/ImLIv9XKWu— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559408026
The prospect of a female version of a beloved male villain was too much for some fragile egos men, and they proceeded to bombard Geraldine with messages.
The only sustenance I need today is fragile male tweets and hot pockets https://t.co/Petq3FrdBO— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559408544
Their fragile male rage just makes me stronger. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/UQl3J3zck6— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559421259
Holy shit this is like four different squares on Misogynist Twitter Bingo https://t.co/QDrUiRObqU— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559421609
She later wrote: “Imagine getting this mad because someone suggested the bad guy should be a girl. But when we try to fight back at the government regulating our bodies we're hysterical and out of line.”
Seriously, they were mad.
DEFINITELY NOT UPSET ABOUT THE SUGGESTION OF A GIRL BEING IN A COMIC BOOK, NOPE, NOT AT ALL TRIGGERED https://t.co/598CnCVAeJ— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559422587
THE WAR ON MEN, HOUR 21: The women continue to harass us w/ their demands for equal pay, paid maternity leave, and… https://t.co/B7hUKykqKK— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559432101
Geraldine pointed out that a female Joker already exists.
The War on Men, Hour 38: We continue to explain that there is ALREADY a female Joker, so there's no need for anothe… https://t.co/bDzgNZYzpr— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559493699
But to no avail. The misogyny was strong.
I JUST GOT MISOGYNISTIC TWITTER BINGO! https://t.co/R3hnwj4zot— Geraldine (@Geraldine) 1559500748
Women, and (nice, normal, not-misogynistic) men praised her response to all the hate.
And pointed to lots of badass female villains in the comicverse.
@everywhereist 👏👏👏— Adriean Drum (@Adriean Drum) 1559530898
@everywhereist I, and this can't be stressed enough, GUFFAWED at this brilliant tweet and thread. Looking forward t… https://t.co/vjWTnsvgDI— EA3 (@EA3) 1559409240
@everywhereist I'm a dude and white and I think this would be a fucking awesome comic and omg the Joker would have… https://t.co/ZD78iaiSd2— A Boy Named Hilary (@A Boy Named Hilary) 1559445460
Actually, we want Geraldine's version of the female Joker origin story, please...
@Moxie_Mettle @Volrath68 @everywhereist Kate Mckinnon as the Joker, and Jason Momoa in pigtails as Harley Quinn. https://t.co/kVmbMTfgCV— Ida Medby (@Ida Medby) 1559396139
@everywhereist Please write this story. Change names and all but write it!! Piss of those's dudes cus us woman will… https://t.co/rPKEr1NYRB— Victoria J (@Victoria J) 1559512963
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