Guardian columnist under fire for posing with woman in a lewd T-shirt

Folks quickly told him that this wasn’t funny:

not funny.

— ela orleans (@elaorleans) December 12, 2019

And worse:

find jesus

— Jade Azim (@JadeFrancesAzim) December 12, 2019

Jones admitted soon after that it was one of his favorite tweets:

So this is one of my favourite every tweets not going to lie

— Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) December 12, 2019

And that didn’t go over very well either:

No, Owen. Just no. This kind of 'jokey' tweet is dangerous in an increasingly hostile environment for women, imo. What does this say to our young male socialists? I've followed you and admired you for a good while, but wtf?

— Squinter (@squinteratn) December 12, 2019

Seriously? This the image of socialism and feminism that's "fact"?

— Isabel Murray (@LiveLoveLeith) December 12, 2019

Even if she’s cool with it many women aren’t cool with being portrayed in this way. Please don’t. We do not offer sex for payment, of any kind, financial or political.

— Charlotte (@CharlotteB1) December 11, 2019

UK elections are quite entertaining:

So now you’re even nationalising bjs smh

— Vote Conservative (@EssexCanning) December 12, 2019

It’s gonna happen!

I guess it was only a matter of time before Corbyn nationalised blowjobs.

— Joe Plant (@Joseph_Plant) December 12, 2019

We’re noticing a theme with his tweets:

And that’s a promise https://t.co/w73VrAdkdw

— Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) December 7, 2019

Anyway, after the uproar, he took to Twitter to say he was just joking:

To those piling on this in outrage. We met last night in a gay bar. These are her t shirts she has personally made. She asked me to pose with her. It is a joke. https://t.co/YNIRixOcij

— Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) December 12, 2019

Every good joke needs at least two explanations on Twitter don’t you know:

Actually I can’t remember whose idea the photo was BUT IT IS A JOKE AND HER T SHIRT WE WERE MESSING ABOUT IN A QUEER BAR AGGGHH

— Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) December 12, 2019

OK, these are funny though:

If it’s a “joke” then why do I have a “boner”? Huh hotshot?

— rob delaney ?mycampaignmap.com (@robdelaney) December 12, 2019

Yes Rib. But it's a socialist boner, so you have to share it with everyone.

— Rufus Hound ? (@RufusHound) December 12, 2019

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— ash? (@ash_ash113) December 12, 2019

Screenshot for posterity:

Weird flex but okay. pic.twitter.com/DIjbirBxW6

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 12, 2019

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