Author Stephen King says he has “no opinion” on Dylan Farrow’s allegations of sexual abuse by serial creep Woody Allen. He did, however, reply to writer Mary Karr shortly after she tweeted this question about Farrow’s horrific account.
Dylan Farrow's open letter alleging sexual assault at age 7 by Woody Allen: Right or wrong to post it?http://t.co/8W1QFPHHr0
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) February 3, 2014
‘Right or wrong”? King is “stumped,” but he does appear to detect “an element of palpable bitchery” in Farrow’s revelations.
@marykarrlit Boy, I'm stumped on that one. I don't like to think it's true, and there's an element of palpable bitchery there, but…
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 3, 2014
“Bitchery” wasn’t the first (or thousandth … or millionth) word that popped into most people’s heads when they read Farrow’s open letter. But bitchery would hardly seem out of bounds when someone is accusing her father of exploiting and assaulting her when she was a vulnerable child.
Karr defended King from the Twitter explosion that followed.
@WebOfLib @StephenKing Hold up yall. Stephen King is no misogynist, nor advocate of rape. We can disagree on this w/o ad hominem attacks
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) February 4, 2014
@THE_Farscaped @WebOfLib @StephenKing Oh who knows. Stephen King is no misogynist tho. 140 characters catches us all. Complex issue
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) February 4, 2014
@SharRednour @StephenKing Maybe he thinks the editorial writer bitchy. Or even me. I don't think it's his response to yng woman's letter
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) February 4, 2014
But her suggestion that he was replying to this tweet of a link about Farrow’s account doesn’t fly.
Most thoughtful piece on Dylan Farrow, Woody Allen.http://t.co/ERd1DJJP6x. thnx @CherylStrayed
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) February 3, 2014
Note the time stamp of 5:37 p.m. ET. That tweet came after King’s 5:32 p.m. “palpable bitchery” tweet.
Shorter Twitter: How’s this for a little “palpable bitchery“?
"OH OOPSIE I am new to twittter so I sometimes type the word 'bitchery' on accident, technology AM I RIGHT?!" – Stephen King
— Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) February 4, 2014
Stephen King accuses someone of palpable bitchery? The same dude who writes the whiniest of white boy horror stories? Oh. OK.
— Murder Hornets for President (@NaniCoolJ) February 3, 2014
Goddamn it, Stephen King. I've defended you for YEARS, but dismissing a child abuse victim w/ accusations of "palpable bitchery"? FUCK YOU.
— Melanie (@grammar_girl) February 3, 2014
Stephen King accuses Dylan Farrow of "palpable bitchery"? I woe the brain cells I spent on his books. What a dick.
— La Gran Tirana ? (@alexachula) February 3, 2014
Well, that was a pile of shit, Stephen King. "Palpable bitchery" coming from Dylan Farrow, apparently: https://t.co/VBPetc7p04
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) February 3, 2014
Stephen King seems palpably bitchy today.
— ?Nezua? (@nezua) February 4, 2014
Stephen King accusing Dylan Farrow of "bitchery" in her accusations is the most interesting thing he's ever written
— mbgm (@mbgm__) February 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/theKatelynG/status/430552319130755072
King noticed. Whether his tweet was knocking Farrow or someone else for “bitchery,” he responded by blaming his Twitter ineptitude (?) and asking for mercy.
Still learning my way around this thing. Mercy, please.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 4, 2014
Mercy on Twitter? Heh.
(Hat tip: @Kap_Kaos)
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