Ain’t that the truth.
Gawker editor John Cook, who’s already proven himself to be quite adept at being a douchebag, can now add “professional misogynist” to his CV. After learning that NRO’s Kathryn Jean Lopez was following him on Twitter, he reacted like the gentleman he is:
i see @kathrynlopez just followed me so ABORTION ANUS GAY MASTURBATE SEMEN hi kathryn
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
Class-say.
@johnjcook So disappointing to see how some men attack female writers. Really uncool.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 24, 2014
Does Gawker run psychological testing to make sure they find the most misogynistic employees? https://t.co/zcsTHg2ZWt
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 24, 2014
@johnjcook Bullying: for people who can't fight arguments on the merits.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 24, 2014
Scratch a liberal, find a misogynistic creep –> https://t.co/YMu6uaxaev
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) January 24, 2014
@MZHemingway @johnjcook His own wife told the world he was a prick: http://t.co/ZKsjRVXyIr
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/fbeckwith/status/426735924160888833
.@johnjcook Maybe you should follow @kathrynlopez to expand your vocabulary beyond the level of a 6th grade sex-ed class…
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 24, 2014
That’s not all Cook could learn from her:
https://twitter.com/MattNaugle/status/426725304963321857
@johnjcook @kathrynlopez Importantly, she does not engage in attack journalism. She is first class all the way. Your message was insulting.
— Peter Roff (@PeterRoff) January 24, 2014
First-class? You bet. Lopez responded with her trademark grace:
thanks for all the kindness on Twitter. Please don't add any hate to the mix. Heaven knows that's the last thing Twitter needs!
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) January 24, 2014
As for tweet many of you are reacting to from Gawker world, who among us hasn't said/written/Tweeted something we've thought better of?
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) January 24, 2014
one of the great things about social media is we never know who we might connect w/, what we might learn, & can always be better, together.
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) January 24, 2014
Predictably, Cook took nothing away from his lesson in civility:
let's settle this on the softball diamond, folks
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
#badwords pic.twitter.com/yUVkrbu554
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
#badwords pic.twitter.com/8DSj1EcRiB
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
#badwords pic.twitter.com/VNotjDuasi
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
#pottymouth pic.twitter.com/8gAD2Ytf2f
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
#badwords pic.twitter.com/IKS9bVLwMp
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 24, 2014
What a sleazy jerk.
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