babe • Mar 27 2017

People are absolutely dragging the Daily Mail for their sexist front page this morning

The paper has highlighted that women, yes women, have legs

It’s rare that a week can go by without the Daily Mail angering someone, making some mildly racist remark, slagging off immigrants or hating on the poor.

Today’s special from woman-hating Sarah Vine is in the form of out-right sexism, featuring a front page image of Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sat next to one another with the headline ‘Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!’

Because what was important in their meeting about Brexit and Article 50 wasn’t world affairs, the economy, a potential second referendum and the biggest political shake up to happen in years, but their legs, and people are dragging the Daily Mail for it.

Firstly people wanted to point out what year it was (it’s 2017 btw)

Really? We are still doing this? In 2017… #legsit

— Alice (@tweetthefunk) March 28, 2017

Moronic! And we are in 2017! pic.twitter.com/LTGEZdtNo3

— Harriet Harman (@HarrietHarman) March 27, 2017

The 1950s called and asked for their headline back.#everydaysexism https://t.co/s1W1XfhrhN

— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) March 27, 2017

And highlight how dumb and sexist the headline is

Breaking news: two women have four legs between them. Forget their brains – utterly immaterial. United by being unwitting pin-ups pic.twitter.com/RY64nVMLyF

— Emma Barnett (@Emmabarnett) March 27, 2017

BREAKING: 2 women have legs.
Huge if true. @MailOnline @DailyMailUK #legsit

— Rosie Ball (@Rosiee_B) March 28, 2017

Is there a lonely little man at The Mail just really puzzled no one's picked a winner yet? #legsit

— Alistair Barrie (@AlistairBarrie) March 28, 2017

I thought this was a joke then realized it actually is in fact a real Daily Mail front page https://t.co/PkAA7qeIiF

— Em Sheldon (@emshelx) March 27, 2017

Pictures of male politicians with their legs out were shared to emphasise how idiotic it all is

Nice cocks? #legsit pic.twitter.com/bElb4rrZuy

— Lucy Powell (@LucyMPowell) March 27, 2017

"Michael Gove shows off his shapely curves in a cute shorts'n'tee combo, with on-trend socks emphasising his pins"#LegsIt pic.twitter.com/SqpFRGU8aG

— Pingosaurus (@Pingosaurus) March 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/Elin_A_Roberts/status/846637075478794240

Because it’s quite obvious that a good pair of legs and your political success don’t go hand in hand

Just sorting out my political manifesto for the next general election. #legsit pic.twitter.com/0Kpa2B93xY

— Aidan Goatley (@MrAidanGoatley) March 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/vonny_bravo/status/846653972714831872

A competition for who has the best legs in the UK erupted

Ah here. We all know @JohnCleese won #Legsit decades ago lads. Move along now, nothing to see in the newspapers. pic.twitter.com/Bu1OYsilD4

— Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) March 27, 2017

#legsit taking my tights off as we speak, i wanna win Legs-it

— Natalie Hunter (@NatHunter_BBC) March 27, 2017

It was an opportunity to rinse the Daily Mail, which is always fun

This is what happens when you let that drunk, pervy uncle at a wedding edit a newspaper. pic.twitter.com/FQcqjjQMNJ

— Jane Bradley (@jane__bradley) March 27, 2017

Aside from the sexism, let’s not forget how bad the pun actually was

Once we've called out The Daily Mail for sexism, can we also spend 5 mins talking bout how bad that pun is? #legsit

— James Wilson-Taylor (@mrjaytee) March 27, 2017

Frankly, the sexism is par for the course; it's the goddamn awful word play that burns me. #legsit #sexit #greggsit #eggsit

— Taylor Glenn (@taylorglennUK) March 28, 2017

People highlighted the bigger problems

#everydaysexism isn't a threat to the Daily Mail, it's a mission statement. #legsit

— Lisa Williams (@LisaSWilliams) March 27, 2017

For the Daily Mail, it's never been about what we do or don't wear, it's them shaming us, as women, for being in the public sphere. #legsit

— Lucy Wills (@_leftielucy) March 28, 2017

It feels like yet another step back

The @DailyMailUK sends clear message to every little girl: even if you become PM, we'll still only care about your bloody legs. #LegsIt #FFS pic.twitter.com/lU6V0rzPOO

— Zoë Kelland (@ZoeKelland) March 28, 2017

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