Twitter for Thrills



The 'twittersphere' lit up like a pinball machine the other day after the Glasgow MP, Natalie McGarry (who is currently suspended from the SNP group), picked a fight with JK Rowling accusing the Harry Potter author of defending 'abusive, misogynist trolls' 

 ITV News covered the story in this report and the attendant publicity must have done wonders for the Twitter account of Brian Spanner, a fictional character whose Twitter postings are often provocative and deliberately goading.

 But that's Twitter for you, so if you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen - either that or get yourself an invisibility cloak like Brian Spanner.

 http://www.itv.com/news/2016-01-28/jk-rowling-gets-into-twitter-argument-with-glasgow-msp-over-misogynist-comment/



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JK Rowling gets into Twitter argument with Glasgow MP claiming author 'defended misogynist'

Natalie McGarry accused the Harry Potter author of 'defending abusive misogynist trolls'.
Natalie McGarry accused the Harry Potter author of 'defending abusive misogynist trolls'. 

Author JK Rowling got into a war of words with Glasgow East MP Natalie McGarry after the politician accused her publicly on Twitter for defending 'abusive, misogynist trolls'.
McGarry hit out at the Harry Potter author saying she supported an account under the name "Brian Spanner", an anti-Scottish nationalist account that she claimed was a 'troll' and 'abuser'.
"Almost makes me regret queuing for books," wrote McGarry.
The multi-millionaire tweeted back demanding an explanation for the accusation and the exchange soon escalated.
Rowling, who had tweeted thanks to the Brian Spanner account for raising money for her children's charity Lumos, said: "You aren't some random hater, Natalie. You're an elected politician and you've accused me of supporting abuse and misogyny."



The public spat on Twitter between JK Rowling and Natalie McGarry.
The public spat on Twitter between JK Rowling and Natalie McGarry. Credit: Twitter

As the tweets escalated, McGarry questioned whether she was being bullied while Rowling continued to demand an explanation.
McGarry apparently apologised but moments later continued the Twitter debate.
Later, McGarry said: "Realised how much I now hate Twitter. It's been eight years, but it's over Twitter. We are finished."
Rowling then rounded off the argument with a suggestion she may take legal action for defamation.

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