If social media is good for anything, it offers a fantastic platform for witty comebacks. J.K. Rowling used it for just such a purpose after Rupert Murdoch riled folks with his Charlie Hedbo-related tweet insisting all Muslims need to be held accountable for the actions of the men behind last week’s attack in Paris. Instead of just shouting back, Rowling turned his own twisted logic against him, posting “I was born Christian. If that makes Rupert Murdoch my responsibility, I’ll auto-excommunicate.”
Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 10, 2015
I was born Christian. If that makes Rupert Murdoch my responsibility, I’ll auto-excommunicate. http://t.co/Atw1wNk8UX
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015
And folks in the Twitter-verse seemed to agree with her, as her tweet quickly earned more than 20,000 favorites, compared to Murdoch’s 3,000.
.@dom209 The Spanish Inquisition was my fault, as is all Christian fundamentalist violence. Oh, and Jim Bakker.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015
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