What Jordan Peterson Tweeted Was Untrue, Unkind, and Not Useful

It feels as if the only purpose was to hurt

Gaby Rogut
The Virago

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio:

You heard about this, didn’t you? In case you didn’t, I’ll explain as briefly as possible.

A few days ago, this Sports Illustrated cover was revealed:

Screenshot by the author

And, boy, people had opinions. Lots of them.

Some argued that this was yet another example of the current woke culture. You know, because she is not size 0 and, therefore, shouldn’t dare walk around without a blanket covering her from head to toe. Others pointed out how they were just worried about her health. You know, does she eat her veggies and all that jazz? They claimed to be genuinely concerned.

Some felt the need to let us know how they would never fuck her because gross. No, they didn’t stop for a moment to consider that perhaps, she would have no interest in them, to begin with.

However, the mother of all opinions came from no other than Jordan Peterson. He, too, had something to say about it.

“Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that.” —…

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Gaby Rogut
The Virago

Jack of too many trades. Mom to a son. Former teacher. Bi. Autistic. Mexicana. Need some feedback? Hire me! https://ko-fi.com/gabyrogut/commissions