Piers Morgan tells followers to man up… women tell him to shove it

Yes, ladies!

Piers Morgan found another way to rattle his followers this weekend when he tweeted about returning to work with an injury. In classic Piers fashion, the GMB host boastfully announced his return to the show, saying:

“UPDATE: I’ll be co-hosting GMB tomorrow with three broken ribs. For the more fragile snowflakes among you, this is called ‘manning up’.”

UPDATE: I'll be co-hosting @GMB tomorrow with 3 broken ribs. For the more fragile snowflakes among you, this is called 'manning up'. ??

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 3, 2017

Yes, we know – blood boiling stuff, right? We don’t know if it’s just the tweet or the fact that it came from Piers, but it caused a lot of anger among followers. So much so that a new hashtag began trending. Women quickly began sharing their own stories of times they had to overcome struggle to get the job done, and they quickly dwarfed Piers’ complaint.

I gave birth twice with no drugs and tore open the packets of stitches to sew me up with my *teeth* as there was a staff shortage. Woman up. https://t.co/xyTnF9vnVl

— Juliet (@Jsoosty) September 3, 2017

I drove 8 hours round trip to pack up & pick up my son w/ autismfrom school while I had 102 fever, bronchitis and pleurisy from coughing. pic.twitter.com/XqKyRJldl8

— headless_snowman (@hockeyhoose15) September 4, 2017

I did my thesis & completed my degree while going through aggressive cancer, kidney disease, and a spinal correction. #WomanUp @piersmorgan https://t.co/djInNaBLVz

— Niamh O'Donoghue (@Niamh_Cupl) September 4, 2017

I'm in chronic respiratory failure and I go to work every day kiss my ass #WomanUp https://t.co/xkeEDSQYnl

— Megan Klenke (@mkklenke) September 4, 2017

I gave birth to a 10 lbs baby, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, and the @NRA is scared of me. #WomanningUp https://t.co/Nu4TaGPze1

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 4, 2017

I'm currently playing hockey with a frayed labrum, hip impingement, and a possible stress fracture #WomanUp https://t.co/O8m1EVLvG1

— Kate (@KateB1331) September 4, 2017

I work 12 hour shifts - did CPR on a man to save his life and he complained that his chest was sore afterwards- he was serious #womanup

— Nurse Marg (@nurse_marg) September 4, 2017

I went to work after having part of my foot amputated, Piers, and didn't call attention to myself for it, just did my damn job. #womanup

— 2nd Tuesday of June (@StanSanvers) September 4, 2017

Was sectioned at 17 & told I could never be a Dr. Now a Cambridge grad & med student whilst still battling mental ill health daily. #womanup https://t.co/wQxCrQUwjg

— Morerotethanmeaning (@morerote) September 4, 2017