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5th September 2017
04:00pm BST

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