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J.K. Rowling Skewers Twitter Troll Who Body Shames Serena Williams

J.K. Rowling Skewers Twitter Troll Who Body Shames Serena Williams

J.K. Rowling is not about to let you get away with criticizing Wimbledon winner Serena Williams' body.

The author praised the tennis player in a tweet on Saturday:

#SerenaSlam! I love her. What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015

After which someone we really don't want to hang out with replied:

Rowling did not just let the tweet fly, however, responding with her own Saturday morning zing:

.@diegtristan8 "she is built like a man". Yeah, my husband looks just like this in a dress. You're an idiot. pic.twitter.com/BCvT10MYkI

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015

Even more important than the fact that Williams rocks a red dress is that bodies of a variety of gender identities come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Muscles are not "manly," and sleek physiques are not "womanly." Kk, everyone?

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