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24 June 2015updated 26 Sep 2015 6:46am

In the great internet battle of BuzzFeed versus Dapper Laughs, who should win?

Clash of the Twitans.

By Media Mole

Remember Dapper Laughs? That pseudo-celebrity mouthy misogynist who does some kind of job saying horrible things about women for sweaty high-fives from the lads and a little bit of money?

Well, he’s back in Twitter’s trending box of tears today for various tedious reasons. He blocked a local paper from reviewing a gig he did in Liverpool last night. And a few days ago, he had to take his website down after accusations of plagiarism. So he’s tweeted something silly about “jernos and feminists”. 

Blaming those dastardly “jernos & feminists” for his woes was of course the perfect catalyst for a flurry of Twitter-based joshing. Mostly from BuzzFeed journalists. Watch the war unfold:

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And so on.

Who will win? Who cares? Don’t these people have lists to compile/dick jokes to write? 

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