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8 March 2019updated 26 Jul 2021 4:35am

Guy Verhofstadt wins the Man Prize for worst International Women’s Day tweet

Quoting a creepy sex joke and calling women “girls”.

By Moley Tant

Ver-stop-that. (Photo By Getty)

The European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator and former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt wins the Tin Ear Trophy for the worst International Women’s Day-themed tweet by a man in 2019 (which is a pretty tough contest).

In a devastating act of empowerment, Verhofstadt quoted a creepy sex joke and called women “girls”:

You go, Guy!

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