Guess who destroys in a Twitter battle between J.K. Rowling and Westboro Baptist Church

by Walter Einenkel

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday, May. 28, 2015 Thursday, May. 28, 2015 at 9:48:26am PDT

Author J.K Rowling poses for photos with her certificate after being presented with the Freedom of the City of London, at Mansion House, central London May 8, 2012.  REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) - RTR31RLY

J.K. Rowling is kinda awesome. Her Twitter feed is also pretty fantastic. She does not suffer fools. The Westboro Baptist Church is the definition of a gaggle of fools. They tried to start a Twitter battle with J.K. Rowling based on Rowling's support of gay marriage in Ireland. Rowling fired back in short order.

JK Rowling decimates Westboro Baptist Church on twitter

When fans worried that Rowling was providing the Westboro Baptist Church with the attention they desired, she explained:

I might have to go and buy a new set of Harry Potter books.