J.K. Rowling had the perfect response to this tweet about female orgasms

Rowling is the Comeback Queen on Twitter.
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LONDON -- When it comes to 140-character shutdowns, nobody is better than J.K. Rowling.

She's previously taken down Donald Trump, the Westboro Baptist Church, and many, many others who were foolish enough to stand in her way.

Now, she's taking on science.


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In particular, she's got beef with the research into female orgasms mentioned by this New York Times article (particularly the "evolutionary mystery" phrasing, we imagine).

Rowling shared the tweet with the following, spectacularly scathing retort.

Take that, scientists.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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