TV personality and cranky person Piers Morgan tweeted a photo of Daniel Craig on Monday for the sole purpose of criticizing the actor for wearing a “papoose,” otherwise known as a baby carrier.
Paparazzi recently photographed Craig toting his and Rachel Weisz’s daughter in the baby sling, as many parents do when they don’t want to push a stroller. Then came the unsolicited commentary from Morgan, who said wearing a baby carrier is emasculating.
Morgan tweeted, “Oh 007… not you as well?!!! #papoose #emasculatedBond.”
Oh 007.. not you as well?!!! #papoose #emasculatedBond pic.twitter.com/cqWiCRCFt3
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
People immediately roasted Morgan’s tweet, contending that there’s nothing wrong with a dad using a baby carrier to hold his child.
Piers Morgan comes out in strong opposition towards… (checks notes) parents caring for their children
— Avishai ✡ Weinberger (@avishaiw) October 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/RealTonyBradley/status/1051931777919537153
Oh fuck off Piers you mercenary. You’ll honestly say anything for ratings/cash/views.
— Adam Hills (@adamhillscomedy) October 15, 2018
— Terri C (@TerriJD30) October 15, 2018
People also called Morgan’s own masculinity, or his apparent insecurity about it, into question.
https://twitter.com/elfbatross/status/1051720218710564864
He could be in a bright pink dress, full make up, with a chanel bag and a copy of woman's weekly and still be more of a man then you'll ever be.
— Barry Hindmarsh (@BarryHindmarsh) October 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/Invocal/status/1051727660274077697
Zero people have ever throught, “Piers Morgan is a strong and tough man.”
— You’re all fucking lunatics (@whenistheELE) October 15, 2018
None.
Not one.
Ever.
James Bond memes added to the humor.
— pandemmac 💙 (@emsk) October 15, 2018
One person’s disturbing use of Photoshop also proved the point.
fixed it for you, Piers: pic.twitter.com/cxSbWVmrpa
— bornmiserable.bsky.social (@bornmiserable) October 15, 2018
And some dads even posted photos of themselves with baby carriers.
https://twitter.com/TheJeffHoodzow/status/1051926644963782657
https://twitter.com/joapostrophed/status/1051861183945482240
Of course, Morgan is acting like he doesn’t really care about what others think. He posted more tweets railing against the parenting accessory.
I just hate papooses. I know the shrieking Twitter mob is trying to bully me into liking them – but they will fail in their mission. https://t.co/AcHChn5VNJ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
There’s nothing ‘badass’ about wearing a papoose. They’re the least ‘badass’ things on Planet Earth. https://t.co/rPuIyaVQDN
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Carrying a baby is harder work, but worth it for the unashamedly masculine joy of NOT wearing a papoose. https://t.co/3liJ4CZJGG
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
It’s not ‘sexist’ to dislike papooses. https://t.co/h7CokbCszH
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018