Funniest Responses Daily Mail Legs-It Front Page

If you don't laugh, you'll cry. So we've decided to just laugh about the Daily Mail's absurd and sexist front page featuring Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon alongside the headline: "Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!"

Even the Daily Mail's response to the outcry was farcical beyond belief. The first time we read it, we couldn't quite believe it was real. A spokesman for the paper charmingly told critics to "get a life!" and suggested they were being "po-faced".

It said the "light-hearted" piece, written by Sarah Vine, was "a side-bar alongside a serious political story", and that the paper "often comment[s] on the appearance of male politicians including Cameron’s waistline, Osborne’s hair, Corbyn’s clothes – and even Boris’s legs".

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“Is there a rule that says political coverage must be dull or has a po-faced BBC and left-wing commentariat, so obsessed by the Daily Mail, lost all sense of humour... and proportion?,” asked the spokesman.

Judging by the number of sidesplittingly hilarious – and smart – responses to the front page on social media, we reckon most people's sense of humour is very much intact.

We're outraged at the Daily Mail's crass attempt to imitate @thesundaysport Leave this sort of thing to the experts, Mr Dacre pic.twitter.com/Cbs7CgIo8E
— Sunday Sport (@thesundaysport) March 28, 2017

The halfwits at the #dailymail must be so excited about the pun they've got lined up for Easter #legsit #eggsit pic.twitter.com/9tAasgWlfZ
— Rick Edwards (@rickedwards1) March 28, 2017

It was the Daily Mail NOT the Daily Mali that produced this offensively sexist front-page. Complaints to @MailOnline pic.twitter.com/b8sqDWk7QD
— Daily Mali (@MaliDaily) March 27, 2017

Nice pins. #legsit #newspaperoftheyear #nevermindbrexit pic.twitter.com/hXdK1KbrN2
— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) March 27, 2017

Sadly I can't find the source for who made this, but whoever you are, you've made my day #legsit pic.twitter.com/wgbFYLb8XZ
— Emily Davies (@EmilyDTV) March 28, 2017

I feel much more positive about outcome of Brexit negotiations now I've seen chief EU negotiator's legs. Far inferior to May's. #legsit pic.twitter.com/NvQ1oZ8Zpf
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 28, 2017

Not my usual brand of toilet paper but prepared to give @DailyMailUK a try for once ;) #legsit pic.twitter.com/mmmpqYLrU3
— Steve Biggs (@biggsy321) March 28, 2017

When it's late in the newsroom and there are no women left in the building to run this by. #Legsit pic.twitter.com/tyZaFrJZZa
— Sophia Cannon (@SophiaCannon) March 27, 2017

Ah here. We all know @JohnCleese won #Legsit decades ago lads. Move along now, nothing to see in the newspapers. pic.twitter.com/Bu1OYsilD4
— Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) March 27, 2017

Others posted photos of their own legs, inviting the Mail to rate them, using the #legsit hashtag.

#legsit

Hey @DailyMailUK, want to rate my legs also?

One voted leave due to Bone Cancer. pic.twitter.com/Mhx6q83xZ2
— Monotonous Material (@MonotoMateri) March 28, 2017

#legsit I wonder how the Daily Mail would rate my legs? pic.twitter.com/YW0AlzJF0U
— Steven L. Croucher (@slcroucher) March 28, 2017

These are my legs. They are badly shaved and rather short.

This is a public information tweet for people surprised that women have legs. pic.twitter.com/FOOJz3WUo7
— Susan Calman (@SusanCalman) March 28, 2017

Busy in the bath negotiating one of the most important decisions in British history. Sarah Vine this ones for you. #legsit #brexit pic.twitter.com/8DHnbK9A1D
— M.J.Hucknall (@mjhucknall) March 28, 2017

I can't get to my desk to work. Damned legs, they're seducing all over the place I just can't control them teehee! #dailymail pic.twitter.com/OYmlj5CTtc
— Ren ?? (@JayGoo) March 28, 2017

The Wikipedia page of the newspaper's editor, Paul Dacre, was even edited in response to the headline, with him being described as “an English Caveman editing British hate promoting paper the Daily Mail”.

Excellent Wiki trolling of Paul Dacre this morning in response to @DailyMailUK's depressing #legsit headline. pic.twitter.com/MqU04Iuecy
— Tom McKenzie (@TomMcKCharity) March 28, 2017

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