Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, provoked a social media backlash Monday night with a tweet critical of last weekend's Women's March in Washington, D.C.
"Message to crazies @ Women's March-- If brains were lard, you couldn't grease a small skillet. You known who you are," she wrote on Twitter.
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The tweet, which was posted at 10:22 p.m., drew a fierce backlash online. Among the responses were:
@joycekrawiec yet another elected official claiming to love God and freedom demonstrating the exact opposite. Quite sad.
— karen (@ncrufan)
January 24, 2017North Carolinians we all need to hope our gerrymandered districts are redrawn soon so people like #joycekrawiec will stop representing us
— Erin Julia (@derptyderp) January 24, 2017
@joycekrawiec I guess I know which district I'll be working hard to flip this year😘
— Briana Brough (@bribrough) January 24, 2017
By Tuesday morning, the response had prompted Krawiec to delete the offending message and send out four messages apologizing.
BTW I was only speaking of the DC protesters dressed inappropriately and spewing foul language. Disrespecting women. Not representing women
— Joyce Krawiec (@joycekrawiec)
I applaud those women who were there for the cause and were respectful. They know who they are.
— Joyce Krawiec (@joycekrawiec) January 24, 2017
I apologize to those women who marched for right reasons. I was only talking about those I described. They didn't speak for all women
— Joyce Krawiec (@joycekrawiec) January 24, 2017
I apologize. I apologize. I was only talking to those who acted inappropriately. Forgive me Please. Twitter Lesson learned.
— Joyce Krawiec (@joycekrawiec) January 24, 2017
In a statement emailed later in the day, Krawiec expanded on apology.
"Like many other Americans, I was deeply offended by vulgar language and graphic imagery used by some protesters. I have apologized for the words I used to express those frustrations, which were unfair to the many women who advocated for their beliefs in a respectful way," she said.
This is the second time this week that a state official drew criticism for remarks about the Women's March made on social media. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey apologized Monday for a Facebook post that described participants in the march as "fat women."