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IS there anyone who can destroy trolls on Twitter better than Mhairi Black?

The SNP MP is frequently the subject of vile insults on Twitter – misogynistic and homophobic abuse among them.

In fact, Black was the first MP to use the c word in Parliament, as she quoted some of the language hurled her way.

Of course, some of those attacking her have deleted their tweets but Black's best responses to trolls are below.

1. The time she used homophobic abuse as a warning to her followers

In the exchange below professional troll Katie Hopkins described Black's colleague as a "thing" prompting Twitter users to tag Black in the tweet.

Black handled the exchange with dignity, using the incident as an opportunity to stand up for LGBT rights.

She later encouraged fellow users not to tolerate such abuse, educating her followers about homophobic language and online safety.

2.

"James" tweeted at her to say: "When I look at you I instantly think, lesbian."

Black responded: "Inspiring observational skills you have James. I'm willing to wager that when straight women see you they think nothing at all."

3. The times she hit back at sexism

While there's no record of what Black was responding to with the following sexist tweet, we suspect you can guess roughly what it said.

"Are you confused about my gender or is this the first time you’ve realised women are allowed to stand as MPs? Cause we can own land and everything now anol."

4.

After tweeting about a rally against the Tories rape clause policy, Black was told: "She's got nothing to worry about. Nobody's gonna wanna rape that."

She linked to the original deleted tweet.


5. The time she hit back at Tories "wrapped in Labour clothing"

Black hit out at Scottish Labour MP Ian Murray, calling him a "Tory wrapped up in Labour clothing" for criticising her voting record – when she has missed Parliament time due to being sick and unable to work.

A SECOND Labour MP, Paul Sweeney, then weighed in on the debate and Black had to defend herself for being ill again. What on earth are Scottish Labour playing at?

6. The time she shut down this tweeter over her attendance record.


7. The time she tweeted her disbelief at Unionists' loyalty to Westminster

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9. The time she exposed grown men for getting offended after she called the Brexit vote a "riddy"


10. The time she revealed she was eating discreetly eating a Kit-Kat and not, as one tweeter suggested, taking cocaine in Parliament

The (now deleted) tweet said: “@MhairiBlack caught rubbing your gums in Parliament with white powder??? @theSNP suspension surely. @NicolaSturgeon really shouldn’t have addicts in her party.”

But the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South hit back as she told how she’d simply been scoffing a chocolate bar.

Ms Black tweeted: “Happy to clarify that I was, in fact, attempting to pocket munch a KitKat that turned out to be melted. I would like now to apologise to my colleagues for my sleekitness in hiding the KitKat so I didn’t have to share.”

11. The time she put a troll in his place for doubting her top grades.

In a now deleted tweet, the tweeter said Black "defo sat foundy classes in school".

A "foundy class", if you don’t know, is slang for "foundation", the easiest exam that Scottish pupils took at Standard Grade

This is what standing up for Scotland's interests at Westminster looks like.