Jordan Peterson Is Taking A Break From Twitter

Peterson sparked outrage on Monday after tweeting, “Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that.” Peterson’s post prompted over 20,000 replies and over 52,000 likes.

Some argued that beauty standards have changed over time, with curvier women being the ideal at one point and thinness being desirable at another. Several of Peterson’s own fans disagreed with his ideas of beauty.

Once hailed by the New York Times as “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world,” the University of Toronto professor emeritus initially seemed unfazed by the comments he received.

However, Peterson posted a series of tweets shortly after, stating that he would be staying off the social platform.