Given the article's baiting title ('Deadmau5 Saved Me from Going into Porn"�), it was only a matter of time before the Mau5-headed EDM producer also known as Joel Zimmerman would fire back, and he did so in a matter of just a few hours.

In a series of profane tweets, Deadmau5 called Yousaf out not for being female, but for "play(ing) the sex card" and not being very good at their job. ".@Krewella @billboard it has nothing to dow ith you being a woman, it has everything to do with you sucking at music. Im an equal sex hater.- (@deadmau5) December 09, 2014"

Deadmau5's tweets ranged from angry to confused, openly wondering why Yousaf chose to single him out in the op-ed. "god, sorry folks, im just so... in awe that they would even bother. 'the spread of negativity toward women in this industry' f'n wut?- (@deadmau5) December 09, 2014"