The Washington Post Express has acknowledged a not-so-small error on their cover story about a women’s rights march:
We made a mistake on our cover this morning and we’re very embarrassed. We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol.
— Washington Post Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017
This is how the cover should have looked. We apologize for the mistake. pic.twitter.com/MKKOkHPV8T
— Washington Post Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017
The problem? The print issue had already gone out, so it’s saved for posterity:
Shout out to The Washington Post Express who accidentally put the MALE symbol for the WOMAN'S march on their cover today pic.twitter.com/xGS0XE8RTd
— Kimberly Betsill (@kimmybetsill) January 5, 2017
it got to PRINT. pic.twitter.com/4ZGF0qNH9v
— Elizabeth Grattan (@egrattan) January 5, 2017
By the way, if you were wondering whether @WaPoExpress actually printed those covers, the answer is yes. https://t.co/AJL1PwPDpp
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) January 5, 2017
Whoops!
It was so funny I'm not even mad. @WaPoExpress
— ?Laura Shortridge-Scott jingles all the way? (@DiscordianKitty) January 5, 2017
Perfect example of male-centrism… @WaPoExpress pic.twitter.com/jJlYBUaJUK
— Erin D. Cauchi (@EDCauchi) January 5, 2017
.@WaPoExpress While you're deleting things you guys should probably just go ahead and include your magazine
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 5, 2017
But if there are people still looking for something to be triggered by on the cover, there’s this:
Still says “Redskins." https://t.co/LiKmTlGCTz
— Steve McPherson (@steventurous) January 5, 2017
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