Is this the world's biggest front-page typo?
The Washington Express has published maybe the biggest "typo" in front-page history.
Can you spot it?
is this some kind of record for largest typo pic.twitter.com/kOZ9UIp0Ig
— Sam Thielman (@samthielman) January 5, 2017
Of course you can. For a story about "More than 150,000 people supporting women's rights" the Washington Express chose to use a massive picture of people gathering in the symbol for men.
It hasn't gone un-noticed.
@WaPoExpress do you have any women on your edit team
— sara david (@SaraQDavid) January 5, 2017
@WaPoExpress psst ♀
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) January 5, 2017
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
People have been saying that "maybe they're making a statement" with the man symbol, rather than a massive design fail.
@JessikaJayne @WaPoExpress Uh, no. It's there because some idiot designer thought it was the female symbol and idiot editors didn't catch it
— prays w/faint damns (@Cy_Lanced) January 5, 2017
But that would be more convincing if they hadn't deleted their initial tweet proudly announcing:
Today’a cover: The Women’s March on Washington started on Facebook. Now it’s expected to be the largest rally linked to the inauguration. pic.twitter.com/wfw3Qd3S6a
— Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017
In future, The Express promise they'll google what the symbol for female looks like, before they splash it across the front page.
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