WaPo’s Free Daily Slaps Male Symbol On Front Page Story About Women’s March

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Express, the free daily edition of The Washington Post, apologized Thursday after it used a graphic of the international sign for men on its front page story about the Women’s March on Washington.

Express made waves on social media as many pointed out that the cover image seemed fishy paired with a story about the Women’s March on Washington, which is expected to take place after Inauguration Day as a direct response from women to a Donald Trump presidency. The tweet has since been deleted, but you can view a screenshot is below:

The response to the mistake, as you can guess, was not too kind:

Express followed up with two more tweets, correcting the cover image and apologizing for its gaffe:

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