Washington Post’s magazine Express had a bit of a snafu on Thursday, when their cover story about the march showed a ring of what were probably supposed to be women forming the male gender symbol. The symbolism is likely not what the art director intended, unless they are a very excellent troll.
Express’s Executive Editor Dan Caccavaro and Creative Director Jon Benedict did not immediately return phone calls to The Washingtonian, but they did soon tweet about their error and present the more appropriate visual representation of the planned event:
One wonders if there are no women in the Express newsroom or, if there are, were they either unfamiliar with the gender symbols or simply curious to see how it would all play out? The Washingtonian reports that Express’s first tweet on the matter, which has since been deleted, misspelled the word “erroneously.” That’s a mistake anyone could make. We all make mistakes. Sometimes they’re just a little too on the nose.
