ABC News Drops the 'Macho' from Sochi Article Headline
Let’s start with a dictionary definition of “macho” when used as an adjective:
Having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious or dominating way.
Now, let’s bring in another word – “awful.” Per some intrepid efforts today by Think Progress senior editor Annie-Rose Strasser and The Huffington Post, that’s the adjective ABC News correctly, subsequently opted for after having altered its “Women Olympians Getting Hurt on Macho Sochi Slopes:”
A spokesperson from ABC News informed The Huffington Post in an email that the headline has been changed, adding, “We completely agree that it was an awful headline.”
So that’s one out of three.
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