Everyone’s calling out this outrageous newspaper headline about Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry’s got her autobiography out and from the bits we’ve read very good it is too.
But that’s not why we’re here. We’re here because of this outrageous headline about her in the Washington Post which got the whole internet calling it out.
Review: In her memoir, Debbie Harry proves she’s more than just a pretty blonde in tight pants https://t.co/JlZh82Icme
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) 27 September 2019
Oh dear, Washington Post. And it didn’t end there. Here’s how the so-called book review begins.
‘Even if Debbie Harry, of the band Blondie, isn’t to your taste — her voice too thin, her sexiness too blatant, her music too smooth — you can’t dismiss certain truths about her.’
Which got the whole of the internet calling it out for exactly what it was.
SHE’S A PUNK ICON YOU MISOGYNIST WINDBAGS https://t.co/51rLFs1ngi
— Casey McIntyre (@caseyrmcintyre) September 28, 2019
Not a single person thought that’s all she was. Nobody.
— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@gray) 28 September 2019
Old, old old sexism.
— HAL9⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ (@HAL96661) 27 September 2019
In his memoir, Prince proves he was more than just a man who owned socks.
— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@gray) 28 September 2019
I mean, she's 74 years old, but I guess any woman can hope to live long enough to outshine her pants https://t.co/2mIAM5jhyu
— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) September 28, 2019
Can you imagine being given the gig to review Debbie Harry’s memoir and opening with this – pic.twitter.com/QE03cdNhln
— Sam Missingham (@samatlounge) 28 September 2019
OMG. I don’t even know the term for an insult that’s so thinly veiled as a backhanded compliment. I bloody LOVE this woman. She was an inspiration to me as a girl growing up in the 70s/80s. How dare they?
— Rachelwrites (@RachelClynick) 28 September 2019
Review: In her memoir, Marie Curie proves she's more than just a slut with some beakers https://t.co/awSDTewKXi
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) September 28, 2019
no one who knows who Debbie Harry is ever thought she was just a pretty blonde in tight pants.
— OldBuggerLugs (@LugsOld) 27 September 2019
Who the hell thought of her like that in the first place? That’s a legend you’re talking about. Watch your syntax.
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) 27 September 2019
— Eric Harvey (@ericdharvey) 28 September 2019
The paper later admitted it got it wrong and changed the headline.
We've changed the headline. We got this one wrong and we appreciate the feedback. https://t.co/keVQCbxVx4
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) 28 September 2019
To conclude …
Icon. A person or thing that is revered or idolized.
See also: Debbie Harry https://t.co/GQmwWUfOHY https://t.co/lUP2jDpaPa
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) September 28, 2019
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