UK daily called ‘sexist, offensive’

UK tabloid Daily Mail’s front page showing a photograph of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and British premier Theresa May has been slammed as “sexist and offensive.”The front page captioned ‘Never mind Brexit, who won Legsit!”‘ appeared on Twitter on Monday night, said the Guardian. Inside the paper there was more ogling at the female leaders, with a headline reading,“Finest weapons at their command? Those pins!” A column by Sarah Vine referred to Sturgeon’s legs as “altogether more flirty, tantalisingly crossed... a direct attempt at seduction”. Among the first to criticise were Labour MPs Harriet Har- man and Yvette Cooper. Journalist Ala- stair Campbell, labelled the paper “utter scum.”

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