AP deletes ‘the French’ tweet and apologises after it is widely mocked
The news agency had warned journalists that references to “the French” could be dehumanising. …
Lauren Easton, the vice president of AP corporate communications, told the French daily newspaper Le Monde: “The reference to ‘the French’ as well as the reference to ‘the college educated’ is an effort to show that labels shouldn’t be used for anyone, whether they are traditionally or stereotypically viewed as positive, negative or neutral.”
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