I knew that the Independent was prone to print any old balderdash on 'green' topics, but it seems the rot has spread more widely. Zoe Margolis,(above) who authors a blog called Girl With A One-Track Mind, has scooped hefty libel damages from the IoS after they described her, in a headline, as a 'Hooker Who Became an Agony Aunt'. Ms Margolis, needless to say, has never followed the oldest profession.
I am reminded of the tale - possibly anecdotal, but too good to miss - of the female gynaecologist, who after giving an interview to a Canadian newspaper, was appalled to find the subsequent article introducing her as 'One of Toronto's leading abortionists'. Following her furious letter to the editor, the paper apologised and withdrew the statement. She later received a hand-written letter of apology from the editor, in which he explained that the writer had thought that 'gynaecologist' meant the same thing as 'abortionist', but that he had been unable to spell 'gynaecologist".
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