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Sun 23 Mar, 2014 09:37 pm
Does "abortion hope" mean "the hope for abortion"?
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In 1981, the Daily Mail ran an investigation into the Unification Church, nicknamed the Moonies, and branded them "the church that breaks up families" in the article, which accused them of brainwashing converts. The Unification Church, which always denied brainwashing, sued for libel and lost heavily. A jury awarded the Mail a record-breaking £750,000—then the biggest libel payout. In 1983 the paper won a special British Press Award for a "relentless campaign against the malignant practices of the Unification Church."
On 16 July 1993 the Mail ran the headline "Abortion hope after 'gay genes' finding";[64] this headline has been widely criticised in subsequent years, for example as "perhaps the most infamous and disturbing headline of all" (of headlines from tabloid newspapers commenting on the Xq28 gene).[65]
@oristarA,
The article that goes with this headline would explain the meaning.
@PUNKEY,
PUNKEY wrote:
The article that goes with this headline would explain the meaning.
So without the article, you could not understand it as well?
@oristarA,
Possibly not, as the Headline is there to grab attention, and can sometimes mean other things.
Example:
NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS.
What variety of possible stories could spring from a headlne like that?
@oristarA,
I have to agree with Punkey, Ori. It seems disjointed, like someone is describing the good things the Mail has done and also the bad.
We understand what is being said but that doesn't mean we understand the intent/their real meaning.
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