Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in a hotel in Glasgow yesterday on the topic of Brexit.
But the way the Daily Mail chose to cover the meeting has left people feeling pretty annoyed.
The newspaper coined a new term, ‘Leg-sit’ in reference to the leaders’ legs which were in shot of the photograph used on the front page alongside the headline.
People have not taken kindly to the cover, to say the least.
This is why we still have so far to go to achieve #gender equality in the workplace. 'Newspaper of the year?' I think not. #legsit ?? pic.twitter.com/SkSd30i7lz
— Jo Morfee (@JoMorfee) March 28, 2017
Just seen the front of the #DailyMail ?? How are women supposed to tackle #everydaysexism in workplace when a national paper can print that?
— Rachel Extance (@RachelExtance) March 27, 2017
Absolutely shameful, disgusting, demeaning and disrespectful, #everydaysexism lives on at the #dailymail. Women should be supporting women. pic.twitter.com/M2b8RSEwYe
— Alisha Patel (@alishapatel90) March 28, 2017
Men: why do women keep insisting on the need for feminism? Women: #legsit pic.twitter.com/VskfQEXa22
— Gemma Sykes (@sykesgemma5) March 28, 2017
I really wish the Daily Fail would #legsit out of here to some far away distant place where it cannot harm anyone.
— I was a JSA claimant (@imajsaclaimant) March 28, 2017
Some have also taken issue with the use of the English language.
Once we've called out The Daily Mail for sexism, can we also spend 5 mins talking bout how bad that pun is? #legsit
— James Wilson-Taylor (@mrjaytee) March 27, 2017
Ignore the reductive awfulness of this headline for a moment (if you can), and focus on the punctuation… pic.twitter.com/Ub54Yngohq
— Owen Williams (@OwsWills) March 27, 2017
Several politicians have hit out at the cover, too.
It's 2017. Two women's decisions will determine if United Kingdom continues to exist. And front page news is their lower limbs. Obviously pic.twitter.com/AMp0YvtISa
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) March 27, 2017
It's 2017. This sexism must be consigned to history. Shame on the Daily Mail. pic.twitter.com/V3RpFSgfnO
— Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) March 27, 2017
What do women politicians have to do to be taken seriously? #EverydaySexism pic.twitter.com/aPwlfnuKN1
— LeanneWood (@LeanneWood) March 28, 2017
#everydaysexism really doesn't go far enough as a label. If you were thinking of buying this "newspaper" tomorrow you might think again https://t.co/To1f29iU68
— Natalie Bennett (@natalieben) March 27, 2017
The 1950s called and asked for their headline back.#everydaysexism https://t.co/s1W1XfhrhN
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) March 27, 2017
Though as some have pointed out, this extent of this outrage seems to be working in the Mail’s favour.
And the #DailyMail has 3/10 top UK trends. They will be absolutely loving all this free PR #legsit The nation has been trolled. Again
— Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) March 28, 2017
Stop sharing the sexist #legsit Daily Mail front page. They do this to enrage their critics. It's free publicity and they know it.
— Rori Donaghy (@roridonaghy) March 28, 2017