That’s the observation of Charles Apple, who notes some sexually suggestive graphics and headlines that have slipped past editors. One of them is this recent weather graphic from USA Today:
“You need to have a dirty mind to be in the business of mass communications,” Apple writes. “Or, at the very least, you need someone with a dirty mind on your staff. Because you do not want to give the sixth grader in all of us this kind of viral amusement.” More examples in his post.
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