Criticized for its One deemed sexist, the magazine "Diapason" apologizes

Words that do not pass.

"She sings, she thinks, she directs": the music magazine

apologized on Tuesday for this front page about conductor Barbara Hannigan and for readers who felt "offended" by this "clumsy" wording ".

Canadian conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan herself tweeted her bitterness, quipping: “Indeed, I'm known for thinking, but who would have thought thinking was headline news?

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Indeed I have been known to think, but who knew that thinking was cover story news?

Indeed, I have been known to think, but who would have thought that thinking made headlines?

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—#whatweretheythinking #descartesgonebad #triplethreat #conductor #soprano pic.twitter.com/2J1gnwCrnT

— Barbara Hannigan (@HanniganBarbara) October 4, 2022

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A title “is necessarily a shortcut and this had no other purpose than to summarize the content of the interview in a brief formula”, justified

on its social networks.

“No doubt there were other ways of expressing this idea, less confusing”, continues the review, defending itself from any “malicious intention”.

Clarification about the latest Diapason cover pic.twitter.com/J3hDp2CqFo

— Diapason Mag (@Diapasonmag) October 4, 2022

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The front page of the “French Film” singled out

This controversy comes a few days after that around the magazine

which had only men on the cover of its last edition to illustrate the "reconquest" of French cinema.

“Any discomfort with this cover?

“, had commented the collective 50/50, which campaigns for equality, parity and diversity in the cinematographic and audiovisual industry.

"If we bother you, don't hesitate to say so," also tweeted director Audrey Diwan, who won the Golden Lion in 2021 in Venice with her film The Event. 

had regretted an “unfortunate choice” and “unrepresentative” of the sector.

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