We would assume that the editors at FiveThirtyEight would want to rethink the use of words in social media headlines and titles. Why? In a Mother’s Day poll, they tweeted the following:
Every day, your mom wasted 90 minutes of her life on you, so today get her a present. https://t.co/vJySjeFix0 pic.twitter.com/Z8QQjYRUyt
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) May 14, 2017
People were unhappy with the use of the word “wasted” in describing mothers spending time with their kids.
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