NPR meant to hail 'the year of the woman' in Mexico and promptly fell on an ass

It may be a terrible year for the United States, but in Mexico, 2018 is "el año de la mujer" — the year of the woman.

A recent report from National Public Radio highlighted the abundance of women running for elected office in the North American country. Everything would've been great, too, if not for an extremely unfortunate language error when NPR tweeted the story.

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"There are more than 3,000 women running for elective office in Mexico," the original tweet read. "Some Mexicans are calling 2018 'el ano de la mujer,' which translates to 'the year of the woman.'" Read more...

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