Australian newspaper shows David Warner taller than Ellyse Perry; Twitter calls it sexism

Warner and Perry won medals for best Australian players in CA Cricket Awards.

Ellyse Perry and David Warner | GETTY

The Australian newspaper has triggered social media with a sexist picture arrangement of medal winners David Warner and Ellyse Perry at Australian Cricket awards. The picture of both the cricketers was published on the front page of the newspaper. 

Warner won the Allan Border Medal, and Perry received Belinda Clark medal in the award night. It was the third victory for both the cricketers.

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Both the cricketers posed with their medals together. The newspaper published the picture but with an edit. They showed Perry shorter than Warner. But in reality, Warner is 5’7” while Perry is 5’9”. 

Twitter was raged over the chauvinism. They slammed The Australian newspaper for reversing the picture.

Here are the tweets: 

 

 
 

By - 12 Feb, 2020

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