34 minutes ago · Culture · 0 comments

I got nerdsniped by a bloody Reddit post! In 2015, the UK Government launched a new passport design. It immediately attracted negative press for its designers' "sexist" decision to feature more men than women. The government has been accused of sexism over the new UK passport design, which commemorates the achievements of two women but seven men. It's true that there are only two named women - but there is another unnamed woman on the passport! Here's the "Performing Arts" page: Shakespeare stares down at his Wooden O. Half the page is a stage, and the men and woman merely players. Here they are in a bit more detail: Who are they? They look like reasonably modern photos rather than portraits. They're not obviously famous. None of the press at the time mentioned who they were. No stock photography library had anything similar that I could see. Your favourite AI thought one of them was Doctor Who and the other a Congressman from Nantucket. The official document describing the design…

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