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The Lady: does our magazine offend you?

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The Lady: asking the questions that matter. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Monkey notices that The Lady is running a perhaps unnecessarily risky poll on its website, prompted by a discussion on Woman's Hour. "Do you think the term 'lady' is derogatory?" England's oldest weekly magazine for women boldly asks. Monkey wonders what happens if the reply is an overwhelming "Yes!" — and whether anyone at The Lady really thought this through properly. Luckily, current results suggest lady readers don't see the magazine's title as massively derogatory (although, interestingly a minority apparently do). But there's still time to vote…

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