# Anyone else get the wrong idea from the cover of today's Newsday?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-the-wrong-idea-from-the-cover-of-todays-newsday/211792>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 6, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-the-wrong-idea-from-the-cover-of-todays-newsday/211792 "2003-11-06T22:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-the-wrong-idea-from-the-cover-of-todays-newsday/211792/1 "2003-11-06T22:11:01Z")

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(Mods, if this belongs in MPSIMS, please move it).

The cover reads **"They’re Out."**

The photo is of two men about to embrace with emotional facial expressions.

Before reading the caption, I thought perhaps this was a story of two men coming out and the expression on their face was of sad and happy relief.

Nope, it’s about Mepham high school, and how 5 coaches are losing their jobs, and the photo is of one of the fired coaches and a team captain who supported him.

Anyone else get the wrong idea at first glance?

(do I need a cite?)

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-the-wrong-idea-from-the-cover-of-todays-newsday/211792/2 "2003-11-07T04:43:15Z")

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Did you read the article? Are they perhaps wrongly fired for being gay?

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**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-the-wrong-idea-from-the-cover-of-todays-newsday/211792/3 "2003-11-07T05:03:12Z")

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Oh that’s not the case at all! It’s just how the photo looked.