Not that there’s anything wrong with this headline

There are some headlines that write themselves, but then there are others that are transparently intentional.

Case in point:

Look at that Facebook “likes” count. There’s no way nearly 5,000 people care about track and field.

So, while we congratulate Reuters on a headline superbly–though obviously–crafted to generate the most casual hits, we’re forced to ask if it was worth the dignity of your entire wire service.

(Special thanks to Anthony S.)

The world as ‘Scooby Doo’

Caster Semenya won the gold on Wednesday in the 800-meter race at the world championship in Berlin, Germany. The South African received her medal … and an official request for a gender test.

Yes, in the same sense that the world believes only an underage Chinese gymnast could win the Olympics or a muslim Kenyan could win the presidency, we now believe that only a South African male could possibly defeat our lady runners.

Look, we can’t yank every face off, hoping it was Old Man Jenkins the whole time and–therefore–doesn’t count. Sometimes we’re gonna lose.