On Wednesday morning, Twitterati were taken by surprise when they woke up to the leading US daily The New York Times calling legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar a 'so-called' playback singer in their report on the controversy surrounding Tanmay Bhat's video.
<img title="Lata Mangeshkar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/feb/18lata.jpg" alt="Lata Mangeshkar" width="670" height="447" /> Lata Mangeshkar
Don't believe us? Here's the screenshot of the copy.
<img title="NYT 'roasted' for calling Lata Mangeshkar 'so-called' playback singer" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/1-Lata-Sachin-NYT-1.jpg" alt="NYT 'roasted' for calling Lata Mangeshkar 'so-called' playback singer" />
While some called it 'ignorance', some trolled the paper by suggesting it needs better copy-editors.
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
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Where <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimesworld">@nytimesworld</a> calls Lata Mangeshkar a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films. Who clears your copy? <a href="https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT">https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT</a>
&mdash; Chitra Subramaniam (@chitraSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/chitraSD/status/737661686308605952">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/chitraSD">@chitraSD</a> Really Chitra, this description of legendary Lata Mangeshkar in <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> is shocking-Lata Mangeshkar, a so-called playback singer'
&mdash; Vinita Deshmukh (@VinitaDeshmukh) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinitaDeshmukh/status/737789572076052481">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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How u can call an Asian Legendary singer Lata Ji a 'so called singer' is disgusting! PS:Hire journalists with class! <a href="https://t.co/T4J6iruEAO">https://t.co/T4J6iruEAO</a>
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A so called newspaper calls Lata Mangeshkar a 'so called singer' and reveals its ignorance.. Seriously ignorant
&mdash; Sunanda Vashisht (@sunandavashisht) <a href="https://twitter.com/sunandavashisht/status/737747850931638273">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The bad thing about being busy in work is that you miss out on world-class comedy like <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> calling Lata Mangeshkar "so called singer" !
&mdash; Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) <a href="https://twitter.com/amishra77/status/737710667583660032">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Ok so now NY times calls Lata mangeshkar a "so called playback singer." Outrage &amp; arrests anyone? <a href="https://t.co/o3feHN3CRP">pic.twitter.com/o3feHN3CRP</a>
&mdash; Stuti Mishra (@ssttuuttii) <a href="https://twitter.com/ssttuuttii/status/737687748186755072">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lata Mangeshkar is so-called singer &amp; Fatso is Jon Stewart level stand-up?
&mdash; iMac_too (@iMac_too) <a href="https://twitter.com/iMac_too/status/737666896695201797">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Can we PLEASE know who is the author of this report who called Lata Mangeshkar a "so-called playback singer" <a href="https://t.co/85kUieBP08">https://t.co/85kUieBP08</a>
&mdash; IndiaSpeaks (@IndiaSpeaksPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndiaSpeaksPR/status/737659606168522752">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lol! Article in NY Times - Mr. Tanmay Bhat is facing flak for mocking, A SO CALLED PLAYBACK SINGER, Lata Mangeshkar &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&sup3;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082
&mdash; Insanely Sane (@Sanity_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sanity_3/status/737654710111473665">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This is what Indian Journos at NYT wrote about Lata Ji - so called playback singer, whose career dates to 1940s &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0099&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008f&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008f&frac14; <a href="https://t.co/itvJcYwuoB">pic.twitter.com/itvJcYwuoB</a>
&mdash; Insanely Sane (@Sanity_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sanity_3/status/737659176135053313">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> , if Sachin is a cricket 'star', Lata is 'super star singer', not just 'a Bollywood singer.' Why so much hate against Lata?
&mdash; SonaChele (@SonaChele1) <a href="https://twitter.com/SonaChele1/status/737642981235232768">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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What's more outrageous is Indian journalists in the New York Times labelling Lata Mangeshkar as "SO CALLED SINGER" <a href="https://t.co/aUgrtRqpfT">https://t.co/aUgrtRqpfT</a>
&mdash; Venkat Parthasarathy (@Venkrek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Venkrek/status/737872894651432961">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> how dare your article states Lata a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films in the article posted <a href="https://t.co/09JaLFRFA7">https://t.co/09JaLFRFA7</a> ?
&mdash; nazirji (@nazirji) <a href="https://twitter.com/nazirji/status/737798808596144128">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> just to tell you that so called singer Lata Ji is atleast 10,000x better than 99% vocalists of the world
&mdash; Aakarshya Verma (@WorldUnderGAGA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldUnderGAGA/status/737771751749259264">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lata Mangeshkar, 'so-called playback singer', courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> ,'so-called newspaper'. <a href="https://t.co/c0YWdTFJMc">https://t.co/c0YWdTFJMc</a>
&mdash; Vikram (@virvikram) <a href="https://twitter.com/virvikram/status/737735938609192960">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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How can Indian <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> reporters, call Lata Mangeshkar 'so-called' background singer reporting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TanmayBhat?src=hash">#TanmayBhat</a> issue <a href="https://t.co/8hhpBV9tfa">https://t.co/8hhpBV9tfa</a>
&mdash; Dibyojyoti Baksi (@heresydj) <a href="https://twitter.com/heresydj/status/737719996931964928">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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So the scumbags at this so-called Newspaper called the <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> refer to Lata Mangeshkar as a 'So-called Singer'.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fail?src=hash">#Fail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Morons?src=hash">#Morons</a>
&mdash; Srikanth (@rsrikanth05) <a href="https://twitter.com/rsrikanth05/status/737703673657098240">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Where <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimesworld">@nytimesworld</a> calls Lata Mangeshkar a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films. Who clears your copy? <a href="https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT">https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT</a>
&mdash; Chitra Subramaniam (@chitraSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/chitraSD/status/737661686308605952">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/chitraSD">@chitraSD</a> Really Chitra, this description of legendary Lata Mangeshkar in <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> is shocking-Lata Mangeshkar, a so-called playback singer'
&mdash; Vinita Deshmukh (@VinitaDeshmukh) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinitaDeshmukh/status/737789572076052481">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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After noticing the outrage on social media, Ellen Barry, South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times, tweeted:
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A note on "so-called": Used here for non-Indian readers unfamiliar w term "playback singer." In no way a commentary. <a href="https://t.co/hEYttcd3za">https://t.co/hEYttcd3za</a>
&mdash; Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenBarryNYT/status/737702429387542528">May 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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