Like a cover on a book, headlines are supposed to entice potential readers 'but this Cosmopolitan one took that premise a little too far.In a piece that went up on Cosmopolitan.com on Monday afternoon, editor Elizabeth Narins tells the story of 31-year-old Simone Harbinson and the life-threatening health scares she faced over the course of a tumultuous two years.The story documents the sicknesses she endured and struggles she overcame, but the original headline, strangely, only focused on Harbinsons weight loss:Harbinson is an Instagram fitness blogger so we understand that exercise and healthy living is significant to the story, but the headline makes it seem like her ailments were a weight loss hack.But the weight loss aspect of Harbinsons story is unrelated to everything she suffered through.Harbinson got a severe kidney infection, testedpositive for a malignant carcinoid tumor of the appendix, contracted an infection that required her to be quarantined, experienced a partial lung collapse, and suffered from chronic pain stemming from a damaged disc in her back. And thats not even all the hardships she endured.The article also notes that Harbinsonlost 44 pounds without a single session at the gym, noting that because shes still recovering from surgery, she isnt physically able to work out the way she used to before her cancer diagnosis.While weight loss is surely a major tenet of the Cosmo brand, this headline and angle, if you want to call it that, is completely tone deaf. And many people agreed:Yoooooooo wtf is this'''' This headline is trash. She got cancer! https://t.co/hswgAteOz8 Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) April 11, 2017 @Cosmopolitan Sigh. Cosmo... Her story is inspiring but not because of her weight loss. Please don't romanticize her illnesses with this click-baiting. Elizabeth Barone (@elizabethbarone) April 11, 2017 Cancer is not a diet plan. Delete this. https://t.co/G6onc506ud Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 11, 2017 @Cosmopolitan Are you insane' #cancerisnotaweightlossprogramitsCANCER Katie Norris-Blazek (@katie_blazek) April 11, 2017 The cosmo article is disgusting. Eliel Cruz-Lopez (@elielcruz) April 11, 2017 [cw weight] I shit you not, answer is she had cancer, several organs removed, mental illness and chronic pain. Cosmo put it down to a diet. pic.twitter.com/CAxURU5kjT Another Angry Woman (@stavvers) April 11, 2017 Next Cosmo piece. Hey, it's a quick and efficient way to lose weight! Those limbs were optional anyway! https://t.co/oPWdfL4rxP Lauren Dobson-Hughes (@ldobsonhughes) April 11, 2017 Cancer is not a diet, @Cosmopolitan. pic.twitter.com/JIs14tHp9y Poison Ivy (@WhoIsRylanChase) April 11, 2017 Congrats to @Cosmopolitan for coming full circle and becoming @Reductress https://t.co/gIiRCmhfpu Ari Scott (@ariscott) April 11, 2017 Cosmopolitan deleted the tweet touting the story just under an hour after it was posted.Its important to note that many writers and journalists do not come up with the headlines for their pieces because an editor (or editors) is involved. So, more than one person at the publication signed off on this, which is probably how ' right after the tweet was deleted ' the publication swapped out the original headline for this:The dek accompanying the revised headline is still the same as it was in the original piece and its tone is also problematic. As Twitter noted above, its making cancer appear as though its a diet.Despite the changed headline, Cosmopolitan did not put a note on the piece indicating that anything had been altered.For Harbinsons part, she didnt appear to have an issue with the headlines message. She sent out this post on her Instagram after the article was published: That's it. I'm done. '' I'm a feature in COSMOPOLITAN!!! WHAT''!! This is a big one, sharing warts & all. Cosmo fitness editor @ejnarins, what an absolute honour. Thank you. ' . . . Use discount code SIMONE10 for 10% off any The BOD programs! Find the link in my bio. You can now after pay!! . . . . . . . . #thebod #thebodbabes #bodsquad #sophieguidolin #starterbod #goals #bodbabes #hustle #fitmom #health #lifestyle #fitnessjourney #organic #thebodresults #healthylifestyle #iifym #macros #cleaneating #fitspo #instahealth #transformation #strongnotskinny #fitspiration #healthyliving #weightloss #fitness #wellness #mystory #cosmopolitan #cosmo A post shared by THE BOD | Starter (@simone_thebod) on Apr 10, 2017 at 10:16pm PDT HuffPost has reached out to the writer, Harbinson, and Cosmopolitan for comment. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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