The use of “the French” in this tweet by @AP was inappropriate and has caused unintended offense. An updated tweet is upcoming.

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2023

[Maybe THE Associated Press and its stylebook should STFU for a while about “offensive” language constructs. Or perhaps they should model their own advice, as I suggested on Twitter this morning:

I propose that we refer to @AP, "THE Associated Press," forthwith as "People Associated with Narrative Maintenance."

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) January 27, 2023

— Ed]