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Back in the "day", pregnant women worse loose fitting clothing but now the trend seems to be to wear tighter clothing that accentuates the baby "bump". I will bet all three emails in this outpouring of criticism are over 60.
Back in the "day", pregnant women worse loose fitting clothing but now the trend seems to be to wear tighter clothing that accentuates the baby "bump". I will bet all three emails in this outpouring of criticism are over 60.
It's not necessarily accentuating. It's just that people have realized it's no longer something that needs to be hidden under a tent.
I can't stand the term "baby bump" either. "Body shaming" is just as stupid a term, IMO. Women are judged so much more for their appearance then men. Kristen Nicole's response was a great idea. She's an active, strong working woman, and ignoring other people's opinions is not always the best option. As an aside, I think wearing a form fitting dress late in pregnancy looks great. Tents belong in the wilderness when camping, not on pregnant women.
Why do so many people insist on infantilizing themselves? "Bump", "Body-shaming"? Are adult sensibilities and reactions to criticism just no longer developed? So many seem trapped in perpetually-sensitive/ready to appear offended at everything adolescence.
Last edited by RP2C; 08-26-2017 at 08:46 AM..
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I think women look much better not trying to cover their pregnant body and letting their curves show. I know in the past CNN would put them in a moomoo and film them higher up and it was odd looking. I don't know if they still do that.
I think the purple dress in some of the photos is tacky. But that's my personal style. Women news anchors are expected to dress professional-sexy where males still wear suits. I don't know why women anchors don't always as well.
I think the purple dress in some of the photos is tacky. But that's my personal style. Women news anchors are expected to dress professional-sexy where males still wear suits. I don't know why women anchors don't always as well.
That has to do with the camera adding 10 pounds. Wearing floaty, loose dresses makes them look huge and then they'd get letters complaining about that.
It always shocks/amuses me how many female newscasters get constant commentary about what they're wearing. I might think someone's outfit is ugly, but idea of putting fingers to keyboard and hitting send to tell them that seems unnecessary.
So the only choice are dresses? REALLY? What's wrong with nice slacks/blouse?
You're not going to catch me dead in a dress. I haven't worn a dress or anything LIKE a dress for decades.
However, back to the subject - I don't object to obvious pregnancies but I do think showing up for work in a Kelly Bundy dress shows a lack of common sense and taste, pregnancy or no pregnancy.
A pregnant Chicago news anchor is standing strong against viewers who body shamed her for wearing a form-fitting dress.
Now in her eighth month of pregnancy, Kristen Nicole, co-anchor of Good Day Chicago on FOX32, says that three women sent her emails complaining that the sight of her baby bump was “offensive.”
I don't get that. What could possibly be offensive about a pregnant woman showing her pregnancy? How is the sight of a baby bump offensive in any way, let alone so offensive that people feel that they have to complain about it? I like the way Kristen handled the situation.
It's new, to the news anchor business. People aren't used to seeing news professionals in an advanced and obvious state of pregnancy. Also, the objection apparently was that she wasn't wearing a tent; she was dressed fashionably, so her "bump" was quite obvious. But she has to be fashionable for the job, or at least--businesslike, so it's another example of how you can't win, as a woman.
I assume that in the past, news anchors who became pregnant took an extended leave, so as not to be in-your-face with the public about their condition. But we're in more enlightened and anti-discriminatory times now, so young female anchors have the option of continuing to work through their pregnancy.
Back in the "day", pregnant women worse loose fitting clothing but now the trend seems to be to wear tighter clothing that accentuates the baby "bump". I will bet all three emails in this outpouring of criticism are over 60.
Ageist remark!
I'm waaay over 60 and I couldn't care less what a pregnant newscaster wears.
She looks great. I don't usually say this because I don't like saying it or the overly simplistic insinuation behind it, but maybe people are just jealous. Not everyone looks that good pregnant, and now with increasing obesity rates, not everyone looks that good ever.
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