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3. They are not alone. Everywhere

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 09:33 AM

Feb 2023

You look women are wearing sleeveless dresses and the front cut so low you sit there and wonder, well, you get the drift.

How bad is it where you are? Here in Southeast Ohio it is to reach 70. I wake up and wonder if I moved south. We had one ice storm at Christmas.

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Why do tv weather/anchors wear summer sleeveless dresses to report to audiences with subzero temps? [View all] hlthe2b Feb 2023 OP

It does seem that way. niyad Feb 2023 #1

Maybe she suffers from hot flashes? 2naSalit Feb 2023 #2

They are not alone. Everywhere True Blue American Feb 2023 #3

Hot studio lighting? nt woodsprite Feb 2023 #4

Not since they went to LED which most lighting is now. nt Phoenix61 Feb 2023 #7

There's a local morning weekend news anchor who is sleeveless all winter. badhair77 Feb 2023 #5

That is the issue for me. Just watching her makes me colder. I get they may have hot lights on set, hlthe2b Feb 2023 #6

Because in winter they go from heated cars to heated offices Wolf Frankula Feb 2023 #8

How HOT do you heat your house, car, office? Heavens... Certainly not summer temps. hlthe2b Feb 2023 #9

Al Roker wears sleeveless dresses? gab13by13 Feb 2023 #10

Al Roker is not on MSNBC. Nor female, the last I checked. hlthe2b Feb 2023 #11

To make the snow-bound viewers feel bad PJMcK Feb 2023 #12

I suspect that's what their bosses tell them to wear. Sex appeal, ya know. nt Biophilic Feb 2023 #13

Exactly. The post says "anchors" LakeArenal Feb 2023 #17

And in spiked heels for breaking through the winter ice? Submariner Feb 2023 #14

I have wondered the same thing. Weather women Polly Hennessey Feb 2023 #15

If Desantis becomes president he will be passing a law forbidding women from baring doc03 Feb 2023 #16

Even on Fux Youz???? I doubt that. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #18

Remember the freak out when Michelle Obama showed her bare arms, that was a bigger doc03 Feb 2023 #27

The only "scandals" they could drum up. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #28

Second amendment rights -- the right to bare arms shall not be infringed! Earth-shine Feb 2023 #19

Good one!!! Maybe the Constitution made a typo!!!! LakeArenal Feb 2023 #30

Not just weather reporters. Stephanie Ruhle wears sleeveless fairly frequently. Fla Dem Feb 2023 #20

It only bugs me when it is as cold as minus 14F outside, and snowing like crazy--i.e., winter. hlthe2b Feb 2023 #22

I understand! Karma13612 Feb 2023 #24

She's forecasting WEATHER on a national broadcast. No one is telling residents of warm climates hlthe2b Feb 2023 #25

I'm guessing it depends on where Karma13612 Feb 2023 #21

National Broadcast and I believe she was at the MSNBC/NBC studios in Rockefeller Center, NYC hlthe2b Feb 2023 #23

Assuming she's inside in a tv studio, Ocelot II Feb 2023 #26

The media use wardrobe and image consultants. It's possible they don't actually choose what to wear IcyPeas Feb 2023 #29

Would you prefer they wear parkas in a room full of heat-producing equipment? jmowreader Feb 2023 #31

You know that is not what I or anyone else are suggesting. hlthe2b Feb 2023 #33

Short sheath dresses are a uniform. GenThePerservering Feb 2023 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Conjuay Feb 2023 #34

Dressing hot means they are trying to get Fox to hire them. Hotness at Fox more money! machoneman Feb 2023 #35