A nine-year veteran of broadcast journalism struck back at a viewer after he offered her some nasty, unsolicited fashion advice.
After a male viewer offered unsolicited fashion advice, telling her she should try"dressing like a normal woman," a female news anchor struck back in her own clever way — and, in the process, inadvertently sparked a conversation of the pressure that women face to be physically attractive, even in the workplace.
"Just wanted to let you know that the clothes you've been wearing, especially those crazy pants that ride half way up your torso, are not cool looking, in any way," a man, identified only as Jeffery, messaged Vespa on her professional Facebook account on Thursday."They look rediculous [sic] on you. Please change your wardrobe, you're way too pretty to look so foolish."
In response, Vespa wore five different high-waisted pants during separate newscasts throughout the weekend; meanwhile, a conversation regarding the policing of female bodies started to brew on Vespa's Facebook page.“This is dumb," Vespa said of Jeffery’s message."We know that. These are my pants. I like them. I bought them."
“Thank you for posting this! The pressure that society puts on girls and women is ridiculous and harmful,” another commenter wrote.
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