<p>I can’t take it anymore - do they realize how ridiculous they look seated next to men in suits and ties, in February, after the eastern seaboard was hit with a massive ice/snow/sleet storm? It’s neither attractive nor appropriate. </p>
<p>I’ve noticed it too. I first noticed it on FOX several months ago, but now it seems every station has women baring arms. It’s o.k. in the summer, but it does look ridiculous in the winter. </p>
<p>When I read the title…I imagined a female newscaster with a large gun holster on her hip or ankle. I was like, “That’s a thing??” </p>
<p>Hmm…that’s interesting. I agree with bare arms being a seasonal thing. Just as my job we have to wear pants in the winter even though its 80 degrees outside and shorts only in the spring/summer/fall, newscaster should also keep in mind the seasons. </p>
<p>Aren’t TV studios pretty warm, with the lights and all? I imagine the sleeveless outfits are quite comfortable for the female anchors and the male anchors wish they could ditch the jackets and ties.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just me, but on the rare occasion I watch the news, I don’t notice their outfits at all. </p>
<p>I noticed the bare arms too. II first noticed their bare arms some months ago when the weather turned cold. It struck me that the women were dressed for summer in the winter.</p>
<p>" It’s neither attractive nor appropriate."</p>
<p>We can agree or disagree on the “appropriate” issue, but… do you think sleeveless evening gowns (typically sleeveless and worn by ladies next to men in suits) make the ladies unattractive? ;)</p>
<p>If this bothers you, you might also need to avoid symphony orchestras.</p>
<p>I tend to notice the male newscasters wearing toupees rather than the women wearing sleeveless outfits. I have no problem with the latter as long as they have shapely arms and the outfit’s colors and accessories don’t clash. </p>
<p>I agree that the bare arms don’t look unattractive, just a little drafty and thus somewhat out of place during the winter months.</p>
<p>I work in an office where the men have to wear jackets and ties, but women can wear sleeveless shirts with black dress pants. I always wear at least cap sleeves, but it isn’t considered unprofessional not to. I would guess a TV studio is warm even if it is a little ridiculous seasonally!</p>
<p>I can tell you exactly what it is - started in DC - when it became very fashionable for Michelle Obama and her sleeveless dresses. Slowly moved across the country. I don’t like it and think it’s inappropriate attire for a nightly newscast. Maybe AM shows in the summer - but that’s about it. The studios are actually kept pretty cool - because of the lights. Although with new technology the lots have become a lot less hot as well. I don’t mind in the office, at work - but not on the anchor desk.</p>
<p>Women all over must remember: not everyone has arms like Michelle Obama!</p>
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<p>Hmmm, if the stereotype of women feeling colder than men at the same ambient temperature is true, that means that an office where women go sleeveless must be quite warm for men wearing jackets and ties.</p>
<p>I think you’re right that it started with Michelle Obama but I think she went sleeveless in the summer. Doesn’t bother me in an orchestra because when everyone is in black, and you’re part of a group, no one person is the focus. I suppose if a conductor went sleeveless I’d have to start a thread against that, the horror of some oldster’s arms flapping to the beat. </p>
<p>Watching Judy Woodruff on PBS tonight was the last straw. I did think it was unattractive and distracting. She wasn’t discussing current events from her backyard deck in August. As for toupees, I’ve never spotted a wig or toupee in my life - it must be a version of “face blindness” where I’m just oblivious. I suppose the loss of tonsorial awareness gives me a heightened sensitivity to limbs.</p>
<p>Yes, I noticed Judy Woodruff too. It looks like she’s been working out!</p>
<p>Shapely arms or not, I agree that it looks out of place in the winter even if you’re the First Lady.</p>
<p>Out of place maybe, but inappropriate? They’re reporting the news, not in court, or in some position of authority. Or do you feel all women should cover their arms? Is this a Mormon thing? How odd. </p>
<p>Agree, out of place in the winter. </p>
<p>Unless it’s a relaxed segment, I assume (or at least believed) that anchors wear business casual. Yes, the women are able to get away with trendier wear, but business causal at the very least. Sleeveless is fine, but I view attire to be seasonally driven. </p>
<p>What is with CC and mormons… 8-| </p>