When we see complaints from viewers, it’s best not to respond at all. This excerpt of station’s social media policy email was posted on Media Bistro: He added she was not let go for “for her appearance or defending her appearance.” Christopher published the transcript of the exchange and asserts Lee’s response to the offensive comment was “admirably measured.”īut Randy Bain, KTBS News Director told Journal-isms that Lee “repeatedly” violated social media policy which had been emailed to staff. Thank you for your comment and have a great weekend and thank for watching.Ī more recent exchange with a viewer who posted an offensive comment on Facebook (which has been removed) may have been the last straw for Lee says Tommy Christopher of the media commentary website Medialite. Little girls (and boys for that matter) need to see that what you look like isn’t a reason to not achieve their goals.Ĭonforming to one standard isn’t what being American is about and I hope you can embrace that. Showing little girls that being comfortable in the skin and HAIR God gave me is my contribution to society. Women come in all shapes, sizes, nationalities, and levels of beauty. I’m very proud of who I am and the standard of beauty I display. However in my case I don’t find it necessary. Many Black women use strong straightening agents in order to achieve a more European grade of hair and that is their choice. For your edification: traditionally our hair doesn’t grow downward. I am very proud of my African-American ancestry which includes my hair. I’m a non-smoking, 5’3, 121 lbs, 25 mile a week running, 37.5 year old woman, and I’m in perfectly healthy physical condition. Hello Emmitt-I am the ‘black lady’ to which you are referring. what about letting someone a male have waist long hair do the news.what about that (cq). but still its not something myself that i think looks good on tv. The black lady that does the news is a very nice lady.the only thing is she needs to wear a wig or grow some more hair. It said Emmitt Vascocu, a viewer, wrote on the KTBS Facebook page: The blog Richard Prince’s Journal-isms reported the news of Lee’s firing and subsequent controversy Monday. #cincywx #STEM firing of this small market meteorologist has turned into a national story - provoking questions about race, beauty and gender in television, what social media interactions cross the line, and whether the station’s actions were out of proportion. Twinning for a good reason this morning with my friend why. It's #PiDay & I'm wearing the viral meteorologist dress for women in #STEM today! So important for girls to get into math/sci! #dressforstem /6mCaep0eOE You may notice a lot of female #mets wearing #TheDress today in honor of #PiDay bringing awareness to #WomenInSTEM #DressForSTEM /U40UIRvU8u It is our way of encouraging girls to get involved in STEM! #DressforSTEM /NcYvqUcZH3 It's #PiDay! You may see many mets wearing this dress today. Happy Pi Day! #DressForSTEM #TheDress /hjsjaYXzWf It’s considered a good “TV dress” because it has “bright, bold color, the black panels are slimming, and it’s flattering to many different figures.” You can buy the dress on Amazon for $30.00. “Wearing the dress or the color blue is our collective effort to extend this support and encouragement to all women in STEM and young girls we hope will pursue STEM.” “The dress symbolizes the community of lady broadcast mets who support and encourage each other,” said Smith. The date was chosen because March 14 is also 3/14 or 3.14, the first three digits of pi. “Women are grossly under represented in science fields, and we hope to shine a light, and encourage,” said WTVF meteorologist Bree Smith.Īccording to Smith, the dress was chosen in a private group of female meteorologists more than a year ago. In honor of National Pi Day, female anchors are wearing the same dress to encourage young girls to study science.
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