Kim Campbell is admonishing female news anchors who wear sleeveless dresses on the air, calling the bare-armed attire “demeaning.” The former prime minister tweeted her displeasure with the fashion choice on Tuesday morning by saying “bare arms undermine credibility and gravitas.” She faced quick criticism and one tweeter pointed out that former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama frequently wore sleeveless dresses. Campbell replied that she was specifically referring to female broadcasters. On her verified Twitter account, Campbell said: “I am struck by how many women on television news wear sleeveless dresses — often when sitting with suited men.” “I have always felt it was demeaning to the women and (Morgan’s blog post) suggests that I am right. The controversy harkens back to a similar uproar over female attire on the now-defunct Sun News Network. Savage of Maclean’s magazine also called the all-news network “Skank TV” in a tweet that was eventually retracted.

Source: thestar February 14, 2018 00:00 UTC