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Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:39 PM Oct 2012

TV Anchor Gets Called Fat, Takes Down Bully on News Segment, Receives Support of 1,000's

I thought this was great way to turn something hurtful into something positive. A viewer wrote in calling into question a female news anchor's ability to be a role model because of her weight. Not only does she respond to the viewer but she takes the opportunity to address the issue of bullying and self-worth in an age where social media provides an excellent tool for bullying, especially bullying younger children who may be very self-conscious about their weight, skin color, sexual preference, physical disability, acne, etc.



The guy who wrote in was contacted by the Associated Press and tried to play all innocent, but the undertone of his message is not positive and it's clear he meant to hurt, rather than help.

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TV Anchor Gets Called Fat, Takes Down Bully on News Segment, Receives Support of 1,000's (Original Post) Poll_Blind Oct 2012 OP
Bet I know how the bully votes... joycejnr Oct 2012 #1
I wonder if he smokes, drinks too much, or has an undersized penis BlueStreak Oct 2012 #4
It's too bad that she was called out for not being a rail-thin spokesmodel. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #2
Best possible response! TroglodyteScholar Oct 2012 #3
 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
4. I wonder if he smokes, drinks too much, or has an undersized penis
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:05 PM
Oct 2012

None of us measure up to perfection, however that might be defined. And those who are loudest about it ALWAYS have the biggest vulnerabilities. I'm 57 and I have yet to see the exception to that rule.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
2. It's too bad that she was called out for not being a rail-thin spokesmodel.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:49 PM
Oct 2012

It would be great if those journalists without integrity were called out for their intellectual lazy views and political pandering.

But wait, they are. We just never hear from them on this since they ignore those emails. Why bring up live on TV that millions think you suck on content?
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