AIBU to be bothered by the way female presenters dress?

Lots of women say they have made a free choice to wear these. Do you think they made that ‘choice’ in the absence of culture and patriarchy?

Of course we are all influenced by one another. But it's called society and I don't think it's necessarily a problem.

I do have a bunion on my right foot and I've never worn big heels or uncomfortable footwear, apart from DMs which I put up with for three months bruising my legs because of fashion! It's because of biomechanics. I have flat feet, wonky hips, knock knees and one leg longer than the other. The only shoes which have really done my feet harm were very flat with not enough support- I ended up with plantar fasciitis.

Or you could just explain why it’s distracting?

The most uncomfortable shoes for me would be the type of shoes my husband wears for work. Leather, lace up and very flat with a thin sole. I'd have to give myself a foot massage and do some stretching when I got home as my Achilles and soles of my feet would be giving me gip, and I'd probably have several plasters on!

I've worked in strip clubs. There were always women who couldn't believe that I was working there because I chose to work there. They always assumed that I was manipulated into it. I worked there for the money, and I've never had issues with nudity. Women were always the worst judges

Hahahaha. OP would campaign for this for presenters i think 😂

There is an element of physiological change that comes from wearing various shoes types that also means over time we are physically more comfortable wearing that shoe type. Again we may think we are making a free choice in choosing that shoe type but we aren’t. Sometimes the reverse is true (eg bunions) and then we are acutely aware we do not have a free choice but we don’t notice when the ‘choice’ is in line with our ‘preference’s

Personally really dislike those bright bodycon dresses. But I think for tv, solid colours work better and they are maybe an easier choice for some women than trying to put an outfit together. Love when I see women wearing something interesting or different on tv. It certainly doesn't have to be a black bin bag to be taken seriously, some of those comments are ridiculous.

What do you want the male presenters to wear - colourful suits or something?! surely its what they want to wear - maybe the issue is YOU are distracted by it.

Can see why people think this.But I disagree, society has been set up so that women are forced to behave in a certain way to appease and appeal to men. Many women are still financially dependent on men. But up until not very long ago, we have been for millennia.
I had three boys and then a daughter.And it was astounding to me the difference in the way that people spoke to her about what she wore compared to my boys. From a tiny baby the way she looked.was commented on daily. That was possible before she got bombarded by the media and her peers.

Would you prefer them to wear burqas?

YABQR.

I was quoting someone else. That's not my statement. And yes, you've just summed it up, really. I don't need to keep going round in circles trying to explain it to the poster.

And that's why I haven't started a thread telling them they shouldn't. Rather, I have engaged in a thread about what is at stake in women on TV dressing, or being dressed, the way they are.

The fact you have adopted society’s view of heels and enjoy fitting into those norms and expectations doesn’t mean you are not influenced by them.

Women who wear heels, and anything feminine or 'sexy' really don't care that you don't 'buy' their reasons for dressing like this...

If you think that is the same as that I "seem to think it's impossible for a woman to like wearing heels, or feel good wearing them, without it having been pushed by a man" then I don't know where else to go with this.

I don't do stillettos but with flat feet a heel of some kind is often more comfortable if I'm not wearing trainers. Very flat shoes with a thin sole are a no-no.

I bet the haterz on here who think women should cover up in a big sackcloth, are the same ones who bash and berate women who shave their pubes off, insist they're doing it for da menz, and say 'why do you want to look like a pre pubescent child?' 😬

But that doesn't necessarily mean being critical of the choices individual women make to navigate very complex pressures around appearance.

I didn’t take any posts to be criticism of individual women, rather that of the pressure on women as exampled by the presentation of individuals.

What I don't buy is the idea that heels are a neutral, practical, or empowering choice by women, made without any insidious ideological influence about what women are and what they're for and how they might move through the world.

I don't think some women will be happy until all women wear a sackcloth, a big hat, and wellies. And make sure you cover that cleavage up ladies. You're a disgrace! 😆

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not what I said, but not to worry.

Lots of people like to fit in with society and conform with its standards. That is the whole point of the harms of patriarchy in imposing these standards on women!