AIBU to be bothered by the way female presenters dress?

I have long thought this. But it goes deeper. Particularly when Susanna was on the BBC, the camera people would zoom out and often focus on her legs under the table. There's no doubt that female presenters on the morning news shows are meant to also serve as eye candy or as a 'little bit of sex' with the news.

You notice the shift when it's a purely economic/geopolitical current affairs news program. Then the dress regulation is formal even for the women presenters. Why? Because of the gravitas of the subject and the presenter needs to be taken seriously. It's more cerebral. So the whole thing is deliberate as is the message it conveys.

But I also slightly unrelated, think British female presenters and weather people tend to dress more sloppily in comparison to say American or Asian presenters. Since they all surely have wardrobe and makeup people, I don't know why this is. It's clearly a British thing.

Yes I do think the dress code could be tightened and female presenters clothing more reflective of their status and less reflective of their sexual appeal.

Why does it bother you so much? You sound jealous of these women and how good they look. You're being really snippy towards people who aren't fawning over you and rushing to agree with you, but people are entitled to disagree.

This is what Kate Garraway is wearing today. She looks nice. Nothing wrong with this outfit. It's not 'revealing,' and it looks smart. None of these women on TV are forced into wearing anything they don't want to wear.

As I said earlier, I don't actually think these outfits are sexy, or are intended to be. They're meant to be accessibly lightly glamorous and safe, in a MoB kind of way. But if you think this is all 'choice', think about air stewards and the differences between their uniforms. The women's ones aren't sexy, but they are that kind of formal shift dress look, usually, and the men wear shirts and trouser - and that's certainly not 'choice'

Men are considered professional based on their ability to do their job, but women’s professionalism is determined by their shoes?

Do many men in your life choose work clothes based on how sexy they are? Not any of the men in my life do.

Your thinking has been formed by male ideas of how a woman should present herself, how attractiveness is valued above all else. Have you never wondered why males do not have any equivalent standards to conform to?

That's okay, I feel sad for any daughters you may have too. 👍

I don't know who any of those people are. I haven't watched British news in years.

Kate Garroway had a pink neck high dress as i mentioned, did you find her breast shape distracting.would you like her to wear a more flowing dress tomorrow so you are not too distracted, or perhaps Kate could wear a.minimiser bra to tame those girls !

Wow, a lot of posters who probably also think strip clubs are empowering for women…

Would you suggest Ed Balls is as attractive as Charlotte Hawkins, Kate Garraway, or Susanna Reid?

Comparing an athlete running in heels to a woman who feels attractive in heels is ridiculous. I can walk perfectly fine in heels, and why on earth would I need to break into a jog? I don't do that in heels or otherwise

If you can’t see this is part of a bigger issue, I feel quite sad for a daughter you might have.

It’s also dated and naff but seems to be expected that “wear a nice bright tight dress” is like a uniform. With big hair, high heels and a ton of make up. It’s old fashioned.

The distraction is the dramatic difference in the way men and women are expected to dress. Not bums and tits. I think most of us are so accustomed to that difference we barely consider it.

Wearing a form fitting dress and heels is selling sex?!

God thats a horrible way to view women 😫

A better working world, if my daughter wanted to be a TV presenter? No, not really.

To me, tv presenter is in the same vein as modelling or acting. Being attractive is usually inherent to the role. And I don't see anything wrong with that so I'm not interested in changing it.

I think it's the opposite of "patriarchy" actually.

YANBU op.
I have been distracted by news presenters shoes when they do the standing up bit. Every single one a pointy toed high stilletto indistiguishable from each other.
Oh, exept the men don' wear those. I've not been distracted by (or even noticed) the men's shoes.
In case someone comes on and says I'm wrong, this would be 3-8 years ago. Maybe they have a different uniform shoe now.
I can't help but think about what their poor feet look like, and whether they feel they have to wear them, or even have been told to. It genuinely distracts me.

My bum is a very nice shape, why shouldn’t I wear a dress accentuating that?
Funnily enough a couple of friends and I were talking the other day how it’s great when you go to events (weddings, work things etc) and all the women wear different dresses, tops, skirts, trousers, colours, styles but the men all wear a suit, which when you break it down is basically the same thing.

I’d much rather wear colourful shapely dresses for work than a boring old suit. It would make me feel much more cheery and happy. Me. Not anyone else. I dress for myself.

Having a wide range of clothing to choose from is one of the many reasons I’m glad I’m a woman not a man.

No ones talking about others intelligence. This thread is about women's appearances being 'distracting'.

Tight revealing clothing and burkas are different sides of the same coin.

I like the way they dress. I used to dress the same before Covid and loved form fitting dresses, had a bright yellow one that i adored!

Sadly WFH means a very different dress code 😋

Attractive to most people or we wouldn't need to be having this discussion, clearly.
But I meant to the woman wearing them. Do you never wear an outfit that makes you feel attractive? Or feel better with your nails done, or your hair a certain way? It's important to feel good in yourself for yourself. And heels can have that affect too. As can feeling sexy.
They do elevate outfits, I don't need to explain that. Many outfits look better with heels, especially dresses. And especially on tv.
In my personal opinion, yes, heels look professional.

I agree with many of the points raised above about a lot of women's clothing choices being driven by the patriarchy.

But I also think men are actively pressured against interesting clothing in our society. In many formal contexts the expectation is that a man wear a suit, with the option of about four dull colours: a male presenter or politician turning up in something patterned or brightly coloured would be ridiculed for it. And in other contexts too men will get flack from their mates for dressing in ways that go against the norm, and the norm again allows far less choice than it does for women. At the other end of the scale from TV presenters there are sectors of society where males are expected to wear nothing but black sportswear.