News anchor addresses body shaming during broadcast
We love how this woman just said her peace in the most succinct way...
As a community, there are so many of us who have been working so attentively at being more body-positive.
But there's always that one person that threatens to diminish all that work. This time it was a man who sent out a body-shaming email to a Canadian news anchor.
Leslie Horton, a news anchor for Global News, came out the victor when she addressed this naysayer's comments on live TV.
Just moments before going live, Horton received an email from a viewer.
It read: "Congratulations on your pregnancy. If you’re going to wear old bus driver pants, you can expect emails like this." (TikTok)
Although Horton addressed the man's email on the air, she also revealed to the 'Today Show' that she was familiar with the sender and it was not the first time he had reached out.
Watch how she shut him down on live television. Courtesy of TikTok.
@todayshow Moments before going live on Nov. 29, Canadian news anchor Leslie Horton received an email from a viewer, who had watched her traffic report earlier that morning. The message read: “Congratulations on your pregnancy. If you’re going to wear old bus driver pants, you can expect emails like this.” Horton, 59, was familiar with the sender. “He’s reached out several times over the years, and his intent is always to humiliate and hurt me,” Horton, a broadcaster for Global News Calgary, tells TODAY.com. “We’re not supposed to respond to trolls — so I had no plans to address it, but then the words just came out of my mouth. I had this visceral reaction.” 📹: Global News Calgary
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The upside, over and above her addressing it on live television, was that so many people took this opportunity to support her and praise her for shutting down the naysayer.
- "People can be so rude! They don’t know what other people are going through! You handled it well!"
- "Good grief this is what we have become. So sad sorry this was said to you ."
- "From one uterine cancer survivor to another, wishing you continues health. You are beautiful."
- "I’m so sorry for the message you received! Thank you for making your statement!"
- "Wow, people can be so mean. She handled it like a Champ on camera tho Words definitely can hurt..."
Image Courtesy of TikTok