As seen on t.v….sort of
This whole blogging trend really caught on with the television community in the past year or two. I often visit other television stations' websites to see what their anchors and reporters are blogging about...and the selection is quite varied. I have noticed a few common themes though. A lot of the female anchors use the blogs as a way to let viewers know that they are, in fact, only human. Their blogs often concentrate on their weight and appearance, and the public's obsession with them being "perfect." Some even go out on a limb to talk about their weight loss efforts.What do they get in return? Well, a lot of nice, encouraging comments...but a couple of very rude comments that don't further the discussion at all.
I think it's an interesting topic and I'm assuming that's why so many women in television blog about it. Here are the facts..the average American woman wears a size 14, television doesn't just add "10 pounds" it alters your appearance quite drastically, and people almost always look better in person. Why do you think so many people don't want to have their picture taken? Film of any kind can never portray what someone looks like exactly...in real life. Anyway...the problem is the distorted perception a lot of the public has - a woman who wears a size 8 on television...probably looks like she wears a size 10 or 12 when you're watching her at home. A woman who wears a size 2 or 4... looks like she wears a 6 or 8. So the result of that is obviously a disconnect between what you see on t.v. and what you see in real life.
I can't count the number of times I've had someone I've met say "Wow, you look so much better than you do on t.v." or "You are so much smaller than you are on t.v.".... My response "Well, thanks... I guess?" Is that a compliment? Doesn't exactly leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
We all try in this business to learn what looks good on t.v. and what doesn't....a lot of us try to lose weight to get to that "normal t.v." look ( which is actually far from the norm)....but the fact remains at the end of the day, we're all human.
When you get into television you know that people are gonna insult you, they will often times pay more attention to your hair than they do your reporting, and they will scrutinize your makeup and size.
But you know what, we signed up for it. I can honestly say (and maybe it's just cause I live in an area with a bunch of nice people)...that I've gotten a lot more nice comments from people than mean ones. And the ones I think are mean, are probably not intentional (see above comments.) Anyway, I just wanted to weigh in (haha...pun intended) on an issue that a lot of people are blogging about these days...
Some of the other stations' anchors told people in their blogs that if they didn't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.... and to think before they spoke. Well all of this is probably true, but I enjoy talking to people and I wouldn't want them to be so afraid that they were going to offend me, that they didn't speak to me at all. So I guess I would have to say just put yourself in other people's shoes and if the comment wouldn't leave you with a smile on your face...then don't say it. A very friendly "hello" will always suffice.
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on 03/30 at 05:01 PM
“What do they get in return? Well, a lot of nice, encouraging comments…but a couple of very rude comments that don’t further the discussion at all.“
I swear it aint me posting on those blogs…I only post rude comments here..