TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton has developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them “crossed my line.”
The usually unflappable host, who has been at Global Calgary since 1995, was about to give a live report on the morning show when she decided to read out a message she received during a break.
“I’m just gonna respond to an email that I just got saying, 'Congratulations on your pregnancy. If you’re gonna wear old bus-driver pants, you have to expect emails like this,”’ Horton said.
“So thanks for that,” she responded. "No, I’m not pregnant. I actually lost my uterus to cancer last year. And this is what women of my age look like. So if it is offensive to you, that is unfortunate.
“Think about the emails that you send.”
Right. That’s why I once had to write up several women for writing really horrible things about the weight and appearance of a fellow woman co-worker on the ladies room white board.
Women NEVER insult other women.
There’s a white board inside the bathroom? Why?
Hell if I know. We had one in the men’s room too but the most it was ever used for was the occasional doodle. No one wanted to spend any more time in the restroom than absolutely necessary.
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No, their singular experience invalidates your sweeping generalization. Women body shame all the time. It’s possible to have a discussion about body shaming, toxic masculinity, rape culture, etc without leaning on a cliche statement that ignores that women, as flawed humans with agency, also do bad things.
Not singular, but if I pointed out all the times I personally witnessed women being terrible to other women (or even being terrible to men) you’d probably label me as an incel woman hater.
But apparently, since YOU’VE never experienced it, it doesn’t happen, right? Your anecdotal experience is somehow more valid than my anecdotal experience by virtue of gender?
I have two daughters and I am teaching them to call out any bullshit they might face, regardless of the sex of the offender.
Fuuuuckin hell lass, have you ever been to France? Wonder why a huge chunk of the women are slim?
Because the women are utter, utter cunts to eachother regarding bodyweight. It’s toxic as fuck but it’s not the men