Why was the Fox News Anchor fired for not wearing a bra?

[Anonymous]

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Should men that have big boobs be required to wear a bra? I think she was discriminated against by the Network

[itsannalee]

I don’t know, I don’t really follow the topic. But from the pic, she looks okay with that. Even her nipple still looks nice and doesn’t popping out.

[Paige90]

I think it looks more fashionable to NOT wear a bra under a shirt or blouse. If nipples show... so what? Everyone has them!

[DryGermanGuy]

Right-on! Even Batman shows his nipples! 😀

[soe11]

elizamichale1
Yes indeed

[AI Opinion]

The details surrounding the termination of a Fox News anchor would likely be complex and based on internal policies and employment agreements. It's important to note that each news organization has its dress code and standards, and any decision would typically involve various factors. Without specific statements from parties involved, the true reasons may not be fully publicly disclosed.

[abc3643]

That is not a picture of journalist Shea Allen. This is a picture of her at the time of the article when she was on Inside Edition.

This is the full article you cited although I am not including links since the article is from 2013 and links are blown.

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/was-shea-allen-fired-for-going-braless-20130731-2qz0q.html

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Was Shea Allen fired for going braless?
ByNicole Elphick
July 31, 2013 — 11.55pm

When US local TV reporter, Shea Allen, posted on her personal blog an entry titled ‘Confessions of a red-headed reporter’, she probably didn’t expect it would end with her unemployed and at the centre of a media firestorm. In the post Allen listed a lot of rather disturbing revelations such as “I'm frightened of old people and I refuse to do stories involving them or the places they reside” and “If you ramble and I deem you unnecessary for my story, I'll stop recording but let you think otherwise”, but far and away the ‘confession’ that garnered the most column inches was “I've gone braless during a live broadcast and no one was the wiser”.

This one admission means she’ll probably be nicknamed ‘The Braless Reporter’ for the rest of her days and has led to salacious media headlines like Glamorous TV reporter Shea Allen fired after posting ‘tell-all’ blog about going braless on air, TV reporter goes braless, gets fired, and Fired braless reporter Shea Allen: She was ‘a ticking time bomb’. (And just to be clear it’s not yet been confirmed by Allen’s employer, WAAY-TV in Alabama, as to what the exact reason for the dismissal was – Gawker has reported there were other issues during her employment, though on Twitter Allen stated she had been “‘terminated without cause’ for said post”.)

I’d like to believe that people would be more upset by Allen’s statements about not wanting to report on anything to do with ‘old people’ and the stale air of ‘Gross, oldies!’ pervading that comment. But sadly I’m not really surprised that all the focus is on her breasts and the shockingly controversial news that women sometimes don’t wear bras. Imagine it, the women around you could be beneath their clothes parading the bothersome jiggliness of their unbound bosoms – clutch those pearls with the horror of it all!

So is going to work without a bra unprofessional? This seems to me to be the sartorial equivalent of the ongoing discussion over whether going to work without make-up is not professional or if curly hair is a corporate no-no. Allen’s bralessness wasn’t unprofessional because it wasn’t even noticed, so how could it have made her colleagues or viewers uncomfortable? I’ve had co-workers in the past mention to me that they often go bra-free to work or on weekends and I was always surprised because I’d never even noticed it.

At its core it’s a question of, “Are women’s bodies, faces and hair as they are when unadorned intrinsically unprofessional?” These sorts of corporate rules are just a way of forcing women to walk an extremely thin line between being conventionally feminine (wear skirts and dresses, not pants!) but without doing anything that could be construed as sexual (but don’t even allow a hint of nipple to be visible!) Basically if you can achieve a sexless Barbie doll femininity, then according to corporate work wear guidelines you’re doing it right. It’s somewhat annoying that men don’t seem to be bound by anywhere near the same level of scrutiny on the job as to what they are doing underneath their clothes or to their hair and face.

I dislike bras for a lot of reasons. I hate how I feel like I’m in a Hong Kong action film all bound up for a wire scene. I hate how all strapless bras come with copious amounts of padding as they just assume of course you are aspiring to buxomness. I hate how you practically have to take out a personal loan to afford even a mid-range brassiere. I hate how you need to have eight different ones – Racerback! Strapless! Push-up! Halter! – just to put on a poorly designed singlet come summertime. But mainly I simply hate how uncomfortable they are. (And before you spout some oft-repeated quote from a study probably paid for by a bra company about how 85 per cent of women are wearing ill-fitting bras, I’d ask you why if I was comfortable without it I should go hunting for this supposed holy grail of bra-dom that I’ve never found in all my years of lingerie wearing. Oh, that’s right, because the sight of nipples under clothes is considered socially unacceptable.) Many women do find bras more comfortable, but many women find them to be the undergarments of the devil – so why is it such a big deal if they cast them aside if that is the case?

The saddest part of it all is that Allen has felt the need to issue a public explanation for her heinous crime of bralessness, justifying it with the Janet Jackson endorsed excuse of wardrobe malfunction. And much like with Jackson’s Nipplegate it seems we are no closer to an era where women’s bodies are allowed to just be without being critiqued, censored or sensationalised.

[Apulu_backagain]

I think it's all about the dress code. But don't news reporters have stylists or professionals dress them carefully before they come infront of the camera? This is weird. I think it was more about the fact that her top is really transparent instead of not wearing a bra.

I don't know! I mean your perspective is also right, but at the same time there's dress code. I really think that guys should have same dress codes as the girls. And I'm also really confused about their dressers and stylists. Firing her is a shame though, warning could have worked if it was really that bad because she clearly slayed.

[Anonymous]

Network TV News, as well as all TV, is governed by an ethical code as it can be accessed by everyone, including children. No nudity or certain body parts are allowed to show. We also know that what you display on Social Media, both words and pics, can get you fired. Frankly, I don't want to see that stuff on my TV screen, nor would I want my kids to see that stuff. If I want that I will go to cable TV. We already have our kids being taught about how they can change their sex in schools. What is next, having teachers demonstrate sex in the classroom? ~😯~

[Wallythewalrus2]

My dad was diagnosed with COPD a few years ago and was given inhalers that not much was known about. After taking them for awhile, he actually grew boobs! They're huge! Now, they have that listed as a side effect but the damage is done. He doesn't wear a bra but he should! Last summer I visited him and there he was, in the kitchen, with his shirt off, boiling water and eggs for tuna fish salad! Fucking disgusting watching his man boobs flopping around.

[Garud]

How can a man have breasts? If you are calling chest fat breasts then those breasts are invisible in the shadow of belly fat. And fat men don't wear clothes so thin that their nipples shine and neither do they wear tops like this girl. Because there is no need.
No one discriminates against anyone and if they do then it is because they can.
There is a lot of discrimination against men but if they don't like it they can leave

[goaded]

Men can produce milk, given the right conditions.

"Lactating in a man can be a sign of an underlying medical condition that shouldn’t be ignored. Conditions like hormonal imbalance, tumors, or hypothyroidism can cause lactation in men.

Other causes of male lactation can include medications, supplements, or nipple stimulation. Your healthcare professional can work with you to figure out the source of your lactation."
www.goodrx.com/.../men-lactate-prolactin

[LunarEclipse433]

We have a guy who regularly comes in wearing his wife beater shirt and an A cup pink bra. He makes sure the shoulder straps are showing

[Potteplante]

But a lot of them will be running around topless when it gets hot enough and that's eh okay - despite of their big fat ass hairy gorilla TITS, yes TITS - not "chest fat" which by the way tits also is. Just a clump of fucking cells you men have turned into this sacred little thing that oh no shouldn't be viewed, because you people lack self control.

[OlderAndWiser]

The station, WAAY, is actually an ABC affiliate. The reporter is question was a red-head, not a blonde. And she was fired after a post on a blog which included 9 other confessions about her career.

[AviatorTom]

@OlderAndWiser Thanks for revealing the truth, not fake news.

[rachel776]

newsrooms especially at that level have producers and stylists that would never let someone go on-camera dressed inappropriately. i work in a comparable environment and every single detail is checked every night

[ManOnFire]

She hardly has any boobs anyway so I don't see the problem.

[MK1997]

ATTENTION : this guy is a pervert who supports kids having sex with old women.

[Apple1996]

Would it be a problem if she did have boobs?

[Asker]

@MK1997 what guy?

[MK1997]

@ManOnFire the guy who I replied to

[Asker]

@MK1997
@manonfire she has boobs

[MK1997]

@jennz6 he's only into grannies

[Asker]

@manonfire her boobs are the same size as mine, are you saying that I don’t have boobs either?

[SixFootSexy]

@MK1997 You're a trolling snitch that's always concerned with age-gap relationships... so there's that.

[MK1997]

@SixFootSexy and why does it trigger you so much? You are deluded completely about sex and what people want. You should worry more about yourself

[ManOnFire]

@Apple1996 Nah I don't think so.

@jennz6 I thought your boobs were bigger🤔

[ManOnFire]

@SixFootSexy Yeah she is a total creep.

[Apple1996]

@SixFootSexy she's def a old dude

[MK1997]

Thanks @ManOnFire

[MK1997]

@SixFootSexy how am I a snitch?

[ManOnFire]

@Apple1996 Yooooo I think you're probably right!

[Apple1996]

Right now I'm blocked but I've talked to that person multiple times on different accounts. Always being weird af about age gaps

[ManOnFire]

@Apple1996 Yeah she is super weird. She thinks it's messed up that I like older women but she likes old guys.

[Apple1996]

She don't like old guys. She is a old guy 🤣🤣

[ManOnFire]

@Apple1996 Yeah you must be right about that cuz it doesn't make sense for such a young 'girl' to be that intense about it. Mmmmmm... but then she does have the bad habit of misinterpreting things I say, which is super common with young chicks. And also the way she tries to get people to disagree with others she disagrees with too. That is a devilish young female trait.

[MK1997]

Lol what a hypocrite both of you are

[saraupstairs]

I had to Google it.

Mark Twain explained why that truth is stranger than fiction.

She should go and work for MSNBC. You don't even need a brain, let alone a bra.

[slippery2000]

Because people like to personalize their own insecurities so they impede in others lives to suit their own comfortability

[ChicoFromThe305]

They seem to lack the ability to follow simple instructions, I doubt that she was clueless that she most likely had a dress code to abide to remain in that professional environment.

[Jamie05rhs]

She did nothing wrong. She should not have been fired.

[Asker]

I agree with you

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks

[Wise4myage]

Damn, she’s hot. Probably because you can see her nipples

[Asker]

I noticed that too

[Wise4myage]

Some of the women on Fox will show cleavage now and then, but nothing more than that.

[Wise4myage]

She was pushing the dress code, lol.

[SixFootSexy]

Article was from 2013. The world is so much more tolerant and accepting these days.

/sarcasm/

[soe11]

• It is an against the fundamental human rights.
• Should allowed her perform her duty as it's.
• Without bra is look gorgeous.

[genericname85]

i guess for the same reason you can't have a job as a teacher if you're not wearing a bra. these are the posterchild proper people. can't have them not behave properly. it is what it is.

[In_Trance]

Probably because Fox News requires a bra to be worn.

[Asker]

Some men have big boobs, and they don’t wear a bra

[In_Trance]

I don't know Fox's policy exactly so I can't comment any further

[FunkyMonkee]

What's wrong with her not wearing a bra? They're just tits! EVERYBODY''S got `em and EVERYBODY knows what's on `em!!

[NYCQuestions1976]

This was 11 years ago, and I never even heard about this story.

[Joshua_H_1010011001]

I blame women... No man complained... Not 1.

Probs HR department, jealous bitches.

[elizamichale1]

If she is fired for that... this is sooo disgusting n sad

[RavVid]

I think it was unfair. She didn't have room for a bra.

[DrPepper12]

Doubt it. The fox demo of white 65+ males sure wouldn't complain and Fox intentionally hires "a look".

[exitseven]

I never heard of her. I imagine that it was for more than not wearing a bra.

[Likes2drive]

It was more to it than that, look at old 70s show and see how many women don’t wear them back then

[Babygirl_S]

I can see her brown areola and it looks vulgar. Small boob girls can go braless but erect nipples or visible areola make it look vulgar

[Iron_Man]

I’m not sure maybe she had an issue with her breast lately? If I were, y’all I would file a complaint on the behalf of women right now

[Alex-Snow]

It is Fox news which is not one that I watch anyway

[dragoblack]

Because Disney owns fox entertainment now and they want it to be pg13. If they can detect nipple through a shirt they think it's too adult.

[Nifrayu]

There is no way that's a fireable offense. That's so messed up.

[RedInnocent69]

God only knows. Shea’s welcome to not wear a bra around here, anytime! 🤔😂

[PeterLegg91]

Stupid rules re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

[CubaPirate]

I really don't know but she does look amazing

[Nurse-Sarah70]

I suppose it was against policy and seem unprofessional

[Wolfcat43]

Because like her tits

[Asker]

@wolfcat43 Every woman has boobs, I don’t wear a bra either

[Wolfcat43]

Well I hope you don't get fired

[andreasderjuengere]

Why... because she deserves better :D

[Texaskid1]

She would not blow the boss man.

[DryGermanGuy]

Roger Ailes has been gone for a while now, though… 🤔

[Danny_dan92]

I don’t watch any mainstream media. Including FOX

[TonyMetal___86]

Cause she have to wear a bra!

[KrakenAttackin]

She was fired for poor judgement.

[abc--123]

She should be encouraged

[LunarEclipse433]

Some folks just need to lighten up.

[beefcakebradybatson]

I'd lay the Brady on her !!!

[Crazzyyworld]

Cuz men jerk off

[rebeliouse]

cos its a fuxed up metoo world

[Celticwolf78]

Probably because they were idiots

[jimmy2]

Someone complained