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A KTLA broadcast is making the virtual rounds via Twitter and Facebook, and it's awkward as hell.

Viewers were so horrified by the sight of meteorologist Liberté Chan's arms that an off-screen anchor handed her a sweater mid-report so she might cover her shameful upper body. As if by magic, a hand appears with a grey sweater. "You want me to put this on?" she says disbelievingly. "Why? 'Cause it's cold?"

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/style/ktla-meteorologist-handed-a-sweater-during-scandalous-weather-report/ar-BBt4FyE?ocid=spartandhp

https://twitter.com/meg_mcgrath/status/731513301339774976/photo/1

Pretty ridiculous.

Edit: Apparently this was a joke put on by the station.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Meanwhile, at Telemundo..

 

[elyetis]

Since when does NoA own a weather channel ?

 

[Reven]

If you read the comments on reddit its made clear that this is that news teams form of humor. The meteorologist normally wears more conservative outfits than that, so a news caster handed her that sweater to poke fun.

 

[pelicansurf]

That must've been super embarrassing. Poor girl.

 

[RoadHazard]

I don't understand. Why...? Her arms look fine? Is it some ridiculously puritanical "oh no, bare skin!" thing?

 

[MIMIC]

But Charlotte didn't need a jacket.

 

[biggersmaller]

I say let her wear as little as she wants.

Spoiler

Sure, I know as a broadcast professional it's up to the station. Bla bla bla. Looks like a jealous colleague to me.

 

[gatti-man]

If you read the comments on reddit its made clear that this is that news teams form of humor. The meteorologist normally wears more conservative outfits than that, so a new caster handed her that sweater to poke fun.

Funny but not smart in this day and age of Internet witch hunts.

 

[bjork]

https://twitter.com/libertechan/status/731507105060937728

she seems fun, pee on whoever sent an angry email

 

[NintendoGal]

Jealous housewives that don't look as good are the ones taking issue perhaps?

I just don't see the issue with the outfit. No cleavage even.

 

[Patapwn]

Lol at pc culture with that librarian comment apology

 

[Log4Girlz]

Violating her second amendment rights.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Since when does NoA own a weather channel ?

 

[Mechanized]

They started getting a lot of emails... what? WHAT?

 

[- J - D -]

It's true I have never see a librarian not wear a cardigan.

 

[Aurongel]

Violating her second amendment rights.

 

[zeemumu]

They're very popular with the Amish demographic...somehow...

 

[TemplaerDude]

They shouldn't have pandered to the idiots.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Violating her second amendment rights.

Brilliant

 

[bryehn]

On The Weather Network in Canada, the ladies wear sleeveless dresses or outfits all the time. Same with female sportscasters. Women generally feel comfortable in sleeveless shirts and dresses and it's nothing I've ever really given a second thought to because it's just so common. What the fuck? In LA no less.

If you read the comments on reddit its made clear that this is that news teams form of humor. The meteorologist normally wears more conservative outfits than that, so a news caster handed her that sweater to poke fun.

Oh. Well I do like seeing local news folk rib each other. Must have been embarrassing as hell though and the station probably won't be happy with the spin this got on Twitter.

 

[Afrocious]

I don't like the dress but wtf @ giving her that shirt.

 

[entremet]

Meanwhile, at Telemundo..

Lol.

Best thing about that channel.

 

[Einchy]

I don't like the dress but wtf @ giving her that shirt.

It was a joke to make fun of all the weird people sending emails about her dress being inappropriate.

 

[Freshmaker]

What about the right to bare arms?

 

[Angelus Errare]

I don't understand. Why...? Her arms look fine? Is it some ridiculously puritanical "oh no, bare skin!" thing?

This IS America, so yeah.

 

[Nowy]

From Reddit

So, to be clear, I was watching this broadcast.
She wore the sweater for the remainder of that weather segment (1-2 minutes) and then took it off and just wore the dress for the rest of the broadcast (several hours).
This kind of thing is pretty in-line with the type of humor the KTLA hosts (especially Chris Borroughs, the male host here) inject into their morning news segments. Even more so on weekends.
Liberte (the weather woman) does typically wear more conservative dresses, so I'm guessing it was just an attempt by Borroughs to poke fun at her during a slow news day. She even came out and showed the dress that she planned to wear that day and explained it wasn't working with the green screen.
If the station really had an issue with her or the dress, they would have made her change or keep the sweater on the entire broadcast.
It's a bit ridiculous to go all SJW on this. Watch KTLA morning news for a few months and you'll start seeing that this is just kinda how they do things.

Here's another video of her being FORCED to cover her dress /s. They seem like they kid around a lot.

 

[Wensih]

If you read the comments on reddit its made clear that this is that news teams form of humor. The meteorologist normally wears more conservative outfits than that, so a news caster handed her that sweater to poke fun.

But apparently they were receiving emails of people complaining from the selfie-video posted on the msnc article. The anchor was joking around by interrupting, but the complaints were being sent into the station, and then were compounded by people from the other side of the fence writing in to say how they shouldn't have, even jokingly, made her wear the sweater.

It's dumb all around.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

This is actually a pretty great joke. I wish my local news casters were as funny as this. The ones around here just make terrible Dad jokes and fake laugh.

 

[MIMIC]

From Reddit

Oh, so they were just having a little fun then?

(now that I think about it, it would be weird having her put that on during the broadcast, lol)

 

[Shamrock7r]

What's the demographic for tv news these days? I imagine it skews pretty big towards seniors.

But apparently they were receiving emails of people complaining from the selfie-video posted on the msnc article. The anchor was joking around by interrupting, but the complaints were being sent into the station, and then were compounded by people from the other side of the fence writing in to say how they shouldn't have made her wear the sweater.

And in the end, everyone thinks their shit stinks a little less!

 

[Beach]

Oh, so they were just having a little fun then?

(now that I think about it, it would be weird having her put that on during the broadcast, lol)

KTLA is like that yes

 

[Kinyou]

Meanwhile, at Telemundo..

 

[nillah]

I don't understand. Why...? Her arms look fine? Is it some ridiculously puritanical "oh no, bare skin!" thing?

Her arms look damn fine

 

[Regiruler]

Violating her second amendment rights.

sunufabitch

 

[Kyzer]

Very unprofessional.the complete opposite of pulling someone aside for a private conversation lol

 

[Trouble]

Nowy's post needs to be put in the OP. This is much ado about nothing. Local news peeps joking around.

 

[shira]

Trolling at it's best

So, to be clear, I was watching this broadcast.

She wore the sweater for the remainder of that weather segment (1-2 minutes) and then took it off and just wore the dress for the rest of the broadcast (several hours).

This kind of thing is pretty in-line with the type of humor the KTLA hosts (especially Chris Borroughs, the male host here) inject into their morning news segments. Even more so on weekends.

Liberte (the weather woman) does typically wear more conservative dresses, so I'm guessing it was just an attempt by Borroughs to poke fun at her during a slow news day. She even came out and showed the dress that she planned to wear that day and explained it wasn't working with the green screen.

If the station really had an issue with her or the dress, they would have made her change or keep the sweater on the entire broadcast.

It's a bit ridiculous to go all SJW on this. Watch KTLA morning news for a few months and you'll start seeing that this is just kinda how they do things.

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/com...their_meteorologist_a_sweater_live_on/d36gz6b

 

[hawkshockey11]

P good gif material

 

[Dai101]

Meanwhile, at Telemundo..

Or any mexican channel.

Scratch that, any latinamerican channel.

 

[OverBlood 3]

'Scandalous'

 

[Lamel]

Hahaha what a scandal.

 

[kirblar]

Make joke about people having absurd overreactions.

Get absurd overreaction in response.

 

[mm04]

KTLA is the most irreverent of the SoCal news outlets. They don't take themselves seriously at all.

 

[CountAntonius]

Make joke about people having absurd overreactions.

Get absurd overreaction in response.

It's amazing. KTLA is a fun newscast hopefully their joke doesn't affect anything on their end.

 

[Wolfe]

Make joke about people having absurd overreactions.

Get absurd overreaction in response.

The self fulfilling prophecy lives on in each of us.

 

[AlexMogil]

Pretty much everywhere, it's going to be hot.

 

[5taquitos]

I can't believe this is going to turn into a thing.

 

[Trike]

Since when does NoA own a weather channel ?

2006?

 

[weepingangelz]

Uh this seems like much ado about nothing.

This morning "news" show is like that Australian morning news show where the hosts crack lewd jokes all the time.