Monday, November 6, 2017

African-American Reporter Takes Stand After Body-Shaming

 
Comments criticizing WFAA Channel 8 News traffic reporter Demetria Obilor over her clothing choice instead sparked outrage over body-shaming. 

by Chandelis R. Duster

This report was published on November 5. 

A woman's comments that an African-American female news reporter in Dallas "looks ridiculous" in her clothes has sparked outrage on social media.

Wednesday morning, a woman on Facebook posted a photo of WFAA Channel 8 News traffic reporter Demetria Obilor wearing a red dress, criticizing the way she looked in her dress. The post has since been taken down.

"She's a 16/18 woman in a size 6 dress and looks ridiculous," the post said. The woman also said she would stop watching the news channel.

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Source: NBC News 

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