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Anonymous wrote:I think you only find it distracting if you’re overly focused on arms for whatever reason. I have never even once thought about this.

From the Slate piece linked above:

"A 2010 study found that the sexier the female anchor, the less men retain of what she says. They literally see instead of hear her."

You may not notice or think about this. I can assure you that men do.

you are still conflating bare arms with sexiness

let's just put the women in burqas

*I* am not conflating bare arms with anything. I am arguing that men may.

Men who get overly aroused by shoulders will get overly aroused by anything. I don't think we can all go around in burqas hoping men don't accidentally find us sexy.

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It’s not sleeveless dresses or burqas. There are options in between. And others may disagree, but sleeveless dresses are not professional.

I think they look good (on people with toned arms) but I don't think they are professional. How can you be with armpits on display?

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Anonymous wrote:I think you only find it distracting if you’re overly focused on arms for whatever reason. I have never even once thought about this.

From the Slate piece linked above:

"A 2010 study found that the sexier the female anchor, the less men retain of what she says. They literally see instead of hear her."

You may not notice or think about this. I can assure you that men do.

you are still conflating bare arms with sexiness

let's just put the women in burqas

*I* am not conflating bare arms with anything. I am arguing that men may.

Men who get overly aroused by shoulders will get overly aroused by anything. I don't think we can all go around in burqas hoping men don't accidentally find us sexy.

but yesterday on CNN I saw a strap peeking out from the sleeveless dress of a woman (nude fabric, fortunately, so not noticeable from a distance)

Sleeveless dresses (with a sweater or jacket) are great because you can handle extremes in temperature more easily. In DC, you might go from 90 degrees outside to 68 degrees in the office AC and it's nice to have options. There aren't many short-sleeved dresses that don't look weird for some reason.

Plus arms are generally the easiest thing to "tone up" when you start an exercise program so a sleeveless dress might look decent on a lot of people.

There’s a practical reason. Every once in a while, a female anchor wears sleeves, and it looks terrible. It looks too bulky. Alisyn Camerota wore bell sleeves this morning and it looked odd. Studio cameras are brutal. Wear any extra fabric and you look like a whale.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you only find it distracting if you’re overly focused on arms for whatever reason. I have never even once thought about this.

From the Slate piece linked above:

"A 2010 study found that the sexier the female anchor, the less men retain of what she says. They literally see instead of hear her."

You may not notice or think about this. I can assure you that men do.

you are still conflating bare arms with sexiness

let's just put the women in burqas

*I* am not conflating bare arms with anything. I am arguing that men may.

And sorry, no one wants to see your pits in the office.

Anonymous wrote:Cold shoulder or cut outs are worse than sleeveless.

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Cold shoulder or cut outs are worse than sleeveless.

Anonymous wrote:It is odd that the men are dressed in business suits, but the women are wearing party dresses. It doesn’t make sense in a professional work environment.

+1 Why can't women thrown on a blazer or a lightweight jacket? It looks underdressed just in sleeveless dress or top when sitting next to male colleagues who are more formally dressed.

I agree. The tv show women dress like they are clubbing.

They look fine. I appreciate that they look nice instead of in a boxy suit or some casual outfit like most wear these days.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I think you only find it distracting if you’re overly focused on arms for whatever reason. I have never even once thought about this.

From the Slate piece linked above:

"A 2010 study found that the sexier the female anchor, the less men retain of what she says. They literally see instead of hear her."

You may not notice or think about this. I can assure you that men do.

you are still conflating bare arms with sexiness

let's just put the women in burqas

*I* am not conflating bare arms with anything. I am arguing that men may.