Weather Channel reporter mocked for calling snowman a 'snowperson'

Source: The Hill | November 20, 2018 | Joe Concha

Weather Channel field reporter Matt Seidel was subjected to some playfully mockery on social media after referring to a snowman as a “snowperson” in a tweet on Tuesday. 

Seidel shared a photo of what he referred to as a snowperson with his 2.6 million followers while making note of the second snowfall of the season in Nashau, N.H.

He also shared a forecast that Boston was expected to experience its coldest Thanksgiving on record.

“[First] snowperson of the season and the 2nd snowfall in less than a week in Nashua, NH,” wrote Seidel before fellow Weather Channel reporter Matt Saffer for helping to build the snowperson. “Thanks to @TheMattSaffer for the eyes, nose, etc. Thanksgiving forecast to be the coldest on record in nearby Boston with a high of 21° and wind chills in the single numbers.”

The reaction to Seidel’s characterization came swiftly. 

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Earlier this month, the BBC was also mocked on social media after it aired an episode of a children’s cartoon featuring a “snowperson,” including by former “Star Trek” star William Shatner. 

The whole world is going [crazy]!” Shatner wrote to his 2.5 million followers in linking to a newspaper story on backlash surrounding the broadcast. 

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