Heightism: the Type of Discrimination That You Didn’t Know Existed (Page 2)
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I am sorry... do you want my pity each time I recognize a man's height with respect to the value people give that man.
It’s not his height that plays a role in his personality.
I could say the same thing about weight.
Yes you could... and accurately... I wish you would.
So you won’t mind if a guy judges a woman based on her weight?
Of course not. Weight is something someone can control. Height is not. I would look down on someone judging someone for something they have no control over.
Then why do you seem to have a problem with this take?
Sorry. That was not my intention. I was not clear. :(
No worries.🙂
If you're short you can't do anything about it anyway. So quit whining about it. LOL
It's always the short guys whining about what height girls like. pfft.
What I said is that height is mostly for aesthetics rather than practicability.
Women are biologically programmed to seek out the most suitable mate to protect them. It comes from cave man days where she sought protection for her and her offspring from sabertooth tiger and roaming tribesmen. The bigger and stronger he was the better.
That pea brain of hers hasn't kept up with the times - she still seeks a big and strong man. Just check out the dating profiles - "Must be over six foot tall". And "I'm not going to settle so don't waste my time." LOL
A short guy just needs to focus on women shorter than he. My dad was only 5-8, and mom was 5-2. They seem short by today's standards.
The only guys that complain about this are the ones under about 5-8. But just look how many there are! And there are plenty of women that want what you got - whatever that is. You just have be awesome! A big fat wallet goes a LONG way!
That’s interesting, from my experience it’s the taller women who tend to show interest towards shorter guys. Many shorter women tend to prefer taller guys.
Well, that's just because the taller ones are WAY more limited in options. ;)
And they're stronger mentally, so the biological drivers are more diminished.
Short people feel inadequate, so it's a bigger deal for them. It really just doesn't come into play for the vast majority of normal height people.
What a lot of rubbish , do you think anybody believe the shit your posting
@Petra150 - oh, another clueless bimbo. Got it. How 'bout FUCK OFF.
Don't you ever insult me like this, I'm very much into the damage horrible stupid Heightism causes. I'm a living example that such a thing as women prefer taller guys is a bunch of shit, my entire family is very tall indeed , and the women out family nearly all of us are attracted to men shorter than us, l wouldn't say necessarily short but definitely shorter than us women. And must say it's really hard to believe the , evolution lie that women in general find taller guys more attractive. One single thing could be the case, that's the simple fact that guys are taller than women in generel, so ofcause there isn't a shorter guy for every women. But to make us women so stupid that we rate men after there size would be pretty offensive. Perhaps some do and just as many don't , and let's face it if every seventh or eight women would prefer there guy shorter things as up fine. And I think that's were about we as society are today. So really problems isn't that big a thing anymore, but it doesn't give somebody the right to try to stigmatized people shorter or taller as freaks
@Petra150 - "Don't you ever..." WTF over. Who the fuck put you in charge? LOL
For god's sakes, get over yourself.
Just presice , many of my fellow tall teammates do date or are married to men shorter themselves. Well to be fair there men aren't what will be defined as literally short including my hubby, but definitely shorter than us self, so when my hubby is 181 cm or 5'11,5 it will be rude to define him as a short guy, just do I find him a kind of short , as I'm 294 cm or 6'8 myself, and it's the same with my talk teammates there guys are everything between 175-185 cm tall, but as the girls are at least 190 cm plus , you get that they think of there guys as shorter at least, but I'd been dating the most wonderful guy when I were 18 years old for 2,5 year's her were literally very short 150-152 cm, but my best boyfriend ever, and height weren't a deal-breaker at all, unfortunately he cheated on me, with a girl also very tall, and we are best friends all of us 25 years after
People have preferences... you aren’t going to change it.
Preferences and discrimination are two different things. I don’t care if a woman has preferences for tall men but when the media erroneously claims that taller is better. People need to speak out.
@ADFSDF1996 Well yeah, the media does claim taller is better (and other BS-things). But shorter men ~5'5-8" still date. I don't really know how much the "height preference" norm is common in practice with those who are dating or the amount of impact it does have in the dating world for guys.
And what will that accomplish? Nothing.
Women are tired of men whining about their height.
And men are tired of women complaining of body shaming.
Then stop dating women may be you should date men
I’m straight.
What exactly do you want from women? For them to lay down their preferences just to suit short people like you?
He already answered that point: "Preferences and discrimination are two different things." I don't agree with what OP was saying for a reason kind of similar to what you're getting at, but you are using a Straw Man argument.
Now, I will say (as a man who is 5'3") taller IS better (taller men make more on average, have higher IQ's, commit less crime, live longer and healthier lives and are generally more respected by their peers), but you believe the OP is calling you shallow because you have preferences. He isn't saying that, but I am and also that's okay! Everybody is shallow.
@SaintJonesy it isn’t anyone’s business who a person chooses to date.
@SaintJonesy It’s actually been proven that shorter men live longer on average due to a longevity gene and historically, many short men have successfully lead powerful nations as well or had high ranks. Individuals such as Atilla the hun, Napoleon, Stalin and Kruschev. And military men like Audie Murphy and Daniel Inouye, were all short but accomplished impressive feats.
No, it's not, but for the third time, the bulk of his take was about discrimination, not dating preferences. He at one point hypothesized that dating preferences may be affected by the media's portrayal of short and tall men, but that's not really whining since he's identifying a problem, a solution and a path of action. Whining is just identifying a problem.
@SaintJonesy I’m the author of the take, I thank you for analyzing the points I made but still what I said has been proven already that short people live longer on average. You can read about it here. www.independent.co.uk/.../...s-reveal-9356759.html
@SaintJonesy Maybe it was true for shorter men in the older days, but that's not as true today since society changed a lot.
Yeah, i agree. I consider heightism to be of the same category of discrimination as ageism, sexism, nationalism, racism...
And that's a reason why i don't want to have any business with those... "humans".
Screw them all to South Africa.
Weird
wtf? i've never heard of "Heightism", where the hell are all these new "tisms" terms coming from?
The term “heightism” has been around for a while but it’s also known as “height discrimination”.
Nope, I'm not a heightist but it's funny to see that someone's actually made it a thing
Lol this is hilarious. Your obviously short and trying to paint a dilusional rational. Height is attractive. It is what it is. If I stand next to a manlet it's clear who looks like a boy and who looks like a man. Being short will never be "in". there's just not much societal praise for being short and I don't see that changing. I like taller women cuz there more beautiful and you can clearly see it when they stand next to a shorty. Better proportions.
@studDMuffF1n Hey, it’s not my fault your ego was shattered by this take/article. What you are saying is all a matter or opinion that is erroneous. If your height is all you have to brag about then I sincerely pity you.
I can't wait for your next article on "why small dicks are better." Keep it up, you know what if you say it enough maybe it will come true.
@studDMuFFF1n How cliché, you are not the only one that has used the package size ad hominem.
I`m 2 meters (6.56 feet) tall. And yeah, we all already knew people discriminate against shorter people but it`s not even realavant, stop trying to make everyone equal, the world isn`t fair so deal with it. A completely fair world is a boring one.
I wrote this article/take to correct the misconceptions of short people. Many people have the wrong idea of short people.
@TheRedLemon Because yes, there are several other advantages of being short aside from the few I mentioned here.
.. and there are a lot more to being tall but it`s irrealavant because you can`t shop for bodies. Oh also i never read these kinds of posts in their entirey because you know exactly what they`re trying to say from the title and first few rows.
@TheRedLemon For every advantage tall people have, there’s also a advantage for short people. The point is that this kind of “ego stroking” given to tall people is based on a bunch of misconceptions, and of course there are also many disadvantages that tall people have as well, I only mentioned a few here. So no, being tall does not imply superiority over short people. There are plenty occasions where short people have outperformed tall people, I showed one above. Whether a person is tall or short, is no indication of superiority only difference.
By the way, I never get why people bother posting a opinion if they don’t read the entire post. It only makes their opinions look like they are strawmanning.
But at least you are honest about not reading the whole take/article.
Yes it does, don`t nitpick advantages and disadvatanges to feel better if you want to make an objective blog post.
I make these replies at around 2 to 4 AM, i don`t think i should be expected to read even the majority.
@TheRedLemon You are the one that’s trying to erroneously claim tall men are somehow “superior” without any valid proof while also nitpicking and using appeal to pride. While I simply said short people have have pros and cons while tall people also have pros and cons. I never said that either tall or short people are superior or inferior. My main point is that height isn’t synonymous with several other abilities and I gave valid proof in the take/article which seemed to have shattered several fragile egos.
Considering that you also keep strawmanning and beating around the bush. It just shows you have no valid objections to my argument. Either properly address all my points in your replies or just stop replying.
"I never said that either tall or short people are superior or inferior" well i did because it seems logical to me.
@TheRedLemon “well i did because it seems logical to me.” No offense intended but this sounds like you are stroking your own ego
There is no logic in claiming someone is superior just because they are tall considering all the factors involved. People who claim they are superior just because they are tall tend to have overinflated egos. Again considering how there are pros and cons to being tall or short, is further proof of how height doesn’t determine superiority or inferiority. and I mentioned some of the many benefits of being short in this article/take.
The video example I showed on this article/take shows a short person defeating a much taller person in BJJ. Considering how this happens quite often, further indicates that height is irrelevant to prowess.
I'm 5'2! No guy ever wanted me!
Are you serious or joking? That’s odd because most guys actually prefer short girls, since they consider tall girls too masculine.
I'm tall and thank you. It's so great to hear that it's such an advantage.
Only in certain aspects, there are also advantages that short people have.
I agree. It's not too bad to be short either.
@PrettyRegular In reality there are also many disadvantages that tall people have as well.
True, people just need to be happy with their height. There are always pros and cons regardless of a person’s height.
Live your lie I love being tall right? @PrettyRegular
@Wowgirl30q There is no lie about it, if you can’t handle the fact that not every woman likes tall guys, then too bad. Just stick to your own preferences and don’t force them onto others.
@Wowgirl30q Yeah it's nice. ☺
I’m 6ft but I’ve gotten beaten out by wise ass short guys before when it comes to girls.
But girls do mention this all the time. Especially on dating apps
Yes 9 out of 10 girls on that end up on dating apps fancy very tall more than tall , even tho it be only about 5 out of 10 in General. you also have about 3 out of ten want very small to small man , even if there a tall or very tall girl , but they never end up on dating sites
Uh, every short guy who has dated knows this existed. And almost every girl.
Knowing it exists is one thing, acknowledging that it exists is another thing.
Nice take
Thank you.
This post smells like an unwashed fedora.
xx
~ Mrs Manson
The truth (red pill) can be hard to swallow, at least the blue pill (denial) is easier to swallow.
Uh, what?
uk.businessinsider.com/tall-people-are-richer-and-successful-2015-9
The article says that there are biases people have towards tall people. While the rest of the points are based on percentages and this can’t be objective truths.
While that article seems to be explaining the perks of being tall. Here is a article explaining the perks of being short www.telegraph.co.uk/.../...its-of-being-short.html
This just makes me feel even worse about being only 6’
Haha i like it nice take
Tall men for me or no man at all.
Shit, us manlets are really missing out.
@englisc Is that suppose to be sarcasm, short short man?
sorry to say but it's part of natural female nature, it will never be changed due to evolution and survival
Evolution says “survival of the fittest” it doesn’t say “survival of the tallest”. Preferences are subjective.
exactly survival of the fittest, women naturally desire protection for themselves when pregnant and their offspring... tall people give off this illusion regardless if they are strong or not. why do animals become tall, large, they stand up, their hair stands up in a way to make them look bigger... logic is your friend
And how do you explain those women that prefer short men? Correction, those animals make themselves look bulkier not taller.
there are exceptions to the rule due to hormone or chemical imbalences, don't you know how generalizing works
So you are calling them anomalies.
did I call them animals?, no. We have natural animal like instincts
A anomaly is not a animal, it’s something unusual shown by specific groups of people or objects.
oh, sure I guess...
Basically you are saying they are not normal people just because they deviate from the “standards”.
If that’s what you think of them, then you should tell those women that they are not normal. Who knew that it’s not normal for people to have preferences that aren’t common.
I don't think you understand the implantation of generalizing in debates?
It’s you who seems to be making seeeping generalizations not me.
*sweeping
yes, I am making generalizations based off of observable behavior... it's not what women say, but how women act.
nice mytake
Thank you.