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Post by Cole Geass on Jul 10, 2017 17:48:32 GMT
At 10:17 the narrator, MatPat describes Tom Holland, a man of average height (5'8'') as being not only short, but shorter than himself as seen when the graphic of the actor is lowered next to the narrator in order to show that the narrator is taller than Holland. Then, in order to further prove his dominance or perhaps show his worth as more than Holland's, the narrator's avatar "kicks" Holland away off the screen.
While many may simply laugh at this or see it as a non-issue, I feel that it perfectly resembles how heightism affects everybody. The only reason the narrator brought up Holland's height at all, is because the narrator is taller and knew he could make a joke out of it and get away with it. Why did the narrator feel it was necessary to show that he was taller than Holland by shrinking his graphic next to his own and then attack the graphic to show that being taller is being stronger? It seems that heightism has affected his mind so much that his mental process is "Tom Holland is a talented actor both wealthy and handsome, but at least I'm taller than him" as if that gives him equal or even more worth than the actor. This smug little jab at Holland who is not even below the average height of men, is precisely why I dislike the Game Theorist channel and its host.
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Post by shortgirl on Jul 11, 2017 2:40:57 GMT
I really thought that coming here i could jpin forces with other people going through the same thing. But i have experience some prwjudice, and racism on here..it makes it seem that this blog is dedicated to caucasian short men and not to short people of all races.
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Post by coolerguy on Jul 11, 2017 4:22:03 GMT
Good observation. In my previous post I've mentioned how negative short men are depicted in the media, and this is somewhat related. Time and time again someone trying to put a short guy down for cool points. People like this must have very little substance especially if they feel the need to bring height into the equation.
In response to shortgirl,
I think heightism has no barriers when it comes to race. The good thing about this is because I know short guys and girls alike feel a tiny connection to one another regardless of race, even if they don't want to admit it. Americans, regardless of race, practice heightism socially on the same level, and I believe this is the case because Americans watched the same tv shows, movies, sports, etc. and aspire to become someone special, as a star on tv. Similar behavioral patterns spread accordingly amongst the society. As American generations grew over time in inches on average, families valued height as it related to strength and status, living in a labor driven capitalist country. I'm curious to find out when heightism became so universal. I find it hard to believe that heightism always existed. American women, both white and black, and even Latinos are almost as equally as prejudice and disrespectful to short men. Blacks are usually more verbal and outspoken about height as seen on twitter even, mainly because of black males and females are more likely to be used as entertainers and athletes for profit, and is somewhat seen as value in their community.This is definitely troubling to say the least, because it creates a serious disconnect between short and tall blacks.
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Post by Heightism Report on Jul 11, 2017 7:53:00 GMT
WOW! I agree with Cole's observation 100%. This is a case of a tall man being frustrated with the fact that a shorter man is receiving accolades. Even though Holland is close to average height, he's still short by Hollywood Hero standards, and the narrator can't help but to voice his displeasure with the fact that a shorter man is viewed as a strong character. Not only did they call him out for being short, but when the graphics appeared, they even shrunk him down to get a laugh at him being even shorter than he is in actuality. His metaphor about Holland becoming even shorter is one where he attaches a character failing at something with having short-stature. Then, for the cherry on top, the tall graphic bumps the short one off the screen as if to say "Get out of here, you little twerp" which is pretty typical of the way a tall man feels when short men display any type of dominance. 99.999999% of the people will see this and not give it a second thought, but this is the exact type of manner in which heightism gets reinforced day-in and day-out. This is a fantastic catch on your part, Cole.
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Post by Cole Geass on Jul 11, 2017 13:30:05 GMT
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Post by toughlimbs on Jul 11, 2017 19:52:49 GMT
Nice catch, man. Speaking of Marvel heroes, they also had to make Wolverine 6' ft tall in the movies, but he's actually supposed to be standing 5'2.
About the video you put in the link, maybe it's a honest joke in that particular scene, cuz you could see his cut out portrait's cartoon eyes pop out before kicking Spidey off the scene. A joke is something so inappropriate and ridiculous to the point it becomes laughable. Still, that's a good observation, because people keep making short height as a butt of the jokes! It's really not an appropriate time to make jokes about short height, because so many people keep denying heightism. Know what I mean?
Heightism is very prevailent in Baby Daddy series against a short character, Tucker. Sooo many heightist jokes there.
Baby Daddy is in Netflix, F.Y.I.
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Post by Cole Geass on Jul 12, 2017 12:38:34 GMT
Nice catch, man. Speaking of Marvel heroes, they also had to make Wolverine 6' ft tall in the movies, but he's actually supposed to be standing 5'2. About the video you put in the link, maybe it's a honest joke in that particular scene, cuz you could see his cut out portrait's cartoon eyes pop out before kicking Spidey off the scene. A joke is something so inappropriate and ridiculous to the point it becomes laughable. Still, that's a good observation, because people keep making short height as a butt of the jokes! It's really not an appropriate time to make jokes about short height, because so many people keep denying heightism. Know what I mean? Heightism is very prevailent in Baby Daddy series against a short character, Tucker. Sooo many heightist jokes there. Baby Daddy is in Netflix, F.Y.I. I made a post about Wolverine a few months back, basically saying exactly that. They should go with a more accurate Wolverine this time around, I think. |
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Post by toughlimbs on Jul 12, 2017 14:29:49 GMT
I guess it's a well known thing. My gf showed me a picture of Madam Tusauds Wolverine statue just two days ago, and it mentioned his height, so that's kinda why I mentioned it. lol
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Post by toughlimbs on Jul 19, 2017 17:12:32 GMT
More videos that show subtle heightism against Tom Holland. It's not obvious, but it feels like they're setting Tom up to look stupid by wearing those lifts.
At 1:36-
At 4:48-
This is why I refrain against lifts. It's extremely embarrassing to wear them and a lot of people could talk shit about you behind your back on how sensitive you are with your height cuz those elevator shoes aren't fooling anyone. An inch lift is the maximum you could do, but even that doesn't make any difference to your height.
Three-inch lifts aren't fooling anyone. They'll never tell you they could see it. Just like nobody would ask you if you're wearing a wig.
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