Post by Heightism Report on Oct 5, 2017 8:22:42 GMT
Here we go with more of this shit. I just got transferred to a different location at work, and a co-worker(who I know from when she used to work in the office I'm leaving) was telling me about the folks at the new location. She said everyone was cool, except for one guy that it's best just to ignore. Here's what she said about him
"He's a really big, tall, long-haired guy who is extremely opinionated, bigoted, and hates the world. He's always angry, uses racial slurs, and always has an opinion on everything. He's the long-haired version of short man syndrome."
What kind of shit is that? First of all, what an awful person that guy is, but why does a stereotype about short men have to be evoked when a tall guy is acting like a reprehensible human being? Second, why do people think it's cool to talk about short man syndrome directly to a short man? Why do tall men not only get a pass on most of their behavior, but when they do act in a way that is abrasive to others, it's all of a sudden time to kick short men in the teeth?
Also, what if I decided to come into work slinging racial slurs around, was always pissed off at the world, and always critiquing everything and everyone? Do you think people would just ignore it, or, would I be held accountable? I know for a fact what the answer to that is because as a short man, even if my vocal tone isn't as enthusiastic as people want it to be, I'm going to get chastised and reprimanded for it.
I posted another thread here a while back where I spoke of another job where the amount of heightism was absolutely atrocious. I could've posted much more, but I stopped posting because no one was participating in the thread, but here I am at yet another job, and here we go again. I currently have a second job where the work environment is absolutely fantastic. The manager is a 5'2 lady who is married to a 6'-6'2 guy, but she's an absolutely awesome person to work with, and my other co-workers are fun to work with too. One is a short girl, one is a tall girl, and one is a short guy. However, who knows when heightism will make an appearance there?
The co-worker who made the short man syndrome comment is someone who I consider a work friend, and she effortlessly classified short men as being psychologically-flawed directly to me without even thinking about it. Why is tallness praised so strongly that she pointed-out his hair instead of his tallness or bigness? At a bare minimum, why not say that he's "the tall version of short man syndrome." At least that would indicate that tallness can come saddled with negative traits as well. The mental gymnastics people utilize to not ever have tallness classified negatively are completely astounding. This form of discrimination has so many layers to it and is embedded so deeply that people often reflexively attack short men every time a tall man does something terrible. It's almost as if the discomfort of a tall man being framed negatively makes them equally as uncomfortable as a short man gaining status or prestige. This conversation happened on the phone, and all I wanted to do was learn the ins-and-outs of the new location, but it looks like we're starting-out with some good-old short men bashing. I can't wait to meet the tall loud-mouth. I'm sure we're going to get along wonderfully. I'm not someone who puts-up with other people's BS, so we'll see how this goes.
"He's a really big, tall, long-haired guy who is extremely opinionated, bigoted, and hates the world. He's always angry, uses racial slurs, and always has an opinion on everything. He's the long-haired version of short man syndrome."
What kind of shit is that? First of all, what an awful person that guy is, but why does a stereotype about short men have to be evoked when a tall guy is acting like a reprehensible human being? Second, why do people think it's cool to talk about short man syndrome directly to a short man? Why do tall men not only get a pass on most of their behavior, but when they do act in a way that is abrasive to others, it's all of a sudden time to kick short men in the teeth?
Also, what if I decided to come into work slinging racial slurs around, was always pissed off at the world, and always critiquing everything and everyone? Do you think people would just ignore it, or, would I be held accountable? I know for a fact what the answer to that is because as a short man, even if my vocal tone isn't as enthusiastic as people want it to be, I'm going to get chastised and reprimanded for it.
I posted another thread here a while back where I spoke of another job where the amount of heightism was absolutely atrocious. I could've posted much more, but I stopped posting because no one was participating in the thread, but here I am at yet another job, and here we go again. I currently have a second job where the work environment is absolutely fantastic. The manager is a 5'2 lady who is married to a 6'-6'2 guy, but she's an absolutely awesome person to work with, and my other co-workers are fun to work with too. One is a short girl, one is a tall girl, and one is a short guy. However, who knows when heightism will make an appearance there?
The co-worker who made the short man syndrome comment is someone who I consider a work friend, and she effortlessly classified short men as being psychologically-flawed directly to me without even thinking about it. Why is tallness praised so strongly that she pointed-out his hair instead of his tallness or bigness? At a bare minimum, why not say that he's "the tall version of short man syndrome." At least that would indicate that tallness can come saddled with negative traits as well. The mental gymnastics people utilize to not ever have tallness classified negatively are completely astounding. This form of discrimination has so many layers to it and is embedded so deeply that people often reflexively attack short men every time a tall man does something terrible. It's almost as if the discomfort of a tall man being framed negatively makes them equally as uncomfortable as a short man gaining status or prestige. This conversation happened on the phone, and all I wanted to do was learn the ins-and-outs of the new location, but it looks like we're starting-out with some good-old short men bashing. I can't wait to meet the tall loud-mouth. I'm sure we're going to get along wonderfully. I'm not someone who puts-up with other people's BS, so we'll see how this goes.
