Post by Heightism Report on Oct 26, 2017 4:39:53 GMT
I just saw a stellar post on r/short.
https://www.reddit.com/r/short/comments/78smyf/rant_attraction_and_preferences/
The guy spoke of one of the main topic-derailing tactics that is used to keep us from discussing heightism. The tactic I'm referring to is how no matter which element of heightism we speak of, people always derail the conversation by evoking a straw man argument stating that we're
"whining because women won't have sex with us." Here are a few selections from the OP that points-out how this narrative works
"I just want someone to acknowledge that being perceived and treated like a child sucks. That being made fun of or talked about every time you meet someone new is so tiring. That being invisible to a majority of women is crushing. That I can tell when you are calling me names behind my back. That it's degrading when you decide to compare me to your 9 year old. That hearing "fuck, you're short!" is actually an insult. That being told I'm "vertically challenged" is neither original, nor funny. And that all of this is socially acceptable is absolutely agonizing...
But before I can even finish a sentence about any of that, every idiot and their mother thinks your problems begin and end in sex. Thanks so much, I never understood what a god damn preference is before you showed up. Idiot. A vocal minority (not pointing fingers..) has morphed the entire dialog into a sex-based caricature of itself, and nobody is prepared to take the real problems seriously anymore."
And look at one of the first responses
"I honestly cannot say I experience any of this, at all, how tall are you OP?
And just so you understand, women not wanting to date your or have sex with you is not heightism"
First off, there's your 5'7 guy doubting the existence of heightism when he's three inches taller than the average women. Even more substantial though, OP literally stated point-blank, eloquently, in easy-to-read plain English that he is tired of people equating his discussion about the most serious elements of heightism with sex. This was the main point of his entire post, and yet this programmed 5'7 pod goes spouting-off heightist talking points as if it's a bodily reflex. I am just like OP and I get so sick-and-tired of hearing that idiotic talking point thrown at me every time I engage in a dialogue about heightism. You just expect it when you discuss the issue, and once that talking point is evoked, it's next-to-impossible to bring the focus back to the actual topic. It's really important for us to document this trend here because it seriously is one of the most prolific topic-derailing statements that we here on an endless loop. It's time for this ridiculous straw man to end.
https://www.reddit.com/r/short/comments/78smyf/rant_attraction_and_preferences/
The guy spoke of one of the main topic-derailing tactics that is used to keep us from discussing heightism. The tactic I'm referring to is how no matter which element of heightism we speak of, people always derail the conversation by evoking a straw man argument stating that we're
"whining because women won't have sex with us." Here are a few selections from the OP that points-out how this narrative works
"I just want someone to acknowledge that being perceived and treated like a child sucks. That being made fun of or talked about every time you meet someone new is so tiring. That being invisible to a majority of women is crushing. That I can tell when you are calling me names behind my back. That it's degrading when you decide to compare me to your 9 year old. That hearing "fuck, you're short!" is actually an insult. That being told I'm "vertically challenged" is neither original, nor funny. And that all of this is socially acceptable is absolutely agonizing...
But before I can even finish a sentence about any of that, every idiot and their mother thinks your problems begin and end in sex. Thanks so much, I never understood what a god damn preference is before you showed up. Idiot. A vocal minority (not pointing fingers..) has morphed the entire dialog into a sex-based caricature of itself, and nobody is prepared to take the real problems seriously anymore."
And look at one of the first responses
"I honestly cannot say I experience any of this, at all, how tall are you OP?
And just so you understand, women not wanting to date your or have sex with you is not heightism"
First off, there's your 5'7 guy doubting the existence of heightism when he's three inches taller than the average women. Even more substantial though, OP literally stated point-blank, eloquently, in easy-to-read plain English that he is tired of people equating his discussion about the most serious elements of heightism with sex. This was the main point of his entire post, and yet this programmed 5'7 pod goes spouting-off heightist talking points as if it's a bodily reflex. I am just like OP and I get so sick-and-tired of hearing that idiotic talking point thrown at me every time I engage in a dialogue about heightism. You just expect it when you discuss the issue, and once that talking point is evoked, it's next-to-impossible to bring the focus back to the actual topic. It's really important for us to document this trend here because it seriously is one of the most prolific topic-derailing statements that we here on an endless loop. It's time for this ridiculous straw man to end.