Old post of 4'11" guys struggle with astronomical heightism.

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Old post of 4'11" guys struggle with astronomical heightism. Oct 31, 2017 20:06:31 GMT Heightism Report likes this

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Post by luro2020 on Oct 31, 2017 20:06:31 GMT

www.reddit.com/r/short/comments/2z3u15/411_male_here_24_years_old_i_try_to_be_confident/ This is old, but I thought it would be good to post because it makes clear points about heightism. That people will judge you based only on your height and not even let you talk. The interviewer is probably 6'2", and the other interviewee is about 6'0"-6'1". The two of them were talking and basically at eye level and I'm standing there like an idiot feeling like a little kid. Anyone could tell the decision was made before I had the chance to say a word by the look on the interviewers face when he looked at the two of us. As we all know, he was judged only on his 11 inch below average stature and they didn't even look at performance, nothing new.They also blatantly commented on the height difference without again talking at all about his performance in the interview.Well the interviewers think I left, because they are walking past the bathroom and I randomly start hearing them say "Holy shit, that guy was like a midget." to which the other guy says "Do we need to put a 'you must be this tall to interview' sign outside I majored in business in college and graduated last year. Long story short, I've been living at home for almost a year now and after 30+ interviews have not gotten a single job offer, even after having what I'd call mostly great interviews. It might not have been "you're too short to work here", but it's implied. It was most definitely not just "implied". This guy is 4'11", so there is no way his height isn't factoring in to every job interview he gets. This story also shows that women are not the only ones who are heightist, and that men judge just as harshly as women who reject short men, if not much more. Notice the 5'7" guy trying to offer advice as if he has any idea what being even short for a woman is like, let alone a man. I thought this was good to bring up because it shows us how much heightism affects a short guys job search, very undoubtedly at 4'11", How men and women are both heightist, and how "confidence" and "good looks" will always fall flat, not that we didn't already know that but society needs proof.

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Old post of 4'11" guys struggle with astronomical heightism. Nov 5, 2017 13:51:17 GMT

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Post by Heightism Report on Nov 5, 2017 13:51:17 GMT

You knocked this one out of the park! There's nothing "implied" about this story because they were literally stating that they need to impose barriers to people of his height from applying. They were doing so in a pseudo-joking manner, but they were blatant about not taking him seriously, and they obviously never called him back.

I'm rolling my eyes at the people who just simply cannot believe that he has put-up with a litany of nonsense because he's 4'11. A woman that height even gets served a constant dose of discrimination, so it's patronizing to state a belief that a short male that height wouldn't be served a constant shit sandwich.

This was a very good find because this guy went on dozens of interviews and can't even get a callback for positions where his height have absolutely nothing to do with his level of competence. This is far worse than women not being attracted to him because it shows that he can't even get his career started based-on something that is completely arbitrary(his height) but is treated with the utmost importance to the degree that it is a barrier for his career. Also, once a guy of that height does find a job, you can bet that the likelihood of his influence being taken seriously will be slim to none, and if it is, he will have to work 100 times harder than a guy who is at least average height.

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Old post of 4'11" guys struggle with astronomical heightism. Nov 5, 2017 14:19:32 GMT

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Post by luro2020 on Nov 5, 2017 14:19:32 GMT

Thanks HR, I thought this was quite a good find too. Notice how all the women give him their pity sympathy by complimenting his looks, using mental gymnastics to convince themselves that being 4'11" doesn't make him any less attractive. GA is the only one who even remotely understood his plight, he even admit there was no magic bullet at that height, and being 5'4" wouldn't be much better. Also notice the posters suggesting LL instead of acknowledging the massive heightism, most of them are nowhere near 4'11" so that definitely explains why they're being so delusional. They are all dancing around his height and trying to focus on other attributes, but no one will admit that it's his height every time. Like you I find it so pathetic that even at a height below the 1st percentile people still refuse to acknowledge heightism.