Jimmy Kimmel Bagel Guy Skit
Nov 6, 2019 22:08:34 GMT
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Post by Heightism Report on Nov 6, 2019 22:08:34 GMT
As you watch this video, let's remember that we're always told that heightism isn't real, it's all made-up, it's all in our minds, and of course, "if you don't think about your height, no one else will."
As far as the first part of the video goes where they're interviewing people on the street, there's not much to see, except at around 2:48 where the host interviews a tall woman and characterizes the whole Bagel Guy incident as him being "angry at God about his shortness." While Bagel Guy is by far not the best spokesman for our cause, at no point did he ever articulate any dissatisfaction with being short; He merely voiced displeasure with the way he is treated on account of his height. Everyone who posts here knows that the "he's angry at his height" straw man is the go-to tactic for heightists of every ilk. If they can keep the focus on the cartoonish stereotype of short men being angry balls of rage who walk around 24/7 cursing their shortness, no one ever has to consider the real point of the issue, which is the treatment we receive, and in-turn, the people who provide this negative treatment will never be held accountable.
When it comes to the skit itself, the message is crystal clear, and that message is that talls and women are completely innocent parties who just want to go about their lives merrily, but are impeded by the existence of short men. The talls in the skit are openly-mocking the short man, but the moral of the story is that short men deserve this type of scorn, and the fact that he dares to challenge his attackers is evidence that he should live his life in shame. Notice, how they keep lessening the height in the skit. At first, they say no one who is under 5'2 comes to the bagel boss, and then, they refer to him as 4'8. This totally obliterates any excuses such as "this isn't about short men, it's only about Bagel Guy." Claiming he's shorter than he actually is makes the argument that a 4'8 guy deserves more ridicule than a 5'1 guy, thus, this is definitely not just about Bagel Guy, it's about any and all short men, especially ones who are even shorter than Bagel Guy. Then, to drive the point home, they equated short men with small penises. The fact that displays like this are occurring and people still deny that there is a bias against short men is absolutely absurd.
Jason Alexander also gets perpetual Garmin status for participating in this charade. If Kevin Hart would've been white like Bagel Guy, he would've been begging for this role.
This whole thing is extremely wonderful coming from Jimmy Kimmel who spends a lot of time rambling in-favor of social justice causes. However, his pseudo-enlightenment that relies on everyone forgetting all of the lunkheaded humor he used to perpetuate on "The Man Show," somehow doesn't find its way to short men.
As far as the first part of the video goes where they're interviewing people on the street, there's not much to see, except at around 2:48 where the host interviews a tall woman and characterizes the whole Bagel Guy incident as him being "angry at God about his shortness." While Bagel Guy is by far not the best spokesman for our cause, at no point did he ever articulate any dissatisfaction with being short; He merely voiced displeasure with the way he is treated on account of his height. Everyone who posts here knows that the "he's angry at his height" straw man is the go-to tactic for heightists of every ilk. If they can keep the focus on the cartoonish stereotype of short men being angry balls of rage who walk around 24/7 cursing their shortness, no one ever has to consider the real point of the issue, which is the treatment we receive, and in-turn, the people who provide this negative treatment will never be held accountable.
When it comes to the skit itself, the message is crystal clear, and that message is that talls and women are completely innocent parties who just want to go about their lives merrily, but are impeded by the existence of short men. The talls in the skit are openly-mocking the short man, but the moral of the story is that short men deserve this type of scorn, and the fact that he dares to challenge his attackers is evidence that he should live his life in shame. Notice, how they keep lessening the height in the skit. At first, they say no one who is under 5'2 comes to the bagel boss, and then, they refer to him as 4'8. This totally obliterates any excuses such as "this isn't about short men, it's only about Bagel Guy." Claiming he's shorter than he actually is makes the argument that a 4'8 guy deserves more ridicule than a 5'1 guy, thus, this is definitely not just about Bagel Guy, it's about any and all short men, especially ones who are even shorter than Bagel Guy. Then, to drive the point home, they equated short men with small penises. The fact that displays like this are occurring and people still deny that there is a bias against short men is absolutely absurd.
Jason Alexander also gets perpetual Garmin status for participating in this charade. If Kevin Hart would've been white like Bagel Guy, he would've been begging for this role.
This whole thing is extremely wonderful coming from Jimmy Kimmel who spends a lot of time rambling in-favor of social justice causes. However, his pseudo-enlightenment that relies on everyone forgetting all of the lunkheaded humor he used to perpetuate on "The Man Show," somehow doesn't find its way to short men.
