The Delusional Fool's Guide To Denying Heightism

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The Delusional Fool's Guide To Denying Heightism Mar 28, 2017 18:55:28 GMT

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Post by Heightism Report on Mar 28, 2017 18:55:28 GMT

Here's a running list of rationalizations I have seen fools use as to why acts of heightism....aren't actually heightism

Hateful tweets
-Those people probably are just saying those things because they are angry at something a short man did to them today
-It's Twitter. That's what people do on Twitter
-They're just trying to impress their friends. When they say "I hate short men," that doesn't mean they really hate short men

Tall Guys Get Paid More/Are Much More Likely To Be CEOs
-Well, it makes sense because being tall usually indicates extremely good health, proper nutrition, and other factors that are correlated with success

All Of The Examples I Have On My Blog Of Short Kids Committing Suicide After Being Bullied Because Of Their Height
-That's not really a heightism issue, it's just a bullying issue

Women Openly Rejecting Men Because Of Their Height
-If a woman is saying that she's rejecting a guy because of his height, that's just what they're saying out loud, but there's really a different reason.
-You can't fault them for this because back in caveman days, taller guys were more liable to be better hunters, so women reject short men so harshly because it's an attempt to protect their future offspring(I've also seen a few folks use this rationalization to justify women "needing" a guy who's taller than her when she's wearing heels. No comment needed)

Bartenders, Store Employees, etc., Having A Tendency To Ignore Short Men
-It's just a field of vision issue. Tall guys are just easier to see

Tall Guys Expecting Everyone To Move For Them On The Sidewalk
-The field of vision argument again. Taller guys just have a higher vantage point, so it's harder for them to see everyone else

In the comments, add heightism-justifying arguments you seen, and discuss why the ones I've mentioned are total BS(and yes, they are all total bs)

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The Delusional Fool's Guide To Denying Heightism Jul 5, 2017 15:57:04 GMT via mobile

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Post by toughlimbs on Jul 5, 2017 15:57:04 GMT

I can't think of good examples of people denying heightism.

I noticed short deaf men even said they didn't know heightism exist, but to be fair, the ones I know are deaf. We deaf men can't hear what others are saying behind our backs. If they did, then they ALSO insulted deaf people. Very uncivil and immature of them to do that.

Let me try...

"They think they deserve to get paid more than us short men just because they're taller"

-they need to get paid more because they need more food to eat. The taller they are, the more food they need to eat.

Dunno if that's a good example denying heightism, but tall people get paid $500 more than short men. That's a stretch.

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The Delusional Fool's Guide To Denying Heightism Jan 6, 2020 19:12:50 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 19:12:50 GMT

This is a really interesting thread and I’ve been brainstorming ideas of my own after doing research on others’ reactions to heightism. Here are some I came up with, I’ll continue to add to this small on the spot list.

Short men getting insulted in politics (political version of twitter hate):

-Trump insults everyone, he’s just a bigoted person (did people say anything when the insults were about height?🙄)

Anytime a short man voices he’s been mistreated or gone through heightism:

-It’s probably due to another reason, you’re just looking to blame it on your height (even if they said height related words like short, dwarf)

-It happens to everyone, other groups don’t complain about it though and they actually faced serious oppression, what do you have to complain about?

-Theyre probably jealous, bullies like to put people who think they’re better than down and your height just happens to be the only thing they can think of (showing being short is something bad but making the cause out to be “in general”)

You have a victim complex, you can either whine about your height or get over it and find other ways to be successful...no one likes someone who has a pity party and wants others to feel sorry for them

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Responses to One of us analyzing a garmin doing a standup routine or noticing a short man portrayed as a jester:

Jesus..if you’re this offended over jokes, you need to get a sense of humor and stop taking life so seriously.

They make fun of fat people, bald people, etc.. why should short people get a pass?

Oh ..insert name of the person noticing, this is why we can’t do anything with you (sort of similar to my other victim blaming examples)

You have to play with the cards you were dealt, That's life. Prince was 5'2", but that didn't stop him.

SubredditDrama outsiders analyzing r/short:

I’m 5’5 and i don’t see what all the fuss is about, this whole height thing is getting old. Also: Op isn’t even short