Post by Heightism Report on Mar 30, 2017 21:04:35 GMT
Those who discuss heightism frequently know that one of the go-to tactics preferred by heightism-deniers is to name famous short celebrities as some sort of consolation prize or standard to aspire to as a means to get treated with respect. I mean, all you have to do is be one of the most talented people in the world and heightism won't matter! Well, one of the celebrities people always mention when using this imbecilic tactic, is Prince. Not only is it idiotic to expect every short person to be one of the most talented people to ever walk the face of the Earth, but GQ released an article of comments by Prince's friends just after he passed-away. The following is Bobby Shriver's comment:
Bobby Shriver (philanthropist; was executive producer of the Special Olympics broadcast when Prince played at the 1991 opening ceremony): The party [afterward] at Paisley, that was quite a scene. When he came out of the elevator that night, I happened to be standing with the great Warren Beatty. He came over and Warren said, "I love your music," and he said, "I love your movies," and then Warren says, "Here we are! At your house! It's great!" And Prince goes, "Yeah. Yeah, it is. But I'm still short." It wasn't really a joke. It was kind of poignant. He didn't laugh—he just observed the fact of the matter. He happened to be talking to relatively tall fellas—I'm six-one, I think Warren is six-two. Having a nice conversation. And despite all that, and despite playing at the Special Olympics, and despite his own brilliance, and despite whatever, he still, standing with us, experienced what he must've experienced his whole life. I said, "Oh, come on, man." I tried to make it into a little joke—I think he laughed a little bit, but it was obviously a serious thing for him. I thought, "Wow."
So, as you can see, even if you're one of the most talented people ever, you're still going to experience heightism as a short man. This makes the clowns on r/short look even more foolish for saying that they defeat heightism by ironing their shirts and doing pushups before they go outside, and all of the other comically-pathetic remedies they speak of.
It is well-known that Prince was an extremely private and secretive person, but take notice that when he confides in his tall friend, the tall guy makes a joke of it. Not only did he make a joke of it, but he scolded him with "Oh, come on man." I find that to be an interesting wording because I have actually heard that exact wording used to dismiss instances of heightism that I have spoken of to associates.
So, Prince is literally one of the most talented people ever, still feels the sting of heightism, still gets put in his place by his tall friends, and has his concerns laughed-off, but it's all in our heads, right?
www.gq.com/story/prince-stories
Bobby Shriver (philanthropist; was executive producer of the Special Olympics broadcast when Prince played at the 1991 opening ceremony): The party [afterward] at Paisley, that was quite a scene. When he came out of the elevator that night, I happened to be standing with the great Warren Beatty. He came over and Warren said, "I love your music," and he said, "I love your movies," and then Warren says, "Here we are! At your house! It's great!" And Prince goes, "Yeah. Yeah, it is. But I'm still short." It wasn't really a joke. It was kind of poignant. He didn't laugh—he just observed the fact of the matter. He happened to be talking to relatively tall fellas—I'm six-one, I think Warren is six-two. Having a nice conversation. And despite all that, and despite playing at the Special Olympics, and despite his own brilliance, and despite whatever, he still, standing with us, experienced what he must've experienced his whole life. I said, "Oh, come on, man." I tried to make it into a little joke—I think he laughed a little bit, but it was obviously a serious thing for him. I thought, "Wow."
So, as you can see, even if you're one of the most talented people ever, you're still going to experience heightism as a short man. This makes the clowns on r/short look even more foolish for saying that they defeat heightism by ironing their shirts and doing pushups before they go outside, and all of the other comically-pathetic remedies they speak of.
It is well-known that Prince was an extremely private and secretive person, but take notice that when he confides in his tall friend, the tall guy makes a joke of it. Not only did he make a joke of it, but he scolded him with "Oh, come on man." I find that to be an interesting wording because I have actually heard that exact wording used to dismiss instances of heightism that I have spoken of to associates.
So, Prince is literally one of the most talented people ever, still feels the sting of heightism, still gets put in his place by his tall friends, and has his concerns laughed-off, but it's all in our heads, right?
www.gq.com/story/prince-stories
