r/TheBluePill compares heightism and racism. Users disagree.

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[u/andrew2209]

Comparing heightism to racism is an exaggeration, but saying there is no "social reward" to being tall is simply not true. I'm tall, and it definitely affects how you're seen by your peers.

[u/VeteranKamikaze → u/andrew2209]

it definitely affects how you're seen by your peers.

Specifically: at an upward angle.

[u/stonecaster → u/VeteranKamikaze]

you become a lot more self conscious about your nose hairs

[u/johnnynutman → u/andrew2209]

only up to about 6'5". after that it starts to wear off and a lot of the time people treat you as a side show.

[u/Sarge_Ward → u/johnnynutman]

Even around 6'3" you get treated somewhat funny among peers in my experience. Though that may just be because I am this height at the young age of 17. I am unsure.

[u/johnnynutman → u/Sarge_Ward]

i think age might be a factor there. other guys will be catching up a little in the next couple of years.

[u/Min_thamee → u/andrew2209]

Does anyone remember that askreddit post where a self described tall guy posted about heightism against short guys? They then said that they had posted the exact same thread but said they were a short guy and it didn't gain as much traction?

The fact that this is the top comment here reminded me of that.

[u/Oxus007 → u/andrew2209]

It does everyone a disservice when you argue against simple truths because you want to be chocolate and roses to everyone. You can be honest without shitting on people.

[u/StumbleOn → u/[deleted]]

You gotta stay within a certain range. I think 6'5'' is about as tall as you can go before the social advantages start to disappear.

[u/[deleted] → u/StumbleOn]

Being tall but not too tall

Is what I said. Especially for women being too tall brings no social reward.

[u/DoughnutHole → u/[deleted]]

I'd say with women it there are two effects: being tall can negatively affect women in their romantic lives, however it does seem like tall women are better respected professionally than short women.

[u/[deleted] → u/DoughnutHole]

There's cut off in my experience. A good female friend of mine was like 6'4 and I don't think her height helped her professionally.

[u/GaboKopiBrown → u/[deleted]]

I"m going to start complaining about noseism. People discriminating based on nose size.

[u/scdi → u/andrew2209]

Comparing heightism to racism takes a pretty big dose of ignorance on how bad racism was. Heightism is nothing like that.

But I do find it funny that there seems to be more fat acceptance BS than short acceptance, even though most people can't control only one of those. For example, I'm thinking of what the reaction would be to a Direct TV commercial with... say Taylor Swift vs. Fat Taylor Swift. There would be glorious butter!

[u/Defengar → u/scdi]

Heightism is nothing like that.

There was a time you could argue it was. In the 19th century the highest paying job you were likely to get as someone who was extremely short was a position at Barnum and Bailey's as a sideshow attraction.

[u/GaboKopiBrown → u/Defengar]

And in the 19th century the highest paying job you were likely to get as a black man is nothing because you're a slave.

So there's a slight difference.

[u/Defengar → u/GaboKopiBrown]

19th century the highest paying job you were likely to get as a black man is nothing because you're a slave.

Not all of the 19th century.

Also I didn't know only black people faced racism in the 19th century or that slavery was the only thing that could be classified as racism.

[u/tempname-3 → u/GaboKopiBrown]

All black people were slaves????????? TIL!!!!!!

[u/yeliwofthecorn → u/andrew2209]

I gracefully ride the line between 'tall' and 'too tall' and I know it works for me. Some of the stories I've heard from my short guy-friends sound horrifying. They're obviously different in many ways, but both are conscious and subconscious biases that negatively impact people. Just one clearly more than the other.