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joshbaskins

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Height: 5'7

Location: Union City, United States

Joined: May 05, 2014

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Re: UConn Law study - Implicit bias against short individuals

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Originally posted by ahimsa42

in other news water is wet and the sky is blue. the extremely frustrating thing is that so many people are in complete denial of the truth about this common social phenomena and will attempt to gaslight anyone who claims that a mans height puts him in a severe disadvantage in many areas of life, especially in the dating market.

I can agree with this. The evidence and studies are all very clear in 2024.

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Re: Tomorrow you wake up at 6'5. What changes in your life?

I like my height. I don't have any issues with it. I like how easy it is to find clothes and smalls fit me perfectly in every mass merchandise establishment.

What I don't like is the stigma that sometimes comes with being my height, and I know it's worse for those shorter. I would also not like to be 6'5. If I had to be taller, then I'd choose 5'8 as that is when the short stigma disappears.

To answer the question though, if I magically became 6'5, everyone would believe that I am competent or an expert at something. When you're short, people always challenge you or think you're less competent when they first meet you.

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Re: Short, Short Man-Frances DiLorinzo

I can deal with a short joke if it's legitimately funny, but these jokes came off as crass and made her seem really bitter about being a taller woman. Just my two cents.

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Re: Boy in Indiana commits suicide due to bullying for being short

Society's apathetic attitude toward heightism regarding short men and suicide for men overall is most disgusting. If a man takes his life, it's usually met with indifference. The frequent cruelty that shorter guys endure is usually not taken seriously, with many in proximity sometimes even laughing along men and women. Men can be horrible with this, but I notice that women's frequent participation in this is usually ignored with the blame shifted to the "patriarchy".

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Topic: Boy in Indiana commits suicide due to bullying for being short

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