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[Subpar Spatula]

Honestly P'li and Zaheer is the power couple you're all looking for.

Umm...

Spoiler

Doesn't Zaheer, like, disregard her to attain flight? He literally disowns her the moment she dies.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Yeah it's a bit crappy now. I am 26 and 5'7 and people still make short jokes all the time it's pretty annoying.

Stuff like this is weird for me to read. I'm 5'6" and it's never been an issue. No one makes comments to me about it. It's never been an obstacle to dating. I barely even realized that height was such a big deal to some people until I starting seeing it on the internet. I don't know if I've just been lucky or it's a perception thing or what.

 

[.....]

You could always try and tell short people who are easily offended by short jokes to grow up , but thats not likely to happen.

 

[_Nemo]

Why yall whining for just get these and call it a day

 

[Daingurse]

Being 6,4 is great until you remember you have a flight coming up.

Absolutely. Me and brother flew Delta a few months ago. It fucking sucked. Straight torture for my legs

 

[FunkyPajamas]

It's my birthday

Oh shit, happy birthday. Mine's December 28th so I'm kind of used to being by myself during those days since people are usually spending the holidays with family, but I get how it can feel crappy. I'll raise a glass of wine in your name. If you want to co-op a game or whatever just let me know. Enjoy!

 

[D i Z]

Nah it's all good.

I gotta say I think I'm a depressing/mean drunk when I'm alone. It's my birthday and my friend got me a case of wine and after my friends left I started drinking the wine. I'm that super chill and funny guy when I'm drunk if I have company, and I have not in fact got drunk all by my lonesome before so I guess this is me being drunk without anyone around me to amuse lol.

I'm gonna just chill about this stuff for now because talking about it right now is getting me surprisingly frustrated.

Happy Birthday yo.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Can't blame chicks who don't want to be with a manlet.

I'm 5'11" and wouldn't date anyone as tall as me.

You short, bro.

 

[blame space]

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[CookedChocobo]

yeah, I'm 5'3 and I definitely had to work harder at getting women's attention than my "a lot taller" friends.

It fucking sucks.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

>Joke poster
>Doesn't get what is most obviously a joke

I don't post on 4chan and I hate it, this was just the only way I could get my point across.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

yeah, I'm 5'3 and I definitely had to work harder at getting women's attention than my "a lot taller" friends.

It fucking sucks.

I've had to work harder because I'm fat. My height is probably what saves me. 🤣😅

 

[blame space]

.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

Kendrick is short, still got royalty inside his DNA

 

[Apeopleman]

Looks matter to people. If you're ugly, short, etc., then you need to work extra hard to make sure you find value in society. It's just something people need to get over, because it's not going to change.

Brutal but true.

Also regarding the online dating part about height, yes, it is a problem. However from personal experience if you meet women in person vs meeting them on through the Internet, they don't seem to care about height as much.

Seems to be a silly trend women blindly follow.

 

[lukeskymac]

Why are men so upset that women are finally being just as shallow as men? Where's all the threads or discussions from men about how other men are too shallow and judge women way too much and how we should rally together to fight this injustice.

Like, I get it, it sucks but y'all are facing a losing battle.

"finally"

 

[Apeopleman]

The shitty thing about being short (175 cm) is that the only thing you can do to be more attractive is to get buff. But if you get too buff you're overcompensating. Luckily it will be a couple of years of disciplined workouts (of which I'm not really capable, especially the food intake part) before I'll be seen as that buff

Cool thing about that is you will look so much better and more dense. Most successful bodybuilders are short for a reason. You move the weights with a shorter range of motion.

 

[Afrocious]

when i deadlift, i gotta lift that motherfucker a mile into the sky

 

[newdayrocks]

Absolutely. Me and brother flew Delta a few months ago. It fucking sucked. Straight torture for my legs

I'm 6'4", and I only fly first class, or economy comfort at worst. Anything else literally kills me.

Wouldn't be GAF if there weren't a short-folks-complaining-about-being-oppressed convo every few months.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Cool thing about that is you will look so much better and more dense. Most successful bodybuilders are short for a reason. You move the weights with a shorter range of motion.

But even though I'm short, I've got long legs and arms (relatively) (I'm a fucking freak). So my squat and bench fucking suck. I've got great leverage for the deadlift though

 

[Widdle Puppy]

I feel like this bias is deeply engrained towards young women. as a dude, I can say confidently that I don't care about anyone's height when it comes to my attraction to them. I feel like girls are socialized to think that there's something to be gained from a potential partner being taller.

There's just something unsettling about it when you see it in pictures of couples with flip flopped height. it's not a big deal though I don't think. people that are overweight get super nasty things said to them while being short it's just a snide comment here or there. still i don't think it's very nice to make fun of people's height.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

I'm 6'4", and I only fly first class, or economy comfort at worst. Anything else literally kills me.

Get me a job at your place.

 

[norm9]

I'm 6'4", and I only fly first class, or economy comfort at worst. Anything else literally kills me.

I tend to drink only too shelf whiskey. It's hard out here.

Spoiler

not very stealthy bragging, partner.

 

[SciencePilot]

I'm 5'6" which I guess is considered "short" going by responses in this thread.

Idk though. I've never experienced height discrimination that I knew about. No one has ever joked to me about my height. I'm about half an inch shorter than my girlfriend but the topic hasn't come up between us.

The one thing that gets me is clothes, though. Lots of clothes are too long for me.

 

[user_nat]

I'm 193cm and have always hated it. I feel like I was given a hard time growing for being unusually tall and never gotten over it.
Also the stretch mark all up the back aren't fantastic.

 

[MogCakes]

Stuff like this is weird for me to read. I'm 5'6" and it's never been an issue. No one makes comments to me about it. It's never been an obstacle to dating. I barely even realized that height was such a big deal to some people until I starting seeing it on the internet. I don't know if I've just been lucky or it's a perception thing or what.

Perception. I recall some comments and jokes made about my height (and I still get told I look young, but I am starting to like that comment more the older I get). The one I remember most was made back in middle school by a classmate when a teacher called me up in front of the class to help them do an experiment. That was the most angry I felt since the entire class pretty much burst into laughter. Outside of those occasional moments and in my teens when I was fiercely insecure about my appearance and well...everything, my height hasn't been an insecurity at the forefront of my mind. But that's due to the people around me not bringing up height or otherwise trying to make me aware of it. My perception of my height growing up, outside some moments, was largely a non-issue because my support net of people never gave me shit for it and they were supportive of me in all aspects of my life.

That isn't true for all people who have any perceived unattractive feature. Anyway this thread has been fun to read. The most interesting posts are from the self-proclaimed short people saying 'suck it up and deal', and who refuse to take any further discussion. I agree, in the end we're born with our features and that's that, barring surgery. Life is better for us all if we focus on the more important things. I think it is telling though when you see people go into a thread specifically saying 'well hey, let's try talking about this seriously for once' to say 'no get over it' and then stay in the thread to keep saying 'no get over it'. So OP, I think as per your intent the thread was a total backfire, but it has been an interesting insight into the mentality of people at differing heights (for one, the self-admitted shorties in here tend to be a lot more aggressive in the 'get over it' stance, almost as if they feel it their duty to police fellow short people).

 

[poppedcollar69]

Wow this thread is big already

I'm untall, 5'6", wish I was an inch or two taller

Holy shit @ some of you people who are nearly 6 foot and saying you're not tall

Literally last night I actually ordered a pair of shoes that secretly make you a tiny bit taller. Will I be able to feel unashamed enough of my purchase to actually wear them? We'll see....

It really does sting when girls using online dating apps single out height as a deal breaker. Though I am also very superficial, so I guess I deserve it

And of course there's that thing where tall people have more success in careers and earn more money

 

[criesofthepast]

All you short bros should move to South America. If you 5'6 you average and above that you are tall. I am 5'9 and I am a giant down there. Life is good.

 

[Borgnine]

Every month with this thread, fuck just get over it.

I mean, you know, let me know if you need help, like a boost or something though.

 

[Alcotholic]

The Straight, white, cis, tall, Christian man.
All that privilege.

But seriously, some people are sucks about it and need to consider how much shit some get for being shorter than others.

 

[Pau]

All you short bros should move to South America. If you 5'6 you average and above that you are tall. I am 5'9 and I am a giant down there. Life is good.

Yup. I have quite a few uncles who are as short or shorter than me (I'm 5'2"). And none of them have ever had problems landing women. (And good looking Colombian women, at that.)

 

[Disxo]

In imperial shit I am 5'9"
But everyone is taller than me, it feels.
.. neat I like being the funny guy and the height is perfect for someone with bodybuilding as a hobby.
I even get looked by taller women.

 

[Disxo]

All you short bros should move to South America. If you 5'6 you average and above that you are tall. I am 5'9 and I am a giant down there. Life is good.

The fuck? Well, perhaps in mexico and the caribbean.
But in Argentina and Uruguay the average is the same as the US.

 

[f0nz0]

6'3 master race checking in..

Flying economy sucks..

Putting on noticable muscle mass is much harder than short Bros..

But, girls love it, guys want to be it

 

[marrec]

6'3 master race checking in..

Flying economy sucks..

Putting on noticable muscle mass is much harder than short Bros..

But, girls love it, guys want to be it

It's much more expensive at the very least :-|

 

[Fuchsdh]

There's some things considered to be acceptable targets, height is one of them for some reason. It's just as rude as mocking anything else a person can't change about themselves. People are obsessed with physical perfection lately (though this may be an old man yells at cloud thing), and so it's easy to tear down someone for otherwise innocuous things they have no control over. It may also depend on what region/country you're in.

As far as dating goes, if a partner is that specific, then you just move the hell on. I've dated women way taller than me, and it was never an issue, same with women my height or shorter. Some people are just picky about their preferences. That's fine, but it's also a giant waste of time to be discouraged by it.

People have always been obsessed with physical perfection. The only things that have changed, IMO, is that it's easier to "attain" it, and the move to cities means that there is far more competition for romantic partners, thus choosier people. They talk about how brutal a dating scene NYC is, for instance; that's simply not a dynamic you would have had three hundred years ago in your village or small town.

 

[lastplayed]

I'm only 5'5", 5'6" on a good day.

I just compensated by growing sideways.

Having said that, I was only really made fun of for being short at school. Since then I've never noticed anyone use it against me. All those dating profiles are fucked up anyway "NO TIME WASTERS OR PEOPLE WHO PLAY GAMES" - but I love wasting time and play games all the time. Next!

 

[HawksWinStanley]

I'm 6'4" shorty, sub 6 footers make me laugh

I hate flying though

Sports cars, clothing/shoes, movie theaters, any home with ceiling fans, etc.

My best friend is 6'4" and this guy is haunted by the above.

You short, bro.

Sure as hell feels that way these days. Almost everyone my age or older seems to be shorter than me while high school kids tower over me. Dat hormone milk.

 

[dafinezt]

I'm 6'0 (actually about half an inch short, fuck off)

Does listing your height on dating apps and shit actually draw more interest? Seems like a lame thing to do.

 

[D i Z]

The fuck? Well, perhaps in mexico and the caribbean.
But in Argentina and Uruguay the average is the same as the US.

Nah, we feed lankey ass mofo's out there.

 

[marrec]

I'm 6'0 (actually about half an inch short, fuck off)

Does listing your height on dating apps and shit actually draw more interest? Seems like a lame thing to do.

Only if you're abnormally tall.

Some real thirsty ass responses come flying fast

It seems lame, and it is, but it also works.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

I'm 6'0 (actually about half an inch short, fuck off)

Does listing your height on dating apps and shit actually draw more interest? Seems like a lame thing to do.

Most dating apps ask for your height off rip


My homie is 6'5 and I was surprised he didn't do numbers on POF years ago, but come to find out, he's ugly lol He still gets random thirsty attention from women for his height in real life though

 

[Dreadnought]

If anything girls are too short. I think it is comical when someone like me 6'1 is around girls who are 5'0. I feel like I'm too tall but girls are just too short.

 

[Mahonay]

When I was younger, absolutely hammered at parties, I've done this with some taller friends until I fall over and almost kill myself.

At 160 it's probably not as doable anymore unless it's someone strong.

What I'm saying is being shorter has it's perks, like riding larger humans like steeds.

 

[marrec]

If anything girls are too short. I think it is comical when someone like me 6'1 is around girls who are 5'0. I feel like I'm too tall but girls are just too short.

Not even at all my dude.

The shorter the better.

 

[Caelus]

I care sometimes since it's such an immediate physical trait that I have no control over.

But then I remember that people will give me similar grief for being South Asian - another aspect of me I can't control.

So fuck it.

 

[criesofthepast]

Yup. I have quite a few uncles who are as short or shorter than me (I'm 5'2"). And none of them have ever had problems landing women. (And good looking Colombian women, at that.)

Yeah, I see it all the time. Although, I was in Medellin recently and saw a lot of taller guys and it stood out to me. Colombians I would guess are amongst the taller countries in South America. Argentina being the tallest. Bolivia probably being the shortest.

The fuck? Well, perhaps in mexico and the caribbean.
But in Argentina and Uruguay the average is the same as the US.

See above. This is based purely on first hand experience nothing scientific at all. A lot of my Argentinian friends are tall as fuck. I live in Chile, from Canada.

The general gist of what I am trying to say is someone at 5'6 who most would be considered on the short side in North America would have a much easier time in Soith America. Guys are just shorter.

 

[Dyle]

5'6" 125lb guy here. As a short kid I got a lot of minor abuse/bullying about my height and had recurring dreams where I was a miniature kid, like 3 inches tall, that would help everyone solve their problems and do stuff that normal people couldn't. Nowadays as an adult I feel like most of the microaggressions I get due to my size are about my weight/build. There's nothing worse than being made to feel bad about something you can do nothing about and is perfectly healthy and normal. It was particularly bad when I worked as a mover, because my size directly impacted my performance at work, which only led to more not-so-passive aggressive comments. Like, I'm sorry that I'm almost a foot shorter than you and less than half your weight and that that makes it more difficult for me relative to you when carrying a particularly heavy/bulky object, but there's really nothing I can do about it.

 

[120v]

i'm 5'6 and i'm understanding that's a big turn off. i mean, i scan the exit when an overweight girl approaches me at the bar so it's a two-way street

what grinds my gears is when it's treated like a decision i made. like, why give me shit for it? there's literally nothing i can do about it

 

[Jake.]

6'1 master race checking in. personally i'd say anything under 5'10 is short for a dude, but no one really cares beyond petty 20yr old girls and the NBA.