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re: Is everyone at least slightly prejudice against short people
Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:59 am to AnonymousTiger
Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:59 am to AnonymousTiger
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Where are we drawing the line at tall vs. short? I'm exactly 6' so I might be right on the line by OT standards.
IMO anything under 5"10 is short but I don't think guys that are 5"7-5"9 get that much discrimination. When you are 5"5-5"6 or shorter people stop taking guys seriously. I am not saying it is right but it is the truth. I mean, how many 5"3 CEOs are there.
In the US the average CEO is WAY taller than the average male and that tells you all you need to know about height and success. 
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:59 am to lsu480
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Short men yes, women no. Men under 5'5 are not taken seriously by the majority of people.
This is pretty much where i stand. Guess i didnt think I needed to specify men. ive never been attracted to a taller woman in my life
And I'd put the line at 5'7 maybe
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:01 am to AnonymousTiger
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Where are we drawing the line at tall vs. short? I'm exactly 6' so I might be right on the line by OT standards.
Unless you're about 215-225 lbs of lean ripped muscle, bed OT 10's nightly, and can bench about 375, then no, you don't even meet OT standards.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:02 am to Chef Leppard
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ive never been attracted to a taller woman in my life
And I'd put the line at 5'7 maybe
Same, that would probably be my max and anything in the 4 foot range I would also not be looking to date. Every girl I have seriously dated has been between 5"2 and 5"5 and I am 6"5. Girls that height just seem perfect for me.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:03 am to Chef Leppard
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Im not a giant but im over 6 ft. Im also acutely nanosophobic, but that only really applies to dwarves. Ill admit it probably skews my opinion and creates an imaginary scale in my brain that affects my judgement tho
" I can't so much as drink a beer around a midget or a piece of antique furniture" - Dwight Yokam in Slingblade
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:04 am to lsu480
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When you are 5"5-5"6 or shorter people stop taking guys seriously.
Maybe if you're under the age of 20.
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I mean, how many 5"3 CEOs are there.
Lloyd Blankfien, the CEO of Goldman Sachs is MAYBE 5'5. Pretty sure lots of people the world over take him pretty damned seriously.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:06 am to ZereauxSum
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You don't have a condition. You're just an a-hole.
Real nice. ive been civil the entire thread, shortstop
And I do have a clinical condition. I also stated it may tilt my judgement. just as kryptonite for sho is angry folk like yourself
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:07 am to ZereauxSum
Isn't Saban pocket sized? Seems like he breaks the mold.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:07 am to Chef Leppard
Not at all , they have enough problems in life
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:08 am to AnonymousTiger
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Where are we drawing the line at tall vs. short? I'm exactly 6' so I might be right on the line by OT standards.
OT is 6'4 or bust SON.
Honestly, i think average male height in the US is 5'10". However, even on a board based in the land of hobbits (Louisiana, cajuns are fricking short), you get a board full of fricks who are 6'2-6'4.
In reality, 5'9 guys claim they're 5'11, 5'10 guys claim they're 6'0. 6'0 guys claim they're 6'1 or 6'2. 6'2 guys claim 6'4 and 6'4 claims 6'5.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:09 am to Chef Leppard
If you really want to piss a short guy off, rest your elbow on their shoulder..
I had a short, dumb redneck tell me that short white people were "purebred" and that I had that N*****blood" in me 2 weeks ago.
He was bald and short, I'm 6'3" blk hair, blue eyes so naturally I just laughed my arse off.
I had a short, dumb redneck tell me that short white people were "purebred" and that I had that N*****blood" in me 2 weeks ago.
He was bald and short, I'm 6'3" blk hair, blue eyes so naturally I just laughed my arse off.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:09 am to Chef Leppard
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ive been civil the entire thread, shortstop
OK Well, I apologize for offending you. Good luck trying to get well.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:09 am to ZereauxSum
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Maybe if you're under the age of 20.
You REALLY think that 5"4 guys get taken as seriously as 6"4 guys? Come on......
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Lloyd Blankfien, the CEO of Goldman Sachs is MAYBE 5'5. Pretty sure lots of people the world over take him pretty damned seriously.
Sure there are a few but they have to be beyond exceptional to get there, more than someone over 6 feet would have to be. I once heard/read that one of Warren Buffetts investment strategies is to invest in companies that have short CEOs because they have to be exceptional leaders to have reached that position with the height prejudice we have in America.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:09 am to Chef Leppard
I'm 5'6" and I believe all of my employees are taller than me.... except one. For a short sh!t I seem to be doing OK. The worst part of being short is coaching a 12yr old baseball team and being one of the shortest people in the team pic!
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:12 am to lsu480
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IMO anything under 5"10 is short but I don't think guys that are 5"7-5"9 get that much discrimination.
5'10 is the US average. I'd say 5'8-5'9 can be considered average. 5'7 you start to get called short IMO.
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When you are 5"5-5"6 or shorter people stop taking guys seriously
Truth. There's a guy I work with who is probably as bright as anyone, but he is 5'1. Everybody talks to him all playfully without any hint of seriousness. He gets completely overlooked/ignored in promotions and in meetings. I feel bad for the guy.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:13 am to fightin tigers
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Isn't Saban pocket sized?
Great example thanks. I bet if saban was 6'3 most people would think success was his birthright. even auburn fans would sing campfire songs about him
As it is, most of the country imply he is an evil little dictator that relies on trickery an unscrupulous tactics
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:13 am to Chef Leppard
I'm very tall and couldn't care less how short some other guy is (as long as he doesn't have the short man syndrome).
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:15 am to lsu480
I'm 5'9" so average I guess.
I wouldn't want to be taller than 5'11" or so, though.
I wouldn't want to be taller than 5'11" or so, though.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:16 am to lsu480
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You REALLY think that 5"4 guys get taken as seriously as 6"4 guys? Come on......
I can honestly say that in my professional life, I have never seen it play out that a less competent tall guy gets listened to more than a more competent short guy. I have literally never seen this.
Maybe I've been lucky enough to work with and for people with above average intelligence, I really don't know. But what I do know is that if I had the slightest urge to make such an irrational connection, I would immediately suppress it.
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once heard/read that one of Warren Buffetts investment strategies is to invest in companies that have short CEOs because they have to be exceptional leaders to have reached that position with the height prejudice we have in America.
I'm sorry, but that sounds like BS. I'd have to see a link on that.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:16 am to Chef Leppard
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Great example thanks. I bet if saban was 6'3 most people would think success was his birthright. even auburn fans would sing campfire songs about him
As it is, most of the country imply he is an evil little dictator that relies on trickery an unscrupulous tactics
He is actually a perfect example of height prejudice. He is probably one of the 5 shortest college head coaches yet he is the best coach of all, it shows you HAVE to be exceptional to be short and make it to the top of an organization. If you are short and just average you will be gone or passed over for promotion way faster than a taller person with the same credentials.
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