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It's always been rough being a short guy

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08-22-2015 at 01:10 pm

If you think heightism is a recent phenomena, so some current "social justice movement", or just became a "thing" recently, then you're sadly mistaken. As we try to bring attention to it now and people are more vocal than ever about it, it's as old as time and something that every generation of short fellas have to deal with.

Take a look at some of these little ditties from the past:

People Magazine article from 1980

Time Magazine article from 1971

Jeffersons Season 6 Episode 2 - A Short Story

Don't kid yourselves, heightism has been around forever.

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08-22-2015 at 02:32 pm

It is funny too because just like 150 years ago, tall women were laughed at and made fun of. Now they are called "models".

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08-22-2015 at 02:56 pm

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Originally posted by Dark Willow

It is funny too because just like 150 years ago, tall women were laughed at and made fun of. Now they are called "models".

What proof do you have that tall women were laughed at 150 years ago?

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08-24-2015 at 11:42 pm

I wouldn't say laughed at but they were looked at differently I am sure. Tall women have it easier today for some reasons but short men have always been looked down on. No pun intended.

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09-03-2015 at 04:45 pm

I remember this woman complaining about her height a few weeks ago when me and a friend were at a Chipotle. She goes "It is so hard being tall. I can't wear heels, men look at me funny, only short men approach me." I wanted to say something but I kept my mouth shut.