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So all these short kings are getting gender affirming care?
Cuz that’s what I’m hearing here.
You’re hearing wrong. Being tall is advantageous regardless of gender.
It’s men feeling unmanly and having surgery to fix it. Of course this is gender affirming care.
Are women having these operations performed on them?
Yes, it’s in the article. The “(shortness) is the last acceptable prejudice in society” quote is attributed to a female patient.
While it still seems like a gendered issue the way the article talks about it, the lengthening surgeries being done mainly on men and the rarer leg shortening on women; implying that women don’t do this at all is wrong.
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Lousy self esteem is the curse.
We need better parents
And friends and teachers and office workers and plumbers and construction workers and
Yep
This is the answer.
jSYK this is literally gender affirming surgery.
I’ve never felt insecure about my height, and I do fall at the lowest end of the spectrum. Also one of the few times being gay has been a blessing since men tend to be a lot less fussy about height.
To me, everyone else’s expectations are the problem. Not me! I literally don’t understand the appeal because it feels like such an arbitrary thing to like, like hair color.
Hear hear. I am average-slim and gay. Being easy to handle by a larger man is basically non-existent-God’s way of making up for all the other difficulties of being queer in a straight world.
Being gay certainly has its perks! For being such an awful sin, the Christian god sure gives a lot of mixed signals.
Incels love to blame all their problems on height because it’s the one thing that can’t be their fault.
I feel conflicted.
On the one hand, people should feel comfortable in their own body and who am I to have any say in this.
On the other, “short” only means something in comparison to other people. The people seeking hair transplants and Botox can just have a specific vision of themselves, they don’t need “more hair/smoother skin than the average person”. But you cannot feel “too small” in isolation, I think. Not that I think too highly of cosmetic surgery either way.
Maybe I’m just grasping for reasons to justify my feelings on it to myself, but I don’t like this one bit.
Men will do anything but go to therapy.
Sorry folks, I’m 5’6" and I don’t give a shit if you don’t like it.
If you’re under 5’5" what you do is exercise and bulk up, then grow a magnificent beard and speak with an extremely aggressive tone.
Yosemite Sam?
Honestly, I don’t understand the uproar in the comments. The guy clearly knows what he wants and why. It carries a risk and it’s painful, but it’s a risk he’s taking for himself knowingly
And don’t be so quick to judge, perhaps they are running an elaborate fraud in order to get on the next mission to Titan?
(It’s a Gattaca joke, folks)
Yeah but now you look like you have really short arms.
You’ll have to get mom to help for the next part.
I wonder if they’ll now develop the lower back pain that comes from being tall. I’m quite tall and know a few tall people, we all love to complain about back pain!
I have long thighs and short lower legs. Pretty hairy too. I already look enough like an ape. No thx.
Jack Hanma wannabees.
Fucking hell. I mean… fuck.
I wish the world would lose all of its stupid societal stigmas that make people feel less human than their equally human peers.
You are a tall person, aren’t you?
Edit/comment: downvotes for this? lol triggered tall people is too much.
Edit/comment II: yup, the tall triggered folks have tiny hearts for their size. Let’s get the DV to >100.
Does it matter? Even if the commenter is in fact tall, what was said is still 100% valid. Physical appearance is valued way too high
I think it does matter, yes. Context is important or at least interesting and I’m curious, so I ask. And an honest answer would’ve been nice versus a bunch of bitchy and meaningless downvotes.
What’s your credit card number? I need it for context. And don’t you dare give me a bitchy downvote!
Call me at 867-5309 and I’ll share it with you!
Jenny! I’ve been meaning to call you since 1981!
I thought I was your girl!
Have you considered that the downvotes are because you made a stupid assumption?
It was a question and I suppose the answer is yes based on the response. You’re short aren’t you?
Yeah man I’m a leprechaun
Erin G’Braugh!
I’m only 5’11" but I agree with them.
Wait. 5 11 is short now?
Under 6’4" DNI /S
But for real a lot of Tinder bios and stuff have a 6’ minimum stated. While 6’+ people aren’t rare exactly, I’ve known many women and men who hover around that mark or exceed it, it does exclude a large segment of the population.
I think a large part of it is that women generally want a partner taller than them. Guys also seem to generally want a partner shorter than them. And a lot of people will just ignore others until someone checks all the boxes instead of taking a chance. This in turn tends to fuel the loneliness epidemic and can’t be good for self image.
Only about 15% of US men are over 6 ft tall.
Psh than you goto a college town and it feels like 50%
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I’m 6"6 but your comment is just tone deaf.
Can’t hear me up there, boss?
I’m 7’11 and I think he’s right on the mark
Nah, I’m not triGgeRed lol, so you are?
