<p>Yeah. Move into a house that's too small for anyone over 5'8". Show the world that you can be special without tall people.</p>
<p>Trust me, what I just wrote is only as ridiculous as the rest of this thread.</p>
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heightism is still unfair.
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<p>No, actually, heightism is still a figment of your imagination.</p>
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Yeah. Move into a house that's too small for anyone over 5'8". Show the world that you can be special without tall people.</p>
<p>Trust me, what I just wrote is only as ridiculous as the rest of this thread.
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<p>What the hell, just because there is no easy way to combat it, its a joke? I don't want to be special compared to the world. I don't want to be discriminated against...and you can say that this thread is ridiculous as much as you want. Offer an argument of some kind, for Christ's sake. You ARE taller than me I suppose...shouldn't you be smarter?</p>
<p>I don't want to show that short people are BETTER than anyone else and deserve better treatment...they don't. But they should get EQUAL treatment, and neither am I advocating equal results (as some people say affirmative action does). I just want people to know that heightism exists and to take that into consideration next time you are dealing with someone who is short...many people are subconsciously heightist. I am too, and I try to fight it as much as I can.</p>
<p>Wooow, why don't you see a psychologist about your inferiority complex? No one's going to be mean to you because you're apparently "short" unless you make it a big deal.</p>
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Wooow, why don't you see a psychologist about your inferiority complex? No one's going to be mean to you because you're apparently "short" unless you make it a big deal.
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<p>I'm not being mean. Please offer some reasoned argument rather than just making fun of the whole thing. And I don't have an inferiority complex...but there is discrimination that isn't a joke.</p>
<p>he didn't say your being mean. he said no one will be mean to YOU</p>
<p>You're right. I misread what he wrote.</p>
<p>No one has directly been mean to me. But if I keep my mouth shut about this (as most short people do), I will still fall within the statistics that I quoted earlier. To tell the truth, I haven't argued about this in a public forum where I'm identifiable yet. I'm usually not this combative. And no one has been mean to me, but I certainly feel that heightism has affected me in many ways still.</p>
<p>So. You want people to stop judging people of anything distinguishing characteristics at all. Okay then.</p>
<p>Maybe you're wrong? Maybe you do have an inferiority complex (or a persecution complex)? It sure sounds like one, to me. Heightism is not real. It is only in your mind.</p>
<p>Here, this might help you:</p>
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The following can be followed to tackle Inferiority Complex-</p>
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<li>Awareness - Raise the complex to conscious level</li>
<li>Overcome or accept - Overcome the disability or accept the consequences</li>
<li>Stop mental comparisons between self and others, which do nothing but reinforce feelings of inferiority: promoting jealousy, envy, and hatred of self and others.</li>
<li>Accept oneself as one is, unconditionally (what constitutes genuine self-esteem). Make a conscious decision to do this even if others do not.</li>
<li>Realize that inferiority feelings are unjustified. No one really is inferior to anyone else. No one is perfect. People are simply different from one another. Individual or race inferiority is a false belief, inculcated by societies or groups governed or controlled by those who believe they are superior to others.</li>
<li>Recognize that not everything that one believes is true. Inferiority feelings are based false assumptions or conclusions about oneself and others.</li>
<li>An Inferiority Complex is formed when one internalizes (takes inside and makes one's own) the rejection and bad treatment by others, seeing oneself as a bad or defective person and rejecting and treating oneself badly in turn. This is absolutely unnecessary. It is possible to have a realistic, positive self-image, irregardless of how one is viewed or treated by others.</li>
<li>Understand that each person is a unique, special, valuable individual with intrinsic worth, which does not depend on anything or anyone outside of oneself.
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<p>Although taller people are statistically more fortunate in some areas, how do you know that shorter people aren't statistically more furtunate in others? And besides, statistics don't decide with how successful you're going to be.</p>
<p>You know that lame movie called "The Number 21" (or something along those lines)? Well, they could just as easily have made a similar movie for any other number. While you're pointing out that taller people are more successful than shorter people, someone could just as easily point out the opposite.</p>
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So. You want people to stop judging people of anything distinguishing characteristics at all. Okay then.
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<p>Only those which they can control...do you think people should judge others based on height? Because your post 28 sends the message that it is legitimate, whereas your saying heightism doesn't exist does not send that mesage.</p>
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Maybe you're wrong? Maybe you do have an inferiority complex (or a persecution complex)? It sure sounds like one, to me. Heightism is not real. It is only in your mind.</p>
<p>Here, this might help you:
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<p>JSTOR:</a> Accessing JSTOR
Also, an Economist Article called "short guys finish last"
BBC</a> NEWS | Health | Tall men 'top husband stakes'
Science</a> Blog -- Short children more likely to be bullied at school
Also Massachusetts issued a house bill condemning heightism, as have many provinces in Canada.</p>
<p>23, i think</p>
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Although taller people are statistically more fortunate in some areas, how do you know that shorter people aren't statistically more furtunate in others?
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<p>Which widespread areas (i.e. job market, dating) are short people more fortunate in?</p>
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And besides, statistics don't decide with how successful you're going to be.
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<p>No they don't. I am not doubting my ability to succeed. But if statistics just don't matter on this topic, then why should they matter on ANY topic involving discrimination such as sexism in the current workplace?</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm out, I will only respond to Parents Cafe threads, but thanks for taking part in this discussion.</p>
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Also Massachusetts issued a house bill condemning heightism, as have many provinces in Canada.
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<p>I'm ashamed that my province has been wasting time on something like that.</p>
<p>I'm short, too. Nothing you can do about it. Suck it up, that's life.</p>
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BBC NEWS | Health | Tall men 'top husband stakes'
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Correlation != causation.
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Science Blog -- Short children more likely to be bullied at school
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I think you didn't even read that. It, itself, says that it is inconclusive, bringing up the subject of correlation != causation.
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short children...tended to spend significantly more break time alone, which could be either the result or the cause of their bullying
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Also Massachusetts issued a house bill condemning heightism, as have many provinces in Canada.
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Congress also condemned the General Betray Us ad. Just because a law-making body condemns something doesn't mean it deserves condemnation.</p>
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Anyways, I'm out, I will only respond to Parents Cafe threads, but thanks for taking part in this discussion.
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How mature of you, to quote invalid statistics as evidence of something and then run out before people can point out how wrong you are. :)</p>
<p>I hope the OP is not serious; unfortunately, his posts in this thread reveal that he is very serious.</p>
<p>Wow, this inferiority complex is ridiculously well deveoped. Heightism only exists if you LET it exist. The End.</p>
<p>Btw i think you should see a shrink if you do not accept your height.</p>
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...but there is discrimination that isn't a joke.
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<p>This is where you have gone wrong.</p>
<p>Heightism is not in the dictionary, my friend.</p>
<p>Neither is fatpeopleism, redhairedpeopleism, skinnypeopleism, noncollegegradism, peoplewhoplaybaseballobsessivelyism, uglyism, weirdism, badpersonalityism .. and yet .. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST!</p>
<p>how about this:</p>
<p>averageheightism ? :D</p>
<p>In response to post #31, correlation does not = causation.</p>