Does America hate short guys?

Ask yourself this:  Do you honestly think people in this country will ever elect a short man as President?  Now, we do have some candidates that are shorter in stature compared to some of the field.  Marco Rubio - 5'8", Rand Paul - 5'7".  Back in 2008 the Republican nominee was John McCain...also 5'7".   Did that figure into him losing?  Perhaps.  Now, let's shorten the candidates to 5"3" or 5'4", would they have a chance?  Hell NO!  Yes, we have had one who fit that description and that was James Madison, our 4th President and author of the Constitution.  Think he would be electable now...over 210 years later?   Neither do I.

Now, the New York City Commission on Human Rights has told businesses that it must refer to people who are transgendered correctly or risk being fined.. up to $250,000.   Yea, that's right.   Think the same commission will step in to protect short people from discrimination? No!  I wonder where this same Human Rights Commission was when Sandra Peterson was terminated from her job at the Parks Department for, as her manager said, being too short.

Same kind of situation in Massachusetts.   The same state that passed a law a few years ago to protect members of the LGBT community from discrimination has not offered that same protection to members of the short or overweight community.  Though a bill has been submitted to the Massachusetts legislature on several occasions, it hasn't been passed.  A similar bill for the LGBT community passed through the first time.

Now, this country seems to be going out of its way to make sure certain people aren't offended.  Schools removing the Pledge of Allegiance because it could offend students who are from other countries.  Clemson University had a night where it enjoyed Mexican food but removed it because it could offend some students.  A  Nebraska school wanting to refer to its students as "purple penguins", instead of boys and girls because it didn't want the kids to feel left out.  Well, what if the kids didn't like the color purple or penguins?  lol.  If you say anything offensive about a Muslim, you can end up in jail now.  Some companies (JP Morgan Chase for example) want their employees to make sure to refer to the spouse as "my partner", instead of husband or wife because it would be insensitive to those who are transgender and employees had to display a placard at their desk  showing their alliance with the LGBT community.  Now, I guess you have to watch where you pray because you might offend people.

So, this push by America to watch who you offend but this country doesn't seem to give a damn about offending short people, especially short men now does it?

When a short boy is constantly bullied, beaten and teased by his school and he takes his own life, is there any attention given to what happened?  Is there an investigation?  But when Tyler Clementi, who was gay, jumped from the George Washington Bridge a few years ago because his privacy was invaded, it definitely got national attention didn't it?  There were protests against gay bullying...now there is a law called the Tyler Clementi Act in Congress to fight bullying.   Funny, I thought all schools had a policy in place to fight bullying.  So, now you need legislation?  Oh wait, an 18 year old who was gay killed himself because of it...now Congress wanted to act.  So, why didn't Congress pass a similar law when J Daniel Scruggs was bullied, or Jon Carmichael, Ty Smalley, Joel Morales,. Johnathon Short Scaff, Lamar Hawkins?   All these boys were bullied because they were small and unfortunately took their own lives...yet..no law.  Why?    This country doesn't care about short boys being bullied in school, there is no political pressure for those in the Department of Education to act.  Short and smaller boys have been getting bullied in school since education was formalized...they are easy targets.  So, where in the hell is the protection?  Isn't  it common sense that it happens?  Of course it is.  It is just outright contempt for short boys.

We all know how short men are treated in the dating world.  Even the website E- Harmony asks before you even enter the site what your height is if you are male.  Think they ask a woman's weight?  Hell no.  This is a website which is supposed to be about substance and "29 different dimensions of compatibility" yet if you are short the "women complain" as said by founder Neil Clark Warren. If you do so happen to find a date, you had better not be shorter than the woman or else all these hateful comments will be directed your way.  Two people of the same sex dating you had better not comment on or be labeled as a bigot but a short man and a taller woman invites ridicule that is acceptable.

Height discrimination is acceptable in the workplace of course and it's prevalent here in this country too.  So, where are the laws to stop it?  Why is Michigan the only state to have such a law?  Even that law was passed to protect women from discrimination in fields such as police work and firefighting.  The height requirements would impact women who didn't meet the requirement.  Notice that is what made them pass the law, the fact that it ruled out short men was of no consequence.

Short men can get bashed and disrespected on social media!  Think you could do that to gays, blacks, Muslims or fat women?  Hell no.  You'd be branded at the minimum as a fat shamer or lose your job for your bigoted comments.  Yet, why all this hate on Twitter for short men?  Hmmm.  Oh wait, it is freedom of speech right?  You think these people only express their hatred for short men on Twitter...hell no!

As much as I hate heightism, what I hate even more is when people here in America want to be tolerant  and accepting of everyone and then treat short people like we are third class citizens and not even human.

 "DON'T YOU DARE HURL OFFENSIVE COMMENTS AT PEOPLE, BULLY THEM OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION IN AMERICA  BUT FEEL FREE TO DISRESPECT AND HATE SHORT PEOPLE!"    

That is the message that this country seems to be sending!  It definitely needs to change!

Have a look at this article from a CNN reporter.  He is 5'7", short, but still may not feel how difficult it is for those of us below 5'5".  He talks about the upcoming election and points out the height of the candidates.  If Hillary is elected, true, she will be the shortest president since Madison but she is a female.  A short male isn''t going to be elected.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/opinions/yang-men-height/index.html

North Korea send its little people away to dwarf villages

Yes, I know,  the country which we should all emulate when it comes to human rights...lol.

North Korea has once again shown its dismay and contempt for the shorter among them.    It has created "dwarf villages" for people who they deem undesirable to be sent to.  No, it is not a gulag;, however, the residents there are left to fend for themselves and are offered no assistance from the government.  Since they can't get paying jobs, their fate is pretty much sealed.   They might as well have been sent to the uninhabited islands,  as were a whole bunch of their shorter people in 1989.

Funny that this country has such contempt for shorter people, when the majority of the citizens there are shorter than  citizens in most countries to begin with.

http://freebeacon.com/issues/north-korea-dwarf-village-is-latest-human-rights-abuse/

National Short Girls Appreciation Day

Is this actually for real?   Based on the fact that December 22 is the shortest day of the year, they now have the same day for short girls/women.  

Why couldn't it then be National Short People Appreciation Day?  Well, we know the answer.  They don't want to include short men.  This country just despises short men!

http://whatnationaldayisit.com/day/Short-Girl-Appreciation/

Pastor says "Even short people matter to God"

Well, how nice of him to say...lol.  He makes it seem like short people are less than everyone else and don't really matter in society but do matter to God.  Look how he talks about Zaccheus.

http://www.avalonchurch.org/2014/06/18/even-short-people-matter-to-god/

Even short people matter to God

by Pastor Jim | Jun 18, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Zaccheus was a wee, little man,
And a wee, little man was he.
He climbed up in a sycamore tree,
For the Lord he wanted to see.
And as the Savior came that way,
He looked up in the tree,
And he said,”Zaccheus, you come down from there,”
For I’m going to your house today.
For I’m going to your house today.

Zaccheus was having a rough day. Luke tells us in his gospel account that Zaccheus (let’s just call him Zach, okay?) was a chief tax collector – which was bad enough on its own – but he was also short. This made for a really bad combination the day Jesus was entering Zach’s hometown of Jericho.
Zach really wanted to see Jesus – but the crowd lining the street was taller than him. As much as he jumped, all he really saw was the backside (you know what I mean) of the men and women in front of him. And saying, “Excuse me,” only made it worse. When folks looked behind themselves to see who was talking, they saw Zach the Tax Collector – and let their arms accidentally swing freely at their sides, whacking Zach right in the face with their elbows.
Zach had to go to extraordinary means to even get a glimpse of Jesus. In a totally unusual and undignified manner he climbed a tree alongside the street. Quite unlike the haughty tax official everyone knew him to be, he now looked like a child scampering up a tree – which probably made all the difference in the world – for Jesus himself told us that unless we become like children we really cannot grasp the Kingdom of God.
Zach had no idea when that day began how it would end. Zach thought he was invisible; but in the midst of the crowd, Jesus saw him and that moment changed his life. Jesus was about to transform Zack’s heart.
In preparation for our time of study Sunday, let me encourage you to read the following verses:

• Luke 19:1-10 – the story of a man who learned how much he mattered to God

Geraldo Rivera makes heightist comment on "The Five"

Well, another prejudice comment I have just been a witness to from our friends at "The Five".

While discussing Hillary Clinton, Greg Gutfeld was making comments about Hillary that apparently Geraldo Rivera disagreed with and he responded to Greg "At least she's not short."   Greg is 5'5".

I guess Geraldo Rivera is forgetting that he is not all that tall either - 5'8" maybe 5'9".

What if Greg responded "Well, at least I'm not latino, Geraldo."  Of course, he would have been torched for that right?  He is too classy to do that anyway.

BTW, I would much rather be short than be Hillary!

Even Asian women frown on short men

Yes, even in the far east, where the women are shorter than here in America, shorter men are dismissed.

Ronald Green, genetic ethicist: "It's a terrible thing for a male to be short"

Have a look at this article about genetic engineering:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/03/health/designer-babies-gene-editing/index.html

Particularly, read the portion entitled "Are short men endangered?"

Polls show most Americans are leery of technology that goes beyond disease elimination. That might change if technology gives a child an advantage, Green believes.

"No one (knew they) wanted the iPhone at first, but Steve Jobs made it and everyone has one," Green said. "This will be no different."

For instance, he thinks parents may want taller boys.

"It's a terrible thing for a male to be short, even if this is not a disease, to be short, studies show the child earns less, will be more likely to be bullied, or may not be asked to lead," Green said. "I can see parents saying, 'Let's create a taller child.'"

As an ethicist, Green doesn't believe parents should choose modifications that turn their child into the next Michael Jordan. Nor does he think genetic manipulation should be used for racially discriminatory or homophobic reasons. But he believes some cosmetic applications may become more accepted.

 

 

 

So, if a child is more likely to be bullied because he is short, can his parents ask for help from the Department of Justice now, since Lorreta Lynch is saying that parents of Muslim children who are bullied should contact her?  . 

 

All this acknowledgement of heightism but yet there is no recourse for short men.

 

Interesting also when he says genetic manipulation shouldn't be allowed for racially discriminatory or homophobic reasons (because discrimination against them is wrong) but it should still be allowed if you have a short child.

 

Wow!