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!