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Why do so many people speak of height like a virtue?
I just read an article commenting that confident people have - among other traits - "tall, straight posture."
People praise people for being tall, for standing tall, and so on, and ridicule people for being short, for being little. It happens pretty often here in Yahoo Answers. People speak as if being tall is a virtue and being short is a vice.
Obviously no none can help his or her height. It's partly genetic. It's partly the effect of nutrition and health growing up. Since no one can help his or her height, why do so many people judge others for their height? I was bullied, year after year, growing up and one of the reasons may have been that I was one of the shortest kids in each class. Shorter people tend to be poorer, and lower-paid, than taller people.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The same reason the blonde haired,blue eyed person get thre job and I don't with my brown hair and brown eyes.Just predjudice,its on all levels,even who you want to eat lunch with you will have your preferences.I am 5'-9" and I have no problem with it,and I have never been called a nazi,like the tall blonde haired blue eyed chap either!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There is evidence that tall people with straight posture receive higher job offers, and are generally viewed as stronger, smarter and generally superior. Maybe b/c posture indicates confidence. Or maybe b/c bad nutrition limits all aspects of development, not just height.
what you should do is stop whining, and do what Napoleon did - channel your angst into achieving great things _despite_ your handicap.