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empedocles

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35. . . . and many Hollywood males made to look taller. Pacino may be 5'5''.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #15)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 11:39 AM

Nov 2019

Clooney and Pitt may make 5'9.

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Do men have a problem with being short? Jeff Sessions, John Piper and Robert Jeffress [View all] bobbieinok Nov 2019 OP

And Putin n/t wryter2000 Nov 2019 #1

And Tom Cruise, the defacto Scientology 'cult' leader. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #15

. . . and many Hollywood males made to look taller. Pacino may be 5'5''. empedocles Nov 2019 #35

Was shocked to learn as a kid Alan Ladd was raised to act with many women bobbieinok Nov 2019 #47

Gym Jordan, for sure. kstewart33 Nov 2019 #69

Napoleon wasn't short. johnp3907 Nov 2019 #2

+1 n/t Victor_c3 Nov 2019 #4

A quick explanation of the confusion over his height can be found here Clash City Rocker Nov 2019 #28

I figure 5.6" counts as short for a man in a lot of minds. nt LAS14 Nov 2019 #43

It was about average for late 18th century France Spider Jerusalem Nov 2019 #50

Suits of armor from that time pretty much back you up on that Clash City Rocker Nov 2019 #64

Nutrition and height---in 60s in SF surprised to see very tall Chinese young men bobbieinok Nov 2019 #70

Five foot 7 inches is not short to me, a very short woman, but a lot of society does consider it so hlthe2b Nov 2019 #7

200 years ago NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #9

That's right. johnp3907 Nov 2019 #13

About an inch or two above, I think. Aristus Nov 2019 #22

no idea, but I kinda like being tall! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Nov 2019 #6

Me too, but safeinOhio Nov 2019 #11

yay! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #16

Clothes are a lot more $$$ though! shanti Nov 2019 #65

As a short woman, I really dislike the societal judgement on short men. hlthe2b Nov 2019 #5

yeah, it's one of the more "invisible" forms of discrimination unblock Nov 2019 #29

Knew girl in college who wouldn't date great guy cuz he was shorter than she bobbieinok Nov 2019 #48

As a short woman, I resent the implication in our society that "taller" is automatically better. raccoon Nov 2019 #56

Tod Spengo C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #8

And Jim Jordan topping off at 5' 4"? Zambero Nov 2019 #10

That explains why he's got that Napoleon Complex, like Robery Conrad. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #17

Trump Stands in a Weird Way Because He Wears Shoe Lifts to Be Taller Marcuse Nov 2019 #12

Extra height, which is cancelled out by Sugar Smack Nov 2019 #20

Rand Paul before he started wearing elevator shoes: dalton99a Nov 2019 #14

Nope, we're normal. The others are overgrown. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #18

Pete Buttigieg manages to be short without feeling the need to make up for it by being a jerk. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #19

Read podiums for men in political debates set so all seem same height bobbieinok Nov 2019 #49

I think hundreds of years ago..... Bayard Nov 2019 #21

I'm 5'9", brown hair, brown eyes. Aristus Nov 2019 #23

Since short men tend to be judged on appearance ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #24

i don't mind *being* short. i mind how people discriminate on the basis of height. unblock Nov 2019 #32

+1 ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #59

I like being short. tazkcmo Nov 2019 #25

Putin is like 5'5 and the most powerful man in the world right dewsgirl Nov 2019 #26

Is he really only that tall? smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #55

Nope. Anon-C Nov 2019 #27

My brother-in-law got up in a huff Beringia Nov 2019 #30

Have him look up Eddie LeBaron. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2019 #46

My husband is pretty tall he has never made any cracks about short men. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #31

I am female and 5'10" inches tall... TruckFump Nov 2019 #33

I'm down to 5'11, and now its no longer rare to see young women clearly taller empedocles Nov 2019 #36

My late husband was a clear 6'3"... TruckFump Nov 2019 #37

Maybe as you matured, you had less problem with shorter guys? [ONLY JOKIING, HONEST]. empedocles Nov 2019 #40

IMO...it's more like... TruckFump Nov 2019 #45

Good answer empedocles Nov 2019 #61

I have never understood this. MuseRider Nov 2019 #34

My litiigator uncle took pride in beating '6 footers' in court. It seemed to me empedocles Nov 2019 #38

Some do. Socially there is an idea that the size of a man is important Caliman73 Nov 2019 #39

Plenty of people here seem to have a problem with short statured men. cwydro Nov 2019 #41

I don't think Buttigieg thinks about his height much. LuvNewcastle Nov 2019 #52

It's offensive and shallow AkFemDem Nov 2019 #54

Yep. cwydro Nov 2019 #66

he does Celerity Nov 2019 #42

Wow. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #57

Mike Dukakis is short and got a lot of heat for it back in 1988 tenderfoot Nov 2019 #44

Blame Randy Newman. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #51

WTF???? What about tall men... Trump is how tall? AkFemDem Nov 2019 #53

Hey pal, I'm short WHERE IT COUNTS... LuckyCharms Nov 2019 #58

Short cop syndrome Mopar151 Nov 2019 #60

No, it's mainly other people who have a problem with men being short. DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #62

Tall men get an undeserved edge. CloudWatcher Nov 2019 #63

Lmao. Men have problems with size. Period. cwydro Nov 2019 #67

Trump's Height Bias riversedge Nov 2019 #68