#heightism

[intersexfairy]

being an intersex little person in the trans community is just *infantilized* *misgendered* "omg you're so lucky" or "omg id hate to be you" "how tall are you? what are your pronouns?" "you're so tiny and cute aw omg! *invalidated* *ignored* *villified* *devalued* "whats your AGAB? what parts do you have? what surgeries do you want? have you been on HRT? no? lucky. you pass already!" <- does not pass. as either binary gender.

i am not your short king. i am not your baby. i am not innocent and pure and clueless. i am. a TRANS. INTERSEX. AND NONBINARY. ADULT. and i am NOT lucky for being born in a disabled and stigmatized body!!!!

STOP ACTING JEALOUS OF ME WHEN YOU DONT FACE ABLEISM/HEIGHTISM AND INTERSEXISM LIKE I DOO

I AM NOT "TRADING" U ANYTHING I AM TRANSITIONING someday

[crippled-peeper]

When I took one of my many sociology classes for my degree years ago, one of the things I learned from our textbook was that increased height (as in how tall you are) is positively correlated with economic status, which is already weird to me, because who gives a shit unless you’re literally a fireman or something,

BUT this statistical advantage, economically, only goes up until about 6’7 (or even shorter in certain countries) because going above that height, means basically needing disabled-levels of accommodation in your house and car and clothes shoes (and a million other things). this is why I can’t believe in things like fate . there are stunning graphs about human problems you’ve (an average height person) never even considered before.

anyways if you have a disability related to your height (or even if you’re just. really short or really tall.) feel free to enlighten me about all the stupid things you have to pay extra for. I like to learn about how other people live

[notallwhitepeople]

I'm so glad there's finally a blog for white shorties like us, tall ass whities can fuck the h*ck off #NoTallWhitePeople

The expectation for white men to be tall is deeply transandrophobic

Some of us are short for reasons we can't control

Even when White people are tall, we aren't safe. they often get called slurs and made fun of

Making fun of White people's bodies, telling them to "go collect the 8 pages," should be seen as what it is: discrimination.

I'm tired of all of it. I just want a space for myself and people like me.

[realtrucelradio]

Juxtaposition.

[only-knives]

im at a weird in-between when it comes to being an average height person vs a little person.

im 0.01% height percentile for males, and 3.25% height percentile for males. i stopped growing at 12 y/o due to early puberty causes by my intersex variation, which also led me to develop male and female secondary sex characteristics.

parts of my apartment are inaccessible to me, and the structure of the world basically exacerbates my chronic pain. it also increases my risk of injury - ive injured myself from being too small for furniture or cars many times.

people always call me cute. they infantilize me in combination with my autism. they don't take me seriously when I'm angry. my mom, grandma, and sister deal with heightism too.

we are all under 5ft tall. there was a time my grandma was introducing us to a friend and the friend went "Oh! I didnt know you were all-" *gestures showing our short height* Which was uh. Funny and offensive lol.

so i dont really know whether i have proportionate dwarfism or if. im just short. turner syndrome short stature is recognized as dwarfism so why wouldnt i be... they did give me a growth shot to stop me from being even shorter than i am afterall.

i know im on the taller side of short stature but there are people with more recognized conditions who are my height and still seen as having dwarfism.

but i still dont feel like i have a right to be part of the community... and maybe i dont, i really just dont know if i count or not. i understand there are a lot more heightist experiences i haven't dealt with.. yet, at least, or maybe never will.

[fragileyoungman]

In contemporary society, there are no unfair beauty standards for women. Society has been overcorrected by the modern 'progressive' feminist movement, and now we've reached the other end of the horseshoe.

This is why trying to fight back against heightists as a short man will always backfire on you, they cannot comprehend having an inherent, undesirable trait—so in return, they punch back harder if they take offense at your words.

They have corrected westernized societies too hard into social gynocracy. Any form of critique given as an 'undesirable' man will always be met with aggression.

It doesn't matter what ideology you live under, short men will always be inferior to them. Make the most of life and live to spite their belief in eugenics.

[a-little-revolution]

Hello, I really wanted to express my personal gratitude to you for having this blog and sharing your voice. For context, I am an able-bodied and intellectually disabled person of color who is of short stature (not a little person). You are the *first* online activist I have encountered who takes seriously the cultural and accessibility issues that come with being short (LP or not), and having related proportions like small hands and short legs. These traits are also very often racialized in my experience as an Asian person, another angle that I have seen no one talk about despite its prominence in my life.

It pains me immensely how normalized it is even among "progressive" circles to mock and shame short stature, and to dismiss the people who vocalize being hurt. It reminds me of how my disability is treated, even amongst the most otherwise progressive people. The things you say about "physical comedy" strike a chord in me because it is deeply damaging to see my proportions only emphasized as comic relief, and even more damaging to see otherwise inclusive people laugh along. I often feel universally ostracized and belittled; I have been denied the dignity and respect of adulthood due to my race, my disability, and yes, my stature, and very, very few people take me seriously on this issue. Again, you are the first person I have seen online treating this with any measure of dignity. Even though I am not myself a little person, I thank you sincerely for helping me feel seen and for allowing me to discover a community with which I feel solidarity.

Hello!! I'm so glad you've found my blog helpful!! Yes, there are several access and social issues that go beyond simply people with dwarfism, to all people of short stature! We may not have the same history or face the same medical discrimination, but the culture surrounding being short and the world that is built for the average heighted (white man) can be just as debilitating and easily overlooked!

I'm happy to provide this solidarity, especially when it means that blogs like mine can be valuable to a variety of demographics. Little people are a small minority, and face one of the last socially acceptable forms of discrimination - all allies are welcome here.

Elliot (they/them)

[hellblazer-pervert]

Heightism feels so fucking stupid half the time I complain about it. Woe is me. I have to strain my shoulders to use the standard counter height in America.

And then I cant find any fucking kink gear or play gear in my size without having to pay so much extra for customization that its just.