Short People, unite!

[IAteYourMother]

http://www.cnn.com

2nd to last video on first page

 

[mrjminer]

Direct link:

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player....7/03/20/lothian.short.people.cnn&wm=11

My take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBuYJsDE-xw

 

[GoldenGuppy]

JEEEZ, that's what 5'5 looks like on TV?

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: GoldenGuppy
JEEEZ, that's what 5'5 looks like on TV?

seems shorter than 5'5" or the reporter is taller than 6'1"

 

[her209]

Isn't Prince really short?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: her209
Isn't Prince really short?

5' 2"

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Yep, but I'm sure he'd own all the "taller" guys in that DATING thing they were doing!

 

[MBrown]

I feel short at 5'11"

 

[moshquerade]

is 5'4" short for a girl?

 

[Viper0329]

5'5" male here

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
is 5'4" short for a girl?

No, 5-4" to 5-7 is perfect IMO

I'm 6' and dated a few girls in the 5-10 to 6' range and didn't like it

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Haha, speaking of which, I'm 5'7 my girlfriend is 5'3--we always joke around that we feel like kids when we go out haha... probably look like kids too -_-;;

 

[LordMaul]

Boo-feckin-hoo. Try being on the other end of the spectrum... 6'6.5" or so and you're always "That big dude" or "the huge mother####er," etc. etc.


(Not that I really care, but hey, if the "short SOBs" get to bitch, then dammit so do I. )

 

[kstu]

i'm a perfect 6'1"

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: mrjminer
Direct link:

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player....7/03/20/lothian.short.people.cnn&wm=11

My take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBuYJsDE-xw

Wow, did they send their tallest reporter out to cover this story?


Aaaand great, more legislation, legislation to prevent discrimination against short people. Know what I see? A lot of lawyers foaming at the mouth at the prospect of ANOTHER source of lawsuits. There's really no way to prove it was height discrimination, but people will try it anyway.

 

[gamepad]

Yay, I'm glad to be short. I'll be able to sue everybody!

 

[lizardth]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
is 5'4" short for a girl?

I believe 5'4" is average for women in the US and 5'11" is average for guys.

 

[gamepad]

Originally posted by: lizardth

Originally posted by: moshquerade
is 5'4" short for a girl?

I believe 5'4" is average for women in the US and 5'11" is average for guys.

According to the video 5'4" is average for women, and 5'9" for men.

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: Viper0329
5'5" male here

Same here.

 

[MBrown]

Originally posted by: lizardth

Originally posted by: moshquerade
is 5'4" short for a girl?

I believe 5'4" is average for women in the US and 5'11" is average for guys.

5'10" is actually average for a male in the US.

 

[herkulease]

I think the way the filmed the 5'5 guy made him look a lot smaller.

 

[Tommouse]

Oh please, these people are pathetic. I am short, I think I'm around 5'8"-5'9". I get picked on for being short, as all my friends are 6'1" or taller. Deal, life isn't fair, try firing back with some terrible jokes of your own. Ugh this just bugs me, we have more important things to deal with . **grumble**grumble**

 

[BigToque]

I'm 5'9.

I used to worry a lot about my height. Once you get over the fact that it's not something you can change, you tend realize it's a really stupid thing to worry about in the first place.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: amicold

Originally posted by: Viper0329
5'5" male here

Same here.

Me too.

The only thing that ever bothers me about my height is sometimes I have a pain buying clothes. Don't know about you guys, but I am pretty stout (~42" chest and 31" waist) and to get clothes to fit my waist and/or chest won't always fit me well in length/inseam.

 

[nageov3t]

short is cute sometimes... but tall is always sexy