My BF is quite tall (6'8") and complete strangers will come up to him and ask him how tall he is, if he played basketball, or call him by names such as "shorty" or "legs." I'm shocked at this behavior. These people would not ask an overweight person their weight, or a person in a wheelchair about their condition. But people treat his height like it's an accomplishment of some sort. What gives?
2006-06-22 11:43:30 · 14 answers · asked by Nightwalker 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
THANK YOU!!!! I get the same thing all the time. I'm 5'11, which means I'm over 6' in heels. I've had total strangers come up to me and ask how tall I was.. I've had women I've never met before tell me I shouldn't wear heels/shorts/short skirts because they would make me look even taller. SO WHAT?!?!? I'm proud of my height and the way God made me. People think they are being clever every time they call me "the Amazon" or ask if I play basketball. Trust me, I've heard it all and very little of it is original. What it is is rude and ill mannered.
Rant over. Thank you for your patience. And thank you for asking. I hope people who read this realize that their remarks and comments and jokes are annoying at best and hurtful at worst and that they will refrain from making them in the future.
2006-06-22 11:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by Christina D 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
La de da, here come the a$$holes. Don't you love how rude people are to you on this thing? You were only called narrow minded. I've been called so many worse things on this thing. I wouldn't ask a fattie how much they weigh because they might sit on me.
Ouch!
2006-06-22 19:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
cause being tall isnt a bad quality to most people.. being overweight is a bad quality and the last thing fat person wants people to aks him how much they way becuase if they say a low weight they dont believe you and if you say a high number people look like damn
2006-06-22 18:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 6'3" I'ts reassuring to know that people admire your height. And I know people who admire normal weight people. It's a compliment, not an insult. You're asking the wrong question.
2006-06-22 18:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by igotalife2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being over weight is thought of competely different than being tall. Over weight is not often a gift as being tall is.
2006-06-22 18:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually you are wrong, many ppl ask large ppl how much they weigh. I am female and 6 feet tall, I don't have a problem with ppl asking my height...so what!
I guess you haven't been too far in life, you seem a bit narrow minded.
2006-06-22 18:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by moonsister_98 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Height is associated with dominance and social standing. This goes way, way, WAY back in our genetic code; we're hard-wired to admire and subordinate ourselves to people who are taller than us. People are certainly being rude when they approach your boyfriend and inquire about his height, but in their defense they're reacting from a genetic predisposition to honor taller members of the pack.
2006-06-22 18:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by jackmack65 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being tall is considered a bonus for lots of guys and they probably admire your man's height.
Lighten up!!
2006-06-22 18:45:11 · answer #8 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because being tall isn't anything that causes health problems or something like that. being fat isn't healthy. someone in a wheelchair isn't healthy. being tall doesn't matter.
2006-06-22 18:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by [♥that girl♥] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain things does have its ettiquette. Somethings are better left unsaid. Its like you can ask a rich man "how does feel to be rich?" but its not appropriate to ask a poor man "how does it feel to be poor?"
2006-06-22 18:49:23 · answer #10 · answered by Bee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋