Tall women vs. women who wear high heels?

Question

Being a tall female (I'm 5'11), I’ve gotten a lot of flak for it over the years. I was wondering why it is that women will wear heels that obviously makes them taller, but if a woman is naturally tall some people make a big deal out of it. I just found this interesting. Besides that, I don’t go around saying to people in public that they’re fat, ugly, short, or whatever. Why is it such a big deal that a woman is tall?

Answer 1

The same reason it is if the women is short. I am 5ft...that's it, no inches. I wear heels quite a bit and still get flack. Mostly "Wow, so now you are 5' 2"" or "Well you have to be taller than the 3rd graders some how" (I am a teacher). Of course I have been small all of my life. When I was born I was 5lbs, 3 oz. and at 13 months I was a very petite 13 lbs. and perfectly healthy. I am quite use to it all and take it in good humor. But, its not just you. People feel the need to judge any extreme. You just have to find confidence in who you are and learn to accept and embrace it.

Answer 2

I'm tall, too. In fact, high heels will increase my height to well over six feet. I don't know about you but I find that my height isn't really an advantage. Most people who say they like tall women are only referring to those who are about 5'8" tall. We seem to be largely invisible in the fashion industry. Most clothing are not made for the longer arms, legs. and torsos of tall women. It's hard to find a good selection in shoes that are larger than a size 10 and those that do exist tend to be too wide for me. I have feet that are proportioned to my height. I'm not fat and I don't have fat feet. I've heard short women complain about being told to shop in the children's section of stores but it's even worse to be told to shop in the fat women's section. Apparently, people think that the baggier clothes made for fat women will somehow be long enough. What happens is that the outfits fit me like short tents. It's really frustrating and was even worse when I was a teenager and still very thin.

Answer 3

i'm five foot 9, and only in the past few years have i realized i love myself just the way i am! being tall is an advantage--you actually tend to put on weight more proportionately and less frequently than shorter people. shorter women are at higher risk for obesity (this is a proven fact in medical science). makes sense, because, the taller you are, the more you can weigh, and the more you can eat, before you become "fat." i think everyone is attractive just the way they are and men who don't like tall women are insecure. i have never had a hard time finding dates based on my height. in fact, no one i've dated has even commented negatively on my height since high school. boys in high school are terrible and shallow because of the environment, but once they grow up, they don't care about things like height.

Answer 4

A lot of the reasons that people put tall people down are related to jealousy and being uncomfortable around those who don't fit the norm. In my personal expereices, it was usaully the short females and tall males that gave me the most grief about my height. I think some of the short females were jealous and maybe felt "short changed" Funny thing is that I had very few negative experiences with short males.

I was tall for my age all through elementary school and junior high, In the school class group pictures, I was usually the lone girl standing in the back row with the boys. It wasn't until early high school that my height wasn't so noticeable

I remember kids teasing me about my height and feeling very self conscious, awkward and "unfeminine" This was during the late 50s and 60's when taller than average girls were not very common. I feared that I would grow to be over 6' tall, but I stopped at 5'10". Looking back on it, my height should have given me self confidence rather than subtract from it.

In contrast, my niece had no problems associated with being her being tall. In fact, when she was little, she used it to her advantage to dominate other kids!. Fortunately my niece outgrew her bratty stage. She was able to play basketball and grew up to love participating in sports. Back in my day, there were no opportunites for girls to play baskball beyond intermurals . My niece is now an accomplished young lady in her sophomore year in college. I wish that I would have had her confidence when I was growing up, intead of allowing my height to be a negative instead of a positive.

I don't know how old you are, but I found when I became an adult, my height wasn't a such a big deal to most people. In fact, I've had some short women tell me that they wished they were tall like me instead of so short. I, for one, would rather be taller than average than shorter than average.

I'm going to tell you something my great aunt told me years ago' When I was 12 or 13, I had a bad habit of slouching to make myself appear shorter. She took me to task about that and told me to be proud that I was tall, I hope you're proud about your height and try not to pay any attention to those who fnd issue with it. They're the ones with the hang ups, not you!

Answer 5

I agree. I'm tall too and slim and have been getting flak for it since I was 5. It's politically incorrect to call someone fat or short but not to accuse someone of being anorexic or to publicly marvel at how tall she is. Yeah society is insensitive and inconsistent, but think of it this way: we still have it better than the short people :) All this inconsistency just points to the fact that society still sees tall and thin as more attractive than short and fat!

Answer 6

Don't listen to the people who give you flak over being tall. They're just jealous or insecure.
I'd love to be taller.

Answer 7

It's a different view from up here, isn't it! You can see everything! That's what I like about being tall. Height is a great advantage in the business world. Enjoy it. Wear high heels and be taller! Glorify in the body God gave you! Happy Holidays.

Answer 8

Society, men are meant to be taller, women are meant to be shorter, blah, blah blah, and there's nothing wrong with a women being tall, id love to be tall! Take no notice of what people say, and just be confident.

Answer 9

I love being tall and always have. I am 5'9" and I also wear heels because I like them! So with them I am 6' and love it! The only time I have had a problem with it is with my son's girlfriend's folks. They have an issue with the tallness of his family. But then they are short people (all under 5'6"). I think they are scared they will have granddaughters who are 6'. HAHAHAHA!

Answer 10

its harder to get a guy, you have to find a really tall guy.

its not bad, it just makes people feel less dominate around you, they think you wear the pants in the relationship 24/7 and maybe you do, but some guys hate having their manhood stripped from them