I am not sure I have ever shared within these sacred tomes my fierce intimidation of short girls. It’s not that I am a height-ist, though I have been accused of such. I don’t think being tall is any better than being short. (Okay, maybe a little better. After all, in big crowds, wouldn’t short people only see backs and butts? And I would think a short girl could date a boy for weeks before discovering he was bald. Or, to be non-bald-ist, that the boy’s head was covered in tattoos.) I assume that me being intimidated by short girls stems from a slight jealousy of their compact frames and a pronounced uncomfortablility with hugging them – I have to practically bend in half!
So the reason I bring this up… The other day I was walking out of work to my car behind this particularly short girl and had that familiar sense of being uncomfortable. Then, as I passed her, as I was apt to do given that my legs were so much longer, she turns to me and says, “Where did you get your shoes? They’re cute.”
And this is when it occurred to me. There is no reason to be intimidated by short girls! They love shoes just like me!
Anonymous
As a woman of short stature, vertically challenged, smurfette like, I have to give a short person’s observation. I have to admit, tall girls intimidate me. I too don’t think being shorter is any better than being taller. Being only 5 feet tall makes all of my friends tall to me. One of my best friends is 5’ll”, so I am a testament that tall and short can exist together in this world. Short people like shoes, clothes and the finer things in life, so next time you see a short person, don’t bend over and give them a hug, just give them a friendly smile, because deep down we know what is really wrong with this world….THE CLOWNS! Maria B
Anonymous
Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.
I think it’s worse to be short. It’s humiliating when your daughter’s 3rd grade friends look you in the eye. I am very uncomfortable in elevators or crowds when I’m surrounded by tall people. I get very claustrophobic and very aware of my shortness.
I say, don’t fear the short and don’t embrace them either – we feel smothered when hugged by big people so back off.
Tonja
Anonymous
I for one think short people are a mischievous and untrustable bunch. Short people are sneaky and their resume of talents usually isn’t very admirable. Evil games like Hide and Seek and Ghost in the Graveyard were clearly invented to make short people feel good about themselves.
Tall people can’t hide their intentions. They can’t duck away in a crowd. They can’t land roles in twisted films like Wizard of Oz and Leprechaun 6: Back 2 tha Hood.
Tall people can’t wear funny outfits and race horses. They can’t fit in carry-on luggage. They can’t touch their toes.
But quite frankly, as a tall person, I wouldn’t want to do any of those things. Leave mischief and evil to those who know it best: short people.
Defective_wit
I blame Oompa loompa’s for conditioning our mind to hate small and fat orange things but mostly just small things… damn those Oompa’s.