Comments on: The Height Gap

By: Randy MacDonald

Randy MacDonald — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:04:18 +0000

I second comment #3: it’s Tall Grande Venti. Call me a Starbucks snob (a Bucky?) but it almosts makes the post unreadable, the credibility being gone.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:44:00 +0000

If a boy isn’t old enough to choose his own clothing, he isn’t old enough to date.

And Starbucks? The smallest cup is called “Tall”? What language is that?

By: Mama Bear

Mama Bear — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:08:05 +0000

As the mother of a 6′ 7″ 16 year old, I am glad to read this. He has had to put up with so much negative bias by being so tall his whole life; people expecting him to act older and be more mature–when he was really just a kid. He also had to deal with Napoleon-complex teachers who were miffed that he was taller than they were when he was just in 4th and 5th grades.

Wish there had been a bit about tall women–I think it works against us. I am 5′ 11″ and am treated VERY differently than my friends who are 5′ 6″ and shorter.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:40:08 +0000

I’m 5′3, my sisters 5′8 and 5′10, and poor them – all the tall guys wanted me. In high school only one of my boyfriends was short to average height, the rest were 6′1-6′3. I had one friend who was 6′6, and his girlfriend was 4′10!
Tall guys like the short ladies.
But yes, we are labeled “cute” too often and treated like we’re younger.

By: heather

heather — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:41:43 +0000

It’s interesting that the article doesn’t say anything about the effect of height on women, too. As both a short woman (4′9′ish), and the daughter of a short woman (she’s about 4′6″), I’ve noticed a staggering difference in the way women of lesser heights are regarded. Aside from being permanently relegated to the ‘cute’ label, a lot of employers regard short women as being less capable of the duties required of their job, and therefore seem less hireable.
This is only from my personal experiences, of course. If anyone else would like to pitch in on this idea, I’d like to hear other peoples’ views on this.
p.s. I’m not short because I’m malnourished, I’m short because I’m Asian :)

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:37:56 +0000

Reading the article, I think the notion about nutrition and height is that it’s an average across the population. You’re always going to have short people and tall people, but the theory is that if everybody gets better nutrition, the genetically tall-inclined can grow to their full ultra-tall potential, thus making the average taller. (I assume the same is true of the short — that you’d be even shorter than if you had poor nutrition, but I’m no geneticist. I am, however, of very average height.)

By: Jake Le Master

Jake Le Master — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:31:58 +0000

I’ve got to say, my 6′3″ stature has benefited me quite a bit. We’ll have to see how I fair in the real world once I get through school, though.

By: gibson8or

gibson8or — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:40:57 +0000

I had very good nourishment as a child and teenager (lots of fresh veggies and milk, never any fast food), and I’m still only 5′1”. My best friend, who’s parents are exactly the same height as my parents, is 8 inches taller than me. What’s up with that?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:14:52 +0000

Has anyone done a study on very tall women? As a 6′ tall woman, I generally find myself on the negative end of height-related benefits. People (especially guys) don’t quite know what to do with me.

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:52:17 +0000

Ira – oops. Sheesh, my Starbucks joke wasn’t even right! Fixing now….