• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
      41·
      10 months ago

      It depends wildly, but 170cm might be short in the US, especially for some age groups since 175cm seems to be the average for everyone over 20.

      From 2015–2018, the average height for males in the United States ages 20 and over was 69 inches (175cm)

      For Finland, for males 18+ that average is 177cm. You can be your ass I’m short at 169cm. And you do not want to go “well, in the Philippines I would be above average” lol

      • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        Well see that’s why I didn’t go by just US statistics. That link I cited states US statistics as well as worldwide. It would be ignorant of me to make a species-wide claim by using a dataset that only includes 5% of the world population, after all. :)

          • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            Could also be the UK, to be fair. The foot units may be different, but both nations use the International Foot.

            In any case, I don’t really see the region as being relevant; the meme may be limited to a particular region, but I was objecting more to the whole notion of that stereotype. Which is the same regardless of the unit used.

            • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
              1·
              9 months ago

              But even the UK is much taller than the global average and you’d be short at 170cm.

              In any case, I don’t really see the region as being relevant; the meme may be limited to a particular region, but I was objecting more to the whole notion of that stereotype. Which is the same regardless of the unit used.

              How tall or short you’re considered is dependant on that region. People are comparing you to the people around you, not to global average.

              • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                1·
                9 months ago

                People are comparing based on incomplete data. It may be short for one country, but there are humans in other countries too. If those countries population were all shorter than the other, would that make them short? No, it would simply adjust what qualifies as normal.

                For a species-wide judgment one needs a species-wide dataset.

                • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  Normality is what you have around you. That’s the context people compare things in, usually. Someone short in the UK might be average elsewhere, but when people say “I’m short” or “he’s tall”, it’s with an unsaid for what I typically see around me implied there.

            • mke@lemmy.world
              6·
              10 months ago

              I think they’re just keeping up the banter. As in, humourously acting like they don’t get your point just to keep the joke going (“So what if you’re a girl? That’s clearly you rn, just replace them with a short girl. Or are you saying girls cannot study the blade?”). Supporting that idea is the fact that “Study the blade” is a relatively well known internet meme at this point.

              But I’m just an unrelated individual inserting myself into a random conversation with little reason, trying to interpret another person’s comment on a shitposting community.

        • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br
          4·
          9 months ago

          This entire thread makes me so sad. I didn’t expect this level of discrimination here on lemmy. I was even told this was the good part of the internet…

          Even the #1 rule of this instance is about being respectful, but somehow, threads like this exist and are highly upvoted, with comments endorsing them.

          I saw some of the comments you received on here, and I’m sorry for you.

          • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            Thanks. I’m disappointed too. I would have thought the whole notion of Rule 30 (“There are no women on the Internet”) was dead by now. Clearly I am wrong.

            I guess I should have known better than to expect some people to be anything less than immature children.

  • Jimbo@yiffit.net
    28·
    10 months ago

    Hay tall guys, my partner (5’4) and I (5’6) can comfortably fit in a Mazda Miata, can you?

    • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      I (6’5") actually sold my NA a couple of months ago. I could just fit in it and my knees were at 4:00 and 8:00 next to the wheel (not touching it at least). The only reason I sold it is because it wasn’t my daily driver and money has gotten very tight. So glad I learned to drive manual with it and then enjoy it for a few more years.

      I miss it dearly :(

      Oh also it was definitely a death trap for someone of my height. That roll bar would not have saved me.

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
        41·
        10 months ago

        Coworker of mine was about your height. Whenever we traveled I would mess with the seat arrangement so I would get aisle and he would get center and he would ask me to switch. Eventually he figured out I was doing on purpose and he didn’t let me book seats for him anymore.

        • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          We oughta put you in Tall Jail for your crimes! You should have at least given him the window seat so he could enjoy the view haha

    • sfxrlz@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Nah but I can’t get my legs to fit properly on any bus nor plane and I’m not even really tall (around 6ft I guess)

    • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      I fucking love that 5’8 life, the world is built for me. I can reach every top shelf but nobody ever asks me to get them something from up there. I fit in every plane or car or train seat. Being average height (in my country at least) is amazing.

  • Beefalo@midwest.socialEnglish
    251·
    9 months ago

    It’s been very strange. When I was a child in school I was not well liked, I was fat neckbeard with no internet because late 80s. Truly I was a sad pile. They called me all manner of hateful things, but it never even occurred to them to call me short, at 5’7".

    I rarely feel “short”, only average. Most men seem to be around my height. Some minority of men are taller. I still manage to tower over many women, because women be small, yo. A “tall” girl is roughly my height, so they’re either at eye level or shorter, with the occasional very tall woman in the mix.

    I’m tall enough that other people ask for assistance with things on high shelves on a regular enough basis, mostly women.

    There is a DRASTIC difference between how the world treats my height versus how the internet shitbag community does. Go figure, abusive people are abusive.

    I can only pinpoint the 2000s, and online dating profiles where you can sort by height, plus many women having a height fetish in the exact same way that men will ask people their bra size, and the continuing popularity of the NBA, plus women wanting to have sex with the players, plus their truly freakish heights throwing off the populist curve so that anybody under 6’0 is teeny tiny. Somebody is gonna start squeaking about “6 foot is average” so sure, chief, you win. But there was a time when I just wasn’t particularly tall. Suddenly I am perceived as an actual midget.

    It’s just another example of the way people constantly try to find excuses to treat you like shit over just about anything they can think of, it shows how they’re constantly inventing that. It’s one of God’s little reminders to not worry what happens to them.

  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
    23·
    10 months ago

    Remember that Wolverine is only 5’3” and he is widely considered the best at what he does (which is not very nice). In addition to this, he is the greatest showman.

    • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      I really wish they’d hired someone shorter for the role, I understand they want their actors to all be similar in height for close up shots and we’ve culturally adopted the idea that the good guys are always 6’ tall and only villains are short, but it would have been nice to see Wolverine accurately represented.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        4·
        9 months ago

        I’m 5’3 and same. The only “challenge” I face is taller dudes trying to shit on me about it because they have nothing else to flex on me about and that’s their only resort. Oh, also I’m really bad at basketball.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
      5·
      10 months ago

      Same. It’s statistically average. Plus, judging and demeaning people over their height is pretty messed up. Nothing anyone can do about that, outside of invasive surgery that carries substantial long-term health risks. The world takes all kinds - short kings, tall kings, in-between kings.

    • BillMurray@lemmy.world
      21·
      10 months ago

      I’m 6’-7" and consider everyone short, until I come across someone 6’-5" or taller and then I’m like “holy shit that guy is tall”. Has to do with your eyes being a few inches lower than the top of your head. I’m just glad I clear standard 6’-8" doorways, can pay for exit row and somehow a Mazda CX-5 fits me comfortably.

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      I was thinking it’s just some old WW1/WW2 stuff from some movie he was in but nope lol

      For his front-row appearance, Pattinson wore a double-faced coat designed by Dior men’s creative director Kim Jones. There were several standout draped outerwear pieces and blazers on the runway, and Pattinson’s coat mimicked that idea with its double-breasted style and attached thick wool scarf. (Call it a half coat, half blanket.) Underneath, the actor wore a chocolate leather jacket for extra warmth, and finished it off with light brown khakis and hefty patent boots. If any man can pull off this kind of tricky layering, it’s Pattinson.

      I was thinking it was some military surplus stuff but nope, peak of fashion Dior stuff. Lmao

  • Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
    121·
    9 months ago

    (hits up Wolfram|Alpha for a conversion) I mean, 1,70 m is not that small. It’s fairly average, even in The Netherlands. Speaking from experience.

  • kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    165·
    10 months ago

    Everybody sitting here being offended on 5’7" dudes’ behalf: thanks, but we’re laughing our asses off at it! I love being a short king

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
      4·
      10 months ago

      Some people are really, really focused on their height and see it as a big source of issues in their lives. I don’t know if it’s a bigger thing in the US (where most of those complaining seem to be from) or maybe I’ve just been lucky, but I don’t remember getting too much shit for it.

      • eric@lemmy.world
        31·
        10 months ago

        In the US, there are constant reminders everywhere. Sometimes even lemmy usernames point out our slight stature.

      • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Occasionally you’ll meet someone who just can’t see you as a full adult, if that makes sense. Even in a professional environment I’ve had people try to tell me they aren’t convinced of my abilities until someone who I work with confirms what I’m saying, with no other logical reason to mistrust my claims outside of identifying height instinctually with good moral standing or intelligence.

        It’s mostly in the dating world though, thankfully it usually presents itself as an issue immediately and you can just use it as a sort of filter. The women who truly don’t care are rare but at least you know they’re cool with it immediately.