
Taller people burn more calories just existing and in general just carry extra weight better. 5lbs on a very short person will make your clothes stop fitting and 15lbs on a taller woman won't do that. #facts |
IMO people like ^^ are insecure about themselves or are bitter that some short woman stole a tall man from her. I mean.. I could say that tall women appear manly. Take off the makeup, cut the hair, and you could be a man. Maybe men who like tall women are secretly in the closet? See how that works? |
I'm 5'10" and married to a man who is 5'6". Men my height or taller just weren't interested, but I'm not a slim willowy tall, I'm an athletic tall. |
The depicted women all have same proportions as the modern “models”. Long legs are more typical for taller women - they were likely also taller than average for their time. I can’t find it now but there was a research that proved that beauty standard didn’t change that much for centuries |
ok, so? Someone or you mentioned "Renaissance art" as the epitome of femininity -- narrow, slim fingers, thin ankles. Short women can have those qualities just as easily as tall women. And women in the Renaissance period were not tall; they were short. So, by your logic, short women are the epitome of femininity. And, again, this isn't about fat, but about height. |
No, actually, elongated legs, slim ankles, neck (Nefertiti ) are more typical for taller women. Shorter people are more “boxy” as it’s harder not to gain weight and burn calories with modern huge portions. |
So, the beauty standard is shorter women.. because women in that time period were short. It's about proportion. A short woman can have long legs for her height. A tall woman can have short legs for her height. So, the beauty standards is about proportion, not about height. DH is tall and finds women who are proportionate more attractive -- so not a big butt or big boogs like Kim K, but balanced. He also finds some tall women attractive as well as some short women and average height women. The people being nasty about tall or short women are some bitter women. If you don't have a good man maybe it's because of your attitude rather than your height. |
Taller women appear more manly because, well, they are just big. You must only know some short fat women to make such comments. |
If you’re 6’ and 150 lbs you have the body of a former model. You’re unlikely to be mistaken for a man. |
So, a tall big woman can be mistaken for a man, and a short skinny woman can be mistaken for a child. I guess average sized people are lucky. |
Tell that to Natalie Portman, SJP and pretty much every famous woman who isn’t a model. |
lol At 5’3.5”, am I safely in the “can look like an adult woman” zone? 😬 |
She’s a Hollywood actress who has access to best nutrition and exercise. But go to West Virginia and you’ll see most women are short and wide. I agree that it’s all about proportions: Portman is very proportionate. But many shorter women (JLo) don’t have this grace. |
JLo is stunning though, so who cares? |
Uhhh...not quite. The average height and weight for top models is 5'10" and 118 for women. For men it's 6'1" and 180. The 6 ft models are around 125. |