Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's just one of those things that's considered a genetically desirable trait.
Taller people excel at more types of sports, height is correlated with career success, taller people are perceived as more confident, etc.
As a shorter woman, I worried about having short sons, so I did prefer to date average-to-above-average height men. Ironically, now I have two DDs.
That’s as outdated as saying light colored skin and blue eyes are correlated with career success.
It's not really the same thing though. Height (in men) is a pretty desirable trait in all cultures.
It is the same idea because it’s a genetic trait that people do not control. Half of Asian women in some Asian countries use skin whitening creams. Lighter skin is desirable in pretty much all cultures.
We know that how much melanin in the skin has no bearing on intelligence. We know that height has no bearing on intelligence. But both groups face discrimination and it’s hard to believe the discrimination still exists. Makes no sense.
Anonymous wrote:Just got back from London and wanted to share my observations:
I went to many events - opera, museums, work stuff etc and I didn’t see a single family (or couple) where the guy was under 5’9 unless it was an immigrant couple.
The height penalty is acute and can be overcome through money or status but I think the honest thing you can tell short sons is in 2024, below avg height must be compensated with excellent career/money prospects
Anonymous wrote:If your son is serious about team sports, it's all about height. I know at least two kids on my son's club team that reclassified (i.e., repeated 8th grade) so they would be tall enough by the time they joined the high school team. It's not the only thing that matters, of course, but if you are too small, it really hurts your chances to make varsity, be a starter, etc.
OTOH, at my T3 law school, lots of v. successful men were short. Including my future husband!
High school is just a mean place, and anyone who expects otherwise is simply deluding themselves.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's just one of those things that's considered a genetically desirable trait.
Taller people excel at more types of sports, height is correlated with career success, taller people are perceived as more confident, etc.
As a shorter woman, I worried about having short sons, so I did prefer to date average-to-above-average height men. Ironically, now I have two DDs.
That’s as outdated as saying light colored skin and blue eyes are correlated with career success.
It's not really the same thing though. Height (in men) is a pretty desirable trait in all cultures.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's just one of those things that's considered a genetically desirable trait.
Taller people excel at more types of sports, height is correlated with career success, taller people are perceived as more confident, etc.
As a shorter woman, I worried about having short sons, so I did prefer to date average-to-above-average height men. Ironically, now I have two DDs.
That’s as outdated as saying light colored skin and blue eyes are correlated with career success.
It's not really the same thing though. Height (in men) is a pretty desirable trait in all cultures.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's just one of those things that's considered a genetically desirable trait.
Taller people excel at more types of sports, height is correlated with career success, taller people are perceived as more confident, etc.
As a shorter woman, I worried about having short sons, so I did prefer to date average-to-above-average height men. Ironically, now I have two DDs.
That’s as outdated as saying light colored skin and blue eyes are correlated with career success.
Anonymous wrote:Just got back from London and wanted to share my observations:
I went to many events - opera, museums, work stuff etc and I didn’t see a single family (or couple) where the guy was under 5’9 unless it was an immigrant couple.
The height penalty is acute and can be overcome through money or status but I think the honest thing you can tell short sons is in 2024, below avg height must be compensated with excellent career/money prospects
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just got back from London and wanted to share my observations:
I went to many events - opera, museums, work stuff etc and I didn’t see a single family (or couple) where the guy was under 5’9 unless it was an immigrant couple.
The height penalty is acute and can be overcome through money or status but I think the honest thing you can tell short sons is in 2024, below avg height must be compensated with excellent career/money prospects
I find this very hard to believe. I know a LOT of men who are shorter than 5’9” - happy successful and married with families etc. Various careers and income levels. I think greater height is of course an advantage, but is not nearly as big of a deal IRL as described.
I can give you the venues I was at — royal opera, Tate Britain, British museum