I ask because I just read this:
“‘Wow, you’re really short.’ I get that a lot,” Scarlett Johansson, who stands at 5-foot-3 told Cosmopolitan UK. “[They say] ‘You’re a lot shorter than I thought you were.’ I’m like, ‘Wow, how is that ever okay to say to someone?'” she asked. “It’s so bizarre. Yes. It’s, ‘You’re really short.'”
I'm 5'3" and in a million years I can't figure out why that would be offensive.
shareI'm short and don't care if people mention but would if used to bully.
Hollywood generally doesn't shoot looking down on someone so we just assume actors are average height or taller.
I was absolutely shocked when I saw this picture of Bruno Mars because I thought he was average height.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1uyco3/taylor_swift_and_bruno_mars/
5'3 isn't even that small for a female, it's pretty normal.
shareMy wife is 4'11'' and laughs about the fact that she is so short. She would never be offended if someone mentioned it.
shareWe just say "Sup Shawty" nowadays.
shareIt is ok to say that to white people. But not people of color.
shareBecause she’s so tall on the big screen.....? 😆
It seems society likes celebrities to be tall, even women....and it can be surprising to ‘build them up’ so to speak and then be shocked that they aren’t actually x feet tall.
Hey, at least ScarJo’s a tad taller than me!
What type of answer would the questioner expect, gee thanks I didn't know that. Maybe its semantics but you could say I thought you would be taller, or go the Roadhouse route and say I thought you would be bigger.
shareYes because they look at me and say I'm tall.
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