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[–] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago (15 children)

I think it's really dumb that people think 5'7" (170 cm) is short for males.

The typical height of the human male is anywhere from 5'5"–6'0" (165–183 cm).

5'7" isn't short; it is stupidly average.

Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/average-height-for-men

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like epic cope from a manlet.

I am 5'6.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Who me? Hell no, bruh, I'm a fucking 5'1" woman. Lol.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm a 5'3" woman, but it explains why we don't think 5'7" is short.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

I mean, I'm pretty sure I explained why I don't think 5'7" is short pretty well. It's a statistically unsupported claim.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU FROM DOWN THERE

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

^indignant ^squeaks

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (7 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thats the kind of comeback you come up with 5 hours after the beef in the shower.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Why are you having beef in the shower?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago

I dont have a lot of time so i eat in the shower.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I installed a garbage disposal

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

no more waffle stomps! genius!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

It's more convenient to wash your food at the same time you're already using soap and water.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

It's not such a tall order if you're quick-witted.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 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)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 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.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

i mean, it has to be a low blow. A high blow would miss.

I'm sorry.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That's rude, we prefer height challenged.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't feel particularly challenged. The world is built for people in the 5'5"-6' range.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

Pfft, 5"7 losers.

Luckily I'm 5"6.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (7 children)

i love to pick up small men and hug them

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm 5'4" and volunteer as tribute... ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

5'5.7“ is standing right behind you

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'm 5'11", but don't consider 5'7" short.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm 5'14", but find this irrelephant

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I'm 5'15, and I also like irresescent elephants.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 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.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

akschumaly, you're slightly taller in the morning

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't tell my wife I'm 5 7 😭

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

I know, her Tinder profile is quite brutal in the requirements.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I dont even care about this meme, what coat is Robert Pattinson wearing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

(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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

That's 13cm shorter than the average in the Netherlands. Never been in the Netherlands, but even in Norway where the average is 181cm, 170cm is definitely on the short end. In the US the average is only 177 so it's not really short over the pond though.

I was initially thinking of adding "but who really cares about height in real life though?", but then I remembered that height discrimination goes beyond women in the dating scene and is a serious issue.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Tussle their hair, smile and say "sure thing big guy. Want some chocolate milk?" And put your hands on your hips. It will make their day.

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