The View From Down Here
I’m really excited to go see Happy Feet, and I really want to see it in the Imax. The television commericals and the three trailers keep making me laugh.
Nothing beats the clip where Robin Williams’ character, this little penguin, looks up at a taller one and says:
“I know size can be daunting, but don’t be afraid; I love you.”
Seems like my kind of movie.
Speaking of being short, today at work we were trying to find out which country had the shortest people and which had the tallest, and I stumbled upon the wikipedia page for Heightism.
As a short person who regularly gets teased, some of these things were interesting to read.
Heightism is a form of discrimination based on height. In principle it can refer to unfavorable treatment of either unusually tall or short people. In practice heightism almost always takes the form of unfavorable treatment of shorter people and more favorable treatment of taller people (particularly tall men); the exception to this being that taller women generally have a harder time dating than shorter women.
Anyway, I am fine with my height and the jokes that come my way - I enjoy being the ‘little one’.
Plus as some author made a cartoon character say:
“Little people can do big things too!”
Haha. I tend to say that quite often.
Now:
“Turn to the penguin next to you and give him a great big hug!”
Lol, suuuure, it’s fine for a girl to be shorter, but when you’re tall all people say to you is, “Gee, you’re tall.”
Like, really?!? THANKS, I hadn’t noticed, jackass.
But that’s a rhetorical conversation.
Comment by Emily — November 7, 2006 @ 12:06 am
Sorry Em. When I say it, it’s usually to some guy who is insanely tall and therefore my neck is almost at 90% looking up at the person. It’s more to emphasize my shortness.
Anyhoo, next time someone says that to you, say “really? I didn’t notice. But I did notice how much of a jackass YOU are.”
Hah. *hug*
Comment by Uma — November 7, 2006 @ 10:14 am