• Wild Bill
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    306 months ago

    Day 2 of reminding the fediverse there are women who prefer shorter guys (source: am one of them). If y’all don’t want them I’ll take them. I’ll take them all.

    • @PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world
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      276 months ago

      I imagine there are even women out there who care more about a man’s personality than their height…

      Being short isn’t your fault, being a dull cunt is.

      • @Aksamit@slrpnk.net
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        46 months ago

        Having partners the same height and relative size as you is great as you get to effectively double your wardrobes.

        Granted this works best when you both have similar tastes in fashion though.

      • CarrotsHaveEars
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        06 months ago

        I can assure you that there are EVEN MORE women out there care about personality AND height…

        • @Aksamit@slrpnk.net
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          36 months ago

          Does anyone find bitterness and resentment attractive though? Maybe work on that first before you worry about how tall you are.

    • @JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
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      146 months ago

      I’m married to a man the same height as me. Absolutely zero regrets. He’s kind and funny, and my favorite person.

      The only thing I’m slightly jealous of is that I might not be able to wear my husband’s ribcage as armor should I outlive him the way that women with taller husband’s can. But that’s life! I love my husband more than I desire widow armor.

      • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I have no idea where your lore is from, but I like it! As a taller and bigger guy, I see no better way to go out than protecting my love my partner from hordes of barbarians. Let my ribs be impenetrable armor and my femur be an armor splitting bludgeon for her berserker rage. Tales will be told and songs will be sung, and …… crap, she’s now my ex. Forget it, I’ll fertilize a tree when the time comes

        • @JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
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          56 months ago

          Thanks! As far as I know I made it up, but it wouldn’t surprise if the concept has appeared elsewhere.

          The height preference thing always kinda reminded me of orcs or amazons and I figured those archetypal societies would do something like that… plus I saw an opportunity to make a joke. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

          Also I really enjoyed the picture you painted with it! That was a fun read. I hope you find that badass lady to wear your ribcage in battle one day!

        • @JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
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          16 months ago

          How do you think they articulate skeletons in museums or medical displays? They clean them. First with bugs, then with chemicals like peroxide.

    • Flying Squid
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      56 months ago

      Height and attractiveness have nothing to do with each other for me, but I do wish someone would find a way to make my wife taller so I wouldn’t have to keep getting things off of the top shelves in the cabinets for her.

  • Cartoon violence inflicted on a rude person displayed in a comic strip has somehow started a war about “incels” and “toxic masculinity”; meanwhile, I’ve never watched Sesame Street and I was over here thinking Big Bird was a girl.

  • Flying Squid
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    66 months ago

    Follow That Bird is the second-best Muppet movie (after The Muppet Movie) and I will fight you if you say otherwise.

  • @vordalack@lemm.ee
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    36 months ago

    Lengthening your legs, which will screw you up in a number of ways, is the most cucked thing you can do. Imagine letting the opinions of people online guide your behavior in such a drastic way.

  • bruhbeans
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    -296 months ago

    I feel like this short king shit is rooted in toxic masculinity and generally gross.

    • @Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works
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      366 months ago
      1. This is a comic strip on the internet, chill.
      2. It is toxic to have the response the woman depicted in said comic had over a physical feature that someone has no control over. What genders are involved don’t actually matter.
      • @Cypher@lemmy.world
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        -36 months ago

        Mate/partner selection based on physical characteristics is seen all through nature, why would humans be any different? And why would you label that as toxic?

        • @Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works
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          136 months ago

          I’m going to assume you aren’t arguing in bad faith and just have poor reading comprehension. In the comic the woman doesn’t just reject the bird, she does so in an unnecessarily cruel way. It’s fine if you have a type, but if you make people who aren’t that type feel bad about themselves for things outside of their control: that makes you toxic. If you can’t see that I don’t know what to tell you.

    • dohpaz42
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      -46 months ago

      Yup. Just another double standard, because lord forbid a guy have physical standards about a woman and be honest about them. 🙄