[Stephanie]

Why do people pick on others because they are short?

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Name : Stephanie, Gender : F, City : West Monroe, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[kellyn]

People are also picked on for being taller than average, over weight, having freckles, and a whole list of other things. Some people are just poor conversationalists looking for something to talk about, and some need to pick on other people to feel good about themselves. Whatever the reasons or intentions of their picking..you don’t owe them a response. Commenting negatively on someones’ physical appearence is just rude.

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Name : kellyn, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : clute, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : tech writer, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, 

[Hosanna Nelson]

Having been picked on a great deal of my childhood and adolescence for being short I, now wiser, can say Stephanie, it is these peoples’s own ‘short’ sightedness, not my height that is the issue. Height just happens to be a visible enough target to also be an easy one. How ‘short’ sighted it is to pick on something one can do nothing about.

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Name : Hosanna Nelson, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Too many to list, Religion : Christian, Age : 36, City : Manhattan, State : KS, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Carolyn]

Stephanie, you must be short! I am too…five feet even. My only explanation for the treatment I often receive due to my size is that by simply being small people must assume you are younger than you really are. So you don’t get as much respect. I am 27, and I get carded all the time, for alcohol and (when I used to smoke)cigarettes. Most of the time it’s people younger than me that are doing the carding! I don’t mind being carded, I understand it’s the law, but don’t give me an attitude about it as if you don’t really believe I’m of age, or make a scene that, oh look, here’s a little girl trying to buy beer, how dare she. The other thing I often experience is tall people simply don’t see me, they look right over my head, and walk into me. It happens all the time, especially in crowds. I actually hate being in large crowds for that reason. I’ve been trampled too many times to count! My only advice is to make up for your small stature with a big personality. It’s taken me a lot of years, but I’ve developed enough confidence to stick up for myself.

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Name : Carolyn, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Atheist, Age : 27, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Scientist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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