Posts with Comments by Michael Calwell

On height

  • It's very important to understand all the evidence about the social, economic and consequently sexual dominance of taller men within the context of widespread height discrimination.

    Nobody seems to have made a sincere effort at expounding, let alone challenging height discrimination. The issue of height needs to be tagged not to genetics but human/civil rights and equal opportunities.

    It's also pertinent to note that height discrimination does apply to women as much as to men - however, because of the inferior social status generally conferred on women (even today) it has less of an impact on their lives - i.e. it is co-incident with their femininity.

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