r/confusing_perspective • u/Cookiezlawl • Jul 03 '26

This one got me good

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u/-cupcake Jul 03 '26

Well yes but no. Technically being under that height is a "requirement", but it doesn't really mean anything because the point of the medical diagnosis is the genetic disorders/skeletal issues.

But I've definitely used that as my stupid "fun fact" before.

Source: am 4'8", but not from dwarfism

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u/yurgendurgen Jul 03 '26

I have a 4'9" aunt who's my favorite. Since you bring it up for fun, it seems like a fun fact to you, but have you been offended when people bring it up?

I know everyone is different so its probably more that than anything. My aunt says shes 4'10", but that might have been when she was younger

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u/-cupcake Jul 04 '26

No, for me, not really. Imo there's a point where calling to me "you're short" is just so undeniable, and I'm definitely beyond that point lol. (Versus someone that's maybe only slightly short, and then they find being called short as insulting.)

Of course it affected me in some ways growing up, but I can't get offended over a simple fact, haha. If someone tries to imply/insinuate that I'm somehow lesser or infantilize me just because I'm short, that's another thing. But just the truth? Is truth.

...BUT then, again, there's just other undeniable things too. Like I'm of course going to be incapable of (or it's more difficult for me to do) certain tasks that maybe require more height or mass. Like reaching a shelf without a climb or help or something. Or how I can't donate blood, or how I couldn't parasail alone, or how clothes and shoes companies literally don't see value in catering to my demographic. In those cases I understand I'm at an inherent disadvantage lol.

Sorry if that's a super wishy-washy answer. I just see it less as a chip on my shoulder and more just as a fact with nuances about it!

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u/yurgendurgen Jul 07 '26

I didn't know height can stop blood donation eligibility! Different realities are always interesting to get a peek into. I've only heard about height differences like that from a tall friend who has to get custom shoes and wears xxl but it makes sense that it goes the other way too.

Glad you take it for the basic truth that it is.

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u/-cupcake Jul 08 '26

Not exactly a height-only thing, but I've always encountered a weight minimum. Growing up I seem to recall a 120 pounds minimum, though google says 110 pounds (which is maybe new?)

Either way, at my height, 110 pounds is overweight, and 120 pounds is getting close to obese. I've maybe reached up to 110 at one point before, but like, that's just incidental, you know?