The Tall Club

July 17, 2009 at 9:10 am (books, boys, details, height)

I had to post this link. Had to.

The Vexations and Virtues of Tallness

I know I posted this picture before...but it illustrates the 8% rule too well.

I know I posted this picture before...but it illustrates the 8% rule too well.

8 Comments

  1. sherri said,

    July 17, 2009 at 9:45 am

    You’re so cute, Marta.

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    • mapelba said,

      July 17, 2009 at 10:04 am

      I have never felt cute, but it is nice to hear anyway.

      Reply

  2. DarcKnyt said,

    July 17, 2009 at 10:07 am

    How come I don’t know what the 8% rule is? And why can’t I be tall, dangit?!

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    • mapelba said,

      July 17, 2009 at 5:44 pm

      “Eight percent is the average height disparity between between men and women, and also, it turns out, the downward angles at which most models are photographed.” Quoted from the article linked above.

      I realize that being tall is ideal for men–at least society seems to prefer the tall guys. But being tall for a woman is a whole other thing. I’ve had some folks act hostile just because I was taller. As if I’d grown taller than them just to vex them.

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  3. JES said,

    July 17, 2009 at 11:31 am

    For some reason, I think it’s more,uh, enlightened to think of the ideal as something like “92% of her partner’s height” rather than “8% shorter than her partner.” The latter just sounds… diminishing, y’know?

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    • mapelba said,

      July 17, 2009 at 5:45 pm

      Well, I do know. It is diminishing. Unfortunately I wasted a lot of time as a young woman wishing I were diminished.

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  4. Shelly Lowenkopf said,

    July 18, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    Powers has a new one, Generosity, coming early September

    Reply

  5. DarcsFalcon said,

    July 19, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    What Sherri said. :)

    Reply

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