Let's Be Real #9

I encounter quite a bit of people who feel the need to ask me how tall I am. (For the record, I am 5'11.5")  I'm quite proud of my height, I absolutely love it. But somewhere in the conversation discussing my height, someone always has to ruin it by inquiring or demanding to know if I did/do play basketball. Constantly being asked "Do you play basketball?" or hearing "You MUST play basketball!" simply because of my height. I understand that height is a key advantage when playing the sport but is that the best thing you could come up with? When I encounter short people, the first thing out of my mouth is not "Are you a jockey? You must be a jockey, you're sooooo short!"

Let's be real here, it's very closed minded, annoying, and highly offensive to assume such things based on a person's height. There are lots of things tall people can do other than play basketball and reach things on the top shelf. Some of us can read books, bake cookies, ride bikes, color with little kids, try new restaurants, go to concerts or even write a blog (like this one). Basically, tall people can do the same things as short people but we can see over your head while we do it. So before you insist that someone must be something your peon brain has stereotyped them to be, think about how you might feel if someone looked you up and down and insisted that you are indeed a donut taste tester or something of the like based on your appearance.

By the way; if tall people can't wear heels, short people can't wear flats. Just sayin.