Heightism

Is Your Son Too Short?

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Heightism, Children's Height, Parenting, Too Short, Normal Height, Short Child, Healthy Living News
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

There's good news for parents with healthy children who just aren't as tall as their peers. It's okay to be a short kid, and research shows it.

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Pink's New Video Goes a 'Little' Too Far

Shelby Knox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heightism, Carey Hart, Ableism, Privilege, Domestic Violence, Music Video, Pink, Video, Entertainment News
Shelby Knox

Imagine if instead of being a Little Person, the mercilessly mocked character Hart plays in Pink's latest video was in blackface or yellowface. Still adorable and funny? Not so much.

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The Short End of the Stick

Trisha Gura | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John McCain, Children, Growth, Being Tall, Hormones, Barack Obama, Being Short, Heightism, Stature, Kids, Personal Growth, Height, Health, How Tall Is John McCain, Synthetic Growth Hormone, Hospitals, Treatment, Doctors, Children's Health, Medicine, Healthy Living News
Trisha Gura

A study surveying presidential elections from 1824 to 1992 suggests that Americans harbor a subtle form of prejudice called 'heightism,' in which short people are seen as inferior to their taller counterparts.

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