Heightism is so pervasive, no one even notices it's there. When you're born you're tiny and you grow, and growth is associated with maturity, competence, intelligence. It's associated with physical power; it's associated with sexual power. And a lack of it is associated with a lack of all those other qualities. . . . Can you imagine somebody's competency being questioned on the basis of their race or their color or their sex? It just wouldn't be tolerated.
- Joe Mangano, from the Canadian Documentary - 'S&M: Short and Male'
_________________________________________________ Joe Pops The Question to Arianne One More Time
Joe Mangano sent Arianne Cohen one last e-mail. One last attempt to initiate a meeting of the minds for a first-time-in-history debate. The World's Pre-eminent Tall Expert vs Joe Mangano, defender of the little guy - mano e mano. The seeming World's greatest defender of Tallers vs the webmaster. Height vs Right. Is Arianne really the expert she claims to be?
The federal government is seeking applicants who are mentally ill, mentally retarded or both to work as lawyers in the Justice Department. Specifically, a job announcement for "up to 10 experienced attorneys for the position of Trial Attorney in the voting Section in Washington, D.C." contains the following language:
The Civil Rights Division encourages qualified applicants with targeted disabilities to apply. Targeted disabilities are deafness, blindness, missing extremities, partial or complete paralysis, convulsive disorder, mental retardation, mental illness, severe distortion of limbs and/or spine. Applicants who meet the qualification requirements and are able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation are encouraged to identify targeted disabilities in response to the questions in the Avue application system seeking that information.
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Yes. You read it correctly. People who are mentally retarded and people with mental illness are encouraged to apply. These are lawyers they're looking for. Let's see now - Race, religion, skin color, creed, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, ethnic background, pregnancy AND deafness,, blindness, missing extremities, partial or complete paralysis, convulsive disorder, mental retardation, mental illness, severe distortion of limbs and/or spine. The
"mental retardation" and "mental illness" part takes the cake. And if
short people make a complaint about heightism, by God they're too sensitive!
Wake up Short People. _______________________________________________
Webmaster Invites Arianne Cohen to Debate Tuesday February 2, 2010
Joe Mangano sent Arianne Cohen an e-mail at her website - ariannecohen.com - with a most congenial invitation to engage in a rather friendly debate about height-related issues. While listening to Miss Cohen's repartee on more than one radio interview, it appears to the webmaster that she feels that the discrimination against the short-of-stature that she and her fellow Tallers benefit from, is wonderful and beautiful. She conveys the image that it is wonderful to be Tall and that Tall people make more money, are viewed more as leaders, given power as leaders, get more respect and that Tall men can literally date whomever they want to date and that really folks, that's just not enough. Furniture, clothes, homes and even airplanes should be re-designed to suit the 'Stratospheric' crowd. The fact that Tall people benefit in a 'big way' from the discrimination and indignities heaped upon the short-statured apparently means nothing to Miss Cohen. She wants it all.
She described herself in an interview displayed on Amazon as:
"The World's Pre-eminent Tall expert"
Well, the webmaster is more than willing to give her a chance to prove it. She has not yet responded to the webmaster's generous offer, but I think she will. She's Big enough to handle the webmaster. She's 'man' enough to take him on. She can handle any little squirt, eat him up and spit him out. And it will only confirm what all the good nutrition, warmth, nurturing, and 'looking-up to' has done for her. However, if she doesn't accept the webmaster's kind invitation then it will only prove the webmaster's viewpoint - and that is - that short people are victims of an unrecognized prejudice that Tallers are aware of and that they benefit from and have benefited from throughout time and that they are not willing to bring this into the light because that might herald the beginning of the end of their dominance.
Once again we call upon her to accept the webmaster's kind invitation.
SEE THE "WORLD'S PRE-EMINENT TALL EXPERT". CHECK HER OUT HERE.
Six-foot three inch Arianne Cohen is as hot as a firecracker. And I'm referring to her book - "The Tall Book". What else could we expect from an intelligent, wealthy, sophisticated Taller who just seems to enjoy life in the Stratosphere. She picked the perfect interviewer in a bum named Mike O'Brien - all 6'2" of him. He states:
Cohen mined through years of scientific studies to write 'The Tall Book', a celebration of life from on high. She admits her claims of vertical superiority have upset a small group of people - well, actually a group of small people. She gets a lot of e-mail over her claim that Tall people are, on average , smarter. I asked her to explain this finding and to speak slowly for all the non-Tall people listening.
Spoken like a true Taller Mike.
The jokes just never stop. If you listen carefully to what is spoken and substitute the word 'Tall' with the name of any ethnicity, race, skin color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, etc. then we're talking about a serious matter of blatant and malicious discrimination. And there are legal ramifications for that. Of course when it's short people - especially short men - who are shown blatant discrimination, then 'All's wonderful in the Land of Oz'. Oh don't feel hurt little people! That's just the way it is. It's wonderful and beautiful to be Tall.
How could it be otherwise with all that good nutrition, warmth and unconscious favoritism for those who inhabit the highest altitudes.
Part I - Prologue Joe discusses experimental evidence for the existence of heightism and also mentions the opinions of academics on the influence of height and warms the listeners up for his interview with Dr. Jeff Gardere.
Part II - Interview with Dr. Jeff Gardere A barn-burner of a broadcast as the distinguished and articulate Dr. Gardere lends his knowledge and expertise to Joe Mangano's to further confirm the heightism phenomenon and educate people on its existence. Dr. Gardere also advises short people on what they must do to help make a dent in the armor of heightism.
It was a little less than two years ago that the webmaster appeared at a State Senate hearing in Boston, Massachusetts the purpose of which was to hear testimony on the possible passage of a bill preventing height and weight discrimination in venues like housing and the workplace in the State of Massachusetts. The virtual cavalcade of fat women who appeared and dominated the hearing from start to finish left an indelible impression on the webmaster, and it made me realize the extent of the phenomenon that I refer to as "The Silence of the Short"*.
* Copyright 2010 Joe Mangano
There were only three short people who appeared. The panel seemed to have very little interest in pursuing questioning of those three (myself included). It further confirmed my own belief that large size, whether it's tall height or heavy weight, gets its due, gets its respect no matter what. It seems that anything large cannot and will not be ignored. Even morbidly obese people as most of the women testifying there were, were asked numerous questions and the panel members at least appeared to have a great interest in the fat womens' difficulties. On the other hand, the panel members seemed to have little or no interest in the problems of the short people appearing there. It was like - yeah, yeah, yeah,, next customer please. This is part and parcel of the situation that the short find themselves in perpetually. . . .
The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 10:30 A.M. in Room A-2 of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. If you'd like to write a letter to the committee stating why you think the Bill should be passed, please contact legislative aid Tracy Choi. Contact information is:
Tracy Choi Legislative Aide Representative Byron Rushing Second Division Chair State House Room 121 Boston, MA 02133 P: 617.722.2006 Tracy.Choi@state.ma.us
Four short men who have survived ridicule and prejudice share their success secrets
Don Murdoch Height: 5'3" Age: 36 Occupation: Police officer, Philadelphia SWAT team
It's a sweltering summer night in Philadelphia's Badlands. That's the nickname for the 25th Police District, where Officer Don Murdoch fights to keep some semblance of order. By his own admission, this place is "infested" with drugs: Crack, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, pills . . . it's all here, for sale on every corner. Take one dealer off the street, and another will replace him in less than 15 minutes. More than 80,000 people packed within a 5.4-square-mile area make it a hornet's nest of theft, assault, and murder.
Murdoch, recently reassigned to SWAT, was a narcotics officer here for 2 years. He's had his nose broken, had gun barrels pointed at his head, and even been bitten three times -- not by dogs, but by people he was struggling with. All this would be challenge enough for any cop, but Murdoch stands at just 5'3" and weighs 165 pounds. He's known in the hood as the "little white guy." And although he's 36 ears old, he looks 26, which compounds the problem.
"I see officers who are 6'3" tell people to do something and they do it, " he says. "But when I say the exact same thing, they ignore me. They have no respect for an officer with my size and physical appearance. Let's face it: I don't scare too many people."
It took a while for Murdoch to learn that lesson, though. As a rookie, he got into lots of scuffles as he was tested by the denizens of his district. But he gradually realized he wasn't going to overpower or even stare anyone down. So he became smarter. Now when he pulls someone over to make an arrest, he cuffs the person inside the car. Or when he detains a suspicious character, he acts like it's no big deal while waiting for backup. And, in a strange kind of way, he's learned to enjoy this strategy more. "They hate being tricked," he quips.
Unlike the other men profiled on these pages, who claim to give their height little or no thought on a daily basis, Murdoch must stay constantly aware of his stature. If he disregards it when he's trying to defuse a situation, he could end up dead. For him, height does matter.
You know, if height didn't matter there wouldn't have been a need to write this article and depict four short men who are "proving" "Why Height Doesn't Matter". There's a lot to be discussed about this article and we may do it in a broadcast or two.
The
other day at a party I approach this girl who is about my height (5'4")
and say "hi" to her. she looks me up and down and mumbles "jerk" and
walks away.
I wasn't rude at all, had not had a drink (in fact,
I don't drink alcohol) and she didn't know me from before. Yet, this
is the sort of reaction short men have to face day in and day out.
Why?
Below is the "Best Answer" - Chosen by Voters -
I have never heard of this before . . . i usually just pat them on the head and say "look at the cute little munchkin".
Yahoo! is right in step. It's always either a joke or the short man's fault. It's not women who are prejudiced. No, of course not; it couldn't be. Women have been oppressed for too long.
Wake up short men.
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Campisi's Famous Videos Say their Goodbye's January 13, 2010
It
is with great regret that we must inform frequenters of
Supportfortheshort.org that some of Matthew Campisi's famous Videos
have - unfortunately - made their final curtain call. The famous "Room and Board in the Psycho Ward" video has said it's good-bye's to Youtube forever. Campisi's famous "Bathroom frolics" video is now gone from the scene. Oh! If only we could harken back and re-live those exciting films all over again. "Alien Landing" has also made an 'exit, stage left'. And we thought we had definitive proof at last of the existence of alien life.
Oh well.
We
are though, very pleased to announce that there is some good news
however, and that is the fact that 'Matthew Campisi's famous "Closet"
is still goin' strong on the old Youtube. Yesiree. It's still
swooning audiences everywhere. Even more importantly the famous - 'Learn to Drive the Matthew Campisi Way' is currently still as hot as a tamale and setting a fine example for new drivers everywhere.
We
are still holding out some hope that these don't just "fade away like
an old soldier". We bravely hope against all hope that the masterful
Treasurer of the at least 20+ member NOSSA COMMA, INC. (We think that
the membership might even be a lot more at this point. It's so
wonderful to see NOSSA COMMA, INC. growing like this!) will find it in
his generous heart to magnanimously keep those videos up for awhile.
After all, how is everyone going to get a good look at the tike who
fled to Pensacola, Florida back in 2006 to become a famous airport
policeman and building inspector? I wonder if the wonderful little man
is still in Pensacola? He may have high-tailed outta' there for some
new digs. Oh well, no matter. We all have our problems. People
remember a man's work's of art now don't they? Let's not curse the day
that Matthew Campisi's famous videos were no more. Let's rather
celebrate the days that they enthralled us and gave us such memorable
moments. And anyways who knows what masterpieces little Mattie has yet
to create - eh?
Please watch for "The NOSSA FILES". _________________________________________________
The hits from in and around Beijing have made a remarkable increase in the recent past. We welcome comments from English-speaking Chinese who are accessing this website. Thank you.
The Rumanian tenor Joseph Schmidt seemed to be a musical Sunday's child, predestined to have a successful and glorious career. The son of Jewish parents - Sara and Wolf Schmidt - , he was born on March 4, 1904, in the village of Davidende as the third child. He had two sisters, Regina and Betty. Four and two years old a that moment. Davidende, now Davideni is a village in Boekinova, Rumania. At the beginning of the Great War he moved with his parents and his two sisters to the village of Czernowitz, where he went through the local grammar school without much difficulty, showing a particular feeling for languages. At home they speak Rumanian, at school German and because they were Jewish he also learned Hebrew. He sang purely as a hobby in the synagogue choir and it was not until he was about twenty when it became clear that his future lay in music.
By that time, his voice had developed into a lyric tenor of such a remarkable quality, that he was frequently asked as a soloist with the various choirs in Czernowitz and its surroundings. In 1924, he even ventured a solo evening with folk songs, Jewish songs and opera arias from Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Bizet and Rossini. The evening was such a success, that the twenty-year-old Joseph Schmidt decided to go to Berlin to study singing. In Berlin, he was taken in hospitably by his uncle Leo Engel, who became closely involved with his nephew's musical career and would even become his impresario. In a musical sense, too, Joseph Schmidt did well in Berlin. Soon, he drew the attention of the singing master Hermann Weissenborn, at whose intercession he was accepted at the state conservatory of Berlin. The only thing to briefly interrupt his way to the top was the military draft, in 1926. He served in the Boekinva and to his good fortune he was placed at the military band. He had to play the big drum. Must have been a funny contrast. But he also was asked to sing for the officers. Immediately after his military service he was cantor at the Czernowitz synagogue for a while, but in 1929, he returned to Berlin, determined to build up a professional singing career from then on.
Men come in all sizes and shapes and nothing can be done about it as it has already been structured genetically. This tends to create problems for shorter men when it comes to buying clothes, accessories or even dating women. Not only these, shorter men are subjected to racism which is popularly known as heightism, workplace discrimination, etc. There are as such no solutions to these problems. The only way out is to be more confident, improve their appearance and be witty enough to deal with any situations. . . .
Imagine telling an individual of any race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, ethnic background, disability, transgenderism, even weight - that there are no solutions to the discrimination they face and that they must be witty enough to handle any violation of their rights or any indignity that comes their way. Imagine.
Wait till you read the lone comment posted there - by a short man no less.
By Howard Seidman, Staff Writer, myOptumHelath Content provided by MyOptumHealth.com
Men in the U.S. seem to be getting taller. The National Center for Health Statistics reported that the average height of men aged 20 to 70 years grew from about 5 feet 8 inches in 1960 to 5 feet 9.5 inches in 2002.
While this height increase may seem like a boon for men, it may not be good news for those of shorter stature. Short men may battle long-held perceptions that being tall means you are more attractive, dominant and even more fertile.
In the animal kingdom, larger males are more likely to dominate, win fights and monopolize access to females. That "animal instinct" may have carried over to humans, especially in the workplace.
Better jobs and pay? Taller adults tend to hold jobs of higher status and earn more money. research dating back to 1915 shows that executives are often taller than the men who report to them. The leadership-to-height link extends to other fields as well.
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Taller people have higher average incomes and earnings, too. Each one-inch increase in height over the average brings a 2 percent to 2.5 percent increase in income.
On the social front, studies have found that taller men may get more replies to dating requests, have more physically attractive girlfriends and more reproductive success.
Coping with a tall world The nod to tall males, whether in school or at work, may lead to self-esteem problems in shorter men. Low self-esteem can cause:
Anxiety, stress, loneliness and depression Problems with friendships and relationships Impaired school and job performance Drug and alcohol abuse
The writer of the article goes on to state that short men should, rebut their inner critic, practice self-nurturing, and get help from others like a good therapist who "can help you learn more about yourself and let go of things that may be holding you back". I wonder if the author of this article would think of telling someone who was a victim of racial, religious, ethnic, sexual or any other type of discrimination to go get help from a therapist so that they can "let go of the things that may be holding them back" - Don't you? ________________________________________________
If you're thinking that the webmaster is doing a 'matthew campisi' with the title "Walking "Tall"" - think again. We don't "Stand Tall" against discrimination here. We just take a stand against heightism.
We just found a website called Tallmenshoes.com. The website obviously sells shoes to give men that 'extra lift' that is so important in today's competitive society. Everyone knows that taller people are more successful, more prolific, more attractive, more vibrant, more intelligent, have newer cars and have more money. It's the tall person's right to live well. Wouldn't you agree? Everyone knows that the taller candidate usually wins the election, the taller man usually gets the girl, and the taller man beats up the shorter man. We could go on and on. The list of advantages for the tall is endless. Here you go short men; sample some of the wisdom of this web page: ----------------------------- Advantages of Being Taller Does greater height really bring a person advantages in real life? If yes, exactly what are those advantages? How big are those advantages? In what aspects of life? Why does height bring a person advantages? How can you obtain the same advantages even without enough height? The information in this bonus will answer these questions based on historical facts about height, as well as actual statistics of people's attitude towards height.
Question: Does greater height really bring a person advantages in real life? Answer: Yes, greater height really brings a person lots of advantages in real life.
Question: Exactly what are those advantages? How big are those advantages? In what aspects of life? Answer: Greater height may bring a person: 1. Better job/career opportunities. a) every extra inch in height brought a man an additional $600 per year in salary. b) Job recruiters, choosing between men of comparable backgrounds and skills, select the taller man 72% of the time. c) Promotions/Raises come faster to the taller man.
2. Better dating/mating opportunities. a) Women find taller men "Significantly more attractive". b) A careful study shows that out of 79 women, only 2 are willing to date a man who is short than themselves.
3. More respect and support from other people. a) 90% of company chief executives are "above average" in height. b) 19 out of the last 23 U.S. Presidential elections have been won by the taller man.
Question: Why does height bring a person advantages? Answer: Height brings a person advantages because:
1. All species of insects and animals begin small. Helplessness and weakness are usually brought by being small or short. so lacking of size or height has been naturally associated with weakness and vulnerability. 2. People are usually intimidated by size so greater height gives a person a primary physical advantage. This becomes the basis for all the height discrimination. 3. Greater Height makes us feel greater, better, and superior. so most people want to be tall and favor tall people more than short people.
Question: How can you obtain the same advantages even without enough height? Answer: To obtain the same advantages without enough height, you should try the following: http://www.shortsupport.org/Essays/JoeMangano1.html#Dos
The Tallers apparently don't have enough already. They even have to appropriate information from the webmaster's essay - 'Heightism - The Last Bastion of Discrimination'. Too much is never enough for the Tall Man.
Seoul, South Korea - With acupuncture needles trembling from the corners of her mouth like cat's whiskers, Moon Bo-in, 5, whined with fear. But the doctor, wearing a yellow gown patterned with cartoon characters, poked more needles into her wrists and scalp.
"It's O.K., dear," said her mother, Seo Hye-kyong. "It will help make you pretty and tall. It will make you Cinderella."
Swayed by the increasingly popular conviction that height is crucial to success, South Korean parents are trying all manner of remedies to increase their children's stature, spawning hundreds of growth clinics that offer hormone shots, traditional Eastern treatments and special exercises.
"In our society, it's all about looks," said Ms. Seo, 35. "I'm afraid my daughter is shorter than her peers. I don't want her to be ridiculed and lose self-confidence because of her height."
Ms. Seo spends $770 a month on treatments for her daughter and her 4-year-old son at one such clinic, Hamsoa, which has 50 branches across the country and offers a mix of acupuncture, aromatherapy and a twice-a-day tonic that contains deer antler, ginseng and other medicinal herbs.
Acupuncture? Aromatherapy? Deer antler?? Whether it's the U.S.A. or Europe or outer Mongolia for that matter, it always seems to be the same story. There always seems to be a bunch of people out to exploit the fear of being short, and there always seem to be plenty of people who will try anything to either grow themselves or to help make their children grow. Instead of trying to make short kids grow taller maybe somebody in South Korea could try a new twist and start a website and fraudulently represent it as a legitimate incorporated non-profit organization claiming to fight "heightism" and ingather money under the false pretense of one. Pretend that, they "don't want their children to grow up that way". Then no one would suspect . . .
Taking Sprinting to New Heights The 6-foot-5 Usain Bolt set two more world records. Why haven't there been more tall sprinters? By Edward McClelland Poster Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at 5:19 PM ET
On Thursday Jamaica's Usain Bolt set his second world record of the week, breaking his own mark by running the 200 meters in 19.19 seconds. Bolt, who stands 6-foot-5, has been leaving short sprinters in his dust for the last two years. In 2008, after Bolt rewrote the record book at the Beijing Olympics, Edward McClelland explained how the Jamaican's huge frame helps him run so fast and pondered why tall sprinters had never succeeded before. The original article is reprinted below.
This article and the one above it are out of chronological order. And the next one after that may be as well. But it doesn't matter. What does matter is that the Tallers are living up to their full potential as human beings and being, truly, all that they can be. It's wonderful and it's beautiful. We are so happy for them.
NOSSA Buffoon Talking about 'NOSSA Mission' They didn't form this organization because a girl rejected them at the bar the other night or someone called them a name in 3rd grade.
No. They didn't.
NOSSA, Inc. was formed after the webmaster's complaints about the website - www.nossaonline.org were made to two State agencies (one of them the New York State Attorney General's Office) in 2006. The webmaster's suspicions about Matthew S. Campisi and his website were confirmed when United States Secretary of State's Jurisdiction searches at that time for 'National Organization of Short Statured Adults, Incorporated' found no evidence of their existence. We're going to be covering that, and more, in "The NOSSA Files".
Don't be surprised if "NOSSA Mission" makes an unscheduled departure from Youtube sometime soon.
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) Sunday January 3, 2010 Time will soon tell whether these were the real Minnesota Vikings. For now, they sure finished the regular season on a strong note.
Poor 'Luda-Chris. 'Luda'-Chris is a "Giants Fan". Football - Big Man's sport. GIANTS - as in very large or tall men. Little 'Luda'-Chris wouldn't have it any other way.
(In 2010, the Page "The NOSSA Files" will reveal important facts and the webmaster's experiences with the website www.nossaonline.org and the repulsive individual named Matthew S. Campisi)
In October of 2008 'Luda'-Chris Hamre announced in his famous podcast, "The Chris Hamre Podcast", that Matthew S. Campisi will not run for the 'pwesidency' of NOSSA COMMA INC. again. (That podcast no longer can be found on the famous NOSSA website by the way - at least not by us. It seems to have been "Removed") It would appear that Mommies' big Law Enforcement man wants to "give someone else a chance to drive this NOSSA choo-choo train". Isn't that magnanimous of the tike who likes to "Stand Tall Against Discrimination"? We predict that 'Luda'-Chris Hamre will most likely be NOSSA COMMA, INC'S. new "pwesident". He's Matthew $. Campisi's original go-fer and stooge a la mort. Hamre is 41 years old. He once asked the webmaster if there were any job openings at his company. It seems Hamre lost his job and was looking for another one. Sometime later Hamre lost still another job working at a New York City company at a low wage. We're fairly certain that we read the news on the famous NOSSA COMMA INC. blog and the famous blog intimated that Hamre had been discriminated against because of his height. It is our understanding that it was stated that a manager said to him words to the effect of, 'You short guys, you have personalities'. (Incidentally there is no longer any trace of this that we could find on the famous NOSSA COMMA INC blog. This also seems to have been "Removed") He was also living in a one-room ground floor apartment under the apparent auspices of seemingly very generous relatives when Mommies' little 'He-man' took him in as "vice pwesident". The videos he "stars" in usually depict him in that one-roomer (or another one that looks like it) complete with bed and microwave.
It appears to this writer that Hamre has been the beneficiary of much generosity though - growth hormone as a kid, or so Hamre claimed, apparent magnanimity from family, free rides in Mattie's car (or is it Mattie's Mommies' car?), butta boom, butta bing. It seemed to be just barely enough to see him through, however. Even with such generosity he appeared to scrape by, by the skin of his teeth. However we are not without compassion; we don't hold him entirely responsible for his plight. After all, part of the reason for his predicament IS heightism. As foolish as Hamre is to take up with the likes of Matthew S. Campisi, as naive as he seems to be, as pathetic as his so-called "videos" are, he is still somewhat of a victim. Hamre though, may think that being this rinky-dink organization's so-called president will give him some sort of 'prestige'. The feeling here is that he just might see dollar signs down the road. Campisi may have promised him the moon and Hamre is probably naive enough to believe anything Campisi says. All he's going to get is green cheese. Okay enough about 'Luda'-Chris. Let's get back to Campisi. Knowing this knave like we do, we don't envision Campisi wanting to lose power, but we do feel that Mommies' 'Big Man' wants to "lay low" but yet still have the reins of power in his grasp. How so? Very simply. With 'Luda'-Chris in the role of "pwesident" Campisi can still possibly call the shots from behind-the-scenes using his lackey as a figurehead while he - Campisi - appropriates another position. If this hypothesis is correct - and we believe that it is - the best position for Campisi to "step into", would be 'treasurer'. We feel that this is the most likely scenario. We
believe Campisi is the only one that has control of the NOSSA website
and that he will not give up sole control of the NOSSA website
willingly. As long as he - and he alone - has control of the website www.nossaonline.org, he would also have control of the $ and he alone would know the actual number of dues-paying members of this sad so-called "organization". Being NOSSA COMMA INC'S treasurer would give him a reason to have control of the money, and if he also has control of the website then he can conceal (if he wants to or has done so already) the actual number of NOSSA members from the other so-called 'board members'. The belief here is that Campisi doesn't want them to know the actual number of NOSSA COMMA INC. dues-paying members. It is our belief that he may currently be concealing this from the other board members. We think he may want to keep this knowledge all to himself. We also believe that if the 'prestigious' NOSSA COMMA INC. did have a significant number of members Campisi would probably want to conceal that knowledge from the other board members too. We have a strong belief that he wouldn't want them knowing how much money is being taken in. So we predict that Campisi will be NOSSA COMMA INC'S next treasurer. We will see very shortly whether or not we are on the mark with our predictions - that is - if little Mattie deigns to mention the names of the new so-called "board members" on the prestigious NOSSA website.
As far as the other positions go - Secretary and Vice-President, this is where a newbie or two might come in. It would seem apropos for one or two more useful idi - uh - persons, to step into those positions. A couple of naive ne'r-do-wells would probably do nicely to suit Campisi's taste. No questions asked. "Hey look at me, I'm da vice-pwesident!", I can picture one of the possible newbies yelling with pride. It would seem logical for Campisi to use power as bait to lure the kind of people that he wants into those two positions. But who might they be? Well, we won't venture a guess, but one thing is almost a sure bet: They will most likely be green, naive, and without a clue. That's just about the only kind of "board member" for little Mattie. Once again, don't be surprised though if no mention is made of just who the so-called new "board members" are, on the famous NOSSA COMMA INC. website. That's NOSSA COMMA INC.'S business and nobody else's.
By the way, here's a good 'Oath of Office' for Pwesident-Elect 'Luda'-Chris:
I 'Luda'-Chris Hamre do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of "pwesident" of Nossa, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, 'pwotect' and defend Matthew Campisi, So Help Me God!
Yes sir, it was one historic election this past November 8th - and on a Sunday to boot. The voting is actually continuing through December 31st! Mommies little 'Big Man' wants the whole world to have a chance to vote in the famous NOSSA COMMA INC. election so he magnanimously extended the voting time. We're wondering though exactly who is going to count the votes. Hey - I've got an idea! Maybe the 'The Washington D.C. Alien' could appoint himself the Official NOSSA Vote Counter or some such rot. He can insure that the votes are counted fairly and honestly. (LOL) For the present folks, keep your shirts on, sit back, grab the beer and the munchies and watch the little tike drive. (no seat belt, camera in right hand driving one-handed, looking down almost 100 times in about 2 and one-half minutes) - Don't worry though; Mattie's an "excellent driver". He's "been involved in law enforcement for many, many years"! NOSSA COMMA INC. will tell us one day who the famous "board members" are, don't worry.
And here's a couple more "videos" for your perusing pleasure. Better hurry up though before little Mattie gets rid of the evidence.
Summary of Our Predictions for 'NOSSA COMMA INC.' for 2010
It is our educated opinion that:
'Luda'-Chris Hamre will be the new 'pwesident' of NOSSA COMMA INC.
Matthew S. Campisi has been "elected" treasurer.
One or two "newbies" will be used to fill up one or more of the remaining positions of vice-president and secretary.
Matthew S. Campisi will have sole control of the website www.nossaonline.org
Matthew S. Campisi is the only person who has knowledge of exactly how many dues-paying members NOSSA COMMA INC. has.
Matthew S. Campisi is the only person who has knowledge and control of the $.
Matthew S. Campisi is the person who "counted" the votes in the so-called "election".
If our educated opinions are correct - and once again we believe that they are - then Matthew S. Campisi will probably not want to
reveal any information. That might demonstrate to one and all just how accurate and on the mark we are in our predictions. If we are off the mark in our educated opinions then Matthew S. Campisi will no doubt show how inaccurate we are just by displaying the appropriate information. We will then be shown-up as being not-so-accurate, and not-so-on-the-mark -- now won't we?
Here's some 'food for thought':
If one and only one person has control of an organizations' website, If one and only one person knows exactly how many dues-paying members an organization has, If one and only one person has knowledge of dues and donation money for that organization, If one and only one person counted votes in an election for "board members" in that organization, And - If the one and only one person in all of the above is the same person in that one organization --
- - Then we think any intelligent person can figure out the rest.
Once again, it's not about caring. It's about educating. _______________________________________________
The show "Room 101" first aired in the UK on July 4, 1994. Paul Merton was the host of 64 episodes from 1999-2007. The above clip features Merton with an American named Rich Hall who included short people as "items on his list to be banished . . ." - all according to Merton. We don't know exactly who Hall is - or was, but we do know that Short People are high on his list of things to get rid of. We're not quite sure when this show was taped. Obviously it was taped sometime between 1999-2007, but it makes no difference.
Notice how the sizes of the puppets were depicted out of proportion to make them appear proportionately smaller in reference to the "ideal" six-footer - a product of the show's manufacture no doubt. The host then blames short people for the puppets being out of proportion. Watch and listen carefully.
It's all in your mind little man. You should just - 'Get over it'.
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Coming Soon! - Is 'Luda'-Chris Hamre being secretly groomed by Matthew S. Campisi to take over the 'pwesidency' of NOSSA COMMA INC? And will Matthew Campisi still be calling the shots secretly from behind the scenes? And what about the other positions? The webmaster will give his educated opinion shortly.
It's not that we care. We don't. It's not about caring. It's about educating.
I'm sorry what did you say, I did not hear you? Oh No! Oh you thought these were a production of Supportfortheshort.org? Oh No! They're a production of someone else's genius. However the three episodes do depict a short guy with an aberration for wanting only Tall women. And they do portray fairly accurately most women's real opinions of short men.
Short people got no reason, Short people got no reason . . .
The "Son-of-a-Beach" has done it again. Yes sir. Another simpering broadcast cut in the mold of Matthew Campisi and 'Luda'-Chris Hamre. It's really gonna have a 'snowball effect'. I wish I had a snowball right now. The "Son-of-a-Beach" would get a Nolan Ryan fastball right where it belongs.
The son-of-a-beach's latest broadcast featured a 7'3" guest with the nickname 'George the Giant'. That's right - George the Giant; Seven feet three inches in height. Too bad he doesn't play for the Giants though, 'Luda'-Chris would love to have 'em. George the Giant is "a big believer that as long as you know what you are inside and how your are as a person, what they call you doesn't really matter as long as you're happy with yourself". Yeah, that's right. So you little pipsqueaks don't worry about being called a few names, Mr. 7'3" doesn't mind being called a 'Giant'. Oh No. He's Big enough to take a little kidding, don't worry about that. He's not small-minded. When people make inane remarks to him he 'Stands Tall. He's 'Above all that'. That's the nature of the Big Man. When people make an inappropriate remark to Big and Tall Men, they carry themselves "high and proud". Big and Tall Men don't mind being put on a pedestal . . .
The webmaster discusses the recent remarks by the Korean teenager who negatively characterized short men. He compares the treatment accorded tall men as opposed to short men and mentions poignant moments involving hypocritical, cowardly and even unscrupulous so-called "activists". Some of the reasons heightism promulgates are also discussed.
(This article is out of chronological order but the webmaster recently found it and we think it is worthwhile displaying up front)
West African pygmy populations vary more than their similarities in body size would indicate.
A new genetic analysis of pygmy populations native to Gabon and Cameroon suggest they split apart from one another roughly 3000 years ago and from other humans at least 50,000 years ago.
European explorers first encountered pygmy populations in the 19th century and lumped them together under a name that Horner used in the Ilian to describe an African tribe of diminutive crane-fighters.
"Artificially we created a common origin and a common heritage just by the use of this pygmy term," says Paul Verdu, a geneticist at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris who led the study.
No group identity
Although pygmies resemble on another in physical stature - about 1.5 metres on average - they share little else in common. Some live as jungle hunter-gatherers, while others practice agriculture and commerce and live in the savannah.
Many of their languages are also very varied, and the populations do not view identify any of the others as an ancestral group. "There is no such thing as a pygmy civilisation or identity," Verdu says.
Working with ethnographers, anthropologists and musicologists, his team collected DNA from 604 people belonging to nine pygmy groups and 12 non-pygmy populations living nearby.
Their analysis of 28 DNA markers hinted at close relations among the non-pygmies, but more widespread genetic diversity among pygmies. A mathematical analysis of the data suggested that thy pygmy populations diverged from one another roughly 2,800 years ago.
What's more, all the pygmy populations showed signs of inbreeding with outsiders. None of the non-pygmy populations, however, exhibited any evidence of pygmy genes.
A female college student's recent remark bashing "short men" is upsetting for many, but it turns out that the jibe is serving as an unexpected blessing for online retailers who've been quick to capitalize on the brouhaha.
Leading Internet shopping sites Interpark, Auction and Gmarket have put out all kinds of products, including T-shirts, shoes and pants, with a humorous marketing twist aimed at comforting men "who aren't good enough."
Yeah. We can tell how much they're "comforting" short men.
You may have heard about the "Short Losers" controversy, in which a guest on Misuda/Chat with Beauties said that men under 180 cm (about 5'11") are "losers." the young woman, Lee Do-kyong, a student at Hongik University, immediately found herself in a lot of hot water. she tried to defend herself by claiming that the show is scripted, and that she was merely doing what was asked of her.
If you're one of those who've suffered "emotional distress," take heart in the fact that Hyun-ah, of the group 4Minute, likes losers. It would be sok much better if she weren't 17 and underage.
Seoul - a South Korean television viewer on Thursday filed a complaint with a media watchdog against the country's largest broadcaster over comments that he said humiliated short men.
The man is seeking 10 million won ($8,600) from KBS for mental distress over a programme in which a female student said "short men are losers", Yonhap news agency quoted the Press Arbitration Commission as saying.
The man gave his height as 1.62m.
The programme Beauties' Gossip features female students and foreign women giving their views on local culture and society.
On Monday's show a Korean college student said she could never date short men and that she viewed men shorter than 1.80m as "losers".
Internet Hot over 'Misuda' Guest's Loser Remark(NEW) By Cho Jae-hyon Staff Reporter
A remark deriding short men by a female student guest on KBS2 TV's talk show, "misuda," (Beauties' Chatterbox), is creating a stir on the Internet.
Lee Do-kyung of Hongik University, one of the 12 students invited to the program broadcast on Monday night, dropped a bombshell, saying a short man is a "loser."
The webmaster predicted this. As we begin to bring Heightism to the fore we are going to see people's real attitudes to the Short-statured come to the fore, although in fairness to the young lady that said this, she did state that it was written into some sort of script that was given to her by an unknown scriptwriter. The article did indicate some harsh comments being made about the lovely young lady on the Internet. It would appear that Korean short men are not so timid and obsequious as American short men. Some of them appeared to even go so far as to find out personal details of the lovely young lady and post them on the Internet. The lovely young lady recanted and apologized. There's a new experience. When are we going to see an American awakening of short men??
A recent study in Australia indicates that short people earn less than their taller counterparts. Speaking as one who is 5'4", this confirms, in part, what I've long thought: that discrimination against short people is endemic, and so deeply embedded in the societal subconscious that no one thinks anything of it. I can't tell you the number of times that I've been called "sawed-off,' "stubby," "little man," and similar phrases. I've even had people question the extent of my professional experience . . .
Apparently some short folks are awakening from their slumber.
Why is 18 year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar depicted 'playing' with 3 and 4 year olds and sitting in a classroom with what appear to be 5 and 6 year-old children???
The answer is, it's all part of the stigmatization of the short-statured as incompetent and child-like.
Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief – Guinness Book of World
Records states:
The most exciting thing about this
year’s edition for me has to be a new “World’s Tallest Man”.That’s why we’re down here at LondonBridge, an iconic place in London
to meet a new WORLD ICON, Sultan Kosen EIGHT FOOT ONE, two hundred forty-six
and a half centimeters confirmed as the Guinness World Records – WORLD’S
TALLEST MAN.
Sultan Kosen states:
“ . . . I enjoy the attention.”
“I love the photographs that people take.”
“The great thing is that you’re really different and I can
see everyone from a really long distance.”
“I never imagined I’d be in the book.I dreamed about it . . .”
According to this YouTube video, it appears that Leonid
Stadnyk was stripped of his title of “World’s Tallest Man” for refusing to be
measured.It is claimed he is 8’5” in
height.It seems that in addition to
awe, wonderment and admiration there is also much sympathy for the “problems”
of exceptionally Tall people.Their
logistical difficulties are well-known and much heart-felt sympathy apparently
goes out to them.
At 8 feet 5 inches tall Leonid Stadnyk is starting to pick
up a few perks though, the largest bike in the world, a special engineered
exercise machine and clothes from all over the world.”(We’re assuming here that the clothes have
been donated by wonderful people from “all over the world” who ‘feel the pain’
of this man’s struggles.)Stadnyk says the
perks don’t make up for the pain.The
doorways of his home are too short, forcing him to crouch down when he walks
through the house.His 440 lb frame
causes constant knee pain forcing him to occasionally use crutches and doctor’s
say he’s probably still growing.The 37
year-old former veterinarian quit his job after developing frostbite walking to
work.He couldn’t afford to buy
custom-made shoes for his 17 inch feet so he walked in socks.Stadnyk says the outpouring of international
support has kept his spirits up.Media
attention brought online friendships from all over the world.And Ukraine’s
president offered him a super-sized car to help him get around better.Stadnyk says he now dreams of finding a
‘soulmate’.– Diane Keplay, the Associated
Press
Compare these four videos with the following video:
This is 27 year old Younis
al-Kayed.Back in 1998 he was looking to
be recognized . . . as the world’s smallest living man.He measures just 25 inches (65 centimeters)
in height.Kayed’s growth was stunted
when his bone marrow was damaged in the womb after his mother took
contraceptive pills while pregnant.
Where’s the media attention?
Where’s the admirers?
Where’s the Guinness Book of World Records’ people?
Where’s the kids asking for autographs?
Where’s the perks?
Where’s the smallest bike in the world?
Where’s the “special engineered exercise machine and clothes
from all over the world?Where’s the
outpouring of international support to keep his spirits up?
Where’s the media attention bringing friendships from all
over the world?
Where’s the president of a country offering him a custom-fit
car to help him get around better?
A former Ashland village employee is asking for more than $250,000 after he said he was humiliated by city officials because of disabilities and because he is missing some of his fingers.
Former public works employee Dale T. Naylor accuses public works Director Ronald Cave and Police Chief Jim Birdsell of violating his civil rights. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court, includes assertions he was taunted because of his physical appearance and mild learning impairment and on several occasions had his pants pulled down to mock him.
"He is short of stature, the fingers of his right hand were eaten off by rats when he was a young child, his eyes do not line up in the same direction and his voice is non-standard as to sound and cadence," according to Naylor's attorney, James Devine of Springfield.
Naylor maintains he had to have heart surgery because of chest pains that resulted from the abuse. In addition to the $250,000 in compensatory damages, he is asking for lost wages and benefits, a year's pay from Cave, Birdsell and Mayor David Handy, and punitive damages.
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Cave assaulted Naylor "on nearly a daily basis" by striking him on the head and abusing him verbally because of his physical and mental impairments - calling him "stupid", "dumb" and "retard," according to the lawsuit. The action contends Cave placed a plastic rat on the table where Naylor would sit to take rest break.
The lawsuit contends Cave pulled Naylor's pants down on at least six occasions during the summer of 2008 and that Birdsell also participated. Birdsell's predecessor "would often handcuff [Naylor] to objects and walk away," the lawsuit claimed. Birdsell's predecessor was not included among the defendants.
Even though this clip is a bit on the old side, (April 2008)
nonetheless not too many short folks have seen it.It seems the 6’5 male host (Wouldn’t you know
they’d put this story on with a Super-Tall host) and approximately 5’5” woman
host interview Becky Thomas and Lee Herman who, respectively are 6’4” and
5’0”.Also making an appearance is the
noted psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere.
The story highlights the difficulties of the exceptionally
tall woman and the very short man.Somehow, some way, a visitor who just dropped in from Mars (not the same
creature from ‘Possible Alien
Landing in Washington, D.C’ now.) and viewed the brief 7 and a half minute
segment might get the impression that very tall women and very short men had
roughly equal difficulties in life.The
visitor from Space might even get the impression that the short man had life
better than the Tall woman.After all
the little fool is standing there with his hands on his hips and his chest out
with a silly simpering grin on his face like, “Oh boy I’m on television!Imagine a little shrimp like me on
television!They sure are being nice
letting a little tike like me on TV!” He
stands there like a Short-statured ‘Uncle Tom’ saying ‘Yessa’ and ‘Nossa’ (Did
I just say Nossa?! I’m sorry.I didn’t mean to curse.)“Pleese don judge me harshly boss, I’m just a
po’ dumb short man, boss.I like being a
fool boss.See mah silly grin boss,
that’s a sure sign I ain’t too smart boss.”You know, I have to admit the tall woman appeared to be a whole lot more
dignified than the silly short jerk.And
she was only about 21 years old – a senior in college.On the other hand the short guy appeared to
be hovering around 40 or so, give or take.The way Lee looked up at Big Becky starry-eyed, you’d think he was her
baby brother instead of a man old enough to be her father.To see the clip of him reaching up for an
item in the supermarket with a basket in the other hand and his fat belly
sticking out and his baggy pants hanging down, I mean, I gotta admit, I was
laughing out loud.He looked like an awkward
little buffoon to me.I quickly regained
my composure however and stopped laughing and started shaking my head from side
to side.Not another one.Not another obsequious short man lickin’ the
Tall Man’s boots.
Now if I were the guy from Mars I might have thought that
Becky was Lee’s mommy and not just because of the size difference either.
A man should act like a man no
matter what his height is.
I will say this for Lee.He did state that, “Most people think that I’m not capable or smart or
that I can’t handle certain tasks.”So
at least he has some awareness of Heightism at some level.Now if those same people thought him
incompetent based on his race religion, sex, sexual orientation, weight, ethnic
background, nationality, creed, color, disability, etc. they’d be in for some high-fallutin’
legal actions.Not so with little
shrimps.By the way, I didn’t notice Big
Becky stating that anyone thought she was incapable or incompetent because of
her height.That just doesn’t happen
with the Tall.As a matter of fact it’s
the other way around – Big Time.Lee
doesn’t want to be miserable though.He
wants to be a happy little camper.He
stated that, “I’ve got a great family.I’ve
got great friends.I’ve got a good
job.”That’s a couple of pluses, but I’m
wondering what he meant by the word “family”.I’m thinking he meant the family his Mommy and Daddy created rather than
any family he might be responsible for.After all if he was married, wouldn’t he say something like, “I’ve got a
great wife and kids”, yada, yada, yada?I’m thinking what he meant by family is his Mommy and Daddy, sisters,
brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.Isn’t that interesting?Why
doesn’t he mention the fact that he’s never had a girlfriend in his life or had
sex with a woman because women are prejudiced toward short men?The irony here is as thick as pea soup.But let’s get back to Big Becky. This
approximately 21 year old girl Becky had the colossal nerve to say that she
“didn’t date until a few years ago because I always wanted a guy taller than
me.”Read her lips.She “didn’t date until a few years ago”.She’s 21 or 22 freakin’ years old.What are we supposed to do feel sorry for her
because she didn’t start dating boys when she was 4 years old??Lee is about twice her age and look at him!But read her lips again,
“I didn’t like, date until a few
years ago because I always wanted a guy taller than me.”
She didn’t say that she didn’t date because guys weren’t
interested in her.She didn’t say that
she didn’t date because guys thought she was too tall.She didn’t say that she didn’t date because
guys found her yucky.She didn’t date
because SHE WANTED A GUY TALLER THAN HER.*Her non-dating was her decision
and no one else’s.SHE WANTED A TALL MAN
PERIOD, END OF SENTENCE. There was no
indication that it was the guys who were rejecting her because of her
height.There was no evidence that guys
were prejudiced towards her because of her tall stature.It was She that was doing the choosing and
SHE alone.Now getting back to Lee, does
anyone believe that Lee’s celibacy is due to the fact that he’s making that
decision? (Yes I know his love life was never mentioned, I’m making the leap
here in my assumptions about it).The
reader knows as well as I do that if Lee had a girlfriend or was married,
‘Today’ would have depicted that girlfriend or wife just like they did for
Becky’s boyfriend.They would have
showed her in a supportive role being the loving wife of the “charming” little
short man; but they didn’t.They didn’t
because there wasn’t any supporting wife or girlfriend.
* Did you notice how in the clip of Becky walking with
her boyfriend he seemed to be ‘Bounding’ i.e., walking on his toes?Did the reader notice the two of them sitting
on the sofa and Becky intentionally sitting low so her boyfriend could feel
taller?Becky’s boyfriend by the way was
no “shrimp”.He was a six-footer.In the segment on the show Becky also had
high heels on.Strange shoes for a young
woman who is self-conscious about being too tall wouldn’t you say?
Near the end of the segment, the woman host of the show comments
to Lee as if she was talking to a little boy, “Oh you’re so charming!You’re a giant!”Yeah he’s so charming.If he’s so charming how come he’s so
alone??The woman host knows perfectly
well why Lee is alone – He’s five-feet tall.Women discriminate BIG-TIME against five-feet tall guys.And everyone else too. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure
that one out. Young Becky came off as
the mature young woman and Lee acted like just another silly deluded short guy
in this writer’s opinion.
It’s too bad that it would be difficult to convince guys
like Lee that his behavior only reinforces discrimination against short people
– especially short men.Would it have
hurt Little Lee to have been just a little bit more serious and to say
something like,
“People discriminate against me
because I’m short-statured.They think
I’m incompetent and incapable.They look
at me with condescension and sometimes act condescending towards me.I find it difficult to advance in the
workplace.That kind of discrimination
based on any other characteristic would never be tolerated by anyone.Short people have just as much right to
protection as Blacks, Gays, Women and other groups.”
Would it have killed him to say something like that?No, but it would have taken far more guts
than Lee was obviously capable of mustering.And it would have taken someone who had the realization that he had been
victimized.Unfortunately group awareness
does not include the short-of-stature.A
pity.There was one plus however, and
that was Dr. Gardere.He was the only
person who had the guts and the gray matter to call a spade a spade.Dr. Gardere stated:
Studies show that when a person is taller especially a male that we
tend to attribute them having more power, more authority, more
intelligence.MBA’s who are over 6’2”
end up making 12.7% more money than people under 6’2” who happen to be more
intelligent.Heightism is very real in
this world and I mean all over the world.
The above statement by Dr. Gardere made the whole segment
worthwhile.Once again:
ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended on week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says Griese will not be working a game this week.
Krulewitz says ESPN has spoken to Griese and "he understands the comment was inappropriate."
During ESPN'S broadcast of the Minnesota-Ohio State game Saturday, a graphic was shown listing the top five drivers in NASCAR's points race. Fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya, who is Columbian.
Griese replied he was "out having a taco." Danny Herrera, relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds talking about an incident he was involved in: "I was at [Triple-A] Louisville. One of our catchers, [Alvin] Colina, who is a really bug guy, picked me up and put me in his lap as he sat in the bullpen. Then he stuck his arm inside my jacket, and up my back. He wouldn't let me go. I though, 'What is he doing?' Then, whenever I would talk, he would move his lips. Everyone was cracking up. He was the ventriloquist, and I was [the] puppet." Herrera is 5'6" and Hispanic. -
- Heightism - The Last Bastion of Discrimination". _______________________________________________
Kids dope up to get 'high' Short prepsters and kin eyeing hormone 'cure' By JANON FISHER Posted: 3:45 AM October 18, 2009
But medical experts question the ethics and effectiveness of such treatments.
"It's outrageous," said Dr. Alan Rogol, a professor at the University of Virginia Hospital who specializes in growth and development. "We're struggling to get kids up to 5 feet. Only in New York on the Upper East Side."
He said he doubts there will be any benefit to continued treatment. Rogol said Humatrope usually adds only one or two inches to a child's growth.
"I can certainly see where the insurance company is coming from," he said. The growth spurt Jeffrey enjoyed after taking the drugs did not go unnoticed by his classmates' parents.
"After Jeffrey grew taller than some the kids in his class, other mothers called me, " Margot Stern aaid. "Three kids went on it as a direct result of Jeffrey. I think it has something to do with competition, but others were just concerned."
In Jeffrey's sophomore class of about 120 students, there are six students taking the drug, Stern said. Statistically speaking, that's five times the norm if you use the FDA's "1.2 percentile" rule as a guide.
But doctors often disregard FDA guidelines and prescribe the hormone "off label" to families concerned about their kids' height.
HGH side effects include headaches, glucose intolerance and hip problems. The long-term risks are still a mystery.
One of the world's foremost experts on growth hormone, 'H. G.' Hamre of the National Organization of Short ESSOBEES, Inc. warns of the possible side effects of growth hormone. As a matter of fact he's a living example. Oh by the way dig his fancy apartment baby! Bed in back. Bathroom on the right. Microwave on the table. Toiletries on the microwave. Eat, sleep and excrete all within a 10 foot radius. What more could you ask for? What I can't figure out is why they're on one side of the room in one video and on the other side in the other video. Must be dual personalities - one of those possible side effects.
At nearly 6 feet 2 inches and about 175 pounds, Barack Obama may be the slimmest president since the Civil War. His body-mass index hovers near 23, well within the healthy range and somewhat to the left on the bell curve of American bodies. Perhaps he has some credibility, then, when he encourages the rest of us to shed a few pounds. During the presidential campaign, Obama suggested that rolling back obesity rates would save a trillion dollars for Medicare.
He's right that there is a connection between excess fat and public health. Obsity is associated with a higher risk of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other problems.
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. . . but girth shouldn't be the only dimension in the health care debate. There's at least one more bodily attribute that's eting away at the Medicare budget: shortness.
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Whatever the cause, higher weight and lower height are associated with chronic disease, low wages and poor educational attainment. And while we are getting fatter, we may be getting shorter too. The ecomomist John Komlos has shown that the United States is losing height relative to other developed nations, and some American demographic groups are even shrinking in absolute terms. Yet we tend to discount shortness as a mere byproduct of genetics and early-life experience, while treating the obesity epidemic as if it wer a grave danger to public health. why can't our campaign to reshape the American body have two fronts? If we really want to make our country healthier, let's have a war on shortness too. . . .
That's right. You read it correctly. "Let's have a war on shortness". As if all the prejudice, discrimination, harassment, bullying, and hate were not enough.
Women are getting shorter and fatter, according to research into the future of the human race.
They are also likely to evolve healthier hearts and lower cholesterol, and will start the menopause later than they do now, researchers say. . . .
The fatter you are, the healthier you are??
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The height of the matter by Olu Jacob October 9, 2009 05:27 PMT
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French leader, has always modelled himself after American presidents, men like Kennedy, Clinton and Obama; men whose media appeal straddled the line between politics and entertainment. And he has done everything possible to fit the image, inlcuding marrying a beautiful model, Carla Bruni, who is set to star in Woody Allen's next flick.
"Socially correct phrase"?? Do we refer to Blacks as "color challenged" or fat people as "mobility challenged"? Did anyone ever hear of very tall individuals being referred to as "height challenged" even though everyone seems to feel so sorry that they hit their heads on door frames frequently?
Short people got nobody to love? Short People composer Randy Newman may been on to something, suggests a study of short and tall men.
In the current Evolutionary Psychology journal, Gayle Brewer and Charlene Riley of the United Kingdon's University of Central Lancashire asked men whether height played a role in their relationships. "Previous research has outlined the female preference for tall partners, " says the study. "Tall men also obtain more attractive partners, are less likely to be childless and have a greater number of children than their shorter rivals."
Mate choice, or sexual selection, has been a favorite topic of scientific investigation since at least Charles Darwin's 1871 The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, which introduced the idea of "sexual selection", or mate choosing, as a mechanism for evolution. "One of the intriguing features of human mating is that it cannot be characterized by a single strategy," notes David Buss of the University of Texas. Studying the complexities of human relationships has been controversial, but also one of the "success stories" of evolutionary psychology, Buss wrote last year in the journal, Acta Psychologica Sinica.
He adds, "Much more research needs to be conducted on the complexities of human mating strategies, " given that scientists are trying to pin down something as intangible as affection.
c.an
insignificant, self-assertive person, esp. one who is small or young.
We really can’t over-emphasize the fact that a blatant
double-standard exists for disparaging words depicting short people.EVERY disparaging and offensive word that we
could find for every recognized group we could think of is defined as such - in
other words – as disparaging and offensive – by this online dictionary.Derogatory and denigrating words depicting
short people are defined as being merely “informal” in this so-called
dictionary.If you look at those
definitions above you can see the association between short stature and being a
“youngster”.You can also see the
association between short-stature and the so-called “Napoleon Complex”* for
example, if one is small and “self-assertive” then it follows that they’re also
insignificant.One cannot be small and
self-assertive, otherwise a label will be hung on that individual.The definition also implies that to be small
is to be “insignificant”.The fact of
the matter is that this so-called online dictionary has an in-your-face double
standard for short people and ONLY short people.Dictionary.com is saying in effect that it’s
okay to denigrate short people.When you
call a member of any other group a denigrating name it’s you that has a
problem.When you call a short person a
denigrating or demeaning word – it’s the short person who has earned it.So add the word “squirt” to dictionary.com’s
list of disparaging and offensive words for short people that ARE NOT defined
as disparaging and offensive.
Folks, this is just simple logic, nothing more. The attitudes of society towards the short statured
are quite obvious. This is reflected
even in a dictionary. Do we need any
more proof that Heightism truly is – “The Last Bastion of Discrimination”? ________________________________________________
Sarkozy's short crowd
Charles Bremner September 07, 2009
President Sarkozy has been caught again compensating for his modest stature. Last June, you may remember, he was snapped standing on a stool to match the height of President Obama during the D-Day ceremonies in Normandy. This time, we hear that a busload of short people was driven in to stand behind the President when he visited a factory.
Sarkozy's appearance at the Faurencia firm near the Normandy town of Caligny last Thursday was a photo-opportunity for the national television news. It was designed to show a dynamic Sarkozy, back from the summer break, making a speech to eager workers at the automotive parts plant.
Why does President Sarkozy go to such ridiculous lengths to disguise his true height? Stuart Jeffries The Guardian, Wednesday 9 September 2009
When Alan Ladd starred in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, Sophia Loren had to walk in a trench alongside him so filmgoers couldn't tell she was taller than him. Loren was 5ft 8 in of Italian voluptuousness, while Ladd was 5ft 5 in tall and, in his own words, a man with "the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight". The following year, when screen hardman Ladd starred in The Deep Six, he stood on boxes so as to appear smaller than his co-stars.
More
than half a century on, another man who is 5 ft 5 in tall is similarly
doing his damnedest to conceal the shortness of his stature. . . .
"Why does Sarkozy go to such ridiculous lengths to disguise his true height?" -- Maybe because he knows that Heightism is the "Last Bastion of Discrimination". _____________________________________________________________________________
SARKOZY'S LITTLE RUSE TO MAKE HIM LOOK TALLER
Tuesday September 8, 2009 By Martin Evans
HE is not the first French leader to be sensitive about his diminutive stature - but not even Napoleon went to the lengths of President Nicolas Sarkozy to look taller.
- - Well we might have suspected that. The problem is why do we have to tolerate:
- being discriminated against blatantly without protection or even recognition - being locked out of politics and major sports - being paid less for doing the same work - being insulted in ways no recognized group would tolerate - a demeaning song written about us that once again no recognized group would tolerate written about them - being slighted even by dictionaries that describe disparaging and offensive words about the short-statured as merely "informal"
- And we could go on and on. The "researchers" who took part in this "study" know where they can go.
It's so sad. It really is. He sounds almost as pathetic as Matthew Campisi and 'Luda'-Chris Hamre. As a matter of fact I think he's trying to compete with them for top honors. He could even be the next pwesident. I'll explain. A character named 'David Beach' gave a broadcast for NOSSA COMMA INC. and he spoke about little people wanting to do away with the word - "midget". According to the way I understood this idiot is that he doesn't think words like midget should be banned. It's our fault - meaning short people - for giving people the power to hold these words as weapons to hurt us. According to him we should wear shirts saying things like, "I'm a Midget" and stuff like dat dere. Well if you ban disparaging and offensive words for every group, ex., racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, weight, ad infinitum - WITH SHORT PEOPLE BEING THE SOLE EXCEPTION - which is the way it is right now (Please listen to my broadcast "The Definition of a Shrimp") then short people will be the only acceptable group to discriminate against WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT THE SITUATION IS RIGHT NOW.
It seems that this "Son-of-a-Beach" wants to keep it acceptable to call short people midgets. That's right. If you listen to his podcast it doesn't seem that you can draw any other conclusion from what he says. It's apparent to me that this nincompoop wants to draw the line at short people when it comes to disparaging comments. This moron is supposed to be someone that Matthew Campisi and NOSSA INC. have engaged to stand up for short people?? Sounds about right. The very person that does broadcasts for them advocates that the double-standard for short people continue. He seems to want the onus to be on 'us' rather than 'them'. He apparently wants short people to stop being 'so offended'. Just get over it little man and stop giving the world so much power to hurt you, is what he seems to be saying. This is exactly what our "Mrs. Tallman" might say. Well Mr. Beach Bum, it's not short people who give others the power to hurt them, it's birdbrains like you who fail to recognize that short people are de-powered everywhere. We don't give them the power. They have it already. They're not going to relinquish it under any circumstances without a fight. That's a fact. And imbeciles like you can advocate for individual empowerment all you want, it's not going to change a damn thing. Mr. "Son-of-a-Beach" you better wake the hell up my man. You need some hardcore smelling salts to say the least. I challenge you to come on one of the webmaster's broadcasts; he'll put your ass in its place and make you fly right. Oh yeah. Right now we'd have to say though that you're hooked up with the right website. Birds of a feather do indeed flock together.
NOSSA and their resident "Son-of-a-Beach" are so pathetic it's just laughable. Oh wait a minute I forgot! -Mr. Bitch's, uh, I mean Beach's opinions don't necessarily reflect those of the "great" NOSSA. Oh well. Hey Matty, maybe you could start a beach club next. You'd make more money. You'd like that wouldn't you? You know you would.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
GO DAVID GO!
CAN'T WAIT TO LISTEN TO YOUR NEXT PODCAST!
SAY HELLO TO PAUL FOR ME!
And if David "Son-of-a" Beach doesn't like being called the words "idiot", "nincompoop", "moron", "imbecile" and "birdbrain", then he must stop giving people the power to hurt him, that's all. If Matthew Campisi doesn't like it, well, he should just hop in his car, hold his camera with one hand, look down about 40 or 50 times per minute, leave that seat belt a hangin' and take another trip to the 'BIG Easy' or the Empire State Building, or the Washington Monument. The little man from "Long Guyland" does like his Big and Tall things. (HUH! HUH! HUH! HUH! HUH!)
At 5-foot-6, Reds reliever surviving in big leagues on stuff and guts By Tim Kurkjian ESPN The Magazine Archive
I am 5-foot-5. This is relevant for one reason: On Wednesday, I stood next to Danny Herrera. He is 1 inch taller than I. And he is a good relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
"I'm 5-6," Herrera said. "My first year of professional ball, I listed myself as 5-8, but they had me at 5-8, 145 pounds. That made me feel like I was some frail guy, which I'm not. I weigh 165, 170 pounds. I used to lie about my height, but I don't do that anymore. I am 5-foot-6."
Herrera is the shortest major league pitcher - according to listings, which aren't always accurate -- since 5-6 Bobby Shantz, who retired after the 1964 season with 119 victories and an American League Most Valuable Player award in 1952. Herrera, 24 is no Shantz, but as a left-handed specialist, he has a 1.96 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 23 innings.
"The first time I say him was last year during the week of the Kentucky Derby, and we figured he would have to leave the team that Saturday to go ride one of the horses," said Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn, who was Herrera's teammate last season in Cincinnati. "I've never faced him. But I haven't faced anyone his size since I was 11 or 12 years old."
Herrera has heard it all and seen it all.
"The best one was last year," he said. "I was at [Triple-A] Louisville. One of our catchers, [Alvin] Colina, who is a really big guy, picked me up and put me in his lap as he sat in the bullpen. Then he stuck his arm inside my jacket, and up my back. He wouldn't let me go. I thought, 'What is he doing?' Then, whenever I would talk, he would move his lips. Everyone was cracking up. He was the ventriloquist, and I was [the] puppet. That was the best one." . . .
The above is just unbelievable on its face. Imagine picking up a player putting him in your lap and "sticking your arm inside his jacket and up his back" and pretending he was a puppet because of his race, ethnic background or sexual orientation -- or any other reason under the sun. And this short-statured imbecile (Herrera) calls it, "The best one". Here's your classic case of self-delusion, that is, a short person fully cooperating in his own humiliation and even celebrating it along with the perpetrator. Pathetic.
The above link is a very disturbing video of Cops on the move. The video is one of a strip search in a local jail, where a woman probably innocent of any crime is held down and strip-searched by both male and female police officers after a minor incident. What does this video have to do with heightism you might ask? Well, there's someone running around claiming to want to help short people who claims to have been involved in Law Enforcement for "many many years" by his own admission and who has been known to film in closets and bathrooms. He also likes to drive a car without wearing a seat belt, while holding a camera in one hand and also looking down about 40 times a minute. (Talk about high-risk behavior!) And there are a few other topics we're going to be covering in the near future.
We'll keep you posted. In the meantime watch for certain youtube videos to do a Harry Houdini.
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Possible Alien Landing in WashingtonD.C.
WashingtonD.C.Sunday August 23, 2009
Here it is folks. Finally
it appears that we have definitive proof that alien life exists in the
universe.After all the decades of
reports of flying saucer crashes, crop circles, missing airmen and alien
abductions, here is what could be the final proof positive – and on the lawn of
the Washington Monument and the White House no less.
Just yesterday we were browsing youtube for videos on alien
life.(We’re not just interested in
Heightism by the way)Some videos
displayed wonderfully informative information.For example there was one that went over all the different alien species
from the so-called “greys” to the much more human-like Pleadians.We viewed one video on the famous Betty and
Barney Hill abduction case in New England in 1961 and
one on the famous alleged crash of a flying saucer in Roswell,
New Mexico in July of 1947.We learned that the heights of the different
alien species varied from 3 and one-half feet tall to 7 or 8 feet tall.
Now the quintessential aliens are the “Greys”.They are the ones usually described in most
alien abduction reports.The Greys have
been described as between 3 ½ -4 ½ feet
in height.This only goes to show that
an advanced civilization doesn’t necessarily have to be tall, although some UFO
experts claim that the Greys are nothing more than cybernetic organisms created
by the much taller “Reptilians” to collect sperm and egg samples from abducted
humans to create some sort of a hybrid Alien-Human “Race”. (If you looked like them you’d want to create
a hybrid race too.) The Reptilians have
been described as 7 to 8 feet in height.You see there just might be heightism in Outer Space too.But no matter.We found a video of what appears to be a
landing on the lawn of the WashingtonMonument.The creature obviously had some sort of
recording device and speaks English.The
creature also has a command of the Internet and was seemingly able to put the
video up on Youtube, although we can’t be absolutely certain who really DID put
it there.
The “creature” bears a striking resemblance to another “creature”
posting disgusting videos on Youtube.The WashingtonD.C.
creature has a slightly human appearance with its head shaved with a slightly
bushy moustache and likes to point its camera at “Tall”
things and also at itself.The creature
also pointed its “camera” at the White House.Thank goodness there was a barricade and a police car on hand, although
who knows what weapons the creature is in possession of.If you
happen to see this creature, take no action yourself – repeat – TAKE NO ACTION
YOURSELF.Instead call the police.They’re equipped with the knowledge and the tools
to handle monsters like the one in this video.They will handle the situation effectively and safely.
Size does matter Cute maybe, but little weenies just don't cut it
Saturday July 26, 2008 22:46 (SA)
My friend has promised to stay away from poor men, but I forgot to tell her that short men are just as unappealing and freaky, especially in public.
Dating a short man is ridiculous because you attract unnecessary attention all the time.
It's worse than a Black chick dating a White man.
When folks see you and a short man in public as a couple, from behind he looks like your son, and from the front he looks like your garden gnome.
You end up feeling like your part of a circus.
How can you date someone as tall as an 11 year-old boy.
"I had a short man once and it was comical", my friend chips in.
"He always avoided shopping with me. One time I spotted him going to the children's department looking for shoes.
"I never mentioned the topic of shopping again."
I'm not being mean but if you want a reason to dump your short man then take him to a crowded area, switch off your phone and later tell him you couldn't find him.
But what are you doing with him in the first place?
The worst is when they have a big head on that small body. Who the hell can you introduce him to?
Do you ask him to wear platform heels even though we are not in the 70s? To avoid being insensitive, please be more careful when flirting with a stranger, especially when you arent sure of his height.
This article is out of chronological order but no matter, it needs to be displayed prominently. This isn't the entire article, but you get the picture. The link is no longer active http://www.sundayworld.co.za/swzones/sundayworldNEW/bitchsbrew/bitchsbrew1217105210.asp This has to be one of the most heightist writings that we've ever seen, but at least "bitchesbrew" tells you how she feels. At least she's honest. At least she didn't fraudulently represent any websites as legitimate incorporated non-profit organizations, ingather money under false pretenses, and lie to any state agencies, as far as we know. At least she's not an unscrupulous policeman. Speaking of unscrupulous policemen . . .
The
lunacy just never stops folks. Who's at the bottom of it? Why, it's
the usual suspect - our friendly neighborhood law enforcement clown -
the abominable Matthew S. Campisi. Campisi claims he's been involved
in 'Law Enforcement' for "many, many years". (The little tike is a
venerable 31) There's not much we can say this time though. This time
Matthew Campisi is doing all our talking for us. The webmaster has
never in his life heard of Long Island referred to as:
LONG GUY-LAND
Matthew
Campisi fled Long Island, New York in 2006 for the sunny shore of
Pensacola, Florida not far from the Alabama border, by the way. "Long
Guy" and "Guy-land" are phrases that I think are very illuminating as
far as Matthew Campisi's choice of funny phrases goes. No matter how
Campisi tries he just cannot help revealing himself. He just can't
stop. What else is there to say?
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LEARN TO DRIVE - THE MATTHEW CAMPISI WAY
ANOTHER MATTHEW CAMPISI VIDEO Just when we thought it was safe to go driving the former foot soldier, security guard, 9th rate singer, entrepreneur 12th class, airport policeman, building inspector and currently 'Law Enforcement' man once again - Matthew Campisi is on the loose again. This time he's behind the wheel of a car - a moving car. His latest video masterpiece - "Am I too short to be a cop" has every short person swooning, including the webmaster. But it's not his repartee at stature issues that has us bedazzled; it's his concentration and technique at driving, and his abiding concern for other motorists and pedestrians that is what's truly awe-inspiring.
I don't know about you but in the 2 minute and 36 second segment that Campisi was visible we noticed Campisi looking down a grand total of 94 times; That's NINETY-FOUR TIMES IN 2 MINUTES AND 36 SECONDS. Not 94 times in 2 hours and 36 minutes, or 94 times in 2 years and 36 days, but 94 times in 2 minutes and 36 seconds. This must be a record of sorts. A very dubious honor indeed. That's looking down once every 1.66 seconds. But it's okay, don't worry. Campisi's a "good driver". He's in "Law Enforcement". They told him all about driving in POLEECE ACA-DUMMY, don't worry about that. It doesn't matter what height you are, "They're going to equip you with the knowledge, they're going to equip you with the tools you'll need to do your job effectively, to do your job safely". Amen to that. Especially driving safely. Even if you cause an accident you can always tell the judge at your trial that you're a POLEECE-MAN. Maybe fabricate some evidence while you're at it. Maybe get one of your "Law Enforcement" buddies to put up the "Blue Wall of Silence" for you. Maybe take the 5th. And make darn sure NOT to have a jury trial. A jury of your peers can always get in the way. Or you can always high-tail it out of the police if the heat is on, and then come back later-after, maybe a brief stint as, oh let's say, a building inspector, for example. Remember: you can always control your response.
We also didn't notice Officer Matty wearing his seat belt either. Seat belts are such cumbersome things. After all what will happen if your car winds up in water? How are you going to get out? Suppose you get slammed by a big truck? Isn't it better to get thrown clear and land in some nice soft rose bush? Don't know why they were ever invented - no not rose bushes - Seat Belts. 'Law Enforcement' Campisi proves they're completely unnecessary.
Oh by the way, if you fast-forward to about 2 seconds before the end of this masterful video and just click 'start' and 'stop' rapidly, I think you'll notice another unusual thing, and that is the fact that Campisi was probably holding the camera in his right hand and doing the filming himself all the while. Another masterful Campisi driving technique. I wish I was a POLEECE-MAN! So everybody let's follow the example of a "Law Enforcement" "man":
Driving Rule #1 - Make sure you look down at the ground at least 40, preferably 50 times a minute while you're driving. After all, you have to make sure your foot is on the right pedal don't you?
Driving Rule #2 - Make sure your right hand is occupied so you only have one hand on the wheel. No hand-held cameras though. Only a POLEECE-MAN can do that.
Driving Rule # 3 - Stay away from seat belts. They only keep you cooped up.
Rule #4 - (not pertaining to driving ) Don't start any websites and fraudulently represent them as any legitimate incorporated non-profit organizations. Don't ingather money under false pretenses either. Only a POLEECE-MAN can do that.
This time we'll be taking bets as to when this video does ITS disappearing act, unless Officer Matty has another surprise for us, like asking a helpful writer to get him a brief interview in a vain attempt to uplift his minuscule credibility. Remember: he can always control his response - and he usually tries to make it a big surprise. -- We're all ready for Officer Matty's next 'antic'. __________________________________________________ Campisi Now Filming in Bathroom too
Saturday August 15, 2009
Since the below link to a 'closet video' was posted a few days ago Matthew Campisi has relocated to the bathroom. I guess the idea is to attract other "birds of a feather". Campisi seems to have a need to show his true essence. It's not difficult to see. ___________________________________________________
Heightism is so blatant and acceptable that even an online dictionary or two describes words like 'Shrimp', 'Runt', 'Pipsqueak' and 'Shorty' as merely "informal" ways to describe or address a short-statured person.
COMING SOON! JOE MANGANO'S MOST POWERFUL BROADCAST YET! -- 'THE DEFINITION OF A SHRIMP'
When dictionaries set double standards for short people - AND SHORT PEOPLE ALONE - something is rotten in Denmark. When every disparaging word for any and every group is defined as such and called what it is while disparaging and offensive words describing short people are trivialized as "informal" and literally condoned and even celebrated, it's time to take the gloves off.
Read Joe's powerful letter to www.dictionary.com(This is the first correspondence in history demanding that a dictionary change its definitions of derogatory words depicting short-statured people)
JOE MANGANO FIRST TO SEND
COMPLAINT TO DICTIONARY.COM
Sunday June 7, 2009
Prejudice toward the short-of-stature seems to know no
bounds.Recently, the webmaster was
looking up the definition of a word on www.dictionary.com.A thought came to me to look up the
definitions of certain words; words that are used to depict people of different
races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexes, etc. derogatorily or
contemptuously.I looked up the words Nigger,
Sambo, Blackie, Spic, Wetback, Queer, Faggot, Fairy, Dyke, Bitch, Kike and
Fatso and found that in each and every case these words were defined as
“disparaging” and/or “offensive”.I then
looked up the words Shrimp, Runt, Pipsqueak and Shorty and here’s what I found.
Shrimp
2. Informal. a diminutive or insignificant person.
In no case were these words described as either
disparaging or offensive.It appears
that EVEN THE DICTIONARY is guilty of heightism.I’m telling you it’s absolutely incredible!Please listen to my broadcast entitled
“Definition of a Shrimp” – coming soon.
SUPPORTFORTHESHORT
CALLS UPON ALL SHORT PEOPLE TO CONTACT DICTIONARY.COM AND THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER
DICTIONARY ONLINE AND DEMAND THAT THEY CHANGE THEIR DEFINITIONS OF THESE
WORDS AND DEFINE THEM TO BE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE – DISPARAGING AND OFFENSIVE
TOWARD SHORT PEOPLE.TO DEFINE A WORD
LIKE SHRIMP OR PIPSQUEAK AS MERELY “INFORMAL” IS AN INSULT TO THE
INTELLIGENCE OF ALL SHORT PEOPLE AND IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL EXAMPLE OF
HEIGHTISM COMING – INCREDIBLY ENOUGH – EVEN FROM A DICTIONARY.DICTIONARY.COM DEFINES ONE OR MORE OF THE
OTHER WORDS AS CONTEMPTUOUSNESS ON THE PART OF THE PERSON USING THE DISPARAGING WORD TOWARD THAT INDIVIDUAL.IN THE CASE OF THE WORD “RUNT” FOR EXAMPLE
DICTIONARY.COM DEFINES THE PERSON BEING
CALLED THE WORD AS CONTEMPTIBLE.THIS SORT OF NEGATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SHORT PEOPLE IN A DICTIONARY
IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE AND FURTHER ILLUSTRATES THE INCREDIBLE UNSPOKEN
NEGATIVE ATTITUDES IN SOCIETY (EVEN IN THE DICTIONARY) TOWARDS SHORT
PEOPLE.IT SEEMS ANYTHING GOES WITH
RESPECT TO SHORT PEOPLE – EVEN IN A DICTIONARY.I’M SURPRISED DICTIONARY.COM DIDN’T PROVIDE
A LINK TO THE SONG“SHORT PEOPLE” BY RANDY NEWMAN WHILE THEY WERE AT IT.
Looks like another silly Hollywood twit and two adolescent behaving 30-something males. Oh but that's okay, they're tall. One is the 'strong, silent' type. All a tall man has to do is just simply 'be'. That makes him strong.
This is an audio clip on www.npr.org . Just another buffoon or two making a joke out of short-stature. Naturally "The Song" can be heard. ____________________________________________________________________________
This is Joe Mangano.I discovered a video recently from Youtube
concerning legislation that was attempted to be put forth in Massachusetts concerning discrimination against the
short-of-stature and also fat people.The video was taken in 2008 on CNN and the commentator was a man named
Mike Galanos.The brief 6 minute segment
was about the law that was attempted to be put through by Congressman Byron
Rushing in Massachusetts that would have made height and weight discrimination
illegal in the state of Massachusetts. . . .
Short people once again dissed - this time in Massachusetts.
This is the video the audio of which is
highlighted in the Broadcast of April, 27, 2009.A cinch to
anger any short person. – Any short person who is awake that is.The viewer will notice that the brief ‘debate’
is between a fat woman and another woman over whether laws to protect fat and
short people in Massachusetts from discrimination in the workplace are sensible and
viable.The viewer will also notice that
there is no person representing short people here.(The webmaster was not approached to
speak).There is no one from any “organization” involved in the brief
interview either.This could be because
there is no one from any “organization” competent
enough to speak intelligently about the issue of heightism or anyone willing to
show his face simply out of fear of having their face seen on national TV. There are reasons for this. Here's one. To wit:
""Cal Lutheran is a small school and Chris Hamre is a shining example." So, that was kind of offensive. To me that was a shot across the bow . . . . But I found that kind of offensive and it kind of humiliated me a little bit. so that's one thing that kind of offended me." . . .
Some of the words of one 'Luda'-Chris Hamre at a state senate hearing in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2008. This is another reason why the short-statured are "kind of" not taken seriously. There are like "kind of" more. Who is 'Luda' - Chris Hamre? He is the former $12/hour mailroom worker (and most likely still one) Vice-President of NOSSA, Inc., which, by the way, got started in November of 2006 after the webmaster made complaints to 2 different state agencies about the website www.nossaonline.org being falsely represented as a legitimate incorporated non-profit organization. More on 'Luda'-Chris and his 'leader', Matthew S. Campisi, later.
Pygmy activists from Congo have demanded the United Nations set up a tribunal
to try government and rebel fighters accused of slaughtering and eating Pygmies
who are caught in the country's civil war.
Army, rebel and tribal fighters - some believing the Pygmies are less than
human or that eating the flesh would give them magic power - have been pursuing
the Pygmies in the dense jungles, killing them and eating their flesh, the activists said at a news conference yesterday.
There have been reports of markets for Pygmy flesh, the representatives
alleged.
Although 6 years old this article demonstrates the ultimate in deviant hatred, cruelty and inhumanity leveled at a group for no other reason than their height. This is the "advantage" short people have everywhere else in the world; that is, the "advantage" of not being identified as a group.
The essay that started it all. ___________________________________________________
An Oldie and a Baddie
by Joe Mangano
About 5 years ago, I was thumbing through a magazine and lo and behold I found a wonderful advertisement for a new high-tech color copier from Toshiba. Now Toshiba is a wonderful company. I bought a Toshiba TV set many years ago and it lasted over a decade and a half without any repairs whatsoever. Unfortunately upon reading the advertisement I felt - once again - the sting of the lash of heightism. The ad read:
I do her color copying, I scan all her pictures, I make her look good And she completely ignores me.
The advertisement went on to state that you can ". . . Add finishing touches like booklet making, saddle-stitching, stapling and hole punching and you're sitting pretty. Even if you happen to be vertically challenged."
Short-stature
is not a disease. It is not a physical disability unless associated
with things like Turner's Syndrome or other types of dwarfism. Just what is it then about short stature in a child that causes parents so much anxiety?
Monday, March 9, 2009 3:08 AM BY AMY SAUNDERS THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Aw, you're so little and cute, Gabrielle Dolbin was always told. As an 8-year-old, she typically wore out clothers before she outgrew them -- and she stood a head shorter than her friends. "We though she was cute as well," said her mother, Andrea, of Dublin. "But, at a certain point, . . . (her height) became sort of upsetting." . . .
The article goes on to state that Gabrielle's parents decide to get her growth-hormone therapy "out of a concern for her health, not her appearance". And if we believe that they'll tell us another one.
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Size matters & color codes
3/5/2009 Moscow News No 08 2009
By Mark H. Teeter
With a meeting between presidents Medvediv and Obama now looming on the near horizon, it's a good time for Russian speakers learning English to consider the two most obvious differences between these gents - think a moment - and figure out how to talk about them without offending anyone (especially the two presidents).
For height-challenged men, finding clothes that fit is the real challenge
3/5/09 4:49 P.M. ET Wall Street Journal
One out of three men in the U.S. is under 1.73 meters tall. You'd never guess the magnitude of the demographic from menswear. "they have stores for big and tall men, so why not for shorter men?" asks Josh Lefkowitz, who describes his height as 1.61 meters.
snip
Yet when standard-size clothes are altered for a man like Mr. Lefkowitz, the final proportions can come out all wrong. simply shortening a suit's hems and sleeves can leave the collar too broad, the pockets oversize, the armholes gargantuan, the elbow curves too low and the rear droopy.
All this can make a small man look even smaller. "Taller men can get away with having things look a little baggy, " says Mr. Lefkowitz. But the wrong fit "can make us look schlumpy."
Height, for a man, is the ultimate power marker.
snip
The bias against short men is apparent even in Mr. Au's Store windows. Unable to buy shorter mannequins, Mr. Au turned to a Hollywood special-effects studio that makes crash dummies for action movies - the kind that get blown up in chase scenes . . .
Short men only good for getting blown up in movies.
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Fact or Fiction?: It's No Tall Tale, Height Matters
Is it true that short people have a tougher time in life than their taller peers?
SCIAM.com - 24/02/2009
Short people know the sad litany all too well: Numerous studies show that they probably earn less than taller colleagues. They get fewer dates as well as fewer promotions. Their bosses are probably taller than they are - in fact, more than half of U.S. CEOs clock reach six-feet- (183-centimeters-) plus.And if all that wasn't depressing enough, now comes . . .
According to article prejudice against short people due to poor nutrition.
Isaac B. Rosenberg William & Mary Law School February 16, 2009 Utah Law Review, 2009
Abstract: At first blush, the concept of real height discrimination is almost laughable. After all, we don't typically think of height when we discuss types of discrimination. Yet there is no denying that we place a high premium on height, be it social, sexual, or economic, and our preference for height pervades almost every aspect of our lives. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith - who towered at 6'8" - described the favored treatment we afford taller people as "one of the most blatant and forgiven prejudices in our society." If you don't believe it, consider whether you yourself would like to be taller and, if so, try putting your finger on the reason why. . . .
Even a paper about height discrimination on the prestigious 'Social Science Research Network' begins and ends with words from "The Song".
11 February 2009 by Roger Highfield, Richard Wiseman and Rob Jenkins
THE history of science could have been so different. When Charles Darwin applied to be the "energetic young man" that Robert Fitzroy, the Beagle's captain, sought as his gentleman companion, he was almost let down by a woeful shortcoming that was as plain as the nose on his face. Fitzroy believed in physiognomy - the idea thatyou can tell a person's character from their appearance. . . .
The article seems to come to the conclusion that there is some truth to the assertion that our looks do reflect some aspects of our character. The question is, do people "act the way they look" because they and others expect themselves to conform to what their appearance seems to represent or is there some genetic component involved connecting both appearance and behavior? A logical question is, "Would these researchers come to the same conclusions based on race, religion or ethnic background"? Would they even dare ask the question?
At maybe 5-feet-5, the only folks I can look eye-to-eye are middle schoolers and maybe Ken Jenne. It is natural that article about height interest me. The following editorial in Saturday's Daily News caught my eye. This is what happens when we elect a presidentt who plays basketball. So, as they sing in "Guys And Dolls", what's in the Daily News? I'll tell you what's in the Daily News:
An Obama Tall tale
Barack Obama's prejudice has been revealed. The man ia a tallist. Now that he has assembled his whole cabinet, who can ignore the evidence?
Paul Volcker, chosen for a plum White House economics job, is 6-feet-7.
Arne Duncan, picked to be education secretary, is 6-feet-5.
Gen. James Jones, national security adviser, is 6-feet-5.
Eric Holder, attorney general-designee, is 6-feet-3.
Tom Vilsack, the choice for agricultrue secretary, is 6-feet-3.
Ray LaHood, tapped for transportation, is 6-feet-2.
Ron Kirk, new U.S. trade representative, is 6-feet-1.
Obama's idol Abraham Lincoln was 6-feet-4.
Where are the Robert Reichs (4-feet-10)? Or the Madeleine Albrights (4-feet-10)? Or the Michael Bloombergs (5-feet-8 on a good day)?
Clearly, Obama (6-feet-1) looks down on all of them.
The average height of the above people (not including President Obama) is 6-feet-3 and three quarters, an incredible 6 inches above average heights for men if indeed Buddy is accurate. Amazing. In that event I would imagine that this is some of the "Change we can believe in"; although it would appear to be some of the same old doo-doo - only worse. Imagine the comments that would have been made in the media if these folks were 6 inches below average height at 5-feet-3 and three quarters. Imagine.
Customers React Very Differently When Hispanics Denied Service at N.J. Deli
By ERIC HANAN and YARDENA SCHWARTZ
Jan. 5, 2009
It was 6:30 a.m. on a Friday in down town Linden, N.J., when two Hispanic day laborers were struggling with their English as they tried to order a coffee and a sandwich at a deli.
But rather than getting served, they got a string of insults hurled at them from the clerk behind the counter. Their broken-English request for food was met with a barrage of racist remarks, including, "Get back in your pickup truck with the rest of your family." This scene wasn't real. It was all part of a "What Would You do?" experiment designed to find out what action, if any, bystanders would take after watching the men's exchange with the clerk. . . .
When you go to the link to the story above you'll see that the 'clerk' in the photo was significantly taller then the Mexicans. It appears that he's at least 6 feet in height, and the Mexicans are probably around the height of about 5'4" - as short as that little shrimp Joe Mangano. Although this little episode was staged, it makes us think a little bit. Could they have staged this with a short clerk and two taller Mexicans I wonder? Or a medium height clerk? Handsome actors are mostly all taller than average. Is the webmaster being heightist stating this? Not at all. It's just so natural to see a larger individual bullying a smaller one or two smaller ones. It's just written into the script - unconsciously. It would look so unnatural with a shrimpy clerk. At least THIS clerk was viewed as the bad guy. I wonder if the clerk had made heightist comments how fast the patrons would be running to the defense of the short men. Don't you wonder?)
IT ISN'T ENOUGH NOW THAT SHORT MEN ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. NOW WE'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE PEDOPHILES TOO _________________________________________________
The Pygmies' Plight
A correspondent who chronicled their lives in central African rain forests returns a decade later and is shocked by what he finds
By Paul Raffaele
Smithsonian Magazine, December 2008
Some 50 Pygmies of the Baka clan lead me single file through a steaming rain forest in Cameroon. Scrambling across tree trunks over streams, we hack through heavy undergrowth with machetes and cut away vinelike lianas hanging like curtains in our path.
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With about 250,000 of them remaining, Pygmies are the largest group of hunter-gatherers left on earth. But they are under serious threat.
Over the past decade, I've visited Pygmy clans in several Congo Basin Countries, witnessing the destruction of their traditional lifestyle by the Bantu, as taller Africans are widely known. On this trip, this past February, my companion is Manfred Mesumbe, a Cameroonian anthropologist and expert on Pygmy culture. "The Banur governments have forced them to stop living in the rain forests, their culture's bedrock, " he tells me. "Within a generation many of their unique traditional ways will be gone forever."
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Three scowling Bantus brandishing machetes stride into the
clearing. I fear that they're bandits, common in this lawless place.
I'm carrying my money in a bag strung around my neck, and news of
strangers travels fast among the Bantu here. Mesumbe points to one of
them, a stocky man with an angry look, and in a low voice tells me he
is Joseph Bikono, chief of the Bantu village near where the government
has forced the Pygmies to live by the roadside.
At a hair under 4 feet 11, police officer holds his own
Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer In Print: Friday, November 21, 2008
TAMPA
When the Tampa Police department needs a touch of compassion, someone who can roll into any situation and defuse it with a calm, tolerant demeanor, they know just the guy.
He's like a superhero of sorts, a man of may powers. His specialty is children, especially those who have been abused, as he has a knack for dealing with them, literally, eye to eye. His mere presence can calm a thrashing, fighting criminal. Thugs just don't feel like taking a punch when they see him.
His supervisor says he's great for crawling through small windows or tossing on roofs or over fences. He can do it all, it seems . . . except maybe put you in a standing headlock.Or dunk a basketball. . . .
Taller people report higher life satisfaction than shorter people
by Angus Deaton, Ph.D. and Raksha Arora
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Taller people are happier, at least on average. According to recent data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index study, taller people are more satisfied with their lives than shorter peopole are; are more likely to report experiencing several positive emotions such as enjoyment and happiness; and are less likely to report experiencing negative emotions such as anger, sadness, stress, and worry. Taller people are also less likely to report experiencing physical pain.
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The main reason why taller people do better is because they have higher incomes, they are better educated, and they work in higher status occupations.
(Webmaster's note: The results are based on interviews and responses to questions. Dear Angus postulates that because of exposure to disease or lack of good nutrition some children do not attain their full height and Dear Angus seems to think that is a cause of a decreased cognitive ability on the part of the shorter individuals. Dear Angus doesn't seem to consider the prejudice and discrimination faced by those who are short. I guess that wouldn't occur to this distinguished Ph.D.)
This is Joe Mangano. I just happened to see a few articles in the recent past and one caught my eye and that one was on yorkpress.co.uk and the title of that article is . . .
The first column I wrote three years ago dealt with the
single issue that bugged me the most during the 23 years I ran the dating
service LunchDates. Frankly, it was the aggravation caused by this issue that
partially motivated me to start writing these columns.
I am referring to single women's prejudice against meeting
short men. Since I doubt that too many current readers actually saw that column,
I decided to revisit the topic. After all, this is one area in which many women
display all the shallowness and superficiality that they love to accuse men of
possessing.
The same woman who is 10-20 pounds overweight, and who
cannot understand why a man might not want to date her because of those few
extra pounds ...; that same woman often will refuse to meet a man who is 2
inches shorter than her "ideal."
But those men also had to be tall! When pushed to the wall
and asked their reasons, they replied with some of the following excuses:
"I usually wear shoes with at least three to four-inch heels,"
some women responded very naturally. They also frequently pointed out that many
boots have even higher heels. So these women would add at least three to four
inches to their own height just to pull even, then another few inches to make
sure that the man on their arm was still taller.
"My father, my brother, and all the men in my family are over 6
feet, so that is what I am used to," one women stated, insisting that she KNEW
that the average height of men was around 6 feet. When I tried to tell her that
the median height of men was between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 9 inches, she
got up and angrily marched out of the interview room!
"I am short, and I am looking for a man to father my children,
and I don't want to have short children," a number of women told me, with a
straight face, I might add.
"I just feel safer when I walk down the street with a man who
is much taller than me," was also a common response.
"I am only attracted to tall men, I just can't help it!"
The truth -- from an expert. ___________________________________________________________________________
Living the Petrarchan Motif
Petrarchan Motif Chicago, IL, United States Insomniac former arcane Renaissance Lit scholar cum socially accessible
techno-geek
Sigh. So, apparently the only way I'm going to get
a date at one of these Speed-Dating venues is to hope that I'm not the shortest
guy there. "Ha Ha, yeah, let's all laugh at the poor short men who can't get
dates, glad I'm not that short." Thanks for the healthy dose of multi-cultural
sensitivity, Reuters reporter. Now, if I were a Palestinian short man...
I was reminded of a similar story that John Stossel reported on ABC's
20/20, and related in his book Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity (2006,
p. 45)
Height matters to women too. 20/20 once put short and tall men in
lineups behind a two-way mirror, and then invited groups of women to choose a
date. They always chose the taller guys.
Listening to their comments made me cringe. We told them that one man, who
stood just five foot three, was a doctor, a best-selling author, and a champion
skier who'd just built his own ski house. "He's still too short!" said the
women.
In 1712, a first child was born to the militarist prince Frederick William of
Prussia. A year shy of the throne himself, Frederick had high hopes for his son,
the future Frederick II. But the child was “small, sickly ... delicate,
backward, and puny,” writes the journalist Stephen S. Hall in Size
Matters, his engaging new nonfiction picaresque. The pitiful size of the
crown prince was an embarrassment to the new king,
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In 1985, a handful of children in the United States and Britain died after
becoming infected with Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, the degenerative neurological
disorder, from a contaminated batch of HGH. The doctors supervising hormone
treatment immediately suspended the program, but many parents protested. “We’ll
take the risk,” they told one growth expert. He responded, “‘Yeah? For an inch,
two inches?’ And the parents said, ‘Yeah.’”
To some parents it's better their kids are dead than short.
You're settling in for the long flight when you get the urge to recline
your seat. You push the armrest button, give a little shove backward -- and
nothing happens. You try again. Nothing. The seat won't budge.
You investigate, and you discover that the passenger behind you has
locked your seatback in the upright position.
Air traffic controller loses case for 'height discrimination' (9/9/05)
A 6ft 10in man has lost his case for unfair dismissal against the National Air
Traffic Services (Nats) at an employment tribunal.
Mr Sargeaunt-Thomson
had been accepted for the post of air traffic controller but was failed on
health and safety grounds at his medical because he was considered too tall to
sit at his desk on health and safety grounds. He claimed indirect sexual
discrimination, arguing that only a man could reach 6ft 10ins.
(Oh how quick those tallers sue when they're wronged!)
Troops mourn teenage comrade who insisted: 'I ain't no baby'
CNN.com July 2007
Story Highlights
Army Spc. Christopher D. Kube was memorialized by comrades
He enlisted at age 17 and volunteered to be a gunner on
Humvee
The newlywed soldier was killed after eight months in Iraq
"You were like a little brother to us all, "
wrote on soldier
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq (AP) - Army Spc. Christopher D. Kube was memorialized Thursday in a packed theater at this outpost in east Baghdad. Another fallen soldier. Another reminder, far from the public spotlight, of the grief that hits not only families of this war's casualties but also their comrades in arms.
He was 18.
He was a newlywed.
He was killed on July 14, eight months after he arrived in Iraq on a deployment that made him nervous from the start, as one fellow soldier remembered. Back at his home station, fort Carson, Colorado, he drew attention for being so young, so short, so slight and so cheerful.
(Webmaster's note: It is tragic that some short
fellows feel a need to join the armed forces 'To prove they're a man'.
Joining the Armed Forces or professions like security guard or policeman
usually entails carrying a gun. It is not the gun that makes the
man. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price for the
"proof". A lesson the soon-to-be ex-president of NOSSA -
Matthew Campisi - would do well to learn when he gets his next
"adrenaline rush "chasing bad guys".
Sounds like an "Anticipated future" topic for a
new or "upcoming" broadcast or two. A "bad guy" chasing "bad guys".
An appropriate title to say the least.)
Hopefully when you click on the above link - "chasing
bad guys", the Campisi story "My love/hate relationship with law
enforcement" of October 15, 2008, will still be there or not altered or changed from his
original story - but that's a big 'if'. Disappearing acts are one of Matthew Campisi's specialities. (Notice the photo of the cop apparently manhandling - of all things - a person dressed as a clown! A seemingly quite LARGE cop no less.)
A personal story for the experience group: I Am Short
Dec. 3, 2007
Short. I walk into a room and the subtext is short. Women pat me on the head. Men think they can mess with me and they do. Not because they are good or smart, but because they are taller. My boss regularly, openly ridIcules me for being short. Makes fun of the fact that I am short. It's apparently okay to make fun of short people. It's the forgiven prejudice. . . .
(Webmaster's note: The author goes on to state that he rose to the top position in his field and his work has won him international recognition. What I find amazing is that with all this success he claims his current boss "regularly, openly ridicules him for being short". Obviously success isn't always "The best revenge". Which makes me wonder; would we tell a Black man in Mississippi in 1950 something like, "Oh just be successful. That's the best revenge. " This type of advice is just pure nonsense. The bottom line is, success is extremely difficult for the short person, not usually because of any intrinsic inferiority on the part of the short, but mostly due to society's prejudice toward the short - and more importantly - IT SHOULD NOT BE. It is obvious from what this man writes that even somewhat successful short men are still victims - right in the very workplace where a man is in "the top position in his field". This must stop.)
About Short Men: Answers to
the discrimination against this type?
I'll start off by saying I am 6 feet even. By the common
occurences scale I am tall. So why would I ask this question? Because I think
about more than myself and my issues, that's why.
This is one of the biggest social shunning issues in civilization today. When
we hear concerns over body image issues in regards to women and weight (which
are indeed valid) no one ever seems to recognize the utter contempt
people-at-large have for short men. I've seen it at my job with a capable
responsible employee mocked and frequently disrespected by his own co-workers.
And it angered me.
In the dating scene, on the corporate ladder, in daily interactions short men
face staggering disregard as a human being. They pooh-pooh it as "short
man's syndrome" and wonder why many short men have complexes. Well when
you kick a dog on a chain every day all day, how can you NOT expect for the dog
to be messed up? Short men who fight back and try to overcome it all get
negatively called "Napoleons".
(Webmaster's note: I found this at 'Yahoo Answers'. It is surprising to find this kind of insight from an individual removed from the situation. The phrase, "utter contempt people-at-large have for short men" is very illuminating. Imagine people freely showing "utter contempt" for anyone based on skin color, national origin, religion, disability, or anything else for that matter - and in the workplace to boot. The fact that short people have to tolerate this is in the 21st Century is unbelievable.)
I make observations of people occasionally.I make observations of things like their body
language for example; what they wear, how they walk, how they talk, and of
course how short people including myself get treated by others and how those
others treat people who are taller.I
mentioned something along these lines in my essay.I wrote, and this is to paraphrase, ‘Observe
how taller others are treated in comparison to you . . .
Mike Galanos of CNN interviews a fat woman arguing for laws to protect the fat and the short from discrimination. Presenting an opposing view was Katherine Mangu-Ward of reason.com who claimed that:
"There's an important difference between saying that the Massachusetts Legislature has a say and saying my mom should tell me what to do."
Such words of wisdom. Miss Mangu-Ward also claims her mom would smack her if she insulted any short or fat people. But that doesn't mean there should be a law.
This is Joe Mangano. The short-of-stature have to deal with all kinds of unusual things. And unusual things can be very positive or they can be very negative. In the case of the short-of-stature, obviously they're usually very negative. Go into companies, I guess in every state, I haven't been in every state, but in New York City they've got all this stuff hanging on the wall . . .
This is Joe Mangano. I titled this broadcast 'Olympic heights' because as you're probably aware, the Olympics are currently taking place in Beijing China, which by the way is very coincidental because . . .
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Tall Order! The bizarre Russian clinic that offers leg-lengthening surgery 'if you can STAND the pain'
Last updated at 4:25 PM on 29th July 2008
Throughout her school years, Sara Vornamen, 29, was relentlessly riduculed for her height. At just 5ft tall, she endured regular taunts and was nicknamed 'midget' and 'small fry'. Even as an adult, in her job as a lawyer, she often endured snide remarks from colleagues.
A common enough experience for those on the short side, perhaps. But in Sara's case, she decided that only the most dramatic action would put paid to the comments which were making her life a misery.
(Webmaster's note: One would think that a lawyer might decide to fight heightism by trying to get legislation passed to protect short people in the workplace or society in general. This is not what this lawyer did. She chose to lengthen her legs instead. I wonder if - if those other lawyers were making comments about her being a woman - she would consider changing her sex. Don't you wonder?)
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I have 2 little words for you S&M whiners, 'grow up'
May 23, 2008 Joel Rubinoff RECORD STAFF
"One hundred years ago," begins S&M: Short & Male (7 p.m. Saturday on CTV), an amusing but delusional doc about the perils of being short, "women took to the streets in New York City to demand equal pay and the right to vote. Fifty years ago, a black student sat at a Whites-only restaurant and asked to be served.
But today, continues narrator Howard Goldberg, there remains on group that has made no progress in the face of rampant discrimination: "shrimps." . . .
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(Webmaster's note: Rubinoff goes on to call the folks in the documentary "self-indulgent whiners who moan and groan about being jostled on sidewalks, rejected by women who find them "cute" and earning less money than their sky-reaching peers, I can't help but feel what they really need is to, ahem, stop whining". Rubinoff is 5'6" in height. The quintessential example of a short man 'identifying' with aggressors and also in a state of denial. The webmaster sent Mr. Rubinoff an e-mail but so far Mr. Rubinoff has not been BIG ENOUGH to reply.)
Have you ever heard of a limb-lengthening procedure? It's an excruciatingly painful surgical process that involves breaking a patient's legs, inserting metal screws and turning them to keep the separated sections apart as the bones grow back into one another, therefore lengthening the leg - a couple of inches.
In this film, 12-year-old Akash undergoes the surgery because being short is too emotionally painful.
Filmmaker Howard Goldberg first stumbled upon the idea of documenting the struggles of short males when his acrophobic painter asked him to climb a ladder and change a light bulb. When Goldberg cracked a joke about the guy's height, he realized they were both about 5-foot-3 and around the same age. A frank and honest discussion about what their respective heights meant followed - a first talk of the sort for both of them. . . .
Smaller guys get the short end of the stick Siri Agrell From Thursday's Globe and Mail Thursday, May 22 8:53 AM
Justin Parfitt remembers one man who arrived early for a speed dating event hosted by his company, FastLife, and sat down instantly. Usually, participants mingle before the flirtations begin, but this man stayed planted in his seat until the bell indicated it was time to date. "It turned out he was really, really short, " said Mr. Parfitt. "But he managed to get through most of the evening by disguising it."
Do height-challenged men come up short against their counterparts when it comes to love, work and life? In the new CTV Original Documentary S&M: Short and Male, short-statured filmmaker Howard Goldberg travels the world, exposing the trials and tribulations of life as a short man.
As Goldberg discovers, many endure painful surgery, growth hormones, discrimination and problems attracting a partner as a result of their height.
Montreal filmmaker Howard Goldberg's battle cry at the beginning of his documentary about physically diminutive men is a characteristic mix of earnestness flavored with a dash of self-mockery.
"In the interests of creating self-awareness, I set out to bond with my fellow shrimps," he states. "I discovered a great group of guys who may have stopped growing physically but never stopped growing up inside, where it counts."
Goldberg takes the viewer to France where people, according to the film, are shorter than average and psychoanalyst Alfred Adler, who gave us the phrase, "Napoleon complex" to describe short men . . .
Chris Knight, National Post Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Film review: S&M: Short and Male (2 stars) This film deserves a long review by a female critic, or maybe that wouldn't be fair. Howard Goldberg is no slouch as a filmmaker (at least, I assume he's not slouching), but his racily titled documentary does start as something of a whinge. Short people, its says, got no reason. No, wait, that's the Randy Newman song, which I, the shortest guy in my class until I sprouted into a towering five-foot-eight-and-a-half-incher at age 18, have never liked in the least.
Dully conventional technique exacerbates the shortcomings of this would-be crowd-pleaser about heightism, which premiered in Toronto last month at Hot Docs and now scores a theatrical release. Montreal-based filmmaker Howard Goldberg's concerns about the indignities suffered by diminutive males are not entirely without merit . . .
(Webmaster's note: Correction Mr. Nayman; they are entirely WITH merit.)
The webmasters prepared statement for the hearing before the Massachusetts Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on March 25th 2008 at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
This is Joe Mangano.You know heightism is your quintessential
‘ism’. And I know I’ve said that before,
but there’s no ‘ism’ like heightism, like there’s no business like show
business.I mean let’s face it; let’s be
candid with ourselves, shall we?Heightism
is a situation where we, you, you’re short, most of the people who listen to
this are short-statured people, listen to these broadcasts.We are victims and we have no redress. . . . __________________________________________________
Webmaster takes 'Project Implict' test and Passes! -- Shows automatic preference for the Short of Stature!
The
webmaster talks about his recent trip to Boston and testifying at a state
senate hearing to discuss the possible passage of a bill to make
discrimination in the workplace on the basis of height illegal in the state
of Massachusetts. _________________________
COMING SOON! JOE MANGANO'S POWERFUL AND MOVING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ON MARCH 25th 2008 AT THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE IN BOSTON.
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Strip search: camera that sees through clothes from 80 ft away March 9, 2008 Jonathan Leake, Science Editor
A CAMERA that can see through people's clothing at distances of up to 80 ft has been developed to help detect weapons, drugs and explosives.
The camera could be deployed in railway stations, shopping centres and other public spaces.
Although it can see objects under clothes, its designers say the images do not show anatomical details. However, it is likely to increase fears that Britain has become a surveillance society.
[Webmaster's note: Britain already is a surveillance society, what with well over 4 MILLION cameras in public locations. This would be a perfect location for former policeman Matthew S. Campisi's next 'life-changing seminar'.]
You know, radio silence can be a good thing - sometimes. Sometimes you have to maintain radio silence. But there comes a time when you have to tell what needs to be told. There comes a time when you have to let people know the facts and that's really what's being done for the short-of-stature in these broadcasts. The facts are what you mustn't be afraid to confront. You're a victim, and you should admit that to yourself. You've been wronged as well, and you have to admit that to yourself too. You've been a pawn in other people's games; none of this is that hard to admit. It really isn't when you think about it. Many or most of the short-statured are ashamed like little children. You know why they feel like little children don't you? . . .
. . . And that's what he really meant. You could hear it. And you know something, they wouldn't say this about people who are overweight. You know, somebody asked me about weight and height and how they compare, well, you know when you give a description of someone, weight and height usually follow each other in consecutive order. But they're very, very different and the differences are irreconcilable. The simple fact of the matter is: weight is a choice and height is not a choice. That's the simple truth. You can choose not to be overweight. I understand that some people have glandular conditions. I understand about conditioning. I understand that obesity is a big problem in society today, and that there are different factors that affect how much weight one might carry around on their body. Nonetheless as an individual you still have some control over how much fat you have on your body. You don't choose or control your height.
Gary Coleman once vowed he'd never get married. Well, what do 13-year-olds know?
The 40-year-old former child star has revealed to Inside Edition that he's been married since last summer to a woman who was barely alive when he starred in Different Strokes.
Coleman and Price exchanged vows on the occasion of her 22nd birthday last Aug. 28, on a Nevada mountaintop, the TV tabloid show reported Tuesday.
"Nobody was around but the minister, the preacher, the videographers, the photographer, the helicopter pilot and us, " Coleman said . . .
[Webmasters note: The article goes on to quote his wife as saying that, "he was 10 feet tall to me because he was sweet." The associations of tall height with positives are absolutely relentless everywhere you look. Also, the perceptions of the short-statured as extremely vulnerable is indicated in the way that his wife so freely mentions Colemans temper, "I don't like the violence, I really don't," Price said. "He's got to damage something before his anger stops." It's difficult to imagine any star's wife commenting so freely about violence in her spouse, especially this early in a marriage - unless of course they are divorced already. It's as if she's not concerned about it too much because, 'Oh well, he's not big enough to hurt me anyway'. Hollywood marriages typically are not long-standing affairs in any case. Shall we take bets on when the bliss is going to end and Shannon proudly breathes a sigh of relief -ala Nicole Kidman- that she can now wear high heels again?]
Hello.My
name is Joe Mangano and I’m gonna be talking about discrimination against the
short-of-stature which is referred to as Heightism.Heightism is the belief – usually – that the
short-of-stature are inferior to the tall-of-stature or the tall-ER people or
even average height people.It’s a
long-standing belief among humanity; it’s usually not verbalized, it’s usually
accepted as gospel truth, and it’s usually set in stone and no one questions
it.No one has ever questioned it; no
one has ever said anything about it.The
short-of-stature are victims very much like people of different races or
religions or nationalities who’ve been victims, but no one has ever looked at
it that way and very few short-statured people view it that way.I happen to be one of the few short-statured
people in this world that looks at it that way.I’ve approached short-statured people and many of them, as I’ve
mentioned on other occasions, are in a very bad state of denial, which is
unfortunate.The reason that they’re in
such a bad state of denial . . .
(Webmasters note: The number one most important characteristic of 'Mr. Right' according to this article was the man's height. Not looks, not weight, not hair, not muscles, not money, not education, not health, not race, not number of previous sexual partners. These criteria seemed to be based on information from www.UKdating.com. It was HEIGHT that was most important to these women whoever they were. The webmaster made a comment to this article among about 15 other comments or so. The webmaster's comments have not as yet been posted. We must assume there is some sort of problem with the webmaster's comments as viewed by the 'Daily Mail'. The webmaster will try again shortly.)
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THE CUTTING EDGE
What's Fair?
Equity in Educational Practice
by Gary K. Clabaugh and Alison A. Clabaugh
. . . Short Stature
Height, particularly in men, is another physical attribute associated with negative stereotypes and discrimination. A 1992 study by researchers from Michigan State University demonstrated that short men are often judged inferior to tall men . . .
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Short men: Live it up or live alone
It should be so obvious to woman and short men alike. Short men have it tougher in the dating arena, and really REALLY need to maximize their other attributes to level the field. In other words, they had better have a great face, a stunning body and be very charming. Of course, there is a chance of being labeled with the (inherently false) "Napoleon Syndrome" and hence "overcompensating". However, I, and likely other self-respecting short men would much rather stick up for and improve ourselves and deal with the stigma. The alternative is to be meek and "nice', and still get no dates while be "run over" by society in general. Thanks, but no thanks . . .
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Why do we love tall men?
This excerpt is from the part of "Blink" where I talk about the things that throw off our powers of rapid cognition. I've just been talking about a test--called the IAT--which measures your level of "unconscious prejudice." That's the kind of prejudice that you have that you aren't aware of, that affects the kinds of impresions and conclusions that you reach automatically, without thinking.
Or what if the person you are interviewing is tall? On a conscious level, I'm sure that all of us don't think that we treat tall people any differently from short people. But there's plenty of evidence to suggest that height--particularly in men--does trigger a certain set of very positive, unconscious associations . . .
I am a short person. My mother is short, my father is short, and so are my sister's and my cousins and my aunts. I grew up almost completely unaware of my shortcomings. However, there were a few clues that I was longitudinally lacking. For one thing, I reached my full height of 5'3" before the advent of the Petitie Department. This meant that I had to trim approximately 5 inches of material from every article of clothing I bought. I figure that the exesss material cut from garments purchased between 1958 and 1973 would make a quilt the size of North Dakota.
The prejudice that short men face in society is monumental. It is part of the scenery of life-meaning it is acceptable everywhere one may go. Whether it's the United States, the Orient, or anywhere else in the world, heightism is a worldwide phenomenon that is rarely acknowledged, let alone discussed. Film-makers Howard Goldberg and Ina Fichman tackle this most neglected of topics in their ground-breaking documentary that is soon to be aired titled, "S&M: Short and Male".
(Instinct Films has recently posted two excerpts on youtube. Joe Mangano was interviewed for this first time film expose of Heightism. That's the webmaster being interviewed in the New York City taxi in the first clip.)
This is Joe Mangano.There isn’t a great deal of literature out there about the topic that is the focus of these broadcasts, and that topic of course is heightism.I’ve only found a few hundred articles in the last 6 years or so.So scanty is the information on heightism, that if you did a Google search for the word ‘heightism’ and then did one each for racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other kind of ‘ism’, you could think of, you’d see the tremendous disparity in the number of hits, an almost astronomical disparity.Many of the articles are dismissive of the whole topic.Some even joke about the ridiculousness of even discussing the topic at all, and that really folks, we should get back to more important things, like who won the latest Yankees-Red Sox game or what happened in the last episode of ‘Sex and The City’.
You know, what information is out there, I take and integrate it with my own experience-which is considerable.It’s unfortunate that much of the discourse on some groups on the Internet is of such low quality, but I guess that’s to be expected given the nature of this topic.
There are only a tiny handful of books that have been written about any issues connected with height. One of the most informative books-probably the most informative book out there-if you know how to interpret the information in it-is ‘The Height of your Life’ written by Ralph Keyes. Even though ‘The Height of Your Life’ was written over 25 years ago, it is probably much more relevant today . . .
WIPO in Crisis Over Chief's Age Change Thursday October 4, 10:07 am ET By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer UN Patent Agency Faces Prolonged Deadlock Over Top Official's Age Change
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. patent and copyright body could face two years of deadlock after the United States and European countries blocked its $537 million (378 million euro) biennial budget, while developing countries fiercely defended the agency's top official who used a false birth date for over two decades. . . .
(Webmaster's note: Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Dr. Kamil Idris - it appears gave an erroneous birth date on WIPO personnel records, thus making himself appear older than he really was. It would appear according to the article that his perceived older age allowed him to get jobs and promotions that would not have been available had he been perceived as his actual age. This seems to destroy the myth that, "It's good to look young" - a line which many short-statured people have heard. There are a multitude of short people who cannot rise above their current position simply because they are 'perceived' as being younger than they are and are discriminated against on that basis. And of course there are no protections or defenses for the short-statured as there are with other recognized 'groups'.)
As you can imagine, this was a very difficult time for me. On a daily basis I was called words like "midget," "shrimp," "small-fry," "shorty," and a number of other derogatory terms. Life on the playground wasn't easy either. I was always the last one chosen to play on any sports team. I was laughed at in gym because I was so much smaller than everybody, that I couldn't run as fast as everybody else. Basketball was a joke. I was always pointed and laughed at whenever I had the ball in gym class.
I was so small that the gym teacher wouldn't allow me to climb across the stall bars like all the other children. Instead, I had to climb up, hang for a few seconds, and then climb down. So, again, I was singled out because of my height.
Take all these factors, and it's no wonder that I became a bad student. I was detached and alone most of the time, and the last place in the world I wanted to be was at school . . .
. . . When I hear of studies that conclude that short kids don't suffer psychologically because of their height I know they are mistaken. You see, these short kids have to be tough; to build up a thick skin just to have the confidence to go to school everyday. So, when they're in a study and somebody is asking them whether or not their life is different because they're short, what these kids have to tell themselves and others is: "No, of course, I'm perfectly normal." And this comes out only after a great deal of trust and time is spent with each of these patients, may the truth possibly surface. And, in most cases, it doesn't. . . . Kids do not want to open themselves up to that sort of interrogation in a clinical setting. It's just not going to happen. . . . What bothered me most as a child was that I was treated according to my height and not my age. At age seven, people spoke to me as though I were four or five years old.
Deno Andrews’ statements at a meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, June 10, 2003.
In the same meeting Dr. Margaret MacGillivray in concluding statements displayed a video of a former patient of hers.The patient stated:
You know, you can blow it off when it's just your older brother making fun of you, but my friends and my peers were always saying, "Oh my God, she's so short," and "Oh, you're not old enough to be hear," and like normal people that I passed on the street, or, you know, when I was shopping in the mall didn't take me seriously . . .
Webmaster’s note:Never in this 8-hour meeting was the issue of discrimination or prejudice by society against the short of stature even mentioned or addressed.There didn’t appear to be any psychologists or psychiatrists on the panel either. (I guess they were busy treating those poor disadvantaged Tallers)
This is Joe Mangano.About 2 or 3 years ago I was traveling on a passenger jet -economy class-unfortunately-and I had a seat next to the window.After about 45 minutes or so on the flight, I pressed the button-I think it was a button- that allows you to recline your seat slightly because I thought it would allow me a more comfortable position for the remainder of the flight.As I pressed it and forcibly leaned back I didn’t feel anything move.So I tried again.I finally tried a third time and still I found I could not recline the seat, so I gave up trying and resigned myself to sitting with the seat in the position it was in for the remainder of the flight.I got very annoyed at this but I didn’t make a complaint about it because I’m usually not the type to make complaints about this sort of thing, so I never mentioned it to any of the stewardesses or airline people.But I thought it peculiar nonetheless.Did you ever say to yourself words to the effect of, ‘If I only knew then, what I know now.’That’s a little something we say to ourselves sometimes when we wish we had done things differently in the past, because if we had been in a more advanced state of knowledge we most assuredly would have done differently.It was a couple of years later, not too long ago as a matter of fact, as I was browsing the Internet searching for articles about height and heightism that I discovered the likely reason why my airplane seat would not recline.Before I discuss the reason why . . .
New world's tallest man stands at a towering 8ft 5ins by REBECCA CAMBER
He has spent years shrinking away from the limelight and at school his nickname was 'titch' because he was so tiny.
But Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk has now officially become the world's tallest man standing a t a towering 8ft 5ins in tall.
Measuing an impresive 8incs taller than the previous record holder, Mongolia's Bao Xishun, it has long been suspected that Stadnyk should hold the official title of the world's tallest man.
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Tuesday August 21, 2007
When we were hunter-gatherers a man's height mattered, but does size really matter today? The answer is yes, absolutely, according to Dr. Thomas Stuttaford. No one who wanted a second invitation to dinner or to lecture to a learned society would dare to show any evidence of gender bias, racial or religious prejudices, ageism and (other than the disparaging remarks about toffs that are for some reson acceptable) class prejudice . . .
'Over the top' security sees pilots revolt By David Millward, Transport Correspondent Last Updated: 1:41am BST 08/08/2007
Pilots are in open revolt over what they describe as "heavy-handed" security checks at airports.
More
than 70 have submitted official complaints to the Civil Aviation
Authority while others have voiced their anger on a number of websites.
One
pilot has even left the industry after a confrontation with a security
guard which led to him being arrested, even though he was later cleared.
Many
have registered their anger on the Chirp website, the UK Confidential
Human Factors Incident Reporting Programe. Although independent, it is
sponsored by the Civil Aviation Authority and approved by the
Department for Transport.
One pilot said: "When dealing with
the police one has certain rights and a well-defined procedure if you
are not treated correctly. This is not so with airport security who
seem to be a law unto themselves using the knowledge that you are on a
tight time schedule to ride roughshod over any rights that you might
have."
________________________________________________________________________ N.J. Officer Sues Dept. Over height Harassment Bayonne Sgt. Says He Was Tormented Because He's Short by Christine Sloan
BAYONNE, N.J. (CBS) -- A police officer who claims his fellow officers harassed him because of his height and supervisors did nothing to protect him from the harassment has taken the law into his own hands and slapped the department with a lawsuit.
Sgt. Patrick Burns of the Bayonne Police department said fellow officers at the station tormented him, making fun of him for being short and pinning insulting posters around the headquarters that poked fun at him.
"The Bayonne Police Department is excellent, but there are a few individuals there who have made it their mission to torture Sgt. Pat Burns for reasons unknown to us, " said Patrick Toscano, Burns' attorney.
Burns said officers took a picture of Napoleon, who was said to be only 5-foot-2, and superimposed his face on the body of the French emperor.
NY Police Report Bomb to Frame Activist as Terrorist "By the time the government finds out, you'll be in the hole thrity days" 9/11 Truther is Told by Officer who Admits to False Accusation of Having a Bomb
Aaron Dykes & Alex Jones Prison Planet Saturday, April 28, 2007
Two persons identifying themselves as New York police officers interrupted a 9/11 Truth demonstration on a public sidewalk in front of the new WTC 7 Building to intimidate free speech, stating "Larry [Silverstein] doesn't want to hear it, " before accusing We Are Change founder Luke Rudkowski of having a bomb and that his cell phone was "a gun." . . .
When we were hunter-gatherers a man's height mattered, but can it really matter today? Yes, say the surveys: tall men attract women and are better paid. Dr. Thomas Stuttaford explains why the last of our prejudices refuses to go away
No one who wanted a second invitation to dinner or to lecture to a learned society would dare to show any evidence of gender bias, racial or religious prejudices, ageism and (other than the disparaging remarks about toffs that are for some reason acceptable) class prejudice.
The law has accepted that discrimination on grounds of race, disability or sex is illegal and has recently added age to the categories of prejudices that are not only socially unacceptable but can result in legal consequences. . . .
When a 5ft 6in BBC reporter was sent out to interview a German MP (6ft 4in in her high heels) the production team had difficulty getting them both into the shot . . .
Forget Napoleon, taller men have the shorter fuse by JULIE WHELDON
Ever since Napoleon Bonaparte picked a fight with the rest of Europe, there has been a popular belief that little men are more aggressive. But research suggest it is nothing more than a myth.
Scientists took a group of men of differing heights and gave them a game to play in which they were exposed to deliberate provocation. They found that taller men flew off the handle more quickly than shorter ones.
Researchers concluded that the myth could have evolved simply because when a short person loses his temper it is the first explanation that springs to mind.
The idea that men below average height have fan inferiority complex and try to compensate for it in other ways was put forward by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler.
_____________________________________________________________ Toll Road Checkpoints to Deal With Dissenters Jackbooted thugs given stop and search powers for people suspected of removing tracking tags, arguing with officials merits 6 month jail sentence
Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Tony Blair's toll road surveillance and taxation grid is to be enforced by a new cadre of jackbooted inspectors who will be given powers to stop and search vehicles where owners are suspected to have removed their tracking tags. Arguing with the officials will be punishable by a 6 month prison sentence, according to a leaked government memo . . .
Montreal - Documentary filmmaker Howard Goldberg's latest film is personal. At 5'3", Goldberg stands at a below-average height. And that, he says, led him into his investigation of attitudes towards the short for Short & Male, an hour-long doc that will air on CTV in the fall.
"A lot of people dismiss the height issue," says Goldberg. "But it can be a very profound thing for some men. It has everything to do with who you are, and at the same time nothing to do with who you are."
While some have dismissed the feelings of shorter men as simply "short men's complex," Goldberg delved into research on the topic and was taken aback at what he found. . . .
Why Short People Suffer the Height of Prejudice by Adele Horin
Ever
since King Frederick William I of Prussia formed his regiment of giants
in the early 1700s and discovered that taller soldiers could thrust
their bayonets further, it's been cool to be tall.
Yes,
it's old news that tall people on average earn more, get more respect,
and have higher-status jobs than short people. But you might have
missed the latest disturbing news: tall people earn more because they
are smarter.
If
you are oblivious to this disturbing research by two Princeton
University economists, it must be because you are a tall person. Short
people, such as myself, who live close to the ground and miss little,
devoured the findings with anger and disbelief. The economists, Anne
Case and Christina Paxson, in their paper called Stature and Status: Height, Ability and Labour Market Outcomes,
concluded after looking at four long-running studies in the US and
Britain that taller people are on average smarter, and the difference
in ability is apparent by age three. "Throughout childhood," they
write, "taller children perform significantly better on cognitive
tests."
Little Big Man Getting over our obsession with height. By David Wallace-Wells
In
1712, a first child was born to the militarist prince Frederick William
of Prussia. A year shy of the throne himself, Frederick had high hopes
for his son, the future Frederick II. But the child was "small, sickly
. . . delicate, backward, and puny," writes the journalist Stephen S.
Hall in Size Matters, his engaging new nonfiction picaresque. The
pitiful size of the crown prince was an embarassment to the new king,
but it was also, Hall suggest, a private incitement.
Between his
ascension in 1713 and his death in 1740, Frederick more than doubled
the ranks of the Prussian army-from a considerable 38,000 men to an
intimidating 83,000-but the fugure that concerned him most was not the
size of his army but the height of his soldiers. Modestly built
himself, Frederick had fallen in love with tall men.
This brief youtube video depicts Randy Newman singing and also talking about his infamous song, "Short People" along with a few clips of what appears to be teeny-boppers dancing to his trashy song circa 1978. The now gray-haired and overweight Newman talks a little about why he chose short people to debase in his prejudiced song. According to Newman, since short people don't have cabals after them with regular meetings planning lynching strategy, it is therefore okay to lambaste the little bastards. What he really meant was that it's okay to create garbage, uh, I mean, a song about short people, because he knew instinctively that there would be few repercussions. Imagine a song entitled 'Black People', 'Hispanic People', etc. with similar words like "no reason to live", "go around telling great big lies", "nasty little feet", "little voices that go peep, peep, peep", etc. Imagine ridiculing the physical characteristics of any group like this - AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT. IMAGINE.
The world clearly prefers tall to small, the author of a new book argues. But being short has its advantages, particularly for adults who grappled wit discrimination as children, he explains.
"There is a long history of both positive qualities like moral rectitude that's been associated with tallness," award-winning jounalist Stephen Hall told CTV.ca in a phone interview from Brookln, NY.
"There is a longstanding social association of tallness with fits like strength. I think it's much less important now, but think there's probably a cultural and evolutionary carry over from the early importance of physical size," said Hall, author of "Size Matters."
"Short men thrive in spite of bias, author says"? I guess that makes it okay. I guess that because there was bias against Blacks in the 1950's a few successful Black people thriving makes it okay. Does anybody see the 'Disconnect' here? ___________________________________________________________________________
Oct. 25, 2006
Tall girls, short boys: Using hormone therapy to shape children's height to social norms
U-M researcher provides insight into the use of hormone therapy to alter height during the past 50 years
ANN ARBOR, MI--In the 1950s and 1960s, tall girls were coming up short in life. Viewed as unfeminine and less attractive to marriage suitors than shorter girls, many otherwise healthy tall girls were given estrogen treatment to stunt their growth.
While estrogen therapy today for tall girls is rare, its use to conform a child's height to fit social norms may provide valuable insight into the present-day use of growth hormoe treatment for healthy boys of short stature.
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Do Pretty People Earn More? Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor,
Studies show attractive studens get more attention and higher evaluations from their teachers, good-looking patients get more personalized care from their doctors, and handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts. But how much do looks matter at work?
Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said.
Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the london School of economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge.
The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a delcine due to dependence on technology.
People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added.
The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, uply, squat goblin-like creatures.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - A judge's decision to sentence a 5-foot-1 man to probation instead of prison for sexually assualting a child has angered crime victim advocates who say the punishment sends the wrong message.
But supporters of short people say it's about time someone recognizes the unique challenges they face.
(Webmaster's note: This is the Associated Press report that contained the statements that Matthew S. Campisi a former airport policeman and security guard and his then fake organization NOSSA, Inc. lambasted the webmaster for. Campisi took his website down - www.nossaonline.org - the site that represented the then non-existent incorporated organization, and went into hiding for weeks. Please see 'Statement 1 broadcast', and other broadcasts and articles on this website pertaining to 'NOSSA'.) ___________________________________________________________________________
Think You Have Problems? Consider Primordial Dwarfism
By Ted Twietmeyer tedtw@frontiernet.net 5-1-6
So we think we have problems as adults? A recent special aired on TLC, which is so important I wanted to share it with you. Most of this essay is based on the facts presented by children, parents and doctors. However, I've also included a few comments that were not discussed on the special.
Perhaps to realize our own potential and what we have, we must look at what's it like to be short - REALLY short. We're not talking about dwarfs such as those that played in the Wizard of Oz. Not even the pigmies of Africa. these are special people, of which there are only about 400 of them in the entire world.
DID SCHOOL BULLIES FORCE SIDNEY TO TAKE HIS LIFE? Mother's tearful question after star pupil dies in river
Monday, March 13th 2006, 12:00 AM
A GRIEVING Manhattan mother whose teen son jumped into the East River is being tormented by a heart-wrenching question: Did relentless bullying drive him to take his own life? Keisha Davis said she fears her 14-year-old son, Sidney Hatchett, left his little sister and jumped into the frigid water March 3 because callous classmates made his life a living hell. "He didn't jump into that river on his own account," a tearful Davis, 31, told the Daily News in an exclusive interview. "He was pushed to the limit by the school," she said, standing next to her son's bunk bed and clutching his favorite blue blanket. . . .
________________________________________________________________________________ Strong Inverse Association Between Height and Suicide in a Large Cohort of Swedish Men: Evidence of Early Life Origins of Suicidal Behavior? Patrik K.E. Magnusson, Ph.D. David Gunnell, M.D., Ph.D. Per Tynelius, M.S. George Davey Smith, M.D., Ph.D. Finn Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D.
(American Journal of Psychiatry; 162: 1373-1375)
Objective: Previous studies have found associations between poor fetal and infant growth and the risk of suicide. The authors' goal was to investigate the association between height--a measure of childhood growth--and suicide risk.
(Webmaster's note: Maybe someone should investigate the role of society's prejudices against the short-statured as a cause of heigher rates of suicide among short men rather than searching for a biological or genetic cause. Of course that would never do. Better to search for some inherent flaw in the short man's genetic make-up. "It's his own fault. It's all about how much confidence you have", some 'wise' person might say.)
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Clinical Case (Nov 2005)
Treating Short Stature with Growth Hormone Commentaries by Melissa D. Colsman, MA, and David E. Sandberg, PhD; by David B. Allen, MD; and by Wilma C. Rossi, MD, MBe
Mr And Mrs Malcolm are worried about the growth of their 5-year-old son, David. David was the shortest child in his preschool classes, and his parents worry that, as he enters kindergarten, he may be teased for his shortness. Looking ahead, they fear all kinds of other consequences; competitive sports could be closed to him, and dating and job finding could be more difficult than for his taller contemporaries. Mrs. Malcolm is 5 ft tall, and Mr Malcolm is 5 ft 4 in. They have expressed thier concerns over the course of David's last few pediatrician visits. The pediatrician, noting in David's chart that he has been approximately 3 standard deviations below the mean for height since 18 months of age, refers the Malcolms to Dr Tyson, a pediatric endocrinologist.
Dr Tyson orders several tests to determine whether David's short stature is due to an underlying pathology (eg, Turner's syndrome, renal insufficiency) or growth hormone deficiency. All tests come back negative. After a radiological evaluation, Dr Tyson concludes that David has idiopathic short stature (ISS), specifically, familial short stature; he is short because his parents are short. The Malcolms are relieved that David does not have a serious illness, but their fears and concerns are not abated by Dr Tyson's diagnosis. Mr Malcolm recalls the pain of being a short teen and still feels that people look at him awkwardly when they first meet him. A lawyer, he prefers to do most of his initial client interviews by telephone. . . .
Several years ago, around the time the Food and Drug Administration was considering the use of human growth hormone to treat extremely short but otherwise normal children, researchers were working up the results of a large-scale psychology experiment involving hundreds of middle-school and high-school students in the Buffalo area - including some who were extremely short but otherwise normal. The students didn't know the study was about height. All they knew was that each of them had been asked to be the director of a class play. They were given thumbnail sketches of various characters in the drama - "a good leader." "teases others too much." "gets picked on" and so forth - and were then asked to cast the play by selecting classmates who best fit each role.
If short stature is a ticket to social prejudice and psychological purgatory, which has been the animating idea behind expanded use of growth hormone in the last 20 years, you would have expected the shortest children in the Buffalo study to be lining up to collect their Tonys in victimhood; they would have been nominated by classmates for every beleaguered role: being picked on, behaving shyly, acting withdrawn, being left out. But that , surprisingly, was not the case. . . .
According to Hall the team of psychologists, led by David E. Sandberg at the University at Buffalo, "concluded that a child's stature, whether tall or small, had "minimal detectable impact" on his or her social standing among schoolmates." -- (What people say or write and what they do are very often two different things-especially among children.)
Cosmetic bilateral leg lengthening: EXPERIENCE OF 54 CASES Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Oct 2005 by Catagni, MA, Lovisetti, L, Guerreschi, F, Combi, A, Ottaviani, G
The Ilizarov method for leg lengthening was used for cosmetic reasons in 54 patients with constitutional short stature. A mean lengthening of 7 cm with a low rate of complications produced an excellent or good outcome in all the patients, including improvement in psychological disturbances related to short stature. Those who undergo the procedure must be highly motivated, fully informed and unsderstand the technique and possible complications . . .
Men Tell Tall Tales On Height Study Finds More Men Than Women Overstate Their Height
(WebMD) More men than women overstate their height.
The finding comes from a study of 200 parents (100 men and 100 women). The parents, who were about 38 years old and lived in the U.K., were asked how tall they are.
"On average, males overestimated height while females reported their height relatively accurately," write the researchers in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
How far off were the men's estimates! That varied, but 27 percent overestimated their height by an inch or more, compared with 13 percent of the women, the study shows.
Strong Inverse Association Between Height and Suicide in a Large Cohort of Swedish Men: Evidence of Early Life Origins of Suicidal Behavior?
Patrik K.E. Magnusson, Ph.D., David Gunnell, M.D., Ph.D., Per Tynelius, M.S., George Davey Smith, M.D., Ph.D., and Finn Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D.
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have found associations betweenpoor fetal and infant growth and the risk of suicide. The authors’goal was to investigate the association between height—ameasure of childhood growth—and suicide risk. . . .
Your appearance, good or bad, can affect size of your paycheck
Growing research shows how you look is influential while lawsuits raise awareness
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY
When Jennifer Portnick wanted to be a Jazzercise franchisee, she says, she was denied. The reason: The company had a policy that required exercies instructors to appear fit. Portnick, who weighed . . .
Weekend Edition Sunday, December 5, 2004 NPR's Rob Gifford reports on a recent trend in China's booming cosmetic-surgery industry. Chinese men and women are spending thousands of dollars, and months under medical care, to have their legs lengthened.
(Webmaster's note: There is a 5 minute audio segment associated with this link. Note the musical tune at the end.)
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May 21, 2004 Chinese People's Republic Is Unfair to Its Short People By JOSEPH KAHN
HANGZHI, China - When this northern Chinese city recruited legal affairs officials recently, Chen Hongping figured that they were looking for people like her.
Ms. Chen, 35, is a prim and confident member of the Communist Party. She scored high on the entrance exam, impressed her interviewer and made the short list of 80 finalists, whittled down from more than 600.
She knew her application was in trouble, though, when she was called in for a second physical checkup. Soon she got the bad news: she could not get the job, she was told, because . . .
(Webmaster's note: For those who didn't think such a thing as 'heightism' existed in a place like China just because Orientals are shorter than Occidentals; this article will be an eye-opener.)
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Reaching for growth Use of hormone therapy fuels debate among doctors
By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff | October 4, 2004
Carver - Nancy Hubbard used to push aside her worries that her twin boys were too short. She knew her sons were not destined for great height - she is 4 feet 11 inches, and their father stands 5 feet 1inch. She was grateful for two healthy boys with sparkling blue eyes and broad smiles.
But one afternoon two summers ago, she was watching her identical sons, then 12, during a Pop Warner fotball practice. And for a split second, she saw them differently.
Months later, her sons joined thousands of other healthy boys who receive daily injections of growth hormones to treat what they and their families regard as a lifelong liability: their diminutive stature. Supporters of this treatment describe it as safe, cutting-edge medicine, a way to spare many boys the traumatic taunts of the taller owrld. But critics of this expensive therapy call it "cosmetic enocrinology," and dismiss it as part of an American obsession with sculpting bodies at the expense of building character.
Wednesday May 28, 2003 Posted: 11:36 AM EDT (1536 GMT)
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Oh heck: Hell hath no place in American primary and high school textbooks.
But then again you can't find anyone riding on a yacht or playing polo in the pages of an American textbook either. The texts also can't say someone has a boyish figure, or is a busboy, or is blind, or suffers a birth defect, or is a biddy, or the best man for the job, a babe, a bookworm, or even a barbarian.
All those words are banned from U.S. textbooks on the grounds that they either elitist (polo, yacht) sexist (babe, boyish figure), offensive (blind, bookworm) ageist (biddy) or just too strong (hell which is replaced with darn or heck). God is also a banned word . . .
Short-statured people expose stereotypes Group: Litlle people face discrimination, prejudice every day By Will Krueger (Daily Texan Staff)
Short-statured people should not allow the average-sized world dictate how they lvie their lives, said organizers at the Little People of America's District 8 Regional Conference this weekend at the Four Points sheraton.
"We seek to expose various cities and communities to short-statured people in an effort to break down stereotypes and prejudices that little people face every day," said Paul Olson, LPA's District 8 director. "We encourage doalogue with those we meet to realize that we are normal people from all walks of life."
Remember that popular song "Short People"? Well maybe you're not old enough to remember the 70's too well. Anyway the provisional assertion of the song was that "Short people got no reason to live" . . .
Tall men seem sexier to women and more likely to father their children, say British scientists.
In turn, men find smaller women more attractive according to the National Child Development Study fo 10, 000 42 year-olds in Britain.
The taller men are, the more likely they are to have found a mate and reproduced and the same goes for women who are below average height, 1.62cm (5'3").
No Small Feat For dwarves, the Internet is one big network that helps
Daniel Rosario
"There is so much prejudice in today's society and not enough support for little people," says Matthew Zinni. Not your average 15-year-old, Zinni form North Carolina, USA, has achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism. He has undergone four major surgeries "which is nothing compared to other people with dwarfism". . . .
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Different abilities, not disabilities - The Caseys have no time for sympathy in their busy lives
By MaryHelen Swanson With a promise this story wouldn't be "sappy" and not filled with "sympathy" the Caseys - Bruce and Nathalie - gave approval for a write-up about their visit to North Branch last week.
The St. Paul couple spent the morning in Rush City at the senior dining site and the afternoon with the We "R" Able group at Trinity Lutheran Church in North Branch.
Their inspiring message was dotted with humor and realism putting their audience of over 20 at ease.
In fact, a healthy round-table discussion ensued with folks talking about abilities and acceptance much more than disabilities and differences. Married nearly 45 years, the Caseys apparently are doing things right.
Now, many people would say they have handicaps - Nathalie being born a "short statured person" (dwarf) and being only 4' tall and Bruce having been born without arms and a right hip.
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A Lesson in perseverance ..
By CARRIE FERGUSON Staff Writer
Dealing with the challenges of dwarfism, Bonnie Mullinax aims to teach us all a tale of the human heart
The teacher stands tall at the front fo the classroom on the first day of school.
"do you have any questions?" she asks her new pupils, looking them squarely in the eye.
Long and Short of It: New Medications for Growth Disorders by Margie Patlak
Many homes have pencilled lines on a wall that chart the rapidly rising height of children, and often even the most picky pint-sized eaters will be inspired to chow down if they are told the food will make them "big and strong."
It's a tall, tall world - ethics of giving extra growth hormone to healthy short people - 1993 - The year in Science - Column
Discover, Jan, 1994 by Rosie Mestel
IN A SOCIETY WHERE HEIGHT IS ADMIRED--ESPECIALLY IN MEN--IT'S NO WONDER MANY PARENTS WISH THEIR CHILDREN WERE TALLER. SOME PARENTS, THOUGH, DO MORE THAN WISH. HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE, ORIGINALLY APPROVED FOR SHORT CHILDREN WHO DON'T NATURALLY PRODUCE IT, IS INCREASINGLY BEING GIVEN TO SHORT KIDS WHO DO . . .
I was reading about Ron Paul’s presidential campaign recently.Various articles on the Internet had mentioned the startling way he was dominating the opinion polls after more than one debate with the likes of Mitt Romney, John McCain and Rudy Guiliani and others.The media seemed to be attempting to conceal the fact that his words were very popular among the people.One news source even went so far as to accuse Paul’s supporters of voting multiple times in the online opinion polls thus skewing the results in favor of Mr. Paul.I happened to hear some of what Mr. Paul had said in those debates (courtesy of Youtube.com), and the results of those debates appear to be frightening the heck out of some people in the media and elsewhere.
The bluntness and truth-telling of Mr. Paul seems to be having a wake-up effect on many people concerning the issues he was discussing and just the opposite on the folks that are afraid of the stuff he might be revealing.One interesting video showed a young woman venting her displeasure at the fact that when the moderator had a question concerning healthcare, the only physician among the debaters (Ron Paul) was conspicuously ignored in the question-asking process.When Paul had mentioned that maybe some folks in the Middle Eastdislike us because of something we might have done, Mr. Giuliani pounced on it and got a round of applause.Afterwards, at least one person was attempting to have Ron Paul banned from further debates.When the powers that be see that you’re telling the truth, they do their best to shut you up, that is, if you’re telling the truth about them or anything that could hurt them.Oh, it’s déjà vu all over again!I couldn’t help but notice the parallels with the so-called organization that calls itself NOSSA, Inc. and its cut-and-run specimen of a president.
It is one thing to be banned from a debate among possible candidates for the Presidency of the United States.It is quite another thing to be banished from the prestigious heightism messageboards of NOSSA.Several people expressing opinions that were not quite to the taste of one Matthew S. Campisi, a former $27,000 a year airport policeman suffered this humiliating experience.It is humiliating enough just to post messages there at all.Oh, for shame, guys!It seems that anyone with a head on their shoulders is just too much of a threat for the building inspector from Pensacola.They might come up with some rationales for their positions that are just too intellectually challenging for this former gun-toting,* cowardly creep and his mailroom vice-president.We can’t have the ‘little’** dictators'*** power questioned.That would never do.Speaking of déjà vu, it appears that there is a sort of synchronicity with the times-‘A Sign of the Times'- if I may quote Petula Clark’s 1960’s song-where similar non-related events occur simultaneously or closely spaced in time, even though obviously Ron Paul and Matthew S. Campisi have nothing whatsoever in common, at least I hope not, both for Ron Paul’s sake and the sake of this country.
* Past tense on the gun-toting part—I hope. ** Please pardon that adjective. *** It is almost impossible NOT to be able to pick out Mr. Campisi in this photo. Just picture the one who would look most natural in a police uniform arresting you for spitting on the sidewalk..
What’s that you say, Campisi is president already?Well true, but Campisi is more of a figurehead – no check that – he’s a figure, with no head.There’s no one, absolutely no one that reinforces the sterotypes of short people better than this airport policeman turned building inspector.Take Campisi’s child-like essay-‘Standing Tall Against Discrimination’.Isn’t that a little bit like Frederick Douglass saying something like, ‘Standing Confederate against Slavery?Campisi even duplicated the naming for his podcast series. (which few ears have yet heard-or care to hear)I just can’t get over that photo on their website.On the NOSSA website the photo is cropped on the right side.You can see the photo in full on amazon.com on the page with the building inspector’s masterful book review.Am I dreaming again?Somebody pinch me.YEOW! That hurt! Four people from a short people's organization have a photo taken of them with the Tallest building in New York, and also one of the Tallest buildings in the world, the Empire State Building-in the background.May I speculate here and deign to conclude that the building inspector set up the scene with the Empire State Building in the background?I mean do I detect something Freudian going on here connected to Campisi’s desire to be big? Of course I do.A person like him who claimed to be in the army and who probably needs to wear a uniform and carry a gun when he gets out also needs to be photographed with a Tall something or other nearby-that is-when he's not a gun-totin' policeman anymore.Got to have something around to compensate.Or maybe it’s just a phallic symbol, a sort of compensation for something Campisi hasn’t got. Yet another possibility.But they all have the same theme-Campisi compensating for something.Campisi and his ‘organizatsia’ are truly the Height of ridiculousness and foolishness. I’m just glad that Associated Press reporter asked me for my opinion last year.
But back to banning.
Mr. Campisi has banned more than one person for disagreeing with his agenda on his famous heightism messageboards.One e-mail I received (after my comments on the Nebraska case were publicized) from someone banned stated:
. . . I posted a comment with reasons why I thought you held a correct position (unfair treatment under the law, cruel and unusual punishment when compared to taller men), and that I considered this a good opportunity to introduce the issue of unfair perceptions and treatment of short men by taking the kind of position you took.
I received a response, saying that while I had a right to disagree with them, there were reasons unknown to me that they had to do this for the survival of the organization, or some such thing. Then, I posted another comment asking if someone threatened to stop their organization just for standing on this principle and if so, who?
After that one, I was banned.
When I see a response like that, it tends to make me wonder how much this "survival of the organization" might have to do with this being an opportunity for some people to get money from some other people. If you're serious about this issue, you must be willing to take an unpopular stand when it's called for.
What bothers me is - I'm concerned that this organization may be setting itself up as the "voice of short people" . . . I don't know what that organization thinks it's doing.
Campisi’s banning of people from his messageboards amounted to censorship-pure and simple. People who disagree with Campisi or his agenda are prevented from posting messages. A differing opinion might threaten the former airport policeman. But the bottom line here is simply that:
1.There wasn’t any non-profit incorporated organization in May of 2006 named NOSSA, Inc.
2.Campisi was trying to conceal that fact.
Campisi had successfully concealed it from me as well during this time.
Does Matthew Campisi have any twinges of guilt over this?Probably not.Just one look at that mug of his in the photo on his website speaks volumes. I wonder if Mr. Campisi is still banning people?Probably not.I don’t think he has anyone to ban.Let’s not belabor the point too much though.Mr. Campisi has to get back to his building inspection and devious ways and we have to get back to waking-up the short-statured to not only discrimination but also to people like Matthew Campisi.
On May 25th 2006, I was contacted by an Associated Press reporter asking for my opinion on the sentencing of a minor sex offender in Nebraska*.I called the reporter and had a conversation with him and offered some comments-some of which were publicized by the news media.After the story about the judges’ decision on sentencing in the case appeared on the Internet –as well as comments attributed to me- I received a call from Matthew S. Campisi, the person who had misrepresented the website – www.nossaonline.org to me as being representative of an incorporated non-profit organization, and who was also the person who claimed to be the president of the then fake incorporated non-profit organization . . .
I was walking on the street recently, and I noticed a group of teenagers milling about.There were about seven of them and I noticed that one of them was noticeably shorter (about 5’3’’) than the rest.(I notice these things)He seemed to be a bit ‘left out’ if you want to call it that.All of the others seemed very integrated in the sense that they all seemed vibrant, energetic, albeit a little loud.The short fellow was actually the quietest.One of the others, a kid about 5’11’’, was talking about getting ‘his car’ and driving the others around.One girl (about 5’5’’) suggested that they fit ‘Duane’ in the glove compartment.The others laughed.Duane did not seem to get angry at this, but attempted to change the subject in a rather ham-handed manner.Unfortunately it didn’t work.Someone else in the group made another joke and they went on a roll with it. One of the others grabbed Duane and spun him a little bit, I guess just to show how much more powerful he was.Duane just stood there and tolerated it.What else could he do?He’s just a little shrimp. . .
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SUPPORTFORTHESHORT.ORG!
2007 promises to be the first full year of supportfortheshort.org.Supportfortheshort.org is the only website on the Internet that reveals the truth about life for the short person in society.Heightism is the most unrecognized prejudice in the world and very, very few people are aware of this.Thanks to supportfortheshort.org more and more people are waking up to life as it has always existed for the short statured. . . .
I like to observe people. The best place to observe them is a large city, such as New York for example. New York probably is the best place to observe people if you want to learn about height and the attitudes towards the short individual-especially the short male. The reason is the diverse population. One can notice not merely one ethnic group or race, but many simultaneously. An astute observer will notice similar phenomena with all ethnic backgrounds and races with respect to height-especially male height. . . .
