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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by omginternets on Saturday April 30, 2022 @06:32PM (#31220091)
Again, I recognize the injustice you are facing. But surely you can recognize that there are important, meaningful differences with respect to racial discrimination?

To put it differently: I object to your sense of proportion.

Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by shortzportz on Saturday April 30, 2022 @10:19PM (#31221523)
No omginternets, you are wrong here. Heightism and racism really is the same thing. If someone who is 160 cm doesn't get the manager job because however is recruiting don't believe his subordinates would respect him because of his lack of stature, then that is just as bad as a black person would't get the manager job because perhaps his subordinates don't respect black people. The point is how limiting the discrimination is, not whatever the historical background was.

In many countries, some jobs are de facto unavailable to short men. Next time you visit a schoolyard. See who the bullied kids are. They might have something in common. It might not be their skin color. It's not talked about a lot because it is taboo. It may be your sense of proportion (haha) that is incorrect.

Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by workOrNah on Sunday May 01, 2022 @02:09AM (#31222632)
> Heightism and racism really is the same thing.

The mental gymnastics is astounding

Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by inkblotuniverse on Sunday May 01, 2022 @07:52AM (#31224248)
'Discrimination bad' is simpler than what's happening in your head, I think
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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by magicalist on Sunday May 01, 2022 @01:32AM (#31222466)
> I don't know whats worse. Slavery and having a chance at contributing to the future gene pool with other slaves or plantation owner's wives. Or not having a chance at all at contributing to the gene pool not because of your skin color but because of your height or the amount in your bank account or not wearing clothes that fit or not deciphering the code she emits, etc... Actually when you are a slave you still have a voice.

I don't even know how to respond to this post but I don't think it's worth having no one respond to it. I'm going with direct.

Being a slave is worse. What in the actual fuck.

Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by Emma_Goldman on Sunday May 01, 2022 @03:27AM (#31222930)
Being a chattel slave is orders of magnitude worse than being short. That you are not able to see that suggests that, perhaps, your personal struggles and disappointments are warping your judgement. You are 'catastrophising'.