to wish tall people would all F off sometimes

[LaMaG]

OK, I know I am BU. I am 5'3", so not tiny. I went to a gig last night to a group that I was a huge fan of as a teenager and as soon as I arrived I realised there was no televised screen therefore I would not see anything. I should have seen it coming, it was a summer festival tent, not a venue as such with facilities. I moved around a bit eventually catching glimpses of the band every now again only to be immediately blocked again by a big person standing in front.

This weekend I also had my DD's gymnastics display which was a local thing with fold up chairs in a gym. A child sat in front of me and only then did I realise the huge relief I felt as I had been anxious a big man would sit in front and that was it ruined for me. Yes I could have craned my neck and been uncomfortable but DD would not have seen me and she was really nervous and needed to keep looking to me for reassurance.

It just got me thinking of all the times in my life I have paid to see something but just spent my time looking at the back of big stupid necks and shoulders, of feeling like my face was shoved into an arm pit. I have lost interest in live music and certain other things for this very reason but we are supposed to just put up with it, tough luck its your fault for being smaller.

Would it really be unreasonable for allowances to be made. I get there are many working problems with segregation by size but it seems to me that its not completely unworkable. For example there could be a priority viewing area in the front of gigs for people under 5'5", if they chose to move there. Or in a more casual setting, would be it unreasonable to ask - God forbid - that a taller person sits on the back row. I find it hard to believe tall people are all so selfish, I'm sure many would comply but this needs to be organised and normalised. It would be no more unfair than a person paying for a ticket not to see what they paid for.

It's one of those luck of the drawer things. I mean you're probably able to buy kids size trainers and save yourself a fortune so not all doom and gloom.

How disgusting the op and following nasty posts. I am 6ft, spent a lot of my younger life being name called and self concious of my height. I can only fly business or 1st because of the leg room and am in pain in theatres because of no legroom. Sorry but I will stand, sit where I like and so will my 6'5 sons and ignore bullies like you lot!

It sounded like humorous exaggeration to me. Calling OP deeply unpleasant is nasty, though. Why take things so seriously?

Having many times sat in a theatre praying with mixed results for a fellow shortarse to sit in front of me I now won't go to any show unless I've got tickets at the front of a block. Tickets are too expensive to take a chance on a restricted view. You can hardly blame tall folk for their size - a thing which is extremely useful in other circumstances. Old theatres with shallow seat raking are the worst.

See, I find that tall people get lots of consideration about places with limited space and people falling over themselves to give them the aisle, emergency exit seats etc

I think shorter people maybe just want the same acknowledgment that sometimes it’s harder (not necessarily the OP but in general)

I guess the answer for both sides is bookable, payable options in as many scenarios as possible (more extra legroom seats, and wider seats also bookable for those who need them), and people in all camps organise themselves when needed.

I thought it was meant as humorous exaggeration too

I love this

Humourous exaggeration?
Oh yes, calling people selfish because of a physical feature, and describing their bodies as big and stupid is just bants, innit? Any tall people who don't like being insulted because if something beyond their control clearly have no sense of humour and need to lighten up.

Me calling OP deeply unpleasant was just humourous exaggeration.

After reading this thread I am slightly depressed that my family is so ‘outsized’ ‘big/stupid’ ‘giant’ that we aren’t welcome in public life.

For those who are amazed about all the tall husbands out there 5’10 is an average (duh) and I assure you it’s not just on mumsnet people have tall spouses.

I am shaping up to be the shortest in my family at 6’1 and I have daughters, maybe I should have married a 5’1 man instead of 6’5 one to try and even out those tall genes to not inconvenience people. I had hoped that DDs wouldn’t have to deal with the bitchy nastiness that coloured my teenage years but looks like that hope was misplaced.

I’m 5ft 1.5 and have adult size 5 feet. Not all short people have tiny feet.

I think - hope - that generally people are a lot more easy going and accepting of people of all descriptions than they are on here.

The insults on here towards tall people are shocking.

"The insults on here towards tall people are shocking."

TBF there's been some pretty mean posts aimed at both tall and small people on this thread. It's not like anyone can anything about their height, so I don't get the need for the unpleasantness. 🤷‍♀️

This. Short people have been insulted too.

It’s in OP’s original post:

“It just got me thinking of all the times in my life I have paid to see something but just spent my time looking at the back of big stupid necks and shoulders”

This feels like one of those posts that could become a classic…”tall people are selfish”, brilliant 😂

I guess the OP got the bun fight they wanted.🙄

Perhaps the tall posters’ heads are too far away from their screens to read the comments properly

So you were utterly wrong in your post, AND persisted with the tall-bashing insults. I'm really cringing for you @MrsFezziwig

I think the grass is always greener.
I'm under 5ft and I see lots of advantages of being 6" taller than average, over 6" shorter than average, but I imagine tall people might see the advantages of being short.

I get quite claustrophobic and I think as a very short person, in a big crowd that is worse but I think in a small space a taller person might feel claustrophobic.

All the tears on this thread from people feeling victimised for being tall or being short.

You're all tedious.

"I get quite claustrophobic and I think as a very short person, in a big crowd that is worse but I think in a small space a taller person might feel claustrophobic."

Yes, as well as the ability to see the act on stage, another reason I queue early to get on the front is because I'd absolutely hate to be squished in the middle of a load of people. Just watching aerial view videos of huge crowds at open air gigs or festivals gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Being tall on a flight is much more of an issue than being a bit uncomfortable. Tall people can sometimes not physically fit into a plane seat without sitting twisted in an aisle seat with their legs sticking into the aisle, which invariably leads to being bashed in the knees with service trolleys and suitcases. I’m not sure how “gracious” you’d feel in that situation.

Perhaps people should recognise that there are pros and cons of being different shapes and sizes and stop whinging about others impacting them. A bit of empathy wouldn’t go amiss.

I am 5'3", so not tiny.

Shall we remove your daughter from gymnastics, in order to give the disadvantaged tall people a chance?

I'm 4'8 so even at 5'3 you'd be blocking my view! I wouldn't bother going to a gig standing room only as I know it's pointless. It's not just leisure things though, I can't reach top supermarket shelf, I also have to be careful using bigger trolleys as I can't reach things as the bottom of the deepest part. I feel personally discriminated against when all the shallow trolleys are gone

What if a 6’5” father wants to take his children to a theatre or concert? Should they all have to sit at the back where the children won’t be able to see?

Your suggestion is as ridiculous as telling short people to only book window seats on trains and planes, so tall people have the option of sticking their knees/legs into the aisle.

And your contribution is riveting and entertaining.