Jokes about being small

Being small is great in many ways. However there are disadvantages to being small also. Some people like to poke fun at small people by making jokes that reference their height. Small jokes can be entertaining, but can also be a cause of hurt ...
By: Myles Long
 
June 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Being small is great in many ways. However there are disadvantages to being small also. Some people like to poke fun at small people by making jokes that reference their height. Small jokes can be entertaining, but can also be a cause of hurt to shorter people. How vertically challenged people deal with this is important to maintaining self esteem.

Often driven by jealousy, making jokes about a short persons height is an all too common happening. Sometimes deliberately intent to cause hurt, but sometimes in innocent fun, smaller people (just as taller people do) must learn to live with hearing jokes about their height. Shorter males are in a worse position to deal with handling this type of scenario as society deems being tall to be a desireable quality in males. History depicts man being a hunter gatherer type animal, being taller represented more opportunity to survive the challenges that prehistoric life presented. Hence smaller men usually carry a lack of confidence that cause them to struggle to deal with a joke about their height.

Small ladies may also be subjected to attempted ridicule over their lack of height. Likewise it's important that they are emotionally equipped to have the strength to deal with such juvenile behaviour as using jokes about small people. Smaller ladies should be proud of their stature, but may also choose to be cognisant of their clothing so as not to over play their height. At all times they must keep in mind that the advantages of being small far outweigh the disadvantages of being small. Hence coping with the occasional tall person having a joke at their expense should be seen as one of those occasional hazards of being small.

If you choose to tell jokes about small people in public, be aware of the hurt they could cause. Most times it will be innocent fun between friends and small people will not take offence, especially if they are not within earshot. But think before you joke about small people. For some innoffensive jokes about small people and lots more on the joys of being tall, please go to http://www.beingtall.com

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About BeingTall.com - Myles Long is the creator of http://www.beingtall.com an informational guide to being tall.
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