It depends wildly, but 170cm might be short in the US, especially for some age groups since 175cm seems to be the average for everyone over 20.
From 2015–2018, the average height for males in the United States ages 20 and over was 69 inches (175cm)
For Finland, for males 18+ that average is 177cm. You can be your ass I’m short at 169cm. And you do not want to go “well, in the Philippines I would be above average” lol
Well see that’s why I didn’t go by just US statistics. That link I cited states US statistics as well as worldwide. It would be ignorant of me to make a species-wide claim by using a dataset that only includes 5% of the world population, after all. :)
Could also be the UK, to be fair. The inch units may be different, but both nations use the International Foot.
In any case, I don’t really see the region as being relevant; the meme may be limited to a particular region, but I was objecting more to the whole notion of that stereotype. Which is the same regardless of the unit used.
But even the UK is much taller than the global average and you’d be short at 170cm.
In any case, I don’t really see the region as being relevant; the meme may be limited to a particular region, but I was objecting more to the whole notion of that stereotype. Which is the same regardless of the unit used.
How tall or short you’re considered is dependant on that region. People are comparing you to the people around you, not to global average.
People are comparing based on incomplete data. It may be short for one country, but there are humans in other countries too. If those countries population were all shorter than the other, would that make them short? No, it would simply adjust what qualifies as normal.
For a species-wide judgment one needs a species-wide dataset.
Normality is what you have around you. That’s the context people compare things in, usually. Someone short in the UK might be average elsewhere, but when people say “I’m short” or “he’s tall”, it’s with an unsaid for what I typically see around me implied there.
I fully understand that. I’m not saying people don’t do that; I’m merely saying that it is dumb as it’s an inherently incomplete dataset and therefore not a reliable source of measurement. In other words, I’m talking about what’s objectively normal, not what’s subjectively normal.
Do people do that? Of course they do; I’m a dumbass, not an idiot. But I also don’t like it, and this is why.
I think they’re just keeping up the banter. As in, humourously acting like they don’t get your point just to keep the joke going (“So what if you’re a girl? That’s clearly you rn, just replace them with a short girl. Or are you saying girls cannot study the blade?”). Supporting that idea is the fact that “Study the blade” is a relatively well known internet meme at this point.
But I’m just an unrelated individual inserting myself into a random conversation with little reason, trying to interpret another person’s comment on a shitposting community.
This entire thread makes me so sad. I didn’t expect this level of discrimination here on lemmy. I was even told this was the good part of the internet…
Even the #1 rule of this instance is about being respectful, but somehow, threads like this exist and are highly upvoted, with comments endorsing them.
I saw some of the comments you received on here, and I’m sorry for you.
Thanks. I’m disappointed too. I would have thought the whole notion of Rule 30 (“There are no women on the Internet”) was dead by now. Clearly I am wrong.
I guess I should have known better than to expect some people to be anything less than immature children.
I think it’s really dumb that people think 5’7" (170 cm) is short for males.
The typical height of the human male is anywhere from 5’5"–6’0" (165–183 cm).
5’7" isn’t short; it is stupidly average.
Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/average-height-for-men
Sounds like epic cope from a manlet.
I am 5’6.
Who me? Hell no, bruh, I’m a fucking 5’1" woman. Lol.
I’m a 5’3" woman, but it explains why we don’t think 5’7" is short.
I mean, I’m pretty sure I explained why I don’t think 5’7" is short pretty well. It’s a statistically unsupported claim.
WHAT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU FROM DOWN THERE
^indignant ^squeaks
is bait
Your face is bait.
It depends wildly, but 170cm might be short in the US, especially for some age groups since 175cm seems to be the average for everyone over 20.
For Finland, for males 18+ that average is 177cm. You can be your ass I’m short at 169cm. And you do not want to go “well, in the Philippines I would be above average” lol
Well see that’s why I didn’t go by just US statistics. That link I cited states US statistics as well as worldwide. It would be ignorant of me to make a species-wide claim by using a dataset that only includes 5% of the world population, after all. :)
It does use feets and inches as the measure. That narrows it down a lot.
Could also be the UK, to be fair. The inch units may be different, but both nations use the International Foot.
In any case, I don’t really see the region as being relevant; the meme may be limited to a particular region, but I was objecting more to the whole notion of that stereotype. Which is the same regardless of the unit used.
Edit: A word.
But even the UK is much taller than the global average and you’d be short at 170cm.
How tall or short you’re considered is dependant on that region. People are comparing you to the people around you, not to global average.
People are comparing based on incomplete data. It may be short for one country, but there are humans in other countries too. If those countries population were all shorter than the other, would that make them short? No, it would simply adjust what qualifies as normal.
For a species-wide judgment one needs a species-wide dataset.
Normality is what you have around you. That’s the context people compare things in, usually. Someone short in the UK might be average elsewhere, but when people say “I’m short” or “he’s tall”, it’s with an unsaid for what I typically see around me implied there.
I fully understand that. I’m not saying people don’t do that; I’m merely saying that it is dumb as it’s an inherently incomplete dataset and therefore not a reliable source of measurement. In other words, I’m talking about what’s objectively normal, not what’s subjectively normal.
Do people do that? Of course they do; I’m a dumbass, not an idiot. But I also don’t like it, and this is why.
you rn
No, I’m actually a girl.
Women can’t study the blade?
I…never said that at all. Where did you even get that impression?
I think they’re just keeping up the banter. As in, humourously acting like they don’t get your point just to keep the joke going (“So what if you’re a girl? That’s clearly you rn, just replace them with a short girl. Or are you saying girls cannot study the blade?”). Supporting that idea is the fact that “Study the blade” is a relatively well known internet meme at this point.
But I’m just an unrelated individual inserting myself into a random conversation with little reason, trying to interpret another person’s comment on a shitposting community.
Yeah…I was suspecting as such. Rather immature, if you ask me. Oh well. Shitposting comments on a shitposting community makes sense, I suppose. shrug
My therapist said women aren’t real and can’t hurt me
Wait what? Then who were those people I dated that emotionally crippled me?
they were feds
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This entire thread makes me so sad. I didn’t expect this level of discrimination here on lemmy. I was even told this was the good part of the internet…
Even the #1 rule of this instance is about being respectful, but somehow, threads like this exist and are highly upvoted, with comments endorsing them.
I saw some of the comments you received on here, and I’m sorry for you.
Thanks. I’m disappointed too. I would have thought the whole notion of Rule 30 (“There are no women on the Internet”) was dead by now. Clearly I am wrong.
I guess I should have known better than to expect some people to be anything less than immature children.