Found this on r/short... another double standard.

under_score16 · 2014-03-27T22:59:28+00:00

I will never understand why anybody has to police what other people are attracted to, or try to make someone apologize for it. If a man is only interested in thin women? That's his choice. If he's not interested in a woman who has a sexual history with 10 times as many partners as his own? That's his choice. If he's gay? Also his choice. You're not going to convince someone to be attracted to something they're not, nobody is obligated to be attracted to anybody else.

ILoveHate · 2014-03-28T00:13:11+00:00

You realize women love shaming language. Better to just ignore it and do whatever you want.

RavenousPonies · 2014-03-28T00:56:59+00:00

Or, like me, called sexist for being gay!

FrankP3893 · 2014-03-27T21:59:08+00:00

This doesn't really compare. Men and women often refuse a the opposite sex when they are obese. It shows an unhealthy or lazy lifestyle (majority of the time). Often men won't date women taller than them, no one complains about that. If a woman or man has a height preference that is ok, you can't judge someone by there sexual preference.

Edit: /u/circuitology edited his comments below long after I replied and without adding anything to inform of the edits. Not going to pick through. I do concede height has potential to be an advantage in the work place. I stand by not blaming women or men for their sexual preferences.

bassline1 · 2014-03-28T00:01:09+00:00

except you can actually change your weight

masterrod · 2014-03-27T18:33:21+00:00

This cracked me up.. However it really doesn't matter what the woman says if you're trying to bed her. She'll say she prefers taller men all day, and still sleep with you.

baskandpurr · 2014-03-28T02:22:50+00:00

Being attractive is not a right.

Davethe3rd · 2014-03-28T01:16:53+00:00

I'd like this comic if both the man and the woman in the last panel were fat and then she said "Sorry, but I only date men that are in shape..."

Because that happens too.

nosemaster · 2014-03-28T02:16:12+00:00

I don't see anything to do with men's rights here, this is just a stupid cartoon.

AustNerevar · 2014-03-28T01:15:39+00:00

I think this has changed a lot. A lot of people are more open minded and aren't as judgemental about appearances. In addition, I think more women are respecting the fact that men, just like women, have physical appearance preferences regarding the people they date.

That said, there will always be shitty people out there, male and female, who will reject you because your hair isn't the right shade of red they like.

Although, I'm suddenly having a lot of memories of being passed over because I'm not "tall, dark, and handsome" or at least I didn't think I was...

Regardless, the reasonable, rational thinking adults agree that politely declining someone or avoiding a romantic situation with someone they aren't attracted to. Sorry, but romance doesn't work without attraction. And it's arguable not easy to just modify your preferences regarding attraction.

Charwinger21 · 2014-03-28T02:41:34+00:00

It's because when you comment on something that someone has control over and has failed to change (such as their weight), you are commenting on their personality.

If you comment on something that someone can't change (such as their height), then you are commenting on things that are out of their control.

It's not right, but that's what causes the different reactions.

superangelo64 · 2014-03-28T00:34:35+00:00

I've seen this exact thing play out about a dozen times in the past year.

scottsouth · 2014-03-28T03:40:00+00:00

Bottom panel would of still conveyed a double standard if the issue was still about weight. Women are encouraged, and even made to feel entitled to someone who is thin or fit because they "deserve" it, but a guy seems douchey and shallow if he wants the same (as portrayed by the top panel).

DwelveDeeper · 2014-03-28T09:10:37+00:00

/r/short is a very depressing subreddit :(

Purp · 2014-03-28T12:33:07+00:00

shitty rage comics are making the front page, ugh this subreddit is but a shadow of it's former self

ICanBeYourBoyfriend · 2014-03-28T04:45:37+00:00

YOU GO BOY! *giggles*

Purpledrank · 2014-03-28T08:21:55+00:00

You can replace thin in "man attracted to thin woman" with anything and it will get shamed. Especially if its race, eg: yellowfever, junglefever

undersight · 2014-03-28T10:59:39+00:00

The whole argument is stupid. A person should not feel bad for rejecting a persons advances regardless of what their reason for it is.

2014-03-28T13:23:15+00:00

its even worse for short guys that like tall or bigger girls.

SpecialFester · 2014-03-28T20:11:44+00:00

It's because it's not a double standard. Women don't have standards or concepts of fairness, truth, or consistency. Those are male concepts. They only have "does this narrative benefit me?" And "Do I have plausible deniability if called out?"

ZeCydonianWaffle · 2014-03-28T23:20:54+00:00

Is it really that bad for short men? I mean, maybe if you're a dwarf but I see fairly/moderately short men performing well in society all the time. Feedback, please?

vax0r976 · 2014-03-29T10:24:42+00:00

I LOL'D hard. Its considered sexist, shallow and even cruel to reject a woman for being fat, yet women can reject potential mates all day long for all sorts of "shallow" reasons themselves without any scrutiny.

I say men and women have the right to reject anyone for whatever reason they choose without having to explain themselves or be held accountable to anyone.
Who do people think they are to try and shame a man or woman for rejecting someone he/she just isn't attracted to? The outside matters just as much as the inside when it comes to finding a potential mate. Especially when its a heterosexual pairing which could result in viable offspring. Its your body, your genes, your finite life and happiness. Nobody has a right to try and force you to accept someone you're not attracted to.

toysjoe · 2014-03-28T02:19:38+00:00

"Uh no, it's not possible to lose weight. I've got a condishun. You misogynist."

Twils215 · 2014-03-28T02:59:53+00:00

FUCK yeah

Bartab · 2014-03-28T04:07:08+00:00

More important: People are tall, or not tall, based on criteria they have no control on after the fact.

Being a huge whale is entirely a choice. It is never "geneetiiciccs!!!"

adamwizzy · 2014-03-27T22:28:58+00:00

I have never had someone call me out in the way this comic portrays.

Sexual preference isn't a choice, for example, I am (in general) only attracted to white girls, which sounds racist, but it's not like I've consciously chosen this.

Also, no, everyone shuts down fat people and the only people who get annoyed are the fatties themselves.

scottcohendude · 2014-03-27T22:42:58+00:00

Who cares what fat chicks think? hehehe

Lackrome · 2014-03-27T20:08:08+00:00

This almost never happens. You'll get the same reaction as the top panel on both sides.

Found this on r/short... another double standard.

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Title	Found this on r/short... another double standard.
Author	nottigerwoods118
Upvotes	1049
Comments	189
Date	March 27, 2014 6:12 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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