Is this important journalism? No way. Is it funny as shit? I think so.
I’d rather have media focus on his neonazi agenda
I agree, but also this will effect a different group of voters. I wish all voters were educated and used logic, but many will just vote for the strong man. This guy who’s insecure about his height and needs to wear heels to appear taller next to other people might lose some of those voters when they’re made aware of it. Anyone who cares he’s a fascist has already made up their mind.
Yeah. It’s slightly amusing to see his insecurity laid bare, but really idgaf how tall he is. But I will say this is someone else who lies about pointless things so he will definitely lie about important things.
No one gives a shit that he’s short. We give a shit that someone that already has massive power, and is clutching for much more, is so ridiculously insecure and projects on people he should be responsible for, but instead targets them for harassment and worse. Insecurities play a big roll in bullying.
It’s not that he’s short. It’s that he’s so obviously lying and expecting to be believed.
Almost all the big politicians have PR consultants construct an image and brand for them. Clothing, makeup, cosmetic surgery (like Biden’s recent lifts and fillers). The lying DeSantis is doing with his image is no different than the playbook of any public figure. It’s like the diaper Donnie thing or whatever people come up with. These people can literally shit themselves in front of a live press conference and it doesn’t make a single difference.
Exactly. If he weren’t drawing so much attention to it, nobody would care. He’s not even that short.
Also, the argument that taller people get elected is a post hoc fallacy. Taller people live entirely different lives from short people. They grow up with simultaneously additional expectations and confidence. Tall children are treated as if they are more mature, more advanced, and more athletic. They’re more likely to be eating well at home, getting exercise, and come from taller parents. The perception of maturity creates pressure to take advanced education classes, act as leaders among peers, and make decisions requiring authority, all advantages that compound across generations.
That doesn’t mean a short person couldn’t also experience the same advantageous upbringing due to the circumstances of their birth. It just means that, on average, society has a bias towards taller (but not too tall) people. Voters also have a slight bias towards taller candidates, but putting lifts in your shoes doesn’t give you a lifetime of easy confidence and increased expectations. If anything, it reveals a sense of insecurity and inadequacy, not to mention brazen dishonesty.
It’s also the hypocrisy of banning drag while walking around in high heels every day.
where did he lie? are you suggesting that using aids to alter someones appearance is somehow lying?
