It’s particularly bad in the UK at the moment. The most popular insult for the current PM is to call him short or make fun of his height. And him being conservative means it’s mostly otherwise progressive and left leaning commentators are doing it.
I don’t like the guy, and I would like to see him attacked more based on a whole host of other issues. But mocking him for being 5’6" is just kinda low
Kinda low eh? Interesting word choice haha.
Sorry I couldn’t resist, the set up was just too perfect, but I’m also 5’6" so I can make that joke (and also the context being “wordplay” not body shaming).
Jokes aside though, totally agree, if we’re gonna be calling out body shaming it has to be consistent.
Frankly I don’t think it’s effective anyway unless your goal is to hurt the feelings of the guy and anyone else who reads your comment with body issues like a small dong or short legs, it isn’t like anyone says “well I was gonna vote for this guy because I agree with him BUT he has to use a step stool to change the overhead lightbulb so maaaaaybe I’ll vote for the guy I completely disagree with instead.”