| Definitions | heightism
noun
- (informal) A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination; based on the belief that short statured or unusually tall people are inferior and undesirable.
- 1976: Robert Marsh Kloss, Ron E. Roberts, Dean S. Dorn, Sociology with a Human Face: Sociology as If People Mattered
- :It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth.
- 2001: James C. Peterson, Genetic Turning Points: The Ethics of Human Genetic Intervention
- :There might be reinforcement of already harmful social evils such as and racism.
- 2005: Betty M. Adelson, The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation
- :Given this background, how can dwarfs, beset by beautyism, , and a succession of slights, move toward positive body images and self-esteem?
Etymology: From height + -ism
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