Meaning of heightism | Babel Free

Definitions

A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth.”

“There might be reinforcement of already harmful social evils such as heightism and racism.”

“Given this background, how can dwarfs, beset by beautyism, heightism, and a succession of slights, move toward positive body images and self-esteem?”

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