The future is stupid. Asking tall people to reach things is now a microaggression | Not the Bee
In the never-ending quest to find new and exciting things to be offended by, the microaggression crowd has found their latest source of outrage.
That's right, a new way to be offended over nothing. In this case, asking a tall person to reach something off the top shelf in a store.
Yes, this is a real post from Threads, and this lady is a "certified life coach." She's only 5'10", which makes this all the more confusing.
Anyhow, I know tall people who have experienced this before, and I've heard mixed reviews on how they feel about it. I wouldn't say any of them are as offended as the woman above, but it does sound like it gets annoying after a while. It also sounds like many of my tall friends actually enjoy being used by short people, as it makes them feel slightly superior.
I'm not a big believer in microaggressions. In my youth I faced real aggression, and so did friends. (Like spending the evening in the Emergency Room aggression.)
Not the Bee even offers up the perfect 2025 solution to this "problem."
If you don't want to help a random stranger at the store, then you're gonna have to turn into one of those people who wear AirPods when they shop.
And just because it popped into my mind while typing this, here is a link to the song "Short People" by Randy Newman.
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason to liveThey got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes on their nasty little feetWell, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people 'round here
It's one thing to be near the person needing help, like in the same aisle, but if they go looking for someone, they should find an employee, which, sadly, might be difficult depending on the store.
ReplyDeleteI'd help if someone nearby asked, but I wouldn't walk across the store to help. I seem to remember someone asking for help once, but it was as long time ago.
Usually if someone asks its because I'm in the same aisle. That might be because Midwesterners are too polite to impose on someone that way.
DeleteAs I said, I'm not a big believer in microaggressions. As Chris Rock said, if you think that words hurt, it's because you've never been punched in the face.