So Tall Women Make People Feel Uncomfortable? | Why People React Differently to Tall Women

There are people who have a problem with tall women, whether they show it through transphobic comments, microaggressions, or even passive aggressive questions. And if you're a tall girally tuning into this right now, I'm sure you understand, like when strangers give us weird looks, or when coworkers treat you differently than other coworkers, or when family members make comments about your height and body. At the end of the day, we all have the same question, why why do people do this? Why do people act a certain way towards us because of our height? Well, it's because we make some people feel uncomfortable and we're going to talk about this today along with how that kind of ties into people being intimidated by us. So without further ado, let's get into it. Good morning, everybody. You are currently listening to a Tall Girls podcast hosted by a tall girl named India. I hope everyone who is tuning in today is doing super fantastic. 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But if you hear some like ongoing fan no woy's in the background, just know it's because I'm trying not to pass out while recording this episode. Anyways, today we're going to talk about tall women making people feel uncomfortable. How they're high. It makes people feel uncomfortable. I do briefly want to touch on the whole intimidation thing, even though at some point in time and like the next few weeks, that's going to be an episode of its own. But if you're a tall woman or a tall person in general, it's pretty common for people to tell you that you're intimidating, and if that's ever happened to you, common below and for the most part, it's not really meant in a rude way. It doesn't really speak to your character necessarily, not like you're mean or like unfriendly or anything like that. It's almost always it's usually like, oh, when I first saw you, I thought you were intimidating or I was intimidated by you, especially if you have an RBF. It's pretty common for people to tell you that when they first get to know who you are, because after they get to know who you are, they're kind of like, oh, like, she's actually not that main or rude or scary or anything of that sort. And that's, you know, typically what most people say. Let's listen to a few experiences. If a man tells me, you know, oh, I think you're intimidated, you intimidate me, I'm gonna thank you. Wek automatically, that's just me like you, wait, I can beat you up at something you scared of me as something like I'm a woman. So I'm six foot three and like, I always wondered why people are so intimidated by me, because, like I try to be kind, I try to be nice, understanding, but like now I have some friends who are women who are six foot three, and like, I kind of get it now, like they're the same height as me, But I feel a little intimidated. I can only imagine what it would be like to have someone like a foot taller than you. It must be pretty intimidating. Now, let's take a look at some of the comments under these videos. One person said, I mean it's a bit intimidating when someone is twice your size and stronger than you. Another person said, I tell people intimidation rests in the mind of the intimidated. I can't make you feel anything. That's a you problem, period. Another person said, I'm six'. ONE i had a new guy at my old factory job say to, me, oh you think because you're taller than, me that you're stronger than, me BECAUSE i suggested you lift a metal part for the machinery with his legs and not his. Back so with these, comments the whole intimidation thing kind of has to do with a few, things one of them definitely being, sized which is honestly understandable when somebody is like not even, somebody something, too an animal OR i don't, know whatever it may, be they're significantly larger than, you bigger than, you then, yeah a towering presence can be a little, Scary so that can be understandable to What i'm trying to. Say but then we also have the other side where it's like there has to do with some type of, insecurity and the insecurity thing was also like a pattern in some of the videos that were played. Earlier but the whole intimidation versus insecurity thing is going to be like a whole separate topic for another. Day but if you're a toe woman and anyone has ever called you, intimidating just know that it has more to do with their insecurities and less to do with who you are as a. Person BUT i definitely do believe that there has to be some sort of distinction there because, again in my, opinion AS i said, BEFORE i understand the whole intimidate when it comes to, size, Right but if we're going into things like unapproachable or even the whole passive aggressive comment from one of the comments that was under one of the videos from earlier that's, like, oh you think you're stronger than me just because you're, tall or just because you're taller than. ME a tall woman's presence can sometimes make people feel, uncomfortable not necessarily because we're, tall but because we challenge people's expectations of what women are supposed to look like and how much space they're supposed to take. Up, again even going back to the comment about lifting up the piece of, metal and, YES i know we keep going back to, that BUT i mean it's an amazing example of how people react when some people may be like uncomfortable with a tall. WOMAN i mean she literally gave a. Pointer she gave a good. Tip because if you're lifting something heavy and you're like bending over and you're more so like using your back to lift it, up then that can cause an. Injury like they even say that at the, Gym like when you're doing like your squats or whatever type of, exercises you don't necesscessarily want to engage your back too. Much you want to like incorporate your legs, too to again prevent the risk of like an injury or some type of. Strain so she gave you a helpful, pointer especially because she said it was a new, guy so he was new to the. Job he may not have known like what he was. Doing he may not really know what's going on or how things, operated how to do. Things there she's giving a, tip and he was just automatically like not even like, oh thank you or, this, that and the third he was just, Like, oh you think because you're taller than, me you're stronger than. Me where did she ever say? That when did that ever come? Up how did you get that? From please lift with your legs rather than your. Back that is absolutely. Absurd so he was already, angry he was already, Resentful he was already pressed about her height before like any of that ever. Happened like that was just that's just, weird. Okay and that's WHY i also talk a lot on this podcast about people trying to humble tall, women people trying to bring them down because they, think, oh like she's. Tall it's also partially because they also want to be, tall or they view height as like a good, thing and because they don't necessarily have that or have as much as that tall. Woman maybe they're shorter or maybe around the same height as a tall. Woman they're like annoyed by that and so. Forth so they feel, like, oh like she thinks she's all that because she has something THAT i, want something THAT i view as, great And i'm gonna bring her down and make her feel bad about it BECAUSE i feel bad about the fact That i'm not tall like. Her it's like a whole sick. Situation BUT i talk a lot about how people try to humble tall, women how to how they try to like bring them down or make them feel bad and so, forth and it's like that is a prime example of how some people try to do that and what they do when they feel uncomfortable around tall. Women the thing, IS i will definitely say that in twenty twenty six is a lot. Better, however we still have a long way to. Go but society is used to women being, smaller, shorter more, petite and physically taking up less space than a, man or at least they want it that, way and when people notice that something doesn't really fit into their, expectations they act. Weird some people just don't know how to just be, like, oh, okay like that's a tall woman and let it. Go like it's like seeing somebody with super bright like yellow hair or bright pink, hair bright blue hair in. Public like some people just walk right past and it's like, okay like that's what they want to. Do like, okay like that's what you want to, do and that's, Great and some other people feel the need to stop and point take pictures or ask like why do you have it like? That like some people just don't know how to move on with their, lives is What i'm trying to, say or just mind their own. Business and that's when they start to act weird because in a, way tall women kind of question or debunk what they've been taught about, masculinity like, height having, height that's something that a man is supposed to, have not necessarily a. Woman that's when they kind of go straight into the microaggressions and the comparisons and so. FORTH i actually found A reddit post titled tall people Make me feel, uncomfortable where a shorter woman describes how she feels weird standing next to tall. People and she later said in a response comment to somebody else saying that tall people in, General LIKE i guess being around them bothers her tall women make her feel invisible and, uncomfortable mostly due to a different. Posture and, AGAIN i think a lot of this has to do with the own person's. Insecurities you, know she used the words invisible along with, Uncomfortable like why does a tall woman make you feel? Unvisible that's kind of like what they need to start asking themselves to get to the root of, that you, know, question to get to that. ANSWER i don't remember how tall she, is or even if she like said anything about her height or how tall she is in that, Post but why do you feel like the tall woman makes you feel? Unvisible you, know and? Uncomfortable and then that, also that feeling is what sparks people to act out and react and do the microaggressions and the comparisons and trying to humble tall women and so. FORTH i don't even think it's a thing of them being uncomfortable with tall. WOMEN i think it's the thing of them being uncomfortable within. Themselves there's this TikTok video OF i Think she's a Tall girlly who made a really really good point about how being, tall especially being tall as a woman definitely filters out the insecure. People being tall does not make dating, Harder it just filters out the wrong people. Faster because, again having high as a tall woman just brings something out of. People and the ones who call you the, names the ones who make the comments and all that, stuff those they're events that's eventually going to. Happen they're going to show their true, colors whether they're accepting of that or, not whether they're you, know secure within. Themselves so if they are insecure within, themselves within their, bodies within their height and so, forth that's going to show at some. Point AND i think that's a very good point that she said, that you, know being tall as a, woman it literally filters out the good people from the bad. People some people may retreat and stray, away while others may be passive. Aggressive that's where the microaggressions come. In they do the, comparisons they do the, humbling they do the shady comments because we challenge the norm and some people are just not used to. That so why do people act a certain way towards? Us why did they treat us the way they? Do why did they say the things that they? Do we might make them feel, uncomfortable and in a, way they kind of feel like you have the upper hand over their emotions because you make them feel. Uncomfortable so they're, Like, okay let me go make this person feel uncomfortable to show THAT i probably have the upper. Hand everybody's, different you, know just be safe out they're tall. Girlies this is probably going to be a bit of a shorter, episode BUT i think it's like a very interesting idea or introductive idea to definitely explore about how tall women do make some people feel, uncomfortable because even like a red, title tall people make me uncomfortable like, that that's SOMETHING i feel like we definitely don't hear a lot. About we more still hear about the intimidation and the, insecurities but not necessarily like feeling like. Uncomfortable and when we hear the word, uncomfortable we think, like oh my, gosh like do they think we're going to attack them or? Whatever so forth and so, On Like, no you just make them feel uncomfortable about. Themselves it's not literally like you making them like feel uncomfortable about. YOU i hope that makes. Sense you make them feel uncomfortable about themselves because you're challenging their expectations and their thoughts about masculinity and so. Forth and when people are, uncomfortable they just act. Out SO i hope that made. Sense thank you so much for tune to get into this. EPISODE i really appreciate, it AND i appreciate you of course as. Always feel free hit me about my socials that A Tall Girls podcasts and let me know what you thought about this. Episode have people told you before that you make them feel? Uncomfortable have you heard about tall women tell people making others feel? Uncomfortable maybe shorter people feel, uncomfortable or just tall women making everybody or other people feel? Uncomfortable, like what are your thoughts? Like share your stories and so. Forth this is a space to kind of talk about those. Things you can comment wherever you're tuning into this, episode or you can send me A dm or even an email Atg podcasts upnat gmail dot. Com thank you so much again for tuning in up to this. Point and if you're stuck in the heat wave this, summer please be safe AND i will catch you guys and the next. One good night and. Goodbye