You're Pretty, You're Just Not Tall and Skinny | The Truth About The Tall Girl Influencer Space

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[00:02:02] Now let's get into the episode.

[00:02:04] This entire episode is actually based on a TikTok video that I found.

[00:02:08] I'm just going to play it right now.

[00:02:10] I know there's layers to every category of diversity issues and whatnot, but I'm going to just say this.

[00:02:15] When it comes to tall people and tall influencers, you only really hype up tall influencers when they are skinny.

[00:02:25] All the videos I ever see of tall girl stuff, tall relatable stuff, like those viral and they become like these tall girl figures is when they're skinny.

[00:02:35] And when they're not skinny, they are fetish, fetish accounts for tall women.

[00:02:42] Is that the only avenue in which we're allowed to exist?

[00:02:45] Do I have to be skinny and not dark skin to be like this tall girl figure?

[00:02:54] Because as someone that, and if you've followed me, you know I've struggled a lot with a lot of fetishization of my height and my body.

[00:03:02] And I also see a lot of tall girl accounts.

[00:03:06] If you look up tall girl, bro, sometimes you will see those fetish accounts of like tall girls using their bodies for like to promote, you know, whatever.

[00:03:13] Reprimandants, I'm not against the only fan girls.

[00:03:16] Do what you got to do.

[00:03:18] But why can't there just be a regular average body tall girl?

[00:03:23] Why are the only options to be tall and skinny?

[00:03:26] And when I mean skinny guys, I really mean skinny.

[00:03:28] Tall and skinny to be relatable or to be, you know, curvier and thicker and tall and then to be fetishized.

[00:03:37] What is the spectrum?

[00:03:40] What is the spectrum?

[00:03:41] I don't fit into one and I do not want to be in the other.

[00:03:44] I'm in this awkward gray space and it can be really frustrating as a creator.

[00:03:50] And I want to dive into this real quick.

[00:03:52] Well, not real quick, but let's talk about it.

[00:03:55] First, let's introduce exactly what the tall girl influencer space is.

[00:04:00] It's essentially a niche community of content creators on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube even,

[00:04:07] who essentially represent and cater to tall women.

[00:04:10] They share their experiences, their struggles, their ups and downs relating to being tall.

[00:04:15] They also share clothing tips and outfit inspo, dating stories, and how to navigate the world with confidence when we literally stand out in the crowd.

[00:04:25] This space is very unique, very niche because we're often overlooked or misrepresented in the media.

[00:04:31] So essentially, it's to showcase, you know, and be representative of the tall girl population.

[00:04:36] But you know, it's not strictly like tall girl content.

[00:04:39] It's also lifestyle content, what they do, etc.

[00:04:42] But it is mostly tall girl related stuff.

[00:04:45] So yes, there are literal tall girl influencers out there.

[00:04:48] And it's funny when people, spoiler alert, there are not tall women,

[00:04:51] say that it's ridiculous to build a platform about being tall.

[00:04:54] But like, if you don't get it, then it's pretty clear that you are not and should not be part of the tall girl community.

[00:05:00] I already told you.

[00:05:02] The girls that get it, get it.

[00:05:04] The girls that don't, don't.

[00:05:06] We're here to represent.

[00:05:07] So bye-bye.

[00:05:09] I ran a poll over on my Instagram because, you know,

[00:05:12] I follow a lot of tall girls and a lot of tall girls follow me, period, point blank.

[00:05:15] And I asked, do you consider yourself to be a tall girl influencer?

[00:05:20] 17% of you guys said, yep, got me a whole community.

[00:05:24] 0% said, no girl, what is that?

[00:05:27] And 83% said, lol, I'm just existing here.

[00:05:30] And honestly, if you're just existing, I love that for you.

[00:05:34] Keep doing your thing.

[00:05:35] I did a poll over on my Instagram yet again.

[00:05:38] And I'm just going to plug my Instagram at a tall girls podcast.

[00:05:41] If you want your opinion, your voice heard on these episodes,

[00:05:45] make sure you follow me over on Instagram so that you can participate in these polls.

[00:05:50] But I did ask you guys, do you think tall girl influencers are real, quote unquote, real influencers?

[00:05:56] 57% of y'all said, hell yeah, I keep up with them a lot.

[00:06:00] And that's on period.

[00:06:01] We love that.

[00:06:02] 4% said, not really.

[00:06:03] 39% of you said, depends on the content they post, which honestly makes a lot of sense.

[00:06:08] Some popular tall girl influencers include the Worth twins, Natasha Burns, and Blissful Ellie.

[00:06:16] And what do these influencers slash creators have in common?

[00:06:19] Well, there's two, but we'll just cover one thing.

[00:06:22] They're skinny or slim.

[00:06:24] I'm probably going to use those two terms interchangeably because I don't know,

[00:06:28] I don't really like the term skinny that much because I've been ridiculed for that when I was younger.

[00:06:33] So, but for the purposes of this video, I'm just going to use those two interchangeably.

[00:06:39] Which brings me to the next point that the creator made about, you know, hyping up tall women who are skinny.

[00:06:45] You're pretty, you're just not tall and skinny.

[00:06:47] That's essentially what social media is telling tall girls, especially with the basic outfit,

[00:06:52] because being tall and skinny is the outfit trend.

[00:06:55] Last time I checked, an outfit is something that anyone can wear, not a body type.

[00:06:59] But okay.

[00:07:01] It kind of brings me back to that trend that's like, oh, is the fit good?

[00:07:05] Or is she just skinny?

[00:07:07] Where people of different body types would try out like different outfits that celebrities,

[00:07:12] especially women who are on the slimmer or skinnier side are wearing.

[00:07:17] I mean, some of the outfits that they had were kind of ugly, but people are saying, oh, she looks good.

[00:07:24] So people are saying, okay, are they just saying that because the outfit is actually good?

[00:07:29] Or is it because she's skinny?

[00:07:31] So people of different body types would basically replicate celebrity outfits to see if it was,

[00:07:36] to see if the outfit was good.

[00:07:37] And most of the time it really is just because the celebrity was skinny or slim.

[00:07:43] All right.

[00:07:44] So what's the hype with being tall and skinny?

[00:07:46] When exactly did this standard start?

[00:07:48] Of course, with modeling in the 70s and 80s, because that industry favored women with tall,

[00:07:54] slender bodies to showcase clothing like Twiggy.

[00:07:57] I mean, she's not tall, I believe, but the name stood out to me because twig, twiggy, skinny,

[00:08:03] you know what I mean?

[00:08:04] But essentially, Twiggy set the bar for this ideal.

[00:08:08] And this persisted into the 80s and 90s with Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.

[00:08:13] So that tall and thin ideal also became popular in mainstream media and advertising.

[00:08:18] Perpetuating the idea that tall and thin means beauty and worthy of attention.

[00:08:25] And essentially, this kind of rolls over into the social media world where this ideal is

[00:08:30] basically prioritized, especially on Instagram and TikTok.

[00:08:34] A lot of the creators who are tall, but on the slimmer or skinnier side get a lot of positive

[00:08:41] engagement.

[00:08:42] So they get likes, they get positive comments like, oh, you're literally perfect or you're

[00:08:48] beautiful.

[00:08:49] And this is especially in the videos where they show their body.

[00:08:52] Okay, not in an inappropriate way, but you know, when they do outfit videos, styling videos,

[00:08:58] or they're just like on the screen, but you can see a lot of their body or like their whole

[00:09:03] entire body.

[00:09:03] And because of this constant engagement, the algorithm essentially starts pushing it out

[00:09:08] more and more people see it.

[00:09:10] And you know, that kind of like perpetuates the idea that kind of insinuates the idea

[00:09:15] that tall and skinny is cute.

[00:09:17] Tall and skinny is beautiful.

[00:09:18] And that's it.

[00:09:20] I asked you guys over on a poll on Instagram, do tall girls have to have a certain look to

[00:09:26] gain huge amounts of popularity on social media?

[00:09:29] 25% said not really.

[00:09:31] It's about gaining a community.

[00:09:32] And I honestly agree with this because with social media nowadays, it's all about representation.

[00:09:41] You know, following people who look like you, following people who have the same struggles

[00:09:45] as you.

[00:09:46] So I definitely agree with that.

[00:09:49] 25% said, yeah, the masses like what they like.

[00:09:52] And half of you guys said it depends on the content that they post.

[00:09:55] Now that's not to say that they don't receive mean comments or hateful comments because there

[00:10:00] are some people out there that just really don't like tall women.

[00:10:04] But in my opinion, I feel like tall and thinner girls are more likely to receive more positive

[00:10:10] engagement overall or more than a tall career creators or tall curvy creators may get less

[00:10:18] engagement or more hate comments or more mean comments.

[00:10:23] So do tall curvy girls receive more criticism than tall thin girls?

[00:10:28] Honestly, it depends.

[00:10:29] But based on society's beauty standards for tall women or just women in general, I'd say

[00:10:34] that they're more likely to receive it both online and offline.

[00:10:37] I actually found a video of a kind of tall curvy creator asking tall curvy girls about

[00:10:44] their struggles.

[00:10:44] And I'm just going to play the video right now.

[00:10:46] This is an important question for all my tall curvy girls.

[00:10:49] What has been your biggest struggle being a tall curvy girl?

[00:10:51] Is it feeling feminine?

[00:10:53] Is it comparing yourselves to society's standards?

[00:10:56] Is it healing from yo-yo dieting?

[00:10:58] Let me know and I will find the answers to your problems.

[00:11:01] I'll do the research so you don't have to.

[00:11:03] And to be honest, the comments are kind of sad.

[00:11:06] One said that the boys in her class called her a linebacker.

[00:11:10] Another said that she's scared that men will think she's fat.

[00:11:14] And I'm not gonna lie.

[00:11:16] There's a common denominator here.

[00:11:18] And the rudeness comes from men.

[00:11:22] But that's a topic for another day.

[00:11:25] Anyways, but both online and offline, it seems like tall curvy women are figuratively hit a

[00:11:33] little harder because of a quote-unquote double whammy.

[00:11:36] Because already being tall, yes, not everybody hates tall people.

[00:11:39] But you know, people perceive us in a certain way because a woman is tall.

[00:11:44] But then they're on the curvier, more plus size realm as a woman.

[00:11:48] But what if there was a way out?

[00:11:50] How, you may ask?

[00:11:51] All you have to do is be fetishized.

[00:11:54] And actually, that's something that the tall creator in the beginning brought up.

[00:11:57] I'm gonna replay that part again.

[00:11:59] And when they're not skinny, they're fetish accounts for tall women.

[00:12:06] Is that the only avenue in which you are allowed to exist?

[00:12:09] Do I have to be skinny and not dark-skinned to be like this tall girl figure?

[00:12:17] Because as someone that, and if you've followed me, you know I've struggled a lot with a lot

[00:12:22] of fetishization of my height and my body.

[00:12:26] And I also see a lot of tall girl accounts.

[00:12:29] If you look up tall girl, bro, sometimes you will see those fetish accounts of like tall

[00:12:34] girls using their bodies for like to promote, you know, whatever.

[00:12:38] I'm not against the only fangirls.

[00:12:40] Do what you gotta do.

[00:12:42] But why can't there just be a regular, average body, tall girl?

[00:12:47] But I've done quite a few episodes talking about how tall women are fetishized, sexualized,

[00:12:52] you name it.

[00:12:53] And I'm likely gonna do another one in 2025 just from a different lens.

[00:12:57] I asked over on Instagram, do tall, curvy, plus-sized girls face a lot of criticism offline

[00:13:04] and online?

[00:13:06] 33% said, yeah, but that's low-key all tall girls in general.

[00:13:11] I kind of understand that.

[00:13:13] 39% said, yep, even more than the ideal type of tall girl.

[00:13:18] 11% said, no, tall women are treated well.

[00:13:21] And 17% said, depends on the context.

[00:13:25] But, uh, yeah, tall, curvy women, if you don't fit it to the mold, just over-sexualize yourself

[00:13:31] on social media and make money off of it.

[00:13:34] Yep, people make money off of that.

[00:13:36] No tea, no shade though, because groceries, especially as a tall person, is way too expensive.

[00:13:41] But, yeah, just in general, curvy, more plus-sized women are sexualized.

[00:13:48] Not just tall and curvy or tall and plus-sized women.

[00:13:51] It's just sad because it seems like as a tall and curvy or just in general, a curvy or more

[00:13:56] plus-sized woman, you can get quote-unquote positive attention.

[00:14:01] If you're sexualized, fetishized, objectified, hyper-feminized, all the eyes.

[00:14:08] And then a lot of women end up doing this for money.

[00:14:10] And like I said before, no tea, no shade.

[00:14:13] I'm just saying that with that, a lot of people think that it's okay that, okay, if

[00:14:17] these tall, curvy women, tall, plus-sized women are doing this, and I can say stuff like this

[00:14:23] under their page, that I could just do that to any tall and curvy or any tall, plus-sized

[00:14:29] woman.

[00:14:29] It's okay to sexualize any tall women, tall, curvy women.

[00:14:33] It's okay to fetishize them.

[00:14:34] And it's like, as tall women, some of us don't want that to happen.

[00:14:39] Like, we're out here just trying to exist on social media, you know?

[00:14:42] Build communities.

[00:14:43] But I think a great thing is not everybody, you know, hates on tall, curvy women.

[00:14:49] Some of them actually use their platform to build strong communities from it.

[00:14:54] And there's other tall, curvy women who feel confident, who feel good about themselves,

[00:14:59] who feel good about their body because of these creators.

[00:15:02] And that is honestly so amazing.

[00:15:05] Now that we got that out the way, I just want to bring up a different issue.

[00:15:08] I want to ask, is being tall as a woman acceptable if you're thin?

[00:15:13] We all know the whole thing with, oh, being tall as a woman is a bad thing.

[00:15:17] But with how society views tall, curvy, tall, plus-sized women versus how they view tall,

[00:15:23] thin, tall, skinnier women, you kind of have to ask.

[00:15:26] But if you know anything about me, if you know anything about this podcast, you know that

[00:15:30] we're all about being tall.

[00:15:32] We're all about loving our height.

[00:15:34] We're all about feeling confident in our height.

[00:15:36] The truth is, tall women come in different shapes, sizes, and vibes.

[00:15:40] And let me tell you, we slay in every single one of them.

[00:15:44] Period.

[00:15:45] Make sure you send this to a tall queen who needs to hear this.

[00:15:47] So in summary, people are more likely to hype up the thinner, the skinnier, the slimmer

[00:15:53] tall girl influencers.

[00:15:54] But that's just a standard overall.

[00:15:57] As a woman, if you're on social media and you're showcasing your body appropriately, or

[00:16:04] even inappropriately, but let's just say appropriately, people tend to favor the thinner, the skinnier,

[00:16:10] the slimmer woman.

[00:16:11] Because, I mean, I guess that means that they're fitter, more attractive, survival of the fittest,

[00:16:16] all that stuff that I don't understand because I didn't pay attention to that in my sixth

[00:16:20] grade science class.

[00:16:22] I feel like a lot of the backlash, a lot of the criticism towards tall, curvier women

[00:16:27] come from men.

[00:16:28] But that's just me.

[00:16:30] Because it's all about what they find attractive, right?

[00:16:32] Wrong.

[00:16:33] Okay?

[00:16:34] Honestly, what's most important is that we build strong communities of people who look like

[00:16:38] us, people who are like us.

[00:16:41] That's the most important part.

[00:16:43] If you're receiving hate from people in the outside world, online, social media, if they

[00:16:48] don't look like you, they have no reason to comment on your body.

[00:16:52] Do not listen.

[00:16:53] If it's not your doctor and they look absolutely nothing like you and they're making these rude

[00:16:59] comments, he's making these comments about your body, you do not need to listen to them.

[00:17:03] So yeah, that is my two cents.

[00:17:05] Thank you so much for tuning into this episode.

[00:17:07] I really appreciate it and I appreciate you.

[00:17:09] Of course, as always, feel free to hit me up on my socials are going to be linked below

[00:17:13] and let me know what you thought about this episode.

[00:17:16] And just think about the whole topic in general of tall, skinny, tall, thin influencers.

[00:17:22] If you're a tall, curvy girl, also feel free to share your experiences.

[00:17:25] I would love to hear it in the comments, in my DMs, whatever it may be.

[00:17:29] And until then, I'll catch you in the next one.

[00:17:32] Good night and goodbye.