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Alf,
I am most definitely a Big Guy Chick. Always have been!
posted by
WHAMENATOR
on April 27, 2005 at 3:45 AM
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Size does matter
Size seems to matter a great deal to Americans.
Over here we are constantly being told by insecure Americans that virtually everything in the States is much, much bigger - ie better.
Texans seem most prone to this type of bragging.
posted by
Limey
on April 27, 2005 at 2:44 AM
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Thanks for reading word smith...
Always nice to get an island perspective.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 26, 2005 at 10:39 PM
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I am taller than the average woman at
almost 5'9, yet nowaways, I hardly ever think about it. I think those of us who are lucky grow into ourselves, we become comfortable in our skin. I think it used to bug me during childhood that I was taller than everybody else. Thinking back, I don't even remember when it ceased to matter. I guess when the other kids caught up in puberty. The only time I get annoyed is when we get imports from Asian countries and I attempt to try on a large shirt that I can barely get my arm to fit into. 
I guess I haven't answered your question. All I can say is that small women are thought to be cute, but I've never felt that any oriental I have met had any height problems. They always seem to have their stuff together.
posted by
word.smith
on April 26, 2005 at 7:16 PM
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thanks for enlightening me...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on April 26, 2005 at 12:01 PM
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Marshallengraved...
I believe 5'9" is approximately 1m78cm
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 26, 2005 at 7:53 AM
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Thanks for enlightening me about my height...
just one more question: what does 5''9 correspond to in meters? Thanks...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on April 26, 2005 at 3:29 AM
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Here's my perspective with a bit of a slant...
Does size matter when we're talking about breasts???? Hell yes! I'm a woman with large breasts. At an early age, I realized that this was important, not just to men but to women as well. It's the first thing men notice about me. It 's the first thing women envy about me.
Like Talion said, even if the woman is younger and prettier, she takes a look at my chest and sighs wistfully. I've never flaunted my breasts or made a point of wearing low-cut revealing blouses...but don't fault women who do...to each his own.
Size matters here in America, where we treasure youth, big boobs, large penises, hot, rippled bods, etc. {{Yes, Norseman, you think too much but don't worry about it...it's what makes you you}}
posted by
Passionflower
on April 25, 2005 at 5:23 PM
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Well, considering I'm 5', I have no room to talk, but I like my men tall,
but not big and fat. 
posted by
Ariala
on April 25, 2005 at 5:19 PM
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Whammie...
It doesn't suprise me that you like big guys. You seem like a big guy chick, (that's a compliment)
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 1:19 PM
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Thanks Hollee
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 1:18 PM
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Alf,
I love Big Men. I am hopelessy attracted to them, even though I am a Squirt.
Here is an irony in law enforcement: the bigger officer has to fight more than the smaller officer, often, because the guy on the street wants to flex and show that he can take the big guy out! 
posted by
WHAMENATOR
on April 25, 2005 at 11:34 AM
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Alf - I think I wrote once that the only size that mattered in men was
that the one I was involved in weigh more than me--and thankfully since I've now lost eight pounds over the past week and a half--it makes it an easier task (12 more pounds to go). Anyway--we do becoem who we are because of our size. In high school I was 5' 6" as I am now, but was a size 12--and in the ultra-skinny post Twiggy 70s era--that was fat. So I developed a poor self-image. This, however, helped motivate me to start working out and eating only healthy food. Later on though, after my first two babies--it also helped me develop a wopping eating disorder and skewed vision that saw my then 108 lb size 2 self as being monstrously huge. I've never overcome this or outgrown it, even at 46, so when I recently hit 158 and a size eight--I cried like a baby. I also isolate myself and hate being in the spotlight--though as a former editor, I was often put in that position.
Anyway--my point is--yes, you DO think too much--but so do a lot of us--but your thoughts were on the money.
posted by
Hollee
on April 25, 2005 at 11:24 AM
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Quirky...
Yes, I think I think too much sometimes, can't help it. I think about this topic partly because my son is small compared to the other men in my family. He is about 5'11" 180 pounds, a little bitty fella by Herigstad standards. So I wonder how it has impacted him, not just being smaller but being surrounded my men who are bigger, aspiring to be like them one day, and then realizing he wont be. :::sigh::: Who knows.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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No, you wouldn't be the same if you were a different size, because your size has provided opportunities and experiences that shaped who you were, just like someone who is small. You said the small men were "seemingly oblivious" and I think the key word is seemingly...I don't think many (if any) of them are actually oblivious and not bothered by it, because there is an element of discrimination that goes along with being small, just as there is for grossly overweight people, or people with physical handicaps, or blondes, etc. etc. It would be hard not to notice this discrimination. Some women wouldn't give a small man a chance just because of his stature.
Anyway, it was an interesting post...but maybe you *do* think too much? 
posted by
Julia.
on April 25, 2005 at 9:07 AM
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ALF
Are you my brother? lol..cause my brother does the same thing!
posted by
Offy
on April 25, 2005 at 8:44 AM
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Thanks Offbeatpub...
I had actually considered the blonde stereotype as I was writing this. My sister is blonde and I have gone out of my way to make sure she has heard every blonde joke there is...he he he. It's a brother thing.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 8:40 AM
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ALF
I think size matters to the person who lives within the skin. I'am 5'4", weight 113, but like your size, people tend to sterotype this girl as well, because of the blonde factor. Like with your preception of self in size, I use blonde, actually, can have very "BLONDE MOMENTS" when it's appropraite. Now as to having too much time on your hands, nope.
posted by
Offy
on April 25, 2005 at 8:36 AM
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Thanks Talion...
A well expressed point of view as usual.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 8:26 AM
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A_Norseman
Size does wonders for intimidation purposes, but I've discovered it's subtle body language and facial expressions that really tell the tale. The stereotypes I've had to contend with have nothing to do with my size (my height anyway). At 6'1" and a good 200lbs, I suffer from "tall guy arrogance." While I don't think less of men who are shorter, I relish the fact that they are. A guy could make more money, have a slew of fancy cars, a mansion and a yacht, a bevy of supermodels vying for his attention, but if he's 5'3", I'm one up on him, and there's not a damn thing he can do about it. Has my height shaped my character? I'd say so, in a very subtle way. Culturally, we have this attitude that bigger is better. If being tall makes people look favorably upon me, then this reaffirms my already positive self-image. Because I've had this attitude for so long, I don't know if I would be intimidated if I suddenly found myself in a culture where I was "tiny." Not speaking the language would freak me out more than anything else.
posted by
Talion
on April 25, 2005 at 8:18 AM
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Marshallengraved...
That would make you about 5ft 6.3 inches tall, a fine height for a woman.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 7:35 AM
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I'm a little bit lost with the measures...
I'm 1m70 which is not so bad for a woman lol....
Interesting article:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on April 25, 2005 at 2:30 AM
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Thank you Mysteria...I like your artwork.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 25, 2005 at 12:53 AM
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size definitely matters
I would capitalize definitely, but I'm feeling like a lazy bastard right now... btw, I like your imagination
posted by
mysteria
on April 25, 2005 at 12:47 AM
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