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I go through the same every time. But being tall (intrinsically by birth, with no "fix") is always considered a blessing. It will never be seen as a protected class. You will never even get much sympathy because of this.

Don't expect it to ever trigger the same reaction as obesity does, which is treated as a curse and an illness (regardless of the underlying cause and whether it can be fixed or not), and is much more likely to fall into a protected class via the "physical impairment that significantly limits your ability in one or more major areas of life" legal definition. There is no fear of public backlash, bad PR, etc. pushing companies into giving you any (positive) special treatment so you'll just have to deal with it.

To be honest I'll more than gladly live with the disadvantages of being tall (mostly related to seating situations) given the advantages. :)




> To be honest I'll more than gladly live with the disadvantages of being tall (mostly related to seating situations) given the advantages. :)

I used to think this way, now my back has convinced me that it truly is a curse.




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