YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrue or not, DeSantis can't escape the raised boot rumors as his campaign falterswww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down119
arrow-up1369arrow-down1external-linkTrue or not, DeSantis can't escape the raised boot rumors as his campaign falterswww.businessinsider.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoThere’s a massive bias against short people in politics. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bootgate-is-bigger-than-ron-desantis-theres-real-bias-against-shorter-people-at-work-a49eb65d https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220825-height-discrimination-how-heightism-affects-careers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_of_presidents_and_presidential_candidates_of_the_United_States So, the “scandal” may be about him lying about his height. But, he’s right to think that wearing lifts will materially affect his odds of becoming president.
There’s a massive bias against short people in politics.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bootgate-is-bigger-than-ron-desantis-theres-real-bias-against-shorter-people-at-work-a49eb65d
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220825-height-discrimination-how-heightism-affects-careers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_of_presidents_and_presidential_candidates_of_the_United_States
So, the “scandal” may be about him lying about his height. But, he’s right to think that wearing lifts will materially affect his odds of becoming president.