Is being short a bigger obstacle to the presidency than being a female or a minority? [View All]

[rudy23]

Seriously--I don't think any human being should be written off for the presidency because of their physical characteristics. No one.

And I'm thrilled beyond belief that in 2007, two of the front runners for the presidency of the United States are set to break the chain of old white men in our most powerful position.

I just can't put into words how upsetting it is to watch the media coverage on Dennis Kucinich throughout this race so far. The majority of coverage pretends he doesn't exist. What little coverage he does get, consists of condescending, pejorative laced pats on the head that treat him like a child.

And most of the condescension is from Democrats.

Kucinich is one of the few candidates who acts with any courage whatsoever. He is the most fitting representative of the left (which is truly the majority) in this country. Yet every time he stands up to the neocons, he's brushed aside like a gnat.

I think some people just hate short people. It just angers them to even look at a short person, and since it's an acceptable form of prejudice, no one hides their feelings on the subject.

Why is shortness an acceptable reason to make a punching bag out of someone? It's encoded into a person's DNA from the time they're born--it's no reflection on the person's strength or weakness whatsoever. Wouldn't you want someone in power who's stood up to bullies all his life? I just don't get the "Kucinich is too short" meme--his character is clearly the biggest of the bunch. Why are we as DEMOCRATS missing this?