“Tinder just declared war on short kings…”
As students of professional surfing know, for
every Jordy Smith there are five Jett Schillings. Li’l micro men
who easily become obscured from view in an un-mowed meadow.
Surfing, of course, and especially its professional varietal,
prizes a low center of gravity and, thus, the smaller statured have
enjoyed great success at all levels of the sport.
Now, the aforementioned students are also very aware that the
tours, be it Qualifying, Challenger or Championship, each travel
around the globe, from Hawaii to California, Australia to France to
South Africa to Portugal. The single professional, looking for
romance, often turns to popular dating applications like eHarmony
or okCupid in order to facilitate relationships.
Outrage understood, then, when one of the more popular apps,
Tinder, revealed that it is testing a filter in “limited parts of
the world” to weed out short men.
According to the BCC “It works by informing the
app’s matching algorithm based on a user’s stated preference,
rather than filtering out certain users altogether,” though the
distinction has done little to ameliorate hurt feelings.
“Tinder just declared war on short kings,” one lashed out on
social media.
“I don’t care what Tinder says – short kings are elite,” another
added.
Joe, no last name given, is “somewhat shorter than the average
American man at 5’6″ the BBC continues. He found love with a 5’1”
woman though thinks the height filter is a bad thing. “Limiting
yourself to physical things about someone will lessen your
opportunities and chances of finding a partner,” he says. “Height
shouldn’t matter when you’re looking for forever.”
It must be noted that 5’6″ is somewhat taller than the average
professional surfer.
Beth McColl, a London-based podcaster, believes that the filter
will help pocket buddies by weeding out rude ladies who only like
the tall.
“Women typically don’t have a problem with dating a shorter
man,” she adds, “but they do, maybe, have a problem with dating a
shorter man who is really hung up on it. There’s nothing in being a
little bit taller that will make that man a better partner – but I
think we’ve tricked ourselves into thinking that there’s truth in
that.”
Well?
Thoughts?
Pouring one out for Edgard Groggia or feeling bullish that rei
curtos will trend?
