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If you aren’t tall enough in China, you might be dateless and jobless

Dec 4th, 2008 by Heather | 1

On the National Geographic website I watched a video about a subject that fits in with Body Politics; bone stretching.  Apparently in China you will have a hard time being successful and even dating if you aren’t tall enough.  The video shows a bone stretching clinic and some patients.  It can take a year to stretch the leg bones.  Why doesn’t it matter more what a person is capable of?  Why doesn’t matter more what a person’s work ethic is?

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One Comment on “If you aren’t tall enough in China, you might be dateless and jobless”

  1. On December 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
    It’s really not about fat — Self Esteem Friday « A Day in the (Fat) Life said:

    [...] It’s really not about fat — Self Esteem Friday Posted on December 5, 2008 by welshwmn3 I found this video on Body Politics today. [...]

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