YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoTrue or not, DeSantis can't escape the raised boot rumors as his campaign falterswww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down119
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkTrue or not, DeSantis can't escape the raised boot rumors as his campaign falterswww.businessinsider.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·11 months agoIt’s more about him lying about it than him actually being short.
minus-squareStaccato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·11 months agoIs he lying? He’s just dressing formally and showing off how heels don’t have to be just for women. DeSantis for gender equity in clothing 2024. Let it happen (but don’t vote for him plz).
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months 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.
It’s more about him lying about it than him actually being short.
Is he lying? He’s just dressing formally and showing off how heels don’t have to be just for women.
DeSantis for gender equity in clothing 2024. Let it happen (but don’t vote for him plz).
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.