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Men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/17/being-short-is-a-curse-the-men-paying-thousands-to-get-their-legs-broken-and-lengthened
13•pseudolus•2h ago

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tengbretson•58m ago
Getting your legs surgically lengthened is such a short guy thing to do.
anacrolix•25m ago
I'm not a short guy, but I think it's unfair. Short guys are stereotyped with a particular personality, but the same buckets exist for women with other unpopular traits.

I think men are being increasingly disenfranchised of the qualities that made them attractive. I think it's sad that people are reaching for surgery but I don't judge them.

maxerickson•23m ago
It's the kind of thing a guy who is 6 feet (5 foot 10 inches) tall will do.
givemeethekeys•58m ago
Gattaca is a great movie.
star-glider•54m ago
Geez I feel like a (more subtle) version of the Ron Desantis Maneuver would be a heck of a lot less invasive.
nytesky•44m ago
This was covered in mainstream press (maybe WSJ?) a couple years ago.

I think renewed interest because of its plot points in Materialists. https://www.gq.com/story/materialists-leg-lengthening

I forgot it was in Gattaca right? That was an outstanding movie, should watch again.

There has been a weird emphasis on height even greater than in the past, maybe from online dating?

Short kings have been featured in SNL. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Wc-nLNHtl/?hl=en

I’m shorter than Frank, and I never thought it was that much of an impediment, but I wonder if culture has moved to prioritize it even more in dating and careers? Frank had a wife, so it’s interesting how it persists.

jf•39m ago
Yes, this was a plot point in GATTACA
jethronethro•41m ago
Used to be that you had to not pay certain people to get your legs broken. Wonder if the lengthening was an optional extra in some of those cases ...
toomanyrichies•27m ago
Men will do literally anything except go to therapy.

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