"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?