It looks like medieval torture, from the metal rods inserted into sawn bones to the months of agonising recovery. But to some, travelling to Turkey to gain a few inches is a (very high) price worth paying
    • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Toxic masculinity too. If you read the article a lot of men are men’s worst enemy on height.

      • HexesofVexes@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Actually, I think the whole height thing started as a counter-culture poke at men who had stated physical preferences.

        It was the idea of hold men to an unrealistic physical standard to teach empathy, to show how objectification feels.

        Like most pokes though, it went the wrong way, and contributed to the manosphere’s formation instead.

        My memory isn’t the best though, so I may well be wrong.