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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/discuss/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Human Nature</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/2100253/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Human Nature</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Re: Height is what you make of it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960615.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:37:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2960615</guid><dc:creator>Squeek</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960615.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100253&amp;PostID=2960615</wfw:commentRss><description>Wrong!  This person focused on her strengths rather than her height.  She defied the statistics, and in the process, changed them.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Height is what you make of it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2956702.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:59:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2956702</guid><dc:creator>bpkowal</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2956702.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100253&amp;PostID=2956702</wfw:commentRss><description>If you think your personal testimonial is more important than years of scientific research proving you wrong, then you are kidding yourself.</description></item><item><title>Re: Height is what you make of it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2955618.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:09:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2955618</guid><dc:creator>spackle</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2955618.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100253&amp;PostID=2955618</wfw:commentRss><description>I applaud you doing the most you can with what you have, and I agree that attitude means a lot.  But if you don't think things would be different if you were 5'5", you are kidding yourself.  &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Height is what you make of it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2952447.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:59:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2952447</guid><dc:creator>BlueTigress</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2952447.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100253&amp;PostID=2952447</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;I'm 5'2" (I know perfectly acceptable for a female), and if you want people to take you seriously, you have to A) know what you're talking about, and B) train your voice so you don't sound like a ten-year-old.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've had no trouble getting people to take me seriously, but I also wear glasses so that might help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>