# How big is Paul Newman? (snicker)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-paul-newman-snicker/303509>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 12, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-paul-newman-snicker/303509 "2005-05-12T04:09:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-paul-newman-snicker/303509/21 "2023-12-11T16:18:44Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I’m sure there are more, but I think those guys are perceived as taller. Danny Trejo was surprising.

Being short can actually be put to their advantage. A man who’s 5’7" can have a body that’s the same width as a man who’s 6’2". If you remove the context clues which let you determine their height difference, the shorter man will be appear to be broad and muscular while the taller man will look thin. And you can remove those context clues on a movie set.

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-paul-newman-snicker/303509/22 "2023-12-11T16:46:30Z")

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> [@TRC4941](#):
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> I find it sad that men are so much defined by their height and feel embarrassed if they’re not 6’ or over

It’s still a mostly socially-acceptable form of body shaming.

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