For one thing, when RJ revealed that Rand is 6'7", I was blown away. That's a ridiculous height, especially given the general nutritional knowledge, etc, of the people. It also means that Egwene and many others are basically staring at his belt buckle all the time. Characters would actually complain about neck pains, or would stand really far back from him.
I suppose I can pass this off, a little, but it's far worse when you consider Lanfear. She's supposed to be the most beautiful woman alive, but she's only slightly shorter than Rand. I have no issues with tall/taller women, but generally, women tend to look kind of ungainly once they're over a certain height. I find it hard that Lanfear's "spell of beauty" would be so inescapable if she were 6'6"... Of course, my sense of scale may be off, and my comments might be more appropriate to women who are closer to 6'9" and greater.
I suppose I can pass this off, a little, but it's far worse when you consider Lanfear. She's supposed to be the most beautiful woman alive, but she's only slightly shorter than Rand. I have no issues with tall/taller women, but generally, women tend to look kind of ungainly once they're over a certain height. I find it hard that Lanfear's "spell of beauty" would be so inescapable if she were 6'6"... Of course, my sense of scale may be off, and my comments might be more appropriate to women who are closer to 6'9" and greater.
In practice tall people have a lot of frame to cover, and short people don't have a lot of place to put mass, but if the proportions are the same a physically attractive person will remain physically attractive regardless of actual height. Female models tend to be taller than most other women, yet make their living off their looks.
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Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Rand: Does his red hair make it difficult to imagine him as a hero for some of you too?
05/12/2010 01:06:54 PM
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I think the Norse god Tyr was often portrayed with red-hair
05/12/2010 01:18:28 PM
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Interesting...
05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM
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be careful not to compare greek then to greek now
05/12/2010 06:29:51 PM
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Rand's a FireCrotch - see video
06/12/2010 07:59:00 AM
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Plus Rand is so tall--- that people are constantly staring at his 'fire-crotch' *NM*
06/12/2010 08:40:20 AM
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No.
05/12/2010 02:09:47 PM
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It really is more of a reflection of pop culture than historical parallels where blond=ideal.
06/12/2010 04:36:53 PM
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Horrbile example, but...
05/12/2010 03:27:47 PM
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hilarious I totally remember those books! Never read them, but I worked at a bookstore
05/12/2010 04:35:59 PM
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No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear
05/12/2010 06:12:57 PM
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Re: No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear
06/12/2010 12:55:58 AM
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his height comparisons were always suspect
06/12/2010 02:57:20 AM
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He's also compared to people with a wide variety of heights.
06/12/2010 03:09:24 AM
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*bonks you on the head*
06/12/2010 03:23:16 AM
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The good thing about personal pronouns is they're widely applicable; it's also the bad thing.
06/12/2010 03:34:36 AM
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The comparison that got me was when they said that Demandred's Johnson was '2nd best' *NM*
06/12/2010 08:41:36 AM
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It's all about proportions, and taste.
06/12/2010 03:17:39 AM
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Gross. All I can think of when you say proportions is Rand's huge dong covered in red pubes
06/12/2010 08:38:31 AM
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What could his hair color possibly have to do with it?
06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM
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Ginger-hate is real... red heads just can't be taken seriously *NM*
06/12/2010 08:37:14 AM
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