Richard Osman: Moment 91 - The "Harmless" Thing You Do That Hurts So Many People! - Richard Osmond

The host introduces the topic by saying Richard Osmond has spoken in several interviews about contending with his height. The host finds that surprising: a lot of short men want to be tall, and it is unusual to hear a tall man speak as if he would rather be a little shorter. Osmond answers directly.

I'm six foot seven which is too much is the truth.

He compares his height with his eyesight. People cannot see his eyesight problem, so it stays internal, and he deals with it in his own way. His height is different: "my height is something that people can always see". He links this to the discussion of microaggressions on social media. In his view, anyone who is different in any visible way gets reminded of it constantly, mostly by people who are not being cruel, though sometimes they are.