To the Editor:

“Caught in Bright Lights of a Reality Show That Never Ends” (White House Memo, Oct. 11) demonstrates that President Trump may have a bias against those of short stature.

Mr. Trump repeatedly insults opponents because of their height (“Liddle Corker,” “Little Rocket Man,” “Little Marco”) and overlooked Senator Bob Corker for secretary of state reportedly because he was too short, at 5-foot-7, to be the country’s top diplomat.

In an era when other forms of discrimination have a national stage, this pervasive form of discrimination is overlooked and, as shown by the president, openly practiced. It is surprising that there is not a national discussion about height discrimination.

Even though height is an uncontrollable characteristic, height discrimination goes largely unaddressed under the law. Historically, tall people have been perceived more favorably and treated better than their shorter counterparts.