I think some IDs should probably have minimum heights
I think some IDs should probably have minimum heights.
I feel like the only reason there are maximum heights is because DK is used to working in countries where heights above 5'6" are relatively common. But if he had worked more in places with shorter average heights, like Peru where the average woman is around 5'0", he probably would have mentioned that certain IDs just aren’t worth considering for some people. I’m not saying these approximations are completely literal or automatic, but I think the general idea still makes sense: in the same way that being tall changes how people perceive your image, being very short does too.
As someone who is 4'11", I personally don’t really see the point in considering the D or C families for myself. If someone my height has a “D” or “DC” frame, they’ll probably end up reading more as FG in practice. If someone my size has curves like an SD, they’ll likely come across more as R or TR. And if someone very petite looks somewhat like an SC, they probably end up fitting SG better.
The N family is the one that feels more complicated to me. I can definitely imagine SNs being short, but I struggle more to picture a very petite FN where the recommendations still fully work.
Do you know any examples of very short people who aren’t Gs, Rs, or SNs? I’m thinking specifically under 5'1".