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I'm 1.85m tall and do feel like it's a pretty good height. I was never aware that that counts as tall. But at the same time, i don't think i ever got anything out of it, other than being able to reach a bit better in the supermarket or something. Having more leg room in a car and so on sounds neat.
It's like white privilege (but obviously less profound): The benefits are in what doesn't happen to you: No jokes about your height. No failed job interviews. No romantic difficulties because of your height. People don't constantly interrupt, or act like you're not even there. That kind of thing.
Yes, but that cuts both ways. The number of cars that really don't fit at 185cm.
Short person: Securing employment and finding love are harder for me.
Tall person: I know exactly what you mean, sometimes my knees bump against my luxury sports car :(
Your argument would be stronger if you left out "luxury sports". Don't get me started on flying coach.
I think we all, tall and small alike, can agree the airlines can get fucked with the way they jam inhuman numbers of seats into the airplane. You know they bribe Congress with free flights, to keep themselves carved out from disability -access laws and even basic decency for their passengers.