- Oh my God,
I think the wedge just got unglued from the shoe.
What the hell am I supposed to do now?
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- Hi I'm Merle.
- And I'm Jazzmyne.
- And today we're going to be wearing platforms.
- Woof.
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Oh, I wish I was taller.
I wish I...
Yeah.
I've always wished I was taller.
I played sports in college.
I wish I was just a little bit taller.
- I've never felt that way in my life.
- Yeah.
- You're so much more noticed when you're tall.
- Yeah, I'm already pretty (beep) noticeable though.
- I respect the fact that you're like, "I can take more."
I think I'm good where I'm at now.
When I was younger it was really hard,
because in like middle school
I was taller than all the boys.
- All the boys, la, la, la.
That's so fragile.
- Exactly.
Now I don't really care anymore.
- When I first noticed,
it was in like 3rd grade.
Feeling really insecure about it.
I think I was just was like, "Well, I'm not gonna shrink,
"so I might as well just love it."
- I was like one of the shorter kids until 7th grade,
and then I grew five inches in one year.
That was rough,
my pants were always too short.
I developed this ability
to like lean in my right hip,
I can like shrink three inches.
- I feel that.
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I don't struggle anywhere
when it comes to dating.
I date mostly women,
and so it's not really like a thing,
of being like, "Oh, you're taller than me."
- If a guy's self-conscious about his height,
it's more noticeable to me.
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- I'm afraid to fall.
- I am gonna fall.
I don't wanna draw anymore attention to myself,
than I already am.
But, you know what?
We're gonna rise to the challenges.
- I mean, we have to.
- We don't have a choice.
I'm going to the airport, so.
I used to wear sunglasses
when I was like 12 to the airport,
to pretend I was famous.
I'm like, "Maybe if they see me in these shoes,
"they'll be like she's a famous person."
Look at this, this is so cool.
(laughing)
- Yeah, they're (beep) huge.
- [Merle] Oh my God.
- I know.
- Those are amazing though.
- I'm actually afraid.
- These are kind of thin-ish.
- This little like part right here
is kind of making me nervous.
- Oh, you and me both, yeah.
Wow.
- [Jazzmyne] I kind of love it.
- [Merle] I feel like you just need
a baseball bat or something,
these are badass.
- Good things about this shoe,
these are pretty lose which I think is good.
Oh I'm scared.
I kind of love it.
- I know, it's a good look.
- Yeah, it's different air up here.
- Right?
- This is better than we thought.
- Yeah, I'm feeling optimistic about it now.
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Nobody at this airport trusts me,
and honestly I don't blame them.
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I look (beep) crazy, I can see it.
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- I can run with them.
- [Woman] She's prancing in her boots.
Oh.
- Spency.
What do you think about my shoes-ies?
- You're very tall. - Yes.
- As if you needed to be taller.
I don't hate them. - Okay.
- I feel like they go with this outfit.
- You think I styled them okay?
- Yes.
- They're something I was literally afraid to put on,
but I think it looks okay.
- It does.
- Okay. - No, it does.
It looks fine.
I mean it looks good.
I like this outfit. - Okay.
- With the boots included.
- I'm about to go to my old office in New York.
I haven't seen these people in like eight months,
and I'm gonna be wearing those platforms.
I'm very scared.
When I left that office,
I never even really wore makeup,
let alone anything,
any shoes that would add even an inch of height to me.
I've always tried to stay just where I'm at.
I'm also nervous to get on the subway.
I'm not really looking forward to this.
- Where I'm looking at,
my head is about to the top of this.
That's about what I can see.
Normally I'm like here in the mirror,
and now I'm like up here.
Like I can't see the top of my head from here.
- They're not that hard to walk in,
and I have a serious fear that the wedge
is gonna snap off,
but you know what?
That's not gonna happen.
The air is very clean up here.
Nice view.
And tall guys that are pretty tall,
are seeing me walk by and they're like,
"Wait, what are you doing up here?"
Call me crazy,
but I think women are more into my height than the men.
Oh my God,
I think the wedge just got unglued from the show.
What the hell am I supposed to do now?
Luckily I'm almost at the office.
I need to find some super glue immediately,
because I don't have a change of shoes.
And I think I could actually break my leg.
- I don't really notice me being taller,
because I think I'm already tall.
So, I'm just like, "You know, yeah I'm tall."
- [Woman] Hello ma'am.
- Oh my God.
- Wow, whoa.
- Am I a shame to you?
- No, no.
- How does it feel me being this tall,
is it weird?
- It's not weird,
you've always been tall,
and always taller than me
now you're just even taller.
- I Just wanna care for him,
and I wanna bring him soup or something.
- So, I'm wearing these huge ass shoes.
- Oh my God, yes.
I love those.
- What do you think?
- All these shoes come with this amazing platform
that I'd die for.
- Okay, I feel like I'm a video game character.
- You know what what's so funny,
is literally I don't remember
you being this much taller than men.
You stood up and you're like,
- I did.
- How tall do I feel?
- 6'3, 6'4.
- Well I'm 5'3.
- Because I'm about six.
- You like them?
- Yeah, these boots are sick dude.
- Thank you, I feel like a DDR character.
I see that.
I saw them and I just want you
to step all over me in them.
- Oh my gosh, this could be a thing.
I think it is a thing.
- Oh, maybe I'll lean into that.
- Oh wow.
- Right?
- You're so tall, holy (beep).
- Like you can't approach me too fast,
it's very intimidating.
- Does it effect your masculinity at all?
- Or, do you feel like the best woman
is gonna take over the world?
- Yeah, I feel like he could just run for presidency,
and win right now.
- I want them to see that the height difference too.
- [Woman] Oh Aaron, you're tall.
- Yeah, you are pretty tall.
- I am pretty tall.
I feel live I've shrunk,
like I'm not normal sized anymore.
From far away,
the moment you get close
then it's like, "Whoa, this is a lot."
(laughing)
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- LooK, I'm taller.
- And I have little heels on today too.
Like I'm taller than I normally an.
- When I look at you like this,
I'm like that.
- You think that outfit look okay?
- Yeah, you've definitely made it work.
- They're big, but they're better than I thought.
- Yeah, are they comfortable?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, they actually look comfortable.
- Way more comfortable that I thought.
- This (beep).
- All right Alvin, what do you think,
what do you think?
- Well you are originally tall to begin with,
and now you...
I will have to do this to hug you.
- Well that's so dramatic.
- I mean, you know I look up to you,
and now I literally have to, so.
- Aww, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- You just invited you to go for a walk?
- I did, it's a long walk, Jazz.
- I know.
I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go.
- I'll try and carry you back,
if we don't survive.
- What do you think about them,
would you wear them?
- I think it's a look.
Would I wear them?
I don't know.
There's no such thing as too tall.
- Okay.
Thank you.
(laughing)
- Hey, look at this.
- Quite a difference.
- I've been walking around the New York office
for like an hour now in the shoes,
and it's gotten to the point
where it's so shocking to people.
First of all,
the cynic didn't know I was coming.
But also to see me in these shoes.
So, I'm walking around in socks now.
- So I walked for like a four block walk
in these shoes,
and it wasn't bad because of the shoes.
It was just bad because it was really hot.
I don't feel insecure being taller,
but it's just like a lot.
Like I don't feel insecure about being taller
because I'm already tall.
So, to me it doesn't seem different,
I feel insecure when
I'm around other people and they're like,
"Wow, you're tall."
Like you don't think you're weird,
until you get around someone who tells you you're weird.
And then you're like, "Oh, now I'm insecure."
- This challenge has presented me
with a lot of conflicting thoughts.
I was really self conscious
to be that much taller.
But then when I was kind of walking around
and then like once I embraced it,
I actually really enjoyed it.
It felt very powerful and empowering.
- All right, it's the end of the day with my shoes.
Today was different than I expected.
I was really glad.
And my expectations going into this
were not very good.
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