Do you believe it’s true short man syndrome is real?

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[sage2021]

I went to bed he emergency room once, and the doctor was vertically challenged and kind of on the lean side. I am only 5'-1/2" so I was no threat to him. He was rude to me, not approachable, uncaring, and said I needed to leave his emergency room. I couldn't believe how he treated me in such a harsh way. I went in there because I had red spots all over the tops of my legs, and I felt really sick. He tried to convince me nothing was wrong with me even though I knew there was. When he practically threw me out of his emergency room I said to myself that he probably has short man's syndrome. I had read about it before.
I went to another emergency and that doctor (a female) knew something bad was wrong with me right away. She immediately admitted me to the hospital and had IV's in me in the emergency room. I was in the hospital for a week! I wasn't crazy like the male doctor wanted me to believe.
A few months later I went to thank the doctor who helped me and believed something was indeed wrong with me
I thanked her for believing I was really sick and thanked her for taking care of me. She looked at me and smiled, then looked up at the sky and said "It was divine intervention".

[Anonymous]

It sounds ridiculous. It says it concluded 'men who "feel less masculine" are three times as likely to commit violent assaults'.
Feeling less masculine doesn't directly imply short or tall. NOR do 600 men represent the entire male population. This is stupid. HOWEVER, in nature for example dogs, the little dogs tend to be more feisty, they bark and bark and bark and tend to attack peoples legs. I feel the reason for this is not because the feel "LESS DOG" but rather the fact that they feel more vulnerable to danger because they are small and anything/anyone who is fearful feels it needs to defend itself all the time. so THEREFORE by this logic, it makes more sense to say that SHORT men MIGHT be more aggressive in general because they feel threatened rather than they feel "LESS MASCULINE". Everyone and ANYONE feels intimidated upon a giant, that alone gives you an idea when someone larger comes in, can make you feel inferior and therefore since you are not at such size you compensate with robust and strict overpowering behavior, as in just because I'm small you can't step on me, type of thing.

Just common sense.

[MCheetah]

This is the best answer on here.

[MCheetah]

When even a PC, "everything is x-phobic" society treats you like sh*t merely for existing and 99.99% of women want to have nothing to do with you, yeah, it tends to make a guy a tad bit sour. But unlike 400 pound women who've been lazy and narcissitic their entire lives, there is literally no sympathy at all for short men, especially from other women. Incels also tend to almost always be under six feet tall, as well.

So yes. I believe height and being angry/bitter, are related. You don't need medical studies and surveys to figure that out, though. It'd be like conducting a survey to see if women like spending money more than men do, or if men like sex more than women do. We all already know the answer, and the reasons why.

[DaveJord]

Short man syndrome is totally true, but it is not true that every short man has short man syndrome. I am 5'8 so I am 1 inch below the average height for men... but I do not think of myself as being short or as being a true short man. I think 5'6 is the consider short man... but short guys hate it when you assume they have short man complex just because they are not 6'0 talk.

Unfortunately, bullies are usually taller then the ones they try to bully... so back in the days of true play ground justice short guys had to fight off the bullies more so then bigger guys. But I always held my own and was therefore not targeted all that much... but the ones that do not stand up for themselves do have it a lot harder.

[Lliam]

It's real. Some shorter guys have inferiority complexes and overcompensate for their physical stature by trying to be extra macho. I've known shorter guy who were very short tempered and aggressive. But that's not all short guys. Some are perfectly well adjusted. They have girlfriends or wives and have happy lives.

The "poor me" claim that women won't consider a man who isn't at least 6' tall is a total cop out. It's an excuse that guys make to avoid dealing with their bad attitudes.

[Yucy_Gluttony]

I believe. I met one today, his issue is that he compares himself with others and if he keeps doing that, he is stuck. He said he won't do that anymore for his mental health, but immediately followed up with another question comparing heights... STUCK. Your height is not a choice, but comparing a quality you can't change about yourself with others IS. Comparing yourself with someone having a physical attribute that is unobtainable is simply poison to your mind. Sets you up for failure and sadness

[Smoke-n-Growls]

I don't think it's real. I think it's more apt to say societal pressure makes them more apt to feel a certain way, but not that being short immediately makes you angry.

If someone accepts and appreciates themselves as they are, and doesn't fall for toxic masculinity traps, then they're probably not going to be angry.

I don't think that study proves anything other than the people writing/reporting on it don't understand how to properly design a study.

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

Yeah 🤣there is a short guy on here that is always giving off acute incel energy. If someone mentions height or something about being short, be sure to await his 30 page essay critiquing women and their choice in men. Its funny actually and he doesn't know how sad it looks but that short man syndrome clouds his mind to not see how sad he behaves 😂.

[RandomGuy1030]

Cute incel?

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

Acute not cute.

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

Lol they are 2 different words.

[JHAYES317]

The fact that you said short man syndrome leads me to believe you have no idea what you are talking about

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

No you just didn't comprehend. Reread slowly. The topic is about short man syndrome either way and so was my comment.

[JHAYES317]

A syndrome is a mental illness. Men being insecure about women mocking them due to their height is not a mental illness, it’s a complex at best

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

Look up the meaning of Napoleon complex it fits my comment and i did not stray from the topic as you are. I know what I am speaking on. Have a nice day.

[JHAYES317]

Yes a complex is not the same as a syndrome, and also napoleon wasn’t even short for the record so the name doesn’t even make sense lol.

[Anonymous]

They usually learn it from women talking down on them for something they can't control. Ironically if there were no women to make fun of midgets, they would still be angry for different reason, because there are no women lol

I don't know why they care so much though. I'm only 5'10 the tiniest guy on my basketball team but don't feel like I need to be violent. I find it easy to get over it. It's less common for women to get rejected but I'm sure there's a tall overweight woman out there who is angry and violent because those same short men said she was too big

[GreedGod]

The term short man syndrome is just there to stigmatize short men. Have you ever heard of tall man syndrome? No. Of course there is a big advantage of being tall to a lot of women. This short man syndrome term has been designed by close minded women who don't like short men so they generalize everyone in a group.

[Anonymous]

It probably is but why wouldn’t they be insecure? They get bullied in school and then they get mocked no matter what they do.

This “short man syndrome” thing is just more mockery.

Would you accuse an overweight woman who was insecure about being overweight because of the way people criticise her of having “fat girl syndrome”? Would you be surprised that she might feel insecure?

[Staximus]

It's definitely real. Short men are treated like they are less of a man by everybody, especially women. Tall people in general (men or women, boys or girls) try to bully short people. Most women grow out of it but men usually don't. A short person is constantly forced to stand up for themselves, especially in childhood and early adulthood, which can have a lifelong effect

[EnglishEuropean]

Yes I do. I've seen it in action. My father was one of the shortest and most ill-tempered men I've ever met. The worst manager I ever worked for was also a little squirt.

However it doesn't apply to all short people. Clearly parenting also has an influence.

[PatriceONeal]

It doesn't matter if it is or not, people will label short men regardless. A better question is. Is height shaming worse than being racist? Both are judgments based on visual attributes that someone is born with through no fault of their own. The words "all men are created equal" didn't solely refer to skin color.

[GMANN56]

I am not tall. 5'7". And I have never once felt inadequate or less of a man
over something I have no control over. My confidence in my skills and
abilities (something I DO have control over) are enough. I think I would
have an easier time playing guitar if my fingers were longer, that's
pretty much the only thing I give a damn about as far as my body goes.

[Sonorous]

I can confirm. When I was a kid, I was really angry! But as I grew, I became less angry! Now that I'm 6 foot, I'm completely passive. I mean... You could punch me and I'll just get turned on. I'm 100% agreeable.

[SphynxUK]

It’s true in general. I have met several men like this during my lifetime. Of course it’s not all men, and it has a lot to do with whether they are confident in themselves.
It seems to affect this 5’4 and under.

[JHAYES317]

Yeah that’s false. There are short men who are justifiably angry, not many who are just mad for the sake of being mad

[Vegasrunner]

Napoleonic complex has been around for a long time so I can believe it. Not sure if it's true or not it seems odd that anger would be associated w/ height. Also does this mean short women are angrier as well?

[Subarugirl]

Its absolutely real. Its also know as an inferiority complex. The FBI also released a report stating that men who are unable to form or maintain romantic relationships are also more likely to commit violent crimes and domestic terrorism.

[JHAYES317]

Well then you have only shallow women to blame for that

[jennifer_bloom]

At work I avoided a tall guy who went out of his way to talk to me cause I thought he could beat me up if he had anger issues.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

My boyfriend is very tall and he has anger issues, I don’t think anger is a trait of short men mainly.

[DaisyM23]

Meh it could be true. If you feel like you have shortcoming, then most likely, you'll try and get around them or try and compensate

[Splatmate22]

I seen both short men and tall men get angry. I am more shorter women and sometimes will get angry. Is not the height.

[Freyke]

Well, I believe in one thing and that is myself. And that belief has gotten me further than believing in a syndrome.