Do you believe it’s true below average height men or short men are more likely to have aggressive personalities?

[Anonymous]

[MCheetah]

"Is the Napoleon Complex real?" Yeah, probably. When the world treats you like sh*t and being useless/disposable as a male for being under six feet tall to feel a little angry or annoyed about it. Some short men just lean into being submissive/weak, so they aren't bothered by it, but as a short guy myself, I can only speak for me and say yes, it is annoying to constantly be undervalued and undermined based purely on physical appearance, while dudes 6'3"/190 cm and up, get the world handed to them on a silver platter because they "look the part," whatever that may be.

So yeah, when society automatically assumes you are weak/useless as a man, that tends to have different effects on men. Some play up being the underdog to their "strengths," while others get annoyed with it, while others more that much harder to compensate for the poorer treatment they get from society.

And then some like me, are a mix of all of those things; harder working because they aren't "tall enough" to meet society's/women's expectations, but still annoyed by that in general.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Lol.. I think its true mostly. If you are the height of a 11 year old boy I can understand why one must feel to be aggressive.

[Asker]

They probably feel bitter because 99 percent of women prefer men taller than themself

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

That as well.

[PinkMichae]

In my experience it's true. But I don't know every short guy in the world. In all fairness I understand why one of the guys I know has an aggressive personality. He grew up in a gang area where he looks white and his last name is Garcia. So he was attacked a lot growing up because of his name, skin color, and being short. He had to learn to be strong and defend himself.

Now another guy i know, he's just an a$$hole. His brother was the opposite and they had the same childhood. So I wouldn't know his excuse.

[JamesDiaz11]

I think weak men are more likely to act aggressively, as they have to vie for position. I think it was Jordan Peterson who said something about the hierarchy in lobsters, where the Alpha/ Dominant lobsters would be calmer, whereas the weaker ones would be required to compete against each other in order to gain access to mates.

Men who are weaker, as height can be considered a weakness, would have a higher motive to act aggressively, as they are not assured access to women in the same way that a guy who is excessively tall would be.

[Anonymous]

As a short guy, yes. Obviously. We’re seen as easy targets for bullying in school, and many people both men and women respect us less because of it, so unless we just allow ourselves to be constantly victimised and treated with disrespect we develop aggression.

[Aerolyn]

If some of them do then I assume it's probably just because of the fact that they know they're short and they've been teased about it thier entire lives and grown sour about it.

[letuswaltzforthedead]

I'd say it depends how short they actually are but I think there has been studies on guys below the AVERAGE male height. I still wouldn't use the word aggressive but impulsive.

[Staximus]

Yep, my dad was short and aggressive and so am I. Tall guys tried to bully me when I was a kid and they got their asses beat. They still get their asses beat.

[Staximus]

Tall people think they can intimidate short people

[Anonymous]

I've seen many short guys be cool and tall guys be idiots, I'm just about average myself, so I know no correlation.

[Anonymous]

Oh yes, they are. I'm 6'3", so I am silent and don't like to show my emotions. But men who are 5'7" tend to show off, brag or make threats more often and I have seen it.

[mr5430566]

That was disproved years ago.

news. BBC. co. uk/2/hi/uk_news/6501633. stm

[DryGermanGuy]

Here on this website? You bet. :-D

[Anonymous]

Not from my experience.

[SmokinAces2000]

No… it’s been the opposite from what I’ve seen

[Anonymous]

No I see no correlation