Does our society have a systemic bias against short men?
11-15-2023
, 08:53 PM
11-16-2023
, 06:50 AM
11-16-2023
, 09:10 AM
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I am a pretty short guy at 5'8"
(1) Short dudes tend to dwell on their height, especially when they are younger during their formative years. Earlier in the thread, I said it is similar to fat women, but that isn't exactly true, as it is not socially acceptable to dunk on fat women. Short men are inundated with the idea that they are inferior because they are short, both in real life and in the media. That affects a dude's confidence when it is most important. Also, it is really easy for a guy that is 6'2" to come into a thread on 2p2 and say that height doesn't matter, when nobody has drilled into that guy's head from when he was young that he was less of a man because of something as arbitrary as his height.
(2) Now, this is in the politics forum, so I guess the question is whether there is any government policy that can or should be implemented regarding this issue. The answer is no. In life, some people will have advantages over others. Part of growing up is recognizing that, and dealing with it.
(3)If you are a man in America, you have more opportunity to overcome any perceived disadvantage than any other person in the world. Height may impart a small advantage, but the major things that matter for a successful man are that he have a pleasant personality, that he is successful in his career, and that he is able to make money. This goes for your career, love life, politics, whatever. A short winner will always do better than a tall loser. If you are a short guy, it behooves you to remember that you are not going to get ahead because of your height, so you have to do better at the things that really matter, which are luckily things that you can mostly control.
In summary, if you are a shorter guy in this world, you have to recognize that height is not what determines whether you are a "real man." You may be inundated with that by idea all the time by what is around you, but it is only a small thing in the grand scheme of things. A real man, especially in America, is somebody that is successful. If you are a short guy that goes out there, busts your ass at a high-skill trade with high earning ability, you are doing way better than a tall guy that is coasting by. If you are a short guy that works out and dresses well, you are doing way better than the tall guy that looks like he came out of a homeless shelter. If you are a short guy that everybody loves to be around, you are doing way better than a tall guy that is unpleasant to be around. If you are not these things, then you better get to work on them, whether you are short, tall, or in between.
Good luck!
(1) Short dudes tend to dwell on their height, especially when they are younger during their formative years. Earlier in the thread, I said it is similar to fat women, but that isn't exactly true, as it is not socially acceptable to dunk on fat women. Short men are inundated with the idea that they are inferior because they are short, both in real life and in the media. That affects a dude's confidence when it is most important. Also, it is really easy for a guy that is 6'2" to come into a thread on 2p2 and say that height doesn't matter, when nobody has drilled into that guy's head from when he was young that he was less of a man because of something as arbitrary as his height.
(2) Now, this is in the politics forum, so I guess the question is whether there is any government policy that can or should be implemented regarding this issue. The answer is no. In life, some people will have advantages over others. Part of growing up is recognizing that, and dealing with it.
(3)If you are a man in America, you have more opportunity to overcome any perceived disadvantage than any other person in the world. Height may impart a small advantage, but the major things that matter for a successful man are that he have a pleasant personality, that he is successful in his career, and that he is able to make money. This goes for your career, love life, politics, whatever. A short winner will always do better than a tall loser. If you are a short guy, it behooves you to remember that you are not going to get ahead because of your height, so you have to do better at the things that really matter, which are luckily things that you can mostly control.
In summary, if you are a shorter guy in this world, you have to recognize that height is not what determines whether you are a "real man." You may be inundated with that by idea all the time by what is around you, but it is only a small thing in the grand scheme of things. A real man, especially in America, is somebody that is successful. If you are a short guy that goes out there, busts your ass at a high-skill trade with high earning ability, you are doing way better than a tall guy that is coasting by. If you are a short guy that works out and dresses well, you are doing way better than the tall guy that looks like he came out of a homeless shelter. If you are a short guy that everybody loves to be around, you are doing way better than a tall guy that is unpleasant to be around. If you are not these things, then you better get to work on them, whether you are short, tall, or in between.
Good luck!
11-16-2023
, 11:40 AM
11-16-2023
, 11:46 AM
11-16-2023
, 12:25 PM
11-16-2023
, 12:31 PM
btw, I've worked out my entire life and am still pretty thin. I'm thinking about starting a thread about how unfair society is to ectomorphs.
11-16-2023
, 03:06 PM
