Dishy Rishi is only 5ft5 !!

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He's dinky!!

He looks so much taller!!

The few images which catch him directly next to someone - he's tiny. And strangely out of proportion.

He looks very much in proportion to me (and I’m not one of his fan girls, cos, y’know - Tory). I think he is so well proportioned, that’s probably what has given rise to the surprise about his height.

People on here rally round when there’s a thread about school bullying and wonder why some children are so cruel? The answer is most have parents like the posters on here who think dehumanising someone because he is short is all light hearted banter. When the victim tries to assert themself, they are told to stop being so uptight, lighten up!, it’s just a bit of fun.

If this is the kind of humour you share at home, no wonder schools are full of nasty bullies.

@Bluesheep8

OP didn't start a thread making fun of short men. She merely said she didn't realise RS was that size as obviously he comes across as a lot taller in photos etc.

Exactly. It's some of the other posters on here who have said some really nasty things.

Its not necessary OP although her post felt quite patronising. I don't think she meant it to be like it has turned out. Its some of the people who replied that are the problem.

Strangely out of proportion compared to what? The person standing next to him? Are their proportions the standard or something?

Not that I find Rishi appealing but short men really do have it rough. I dated a lovely guy when I in college, really kind, really smart and an incredibly talented musician. He was just about 5"4 (as am I) and the vast majority of women never even considered him an option. We broke up in the end because I was doing a gap year and wasn't ready for a serious relationship.

This thread needs some shorter-than-average man totty to counteract the nonsense.

Thanks to those who have made nice comments about my son.

I wonder if some of the others on this thread would be willing to make similar comments (“borrower” / “puny”, etc) directly to my child’s face?

This is a young person who is kind, funny, compassionate, smart and thoughtful. He loves animals. He has a lot to offer the world. Oh, and he’s also short and likely to be a short adult - which apparently for some of you means you can dismiss all the rest, because by default he is no longer ‘manly.’

My boy’s learned throughout his years in primary to rip the piss out of his own height, in order to ‘own’ those comments, so that others making them have no power over him. I feel sad he feels he has to do this. He is reasonably popular and confident, but I expect some of you would argue that’s a sign of ‘short man syndrome.’

I've had relationships with men varying from 5ft10- 6ft. All of them had varying degrees of arsehole. Even the last one who I miss everyday and can't imagine not loving.
So based on my experience I say 'short' men are better.

If anyone has a lovely single brother/cousin/uncle/son who's the right age to date a 36 year old please send him my way. I don't care if he's only 5ft4 or whatever.

Not that I find Rishi appealing but short men really do have it rough. I dated a lovely guy when I in college, really kind, really smart and an incredibly talented musician. He was just about 5"4 (as am I) and the vast majority of women never even considered him an option

They really do have it rough

Dp really struggled in the dating department for 17 years after his first relationshipe because he was short.

Women really don't like short men. Such hypocrites as they are the first to moan when men declare they hate fat women

@WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo

I've had relationships with men varying from 5ft10- 6ft. All of them had varying degrees of arsehole. Even the last one who I miss everyday and can't imagine not loving. So based on my experience I say 'short' men are better.

If anyone has a lovely single brother/cousin/uncle/son who's the right age to date a 36 year old please send him my way. I don't care if he's only 5ft4 or whatever.

Tall men feel like being tall is ‘enough’ to make them attractive. They don’t feel the need to work at it, they generally don’t dress well or go to the gym etc, like I said they also tend to be too skinny with thin wrists etc.

My ex was 6’5 and went on and on about his height and how he was taller than anyone he knew etc. He missed out the fact he looked like a preying mantis and had the personality of one as well! Best decision I ever made to leave him.

@Wondermule none of my exes were skinny with thin wrists. Most recent one (6ft2) had the most gorgeous muscly legs.
But they were all racist, homephobic twats. The last 2 both had no issue telling my all my dcs flaws, or even telling me how hideous their names were

never marry a short man

How would you react if men were told “never marry a fat woman”?

I've just looked at images and they are really set up to disguise that. I'd also had the impression of a tall man.

I must be looking at different images.

I prefer short men. My first ex was 5 six

Current dp 5 foot 4 and I'm 5 foot 7

I prefer a short man, just find them sexy especially if they look neat and tidy, well dressed and is self confident with a good sense of humour.

I'm pretty independent anyway and perfectly capable of doing my own shit but oh god he's so capable, works hard, sorts my car out, gets on with what needs doing round the house, he's quite fit, is loving etc but isn't a pushover.

My ex (split up 3 years ago) was a 6 foot lazy abusive shit who chainsmoked and sat on his ex box all day.

I bet the majority of you short men haters would prefer the six foot abusive bloke cos you know he's tall and you wouldn't be seen dead with a short man

@Oldat40

Never marry a short man.

I don't like him, and agree he looks taller on TV (people usually do), but also think this kind of height prejudice is old fashioned and awful.

Many of the people saying this would be rightly horrified by a man saying he'd never date a size 14, or a woman over 5"8, or with size 7 feet. But MN is often full of jokes about short men, small hands etc - which are completely unchangeable facts that should have no bearing on their personality. There'd be a lot less 'short man' syndrome if short blokes weren't treated as lesser by most of society.

@SaharaSavana

People on here rally round when there’s a thread about school bullying and wonder why some children are so cruel? The answer is most have parents like the posters on here who think dehumanising someone because he is short is all light hearted banter. When the victim tries to assert themself, they are told to stop being so uptight, lighten up!, it’s just a bit of fun.

If this is the kind of humour you share at home, no wonder schools are full of nasty bullies.

Agree.

Sadiq Khan is shorter at 5ft 4in, Boris is only 5ft 9in but looks taller because he's chunky but the one that shocked me was my beloved Keir Starmer who's only 5ft 8in. He looks like a strapping 6 footer on TV. Devastated I was.

@newcarcoming

Blimey the professionally offended are out in force today. I should have added 'Light hearted' to my OP.

You think it's not ok to be told that people shouldn't marry you if you're short? We're you a mean girl in school? It sounds like you were

I'm not sure who you are talking about but the chancellor is such a shy, retiring, self effacing man and not an attention-seeking wanna be PM at all.

but the one that shocked me was my beloved Keir Starmer who's only 5ft 8in. He looks like a strapping 6 footer on TV. Devastated I was.

Why is someone being shorter in real life a disappointment in any sense whatsoever? I really don't get it. I wouldn't even register the fact. Unless this is a joke...

You think it's not ok to be told that people shouldn't marry you if you're short? We're you a mean girl in school? It sounds like you were

It wasn't the OP who said that.

Whats lighthearted about short men picked on and having nasty comments about their height.

Or maybe and no one has answered this...as be we should call short men haters fat and disgusting and saying eww don't marry her shes too fat. Dont get professionally offended about that now.

I'm also amazed because he looks tall, but I wonder why it is that some people just "look tall" - it's strange. He somehow has a tall-person-looking face but I don't even know what I mean by that :o

But I agree it's not good to sneer about men being short. Nasty in itself but also reinforcing masculine body/appearance stereotypes that make men feel inadequate, just as feminine body/appearance stereotypes do for women. Men come in all body shapes and sizes too.

@Bluesheep8

but the one that shocked me was my beloved Keir Starmer who's only 5ft 8in. He looks like a strapping 6 footer on TV. Devastated I was.

Why is someone being shorter in real life a disappointment in any sense whatsoever? I really don't get it. I wouldn't even register the fact. Unless this is a joke...

Exactly

Speaking as a 5ft 0in woman can I just short jokes/bullying based on diminutive stature is really fucking tedious. I'm nearly 40 now and it's followed me around all my life - school, workplaces, social situations.

A person's sexual attractiveness or any other quality is not dependent on their height, any more than the colour of their skin, their hair or any other physical characteristic they hold.

I don't like anything Rishi Sunak stands for as a politician, but on behalf of all short people... please can you all grow the fuck up.