"Scientists Confirm Short Man Syndrome Is Real."

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To think this is a strange finding:

www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a42175436/short-man-syndrome/

From my experience, this is not true. I have met many aggressive men short, medium height and very tall. I do not understand why men who are short are more likely to be aggressive it seems like quite a generalisation. By that logic, are short women also more aggressive.

I think "short" is also subjective. A 6 foot man can be seen as short for a 5 foot 10/11 women. A man who is 5 foot 6 is not necessarily short for a 5 foot 1 women. It is relative.

If it is indeed true then I'd be inclined to think they'd be less aggressive if people were less rude and cruel about their height and stopped telling them they have short man syndrome. Toxic feedback loop innit?

Maybe that's what my 2 year old has 🤔

I worked with ALOT of men who run businesses. Small men do have what feels like a different kind of aggression. Like I've never had a big man fly off the handle at me like the short men do.

Arrogant men come in all shapes and sizes, I also know very very lovely short men. But I've only ever had short men scream at me in my own work.

Oh definitely agree with this. They think they have something to prove I think.

Because they are compensating for the fact they are short. People are less threatened by someone short as opposed to a big tall muscly man standing over them. It would make sense that those who are shorter will act more aggressively to prove they can match up. This doesn’t mean all short men are aggressive, but thinking of it like that makes sense, if you’ve ever heard ‘’if you can’t fight, wear a big hat.’’ Short men tend to be bullied a lot more for being inadequate.

Exactly this.

I think "short" is also subjective. A 6 foot man can be seen as short for a 5 foot 10/11 women. A man who is 5 foot 6 is not necessarily short for a 5 foot 1 women. It is relative.

But why would you define a man's height by the size of his female partner? Surely you define 'short' based on the typical height range of men. In that sense it is relative. A 5'4" man is short for a man, regardless of the height of his girlfriend.

I do not understand why men who are short are more likely to be aggressive it seems like quite a generalisation. By that logic, are short women also more aggressive.

Surely that's obvious though. Being short is considered a negative in men and is mocked and commented on, but not really in women. So it would be surprising if women's response to being short were the same as men's. Being teased or rejected for being short can't be fun. Not surprising some short men feel they have something to prove.

My brother and my Dad wouldn't have this ''syndrome''. My Dad who is only 5'6'' does think that anybody over 5'10" is extremely extremely tall. This might be a bit of denial but he's not ''aggressive''. he is a bit passive tbh. My brother is an inch taller and I haven't detected any anger from him about his height. I've moaned about my own height over the years and he just shrugged. He isn't fired up over it with so much to say.

Who did they survey? When they looked for men to survey did they start out with ''are you disatisfied with how life treats you because of your height?'

It says in the article that the study was of both sexes and then doesn't go on to differentiate the results

I can also believe that for the men who are insecure there could be a toxic feedback loop compounding their insecurities and fears.

I do think people should be a less obsessed with height. It is so depressing to hear that tall people earn more on average for example.

Men are socialised to see height as a desirable physical characteristic. Short men receive a persistent message - both from society at large and from individuals - that being short is undesirable, unattractive, will make it difficult to find a female partner. I don’t think it’s especially surprising that this might generate an emotional complex in many shorter men that expresses itself in anger and / or compulsion to behave in such a way that shows people that they’re to feared rather than pitied.

There’s no particular negative social connotation for short women, which is why it’s sex specific.

I definitely have met men with a complex about their height, it's not every shorter person but it's an area of insecurity for some. I'm 5 foot 9 and I've had many male friends who were shorter than me claim to be 5' 10".

I think it is definitely a thing. Not that all short men have it but there are definitely some short men who feel that they have to be aggressive or bullying to make up for their perceived lack of height.

Two of the most unpleasant people I have ever had the misfortune to work with were very very short men.

Not just a bit shorter than most men, but short for an adult of either sex. Small enough to get half fare on the bus. One had a cushion in his car so he could see over the dashboard.

Neither were physically aggressive but both were unpleasant bullies who took great pleasure in upsetting other people and "taking them down a peg or two".

I have come across the physically aggressive type though. When I worked in pubs and clubs the bouncer to watch out for was always the short one with a neck circumference almost equal to his height.

Plenty of short men are lovely, but there is a type.

Yep for sure and same for bashing balding/bald guys. The joking, insults and saying they look like thugs.

I think there is also something else, which is that taller men are more likely to have to learn to control themselves because the same level of aggression is perceived as more intimidating.

I've noticed it in my teens, as they grew taller and taller they became aware that others reacted to them differently and moderated their behaviour accordingly.

The short man stereotype is based on reality in my experience, although I have known very quiet unconfident short men too.

It might be emphasised because most of the very tall men I know make extra effort not to come across as aggressive because they are aware that their size would make it extra intimidating for others.

I’ve been shouted at by a tall man at work, obviously not all of them learn to control their behaviour.

Meant to add I am a short woman too.

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I've had two horrible bosses in my life, both aggressive bullies and generally really unpleasant to work for.

One was a very short man and one was a very tall woman.

Well my dad was 5 ft 6. A kinder, more gentle man you couldn’t have wished to meet. Never once I’m did he lose his temper or raise his voice. My DH is 6 ft and v similar to my Dad.

my experience is some men are aggressive, some are kind and beautiful. Many are in between and treat people how they treat them

Height is like skin colour, age and sex surely - something you cannot control and a very weird thing to be proud of. Old people, women and non-white people all have to cope with ill- treatment but we don’t say someone has angry black man syndrome.

Insecurity and a lifetime of being picked on can make someone more aggressive.

So I can quite believe these findings.

I work in a large high security men's prison. All shapes and sizes in there.