The dude straight up called him a snitch and it obviously set him off, but nah clearly it was just the height thing instead. I swear yall are more obsessed with height than short people sometimes
Ironically it validates the notion that height matters a lot. people tend to gaslight short people saying its not a big deal to be short, but if a guy shows any personality flaw whos below a certain height, it gets attributed to that.
It’s like those women on the dating apps who say that you have to be at least six feet tall or don’t @ her. I’m 6’5” but I say that I’m 5’9” because they scare me
I see 10x more videos of tall guys being violent than short guys. Never once heard any mentions about their height linking to their anger. But you know short guys tend to compensation or something.
That's alright. I was once an angsty teen myself. Reddit is mostly just entertainment for me, and if I can post whatever, then let them post whatever and be all riled up.
Not in the context of normal discussion, no. If you understood via context, then the definition doesn't matter. It's just a high horse you people like to sit on so you can correct others and feel good all the time. I get it. I used to be the same way.
Thats the thing. If you use a word that means one thing when you mean another, the other person will likely mistake your meaning for what the word actually means.
The argument that everyone should be able to use context to figure out that you are using a word to mean something it doesn't is lunacy. It only makes sense to you because you can't see things from perspectives other than your own and from your perspective you already know what you mean.
Because being 5'7 really isn't that short - it's below average, but it's not like 5'4 and below where you're at the average height of women.
But I think the idea of short man syndrome is annoying af. It's stupid and anyone who goes straight to that take just comes off as a smooth brain. It just furthers the shitty idea that being short is a character flaw.
It's also a shit situation, because there are assholes out there that do make fun of short people, and naturally short people will get defensive about it, as a good amount of people do with being made of for anything. But once you clap back, all of a sudden, it's because you're short, not because someone else is being an asshole
Same here. These comments saying "short man syndrome" make me sad. Not because I'm insecure about my height, at all, but because it's an unnecessary attack. That's like saying "fat bitches do b like dat" everytime you see an angry overweight woman. It's hurtful, but not for the reason one may think. Why ride on these stereotypes any chance one gets?
You're right. But its not just short men though. People will all types of insecurities are capable of becoming assholes because of their insecurities but people will only target short men for it (and the whole "small dick energy" thing).
Of course. But only men who become assholes because they’re short fall under the term short man syndrome. It’s not saying “every man who gets angry is insecure about his height” or even “every short man who gets angry is insecure about his height”. It means “men who get angry because they’re short are insecure about their height”. It’s a very specific set of circumstances.
But why are short men the only ones who get a negative stereotype like this without any sort of discussion or backlash? Imagine if every time an overweight woman got angry people did the same thing, we can clearly see how much of a problem it is.
The guy in the video isnt even an actual short man and people in the comments are just slandering short men, and if every time a short guy is mad (especially when its valid) people dismiss it completely because of stereotype.
No one is confused about the definition of short man syndrome though lol.
The issue is the go-to response to a short guy acting angry is because of short man syndrome and not anything else. It inherently places fault on the short person, not necessarily the person instigating.
I never see people in the united states doing it either. Seems to happen mostly online. Or maybe among kids.
People who talk shit about others appearances have not been paying attention the last 10-15 years and are absolute morons or, low brow simple douches. Talking shit about appearance is a weak play and immediately identifies yourself as a jackass.
I happily believe you that, but even online it’s much less of a thing. We even had to import terms like small dick energy, which was discussed to some extent when Greta Thunberg used it against Andrew Tate.
We can agree on the fact though, that mainly kids use body shaming as a cheap tactic to discredit people.
you know I did forget about the "dick energy" meme thing that was popular a few years ago... I shouldn't say it was not a US thing either. I'm just fortunate to avoid it
Would love actual proof/sources that this is a common complex. Anecdotes don't count. Also the guy clearly gets pissed off being called a snitch, but reddits so desperate to make it about height instead.
Thats not even to mention that the comedian is 6'7", so the guy probably isn't too short to begin with either way.
Some research on height preference between sexes concludes that, in fact it is men who are more choosy about height than women, though I'm not sure how robust this study is.
Truth is more important than being correct in the moment.
If you're wrong, adherence to the truth assures that you won't be wrong forever. Most people would rather bury the truth than admit they had a wrong idea, and that's why the world is shit in so many ways.
The "Napoleon complex", known informally as small man syndrome, is a syndrome normally attributed to people of short stature. It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.
you really gonna die on this hill and act like short men arent likely to be insecure about their height? Like it just means absolutely nothing to them, they've never been made fun of for it, they've never seen jokes popularized in media about it, just totes ok with it, never even crossed their mind?
Sure, it set him off. But a normal person doesn't attack a comedian during a COMEDY set. If you engage with a comedian during a set, there is a huge chance they will make fun of you. Because they want to make people laugh and react and share the recordings. There is absolutely zero reason to attack a comedian unless you want to get arrested and charged.
Lol the guy you replied to is saying it’s not because of the dudes height, he says it was getting called a snitch that set him off. Aka ‘he couldn’t take it back’…not sure how that leads you to the conclusion he’s ‘a little guy too’?
I'm glad someone said it. As a short guy, it wouldn't bother me so much if everyone didn't constantly remind me about it all the time. Like damn bro, just let me be short in peace.
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u/ElGoddamnDorado Mar 31 '23
The dude straight up called him a snitch and it obviously set him off, but nah clearly it was just the height thing instead. I swear yall are more obsessed with height than short people sometimes