Short men have harder lives?

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ive nearly finished puberty and I'm short 5ft7 and feel like through school my height affected me as a person. In school i was about 5foot3 to the near end of finishing school and had a short growth spurt but during that time all my friends where like 5foot10 to 6ft and i just felt a bit ******* awkward. In school girls where attracted to taller guys and would discuss this in there little group of friends they had, and i was left out on top of that i was teased more and picked on And i think it was because of my small stature this caused me to become more reclusive and insecure but feeling left out of things bugged me. i think if i was taller like them i would socialise normally also my grades ended bad because of these stupid problems. I mean in school i would notice a pattern the taller guys where more popular and the smaller dudes where discarded like trash, I remember a good looking kid around 5ft5 inches was in my school and he hit on a girl and was rejected, there was nothing Wrong with his personality but the taller ugly guy who sounds stupid gets The girl and I'm like dumbfounded.  Now I'm realising that theres been a study where shorter guys are more likely to kill themselves and have Less incomes and relationships. Its really stupid how one genetic thing can make you more of at disadvantage in life but i try to not let me down.

oldprof · Answer

Yep, a largely ignored oppressed minority in America consists of short guys.  Several decades ago there was a study done that showed guys under 5'10" earned on average $10,000 a year less than those who were taller.

Same for girls in the business world.  I personally saw a short professional woman get only average evaluation because she did not have "command presence."

Which meant because she was short no one would notice her when she walked into a room.  That woman worked for me; she was the best report I ever had, but my boss would not allow me to give her that kind of evaluation because of the command presence issue.

But unlike blacks and Hispanics, unlike females, unlike the queer mob, we short people have no government laws and regulations making it illegal to discriminate against short people.  You'll have to live with the fact that you will be discriminated against all your life.

choko_canyon · Answer

And what's your question? If you think you have a genetic disadvantage, find a way to compensate for it. be a better person. Be funnier. Be nicer to others. Be more interesting. Be more educated. Cultivate a skill. Cultivate your character. Do ANYTHING other than whine about how you're not tall enough.

? · Answer

Kevin Hart seems to be doing fine, being short and all.  Doesn't bother Bruno Mars or Lil Wayne either.

Maybe it's more of an issue with your low self esteem, you should seek some therapy for that.  I'm short and I don't have "short people complex", I'm female but I'm only 5'0".

? · Answer

Yep, well, what can you do. Tom Cruise doesn't have it too bad, nor does Jermaine Dupri or Daniel Radcliffe. So much for your theory. 
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