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[–]ZeldaFan8126'0" | Too short to be here 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (29子コメント)

A mix of short man syndrome and wanting to tower over their SO to establish dominance (in the case of the taller guys there). Not pleasant.

[–]ilovebigfeetShort.[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

It really is a complete shame.

[–]GeoffreyArnoldProud Short Man -2 ポイント-1 ポイント  (23子コメント)

Jesus. There was only one short guy commenting there and he was 5'8". How did this become an opportunity to bash short men?

[–]ilovebigfeetShort.[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (22子コメント)

I don't exactly agree with the term, but you don't have to be "short" to have "short man syndrome."

[–]GeoffreyArnoldProud Short Man -4 ポイント-3 ポイント  (21子コメント)

There is no such thing as "short man syndrome". And the idea that the term isn't related to height is ridiculous. The term is designed to shame men for being short if they display behaviors which society associates with tall men (leadership, aggression, dominance, assertiveness, etc.). Short men are expected to be followers, accommodating, submissive, and passive. Any short man who deviates from this will be labeled with a "short man complex" (or "Napoleon complex"). It's simply a slur (based on circular logic) used to shame people for their height.

[–]ilovebigfeetShort.[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (20子コメント)

I hate to say it, but "short man syndrome" does exist, alongside what some might call a "Napoleon Complex."

I don't agree with the associating "short" with negativity, but it does exist. Denying it won't do anything, but aiming to change it will.

[–]autowikibot 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Napoleon complex:

Napoleon complex is a pejorative term describing a psychological condition which is said to exist in people, both men and women, of short stature. It is also known as 'Napoleonic Complex'. It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, and carries the implication that such behaviour is compensatory for the subject's stature. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. Other names for the term include Napoleon syndrome and Short Man syndrome.

Image i - British propaganda of the time promoted the idea that Napoleon was short. In reality, his height was average for the period.

Interesting: Index of psychology articles | Little Emperor Syndrome | Mikey Batts | Washington Park Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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[–]irbananaking5'4" | 162 cm 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

There's been several studies using different methods to see what upsets people. In some studies it was the taller men who got upset more easily.

There's the whole bunch of bullshit that if a short guy is leader like, confident , or gets upset (specifically because people say offensive things about his height) then he's got a "Napoleon Complex".

I've found that the true complex is fat woman syndrome. They are the ones who get upset most easily. Especially when someone reminds them and insults the repeatedly about how fat they are.

[–]GeoffreyArnoldProud Short Man -3 ポイント-2 ポイント  (10子コメント)

Wow. You're really showing your ignorance here. The first link is to an oxford study about paranoia in which several women (no men were involved in the study) of varying heights (some short women, some tall women, and some average height women) and who all had a history of paranoia, were put in a virtual reality scenario in which their height was secretly reduced by 10 inches! The researchers found that the women became more anxious when they felt 10 inches shorter than their normal height and had a history of being treated for paranoia. The experiment was about shrinking women, not short men.

Then a newspaper prints those findings as "short man syndrome exists". If anything, this is another example of height bigotry in the mainstream.

Here is an ACTUAL study about male height and aggression. And surprise; they came to the conclusion that the Napoleon a Complex is a myth and that taller men tend to be quicker to anger.

The second link you posted is from Wikipedia and it calls the Napoleon Complex a "psychological disorder" even though the APA doesn't recognize it and it has never been found in any version of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).

[–]ilovebigfeetShort.[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (9子コメント)

Wow. You're really showing your ignorance here.

Well, you are too, sorry. Your article led me to one study with a sample size of twenty people. From what I can see, this study is completely unscientific. The study wasn't repeated. The study wasn't done with a large enough sample size for accurate or valid results. The study isn't a study that I'd draw a conclusion from, sorry.

[–]GeoffreyArnoldProud Short Man -2 ポイント-1 ポイント  (8子コメント)

And here is the "rigorous" methodology used in the paper you cited as "proof" of "short man syndrome".

The study, funded by the Medical Research Council, required 60 female volunteers who had recently experienced paranoid thoughts but had no history of mental illness, to take the same virtual train ride twice.

They rode the first time at their normal height, and a second time from the vantage point of someone 10 inches (25cm) shorter, afterwards responding to two questionnaires.

The results, recently published in Psychiatry Research, indicate that women’s social comparison scores fell while their levels of paranoia rose—if only from a tally of 12 to 14.

[–]ilovebigfeetShort.[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (7子コメント)

Yes, but that's the thing. "Short man syndrome" isn't a disease. It's simply a colloquial expression used to describe a person over-compensating for something that they lack in. This is beside the issue, as well. Whether or not the unfortunately titled "short man syndrome" exists, tall women are experiencing heightism and that's unacceptable.

[–]GeoffreyArnoldProud Short Man -2 ポイント-1 ポイント  (6子コメント)

No, that is the issue. You're defending the use of a heightist term for an idea that doesn't exist. It's a colloquial expression used to shame short men. It has no basis in real behavior.