When I was younger, I used to have a much more positive attitude about women and even identified a bit as a feminist, but that changed when I learned how many (most of them) see me and will always see me. Now I'm skeptical when dealing with women romantically on the rare occasion when I get a chance.

It seems like no one is "fine" with my height but always makes excuses. He's short but is a great guy etc etc. 

As you can probably tell, I am a 5’1 adult male living in a world of criticism and insolence.  All this seems terrible; correct?  Well, actually no because I stand strong and I survive the attacks aimed at me.  To elaborate on this, I will explain my optimistic concept.  Call it what you will: acts of a syndrome, a silly idea, what have you.  I will attempt to speak my honest words.

Being a shorter male, I am sometimes laughed, disregarded, rejected, or betrayed, etc.  Witnessing these things really impacted me immensely.  I dwelled on these things then the epiphany hit me.  It explicates that being a shorter male is a blessing.  Why?  Because it grants him resilience, determination, and understanding.  This is a situation that involves “Every setback is an opportunity for a comeback.”  This was stated by Pastor Osteen.  That is what being a short man means: Never giving up and appreciating the situation, no matter what it is.

Always know that various important figures throughout time were short males.  There was the lawyer and leader, Mahatma Gandhi; the great entrepreneur, Andrew Carnegie; along with the passionate adventurer, Captain John Smith, the list goes on.  It is even said that Jesus of Nazareth was short!  I also need to include another leader, Martin Luther King Jr.  All these individuals that I have enumerated followed the optimistic notion.

Also, this is for those of you who are open to faith.  As a Christian, just know that God watches over you.  I have studied different faiths and philosophies, and I believe that God in the Christian context is the complex being of justice and righteousness.  This being always supports the “underdog,” of which could be the shorter man. 

Let me end off by saying: never give up and love yourself.  If someone tries putting you down, turn the left cheek and walk away, just as what Jesus of Nazareth did! 

Heck, just earlier today at university, someone spat a piece of gum on my favorite sweater today; I don’t know if this was an accident or on purpose!  But you want to know what I did?  I went to the restroom, washed it off, and went through the day smoothly!

To all: have a blessed day!                              

With all of the global women's movements toward equality - women's suffrage, feminism, calling out pay disparities, body acceptance, why then do women turn around and mock men who don't meet their or society's standards? Isn't it bizarre? Like I could go out and make fun of fat women and then be chastised for it, but then they could mock short men at work or in social settings and be cheered on for it. 

Why of all people would women engage in or encourage this behavior? 

Is it possible to alter suit jackets so the sleeves end up shorter with buttons in the right place?

I witnessed something very interesting in the classroom yesterday afternoon. I co-teach with this female educator, let's call her Nancy. During a lesson on the book "To Kill A Mockingbird", we staged a reenactment of one of the scenes from the reading via reinterpretation. We allowed the kids to draf a more "modern" script using more relevant present day scenarios. We allowed the kids to use props, but they were limited to items in the classroom.

Anyway, there were three kids in a group, all Middle School students. Two of the boys in this group were relatively tall for their age (about 5'9), the other 5'2-5'3. All of the kids in the group asked for an item that wasn't in the room, but downstairs in the auditorium. The smallest kid asked to go retrieve it. My co-teacher ignored the shorter student's request and sent both of the taller students to get the item. 

The thing is I knew she did this because she imagined the taller students to be more capable, even though the shorter student articulated clearly from a point of knowledge that he knew what he would have to do. This was confirmed when I confronted her about it.

This has me wondering. Do we reinforce heightism from young age?

I've read posts on other forums where women claim to be offended when they are picked up, pat on the head and aren't taken seriously professionally, but in all my years on this earth, I have NEVER seen a woman picked up without being asked to (at work? from a stranger?) or pat on the head. If anything, men go crazy over short women and I see far more short women in positions of a authority (store manager for example) than I do men who are of a similar stature.

So tell me, where do women have it as bad as short men when it comes to heightism?