Comments we endure every day

gymshorts
Member
gymshorts
Short Squire
Height: 5'4
Location: Hometown, United States
Joined: Aug 31, 2016
Posts: 75
Reactions: 0
Score: 1 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 1

Offline

Vent
Comments we endure every day
post #1

Yesterday I had the classic squeeze play.  A work team was visiting at my office and I was giving a tour. One fellow, Jim Smith, introduced himself and we hit it off great, mostly because I could speak eye-to-eye with him--  he was only 5’5”.   But another member of the crowd, a loud-mouthed, full-of-herself woman in the crowd, named Sandra, was yammering about all kinds of things.  She was about 5’10”, so I had already surmised that her father and any brothers must be ‘big’ men. "Real men."  Then someone pointed out that she happened to have a brother who is also named Jim Smith.  In a flash I could see exactly where this was going to go; she did not disappoint me.  “Well, but, MY brother is six foot five (with hand demonstration) and he’s so much taller and blah, blah, blah….”  I swiftly, just shy of rudeness, switched the subject to something completely different before she could finish, and seized control of the conversation. The end of her height boasting was covered over by my talking, so it died in the air.  Whew.  The things we endure.

ThatFlyShortGuy
Member
ThatFlyShortGuy
Short Baron
Height: 5'7
Location: Queens, NYC, United States
Joined: Apr 16, 2014
Posts: 408
Reactions: 50
Score: 23 | 3
LowerViewCa$h: 83

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #2

You handled this fantastically. What do you do for a living? (I may have asked you that before). 

Also, not to rock the boat, but why didn't you challenge her? I may have pressed her and said, "could you imagine if I said, yeah but my sister is suuupppeerrrrr thin and young" or something like that.

gymshorts
Member
gymshorts
Short Squire
Height: 5'4
Location: Hometown, United States
Joined: Aug 31, 2016
Posts: 75
Reactions: 0
Score: 1 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 1

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #3

I'm in academia - a college VP. That beats all the odds.  In business, sports, politics, and show biz, I was pretty much locked out, but I figured that I could make it in a realm where I was valued by what was in my head, not how far up it was.

The team that was visiting that day was a group of volunteers.  My objective was to put them to work, not cause offense, so I knew I had to be sly about shutting down the height boasting.  It worked.  It accomplished what I wanted-- silence the height discussion without being rude.  

In other situations I have been much more direct about shutting down unnecessary bullying about height.  I also carefully avoid certain people whom I know to be given to always bringing up my lack of size-- the same people who judge others by obvious things like money and height, and are blind to what matters like character, accomplishments, and morality.  Ay-iyiy.

At a big family gathering last weekend I had a wonderful time - my relatives obviously are my size, for the most part. All the men were 5'4 to 5'8. What a great day - no height issues all day long, just having fun and standing around speaking eye to eye with my cousins.  We even talked about my wife's uncle who was a WWII hero - a jet fighter shot down in the Pacific-- and he was 5"5" and slight build - perfect for fitting into a plane cockpit.  

Contrast that with my day at work yesterday when just by chance I ended up in a room under construction at our college (I'm the one in charge, mind you) with 4 workers all 6'2".  How uncomfortable for me, but they were all good friends, kind, jolly men, who would never bring up the height issue.  I am very blessed to be around such people.

 

 

CharlieHaus
Member
CharlieHaus
Short Vassal
Height: 5'4
Location: Newburgh, United States
Joined: Aug 12, 2015
Posts: 35
Reactions: 1
Score: 5 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 20

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #4

Quote:

Originally posted by gymshorts

I'm in academia - a college VP. That beats all the odds.  In business, sports, politics, and show biz, I was pretty much locked out, but I figured that I could make it in a realm where I was valued by what was in my head, not how far up it was.

The team that was visiting that day was a group of volunteers.  My objective was to put them to work, not cause offense, so I knew I had to be sly about shutting down the height boasting.  It worked.  It accomplished what I wanted-- silence the height discussion without being rude.  

In other situations I have been much more direct about shutting down unnecessary bullying about height.  I also carefully avoid certain people whom I know to be given to always bringing up my lack of size-- the same people who judge others by obvious things like money and height, and are blind to what matters like character, accomplishments, and morality.  Ay-iyiy.

At a big family gathering last weekend I had a wonderful time - my relatives obviously are my size, for the most part. All the men were 5'4 to 5'8. What a great day - no height issues all day long, just having fun and standing around speaking eye to eye with my cousins.  We even talked about my wife's uncle who was a WWII hero - a jet fighter shot down in the Pacific-- and he was 5"5" and slight build - perfect for fitting into a plane cockpit.  

Contrast that with my day at work yesterday when just by chance I ended up in a room under construction at our college (I'm the one in charge, mind you) with 4 workers all 6'2".  How uncomfortable for me, but they were all good friends, kind, jolly men, who would never bring up the height issue.  I am very blessed to be around such people.

 

 


Amazed by your career accomplishments. You talked about being valued more for your mind in academia, but have you experienced heightism in academia?

gymshorts
Member
gymshorts
Short Squire
Height: 5'4
Location: Hometown, United States
Joined: Aug 31, 2016
Posts: 75
Reactions: 0
Score: 1 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 1

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #5

You asked about heightism in academia-- no, I am not aware of any in my experience.  As I said, I am very blessed to have such great colleagues and support staff people to work with.  

unknown
Member
unknown
Short Squire
Height: 5'1
Location: Unknown , United States
Joined: Sep 27, 2015
Posts: 54
Reactions: 0
Score: 0 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 0

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #6

Quote:

Originally posted by gymshorts

You asked about heightism in academia-- no, I am not aware of any in my experience.  As I said, I am very blessed to have such great colleagues and support staff people to work with.  


 

FYI, in my experiences, heightism is quite rare in the law field.  -Pre-law student

R2D2
Member
R2D2
Short Page
Height: 5'4
Location: Charleston, United States
Joined: Apr 07, 2014
Posts: 23
Reactions: 0
Score: 0 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 0

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #7

Quote:

Originally posted by unknown

Quote:

Originally posted by gymshorts

You asked about heightism in academia-- no, I am not aware of any in my experience.  As I said, I am very blessed to have such great colleagues and support staff people to work with.  


 

FYI, in my experiences, heightism is quite rare in the law field.  -Pre-law student


I remember watching an episode of Law & Order SVU where at the end of a trial, the Prosecutor (female) went on and about a man's "Napoleon Complex". I'd wager that height is brought up regularly (depending on where in law) to help paint a picture. What do you think?

gymshorts
Member
gymshorts
Short Squire
Height: 5'4
Location: Hometown, United States
Joined: Aug 31, 2016
Posts: 75
Reactions: 0
Score: 1 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 1

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #8

Here's another classic squeeze play:  I was at a funeral and had the displeasure of suddenly bumping into an old acquaintance, Bob, who feels compelled to bring up my height every time I have the misfortune of meeting him.  He's a big, fleshy, plushy, overweight 6'2" and very full of himself.  We were standing in the reception line, and I had not seen him since my children were preschoolers.  So he sees me standing next to my eldest son who, thank God, is 5'11", and he blurts out, "That's your son?  Where did he get his height from?"  Now, I was sorely tempted to glare at him and retort, "The milkman,"  But I controlled my temper. I immediately turned to my son and said, "This is Bob. We knew him ages ago when we used to...."  I never even acknowledged that he asked the question.  And when I finished my sentence, I walked away.  

The things we have to endure every day.

Last Edited By gymshorts (2017-09-04 07:29:33)

gymshorts
Member
gymshorts
Short Squire
Height: 5'4
Location: Hometown, United States
Joined: Aug 31, 2016
Posts: 75
Reactions: 0
Score: 1 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 1

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #9

Quote:

Originally posted by R2D2

Quote:

Originally posted by unknown

Quote:

Originally posted by gymshorts

You asked about heightism in academia-- no, I am not aware of any in my experience.  As I said, I am very blessed to have such great colleagues and support staff people to work with.  


 

FYI, in my experiences, heightism is quite rare in the law field.  -Pre-law student


I remember watching an episode of Law & Order SVU where at the end of a trial, the Prosecutor (female) went on and about a man's "Napoleon Complex". I'd wager that height is brought up regularly (depending on where in law) to help paint a picture. What do you think?


R2D2--  Probably so. I hadn't ever thought of it or noticed it.  

What galls me is TV shoes and movies wherein the short man is always the inferior one, the goofball, the nerd, the angry loudmouth, the loser.  Seinfeld's George Costanza is a classic example.  Sienfeld (normal height) is clever, witty, attractive.  George (5'4") goofs up everything and is emotional and childish, a real loser, in most circumstances.  Have you ever seen the movie Arthur?  Hollywood asserts that Arthur is only believable as a character who is childish and immature because he is played by Dudley Moore, who was 5'3".  All the other men are big men, real men, mature men.  Arthur works as a movie only because the audience buys into Arthur's childlike nature based on his height.  It's sickening.

harleydude1
Member
harleydude1
Short Page
Height: 5'8
Location: Sugar Land, United States
Joined: Mar 27, 2016
Posts: 24
Reactions: 0
Score: 0 | 0
LowerViewCa$h: 0

Offline

Re: Comments we endure every day
post #10

To gymshorts and ThatFlyshortGuy

I wish I had your quick minds.  But the response from ThatflyshorGuy is great, but needs to be improved.  Such as "My girlfriend is a DD, and she is 6 inches shorter than you, or "My sister and mother both are D cups, and you are so much bigger, what happened to you?"  

 

SIMILAR THREADS REPLIES VIEWS
LAST POST
Short accountant rips down sign. Comments are what you'd expect.

Short Accountant Mocked For His Height In New York Post Comments

Short Accountant Mocked For His Height In New York Post Comments

Are any of you surprised by the comments? 

We had a whole 6ft3 guy recently threaten an airport with firearms and no one accused him of having a "syndrome"

I don't condone what the short guy did here, but you knew they were going to come after his height.

You can find the NY Post article here

0 368
Fri Oct 24, 2025 05:34 AM
They all laugh because he's everything they want, but 5'6

And they all have to be pushing 40 in this video.

Go figure...

0 491
Sat Aug 02, 2025 01:52 AM
Grooming Essentials Every Shorter Man Should Know

People often judge a book by its cover. So, as a short man, you must focus on grooming and improving your overall outlook. Know that a well-groomed man looks pleasant and radiates sophistication and confidence. Want to know more? This article is your complete guide to grooming for men, from tips to top products you should try. So let's start! 

Grooming Products For Shorter Men

Basic grooming for men involves regular cutting and trimming of hair. If you want to tend to that, here's a list of products that you should have in your grooming kit:

Clippers For Hair

Firstly, you should get some hair clippers to maintain a neat haircut. Hair clippers for men are electric hair-cutting tools that move back and forth to give you the desired cut. 

You can rely on them to trim your hair and achieve any unique hairstyle without visiting a salon. However, make sure the clipper you choose for grooming for men has adjustable settings to cater to different hair lengths and textures. 

It should also have multiple cutting lengths and attachment combs for precision and customization. Here's an overview of the different hair clippers' guard lengths and their functions: 

  • Guards And Their Users  (3, 2, 1, 1/8, 1/16): Know that the smaller the guard number of a hair clipper, the shorter the cut. 
    • 3: cuts hair to approximately 10 mm, giving you a uniform buzz cut that stays fresh and neat for weeks. 
    • 2: 6 mm, suitable for buzz cuts and even tapers on sides. 
    • 1 and ⅛:  3 mm, blends shorter hair sections with longer ones for a smooth transition. 
    • 1/16: 1.5 to 2.5 mm, helps you achieve an ultra-short haircut. 

The major difference between a regular hair clipper and a T-liner for grooming men is in their blade shape and intended use. Regular clippers are suitable for hair cutting, while T-liners are ideal for detailing and creating sharp lines. 

Disposable Razors vs Straight Edge Razors vs Foil Clippers 

Razors are also among the grooming tools for short men, and they feature an ergonomic handle and blade for shaving. When choosing the right razor for your body, you should pay attention to skin type, hair type, maintenance, environmental impact, and personal preferences. Here's an overview of the different razor and shaver types: 

  • Disposable Razors: These razors have two blades and are designed for easy use and disposal. They are cheap and can help you in a moment of need, but they also negatively impact the environment. 
  • Straight-edge razors: Straight-edge razors have a long blade that folds back into their handle. They are also called open razors and are good for a close shave. The best part is that they are eco-friendly; however, they are time-consuming and extensive. 
  • Foil Clippers: Foil clippers use a thin perforated metal foil to cut hair. The foil has small holes that allow hair to enter and get shaved while protecting the skin from blades. They offer a smooth shave and are suitable for sensitive skin. Unfortunately, short men with thick or coarse hair may not find it ideal. 

Nose & Ear Hair Trimmers

Nose and ear hair trimmers are specialized tools for grooming for men that help you get rid of unwanted hair from the nose and ear canals. 

They typically feature a small, rotating blade system enclosed within a protective guard, which ensures that users don't suffer injury during use. 

These devices are also compact and can easily manoeuvre through tight spaces. Some common types include rotary, linear, and manual trimmers. 

Back Hair Removers

If you have long back hairs that not only cause discomfort but also damage your confidence, you should invest in a back hair remover. Typically, it's a device with a long-handled shaver or trimmer, often with a pivoting head. It effectively removes hair from your back and is ergonomic and comfortable. 

Combs & Brushes 

You should also have a set of high-quality combs and brushes to style and detangle your hair. Two options worth considering are: 

  • Rat-Tail Comb: Rat-tail combs are a staple in the styling world. They have long, pointed handles, often made of metal, and fine teeth. 
  • Bristle Brush: These brushes have stiff bristles, either natural or synthetic, that help you create a sleek hairstyle and even improve body circulation with regular use. 

Top Products for Grooming for Men 

Now that you are well aware of the top tools that should make their way to your short men's grooming kit, let's discuss some high-quality products: 

Supreme 3 in 1 Barber Bundle (Premium Option) - a. 3 Piece Set 

The first option on our list of grooming for men products is this Supreme 3 in 1 Barber Bundle that features a trimmer, clipper, and foil shaver. 

When we look at the components, the clipper has a taper blade with a ceramic moving blade suitable for smooth cuts. On the other hand, the trimmer has a steel deep-tooth T-blade that makes styling and lining a hassle-free task. 

The crunch foil shaver boasts a durable Li-ion battery that allows for 150 minutes of continued cordless use to experiment with different styles uninterrupted.   

(T-Liner) - Andis Classic T-Liner (Premium, Gold Standard In T-Liners) 

We also have the Andis Classic T-Liner on our list, which offers crisp and clean lines. It uses an 8-foot electric cord and a high-torque rotary motor that allows you to achieve a professional shave at home. 

What truly makes this T-liner stand out is its top-notch diamond blades, which ensure zero overlaps and no razor bumps. Its durability and longevity provide an incredible return on investment. 

(Back Shaver) - BackBlade 2.0  

If back and body hair becomes too much of a nuisance, then the BackBlade 2.0 is what you need. Featuring DRYglide technology, it is 18 inches long when unfolded for an easy grip and shaving experience. Whether your body is wet or dry, the back shaver works smoothly!

(Nose/Ear Trimmer) XOOMRSCP Rechargeable Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer 

The XOOMRSCP Rechargeable Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer comes with a 360° rotating design and a 10000 RPM motor that takes out all your hair painlessly. It's a good grooming for men product and has a USB cable and a built-in battery for easy and quick recharging. 

All you have to do is charge it for two hours, and then with 2 to 3 minutes of use, it can last for 2 to 3 months. The operating noise is also less than 50 dB, so you won't contribute to noise pollution at all. 

(Disposable Razors) - Gillette 10-Pack Disposable Razors (Budget Option) 

If you aren't interested in something high-tech and need some basic disposable razors for on-the-go use, then Gillette 10 Pack Disposable Razors is suitable. They have pivoting heads and ergonomic rubber handles that make shaving sensitive skin a breeze. 

(Groin Trimmer) - Manscaped Groin Trimmer 

The Manscaped Groin Trimmer is quite popular due to its two interchangeable ski-safe blades, which allow for easy groin hair removal. It has one fixed-length comb at 1.4 mm and two adjustable combs ranging from 2 to 12 mm. A power adapter quickly charges the 700 mAh Li-ion battery, so you can use it even when there's no power available. 

(Comb Set) - Salon Silk Professional Comb Set - (Budget Option, But With Quality) 

For short men with curly hair, this Salon Silk Professional Comb Set features 11 unique pieces that meet all your styling needs. These combs are made with carbon fibre and ABS material, which contributes to their lightweight and elastic design. You can easily use them to detangle your hair and maintain a neat and sleek look. 

Conclusion

Grooming for men, especially those of short height, is essential if you really want to stand out in the crowd. You should regularly trim and shave your facial and body hair so you always look confident and elegant. Visit The Lower View today to learn more about styling tops for shorter men

 

0 663
Thu Jul 31, 2025 06:52 PM
Everything was great until the blindfold came off

So we know his personality wasn't the problem.

Go figure...

0 633
Sun May 18, 2025 09:37 AM
Short guy points out double standard and gets roasted in comments

2 739
Tue Apr 01, 2025 10:35 AM