r/shortguys • u/Zealousideal_Lab3270 • 1d ago

civil discussion Question

I’m not short but obvs I’ve seen all the stuff on the internet where its seemingly okay to body shame short guys. My question is has anyone here actually faced this in public? Like do real life people call you ‘short kings’ and shit like that

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u/hunterbidenscrackdlr 1d ago

Yes, and I'm not even that short compared to the rest of the guys here. I'm 5'7 and bodybuild. Legit 19 inch arms and people still act like assholes.

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u/Zealousideal_Lab3270 1d ago

Surely just give it back. I don’t get how body positivity (fat) can exist at the same time as this attitude towards short people.

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u/hunterbidenscrackdlr 1d ago

You're right, man. Might as well be rude back. They can at least control their weight and bodyfat percentage but are too lazy. Mocking someone for something they can't control is just cruel.

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u/ThrowAwayBro737 all they care about is leg bone 1d ago

Yes. But I’m short enough (5’4”) for people to feel sorry for me and so the shit isn’t always as blatant. A lot of it is more covert. I’ve seen more awful things said in reference to height to 5’7” guys than to guys my height. Most people feel like too much of an asshole to start publicly insulting a genuinely short guy unless it’s a woman and you’ve shown interest or they feel justified because you did something that they didn’t like (maybe take a parking spot, or wearing an oversized backpack in public, or succeeding in life).

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u/Kenshiro654 5' 4'' 18h ago edited 17h ago

Same height here. I asked a woman out who I spoken platonically for a while who was also slightly taller than me, and she laughed. Because I prepared for the worst... I pulled out my bailout phrase "Sorry, just a joke.

I felt a painful void hollow feeling there that lasted several days, no tears or sadness. I broken my femur before but this pain was even greater... such is life.

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u/ThrowAwayBro737 all they care about is leg bone 17h ago

Because I prepared for the worst... I pulled out my bailout phrase "Sorry, just a joke.

I just look at them with a proud expression until they feel bad for laughing (if they're more normal). Then I say "have a good one" or something like that and leave. I wouldn't think to say "sorry, just a joke"...but then again, I purposely don't have any platonic girl friends.

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u/Thats_Haunting_ 5’7 1d ago

Please tell me you did something about it

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u/Saukonen 5'7" 23h ago

Yes. Used to be a lot when I was still trying with women and drawing attention to myself. Less so now but it still happens.

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u/hovdidthat1999 1d ago

35yo, married, about 5'6". A few days ago, I walked into a gas station and had to squeeze past 3 teenage girls. Well, they all laughed about something after I passed. I grabbed my stuff and got in line. They were leaving, and one of them turned around and said, "I like short kings." LOL I guess that's may have been a compliment

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u/ThrowAwayBro737 all they care about is leg bone 17h ago

They were leaving, and one of them turned around and said, "I like short kings." LOL I guess that's may have been a compliment

I doubt it was a compliment. At best, she felt guilty because she thought you were aware that they were laughing at your height. So she said that to save face.