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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO, no. But evidently, making fun of boys and men for being short is completely acceptable. It seems to be the last, or among the last, categories of physical appearance that is not off limits. Having an 18 year old son who is 5'5" and hearing what people say to him on a daily basis breaks my heart. He knows that he could never come back with a criticism about their appearance or they'd lose their minds. [/quote]

I’m know you’re not looking for advice, but I feel like there are two ways short men can respond to this: they can have a sense of humor about it and find confidence in other ways, or they can wallow in shame and sometimes get angry at the world (and often women) because of it. My dad is 5’6, my brother is 5’5, my husband is 5’7 and my son, though he is only nine, has always been the shortest in the class (except the year there was a Little Person in his class). And all my short guys are great! I know they have their moments of sensitivity about it, but everybody loves them, especially my brother and husband because they are really confident (not cocky) in who they are and have great personalities. They have never wanted for female attention.

It’s not fair, but I don’t worry about my son. I fully anticipate that he will respond to the prejudice with good humor instead of lashing out. [/quote]

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