Is it justified for short men to feel insecure due to patriarchy?
I've noticed some degree of heightism in my social media feed increase. Even irl hear people use short in a derogatory way in passing or whenever I date over social media as a man I am often asked "so how tall are you" and it just feels so objectifying
Ive noticed Men and women using "short" or men's height as an insult. And it's very hurtful when I read through these things and they get hundreds sometimes thousands of likes and no one pushes back
I often hear people claim that the reasons they don't date short men is due to short mens height insecurities which is valid. But I wonder if one of the reasons short men are insecure is justified and a reaction to patriarchal expectations placed on men and people just generally treating short men poorly? Again all problems caused by men of course not women. But it just feel like short men are constantly gaslit
I've equally seen people mock or not take heightism seriously with men. Like sometimes it gets an eye roll, and I think partly this is because incels often use it to make their arguments but it's frustrating when men discuss this in a normal way and it gets an eye roll or dismissed