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‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2025
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This is sort of what short men’s insecurities are rooted in.
Short people get infantilised to a degree which makes them feel less manly, which drives negative behaviours (short man syndrome?) and reinforces their insecurities as they fall into a sort of incel ideology.
That's a them problem, this commenter got his
So because I can't find a pair of pants tall enough without ordering it online I'm responsible for short mens' insecurities?
No wonder the world is a shitshow right now