S&M: Short and Male – NOSSA is For Real
S&M: Short and Male A new documentary directed by Howard Goldberg It's our dirty little secret — size matters. We're obsessed with height. We like our men tall, dark and handsome but at what cost? Cultures around the world seem to share the same obsession with size: it matters, big time. S&M: short and Male , explores the relationship between height, self-esteem and success. We'll meet a child on growth hormones, a short comedian who can't get a date. We'll also hear from "height activists"– from New York to Beijing, this new breed aims to sensitize the world to the discrimination short men are up against. With a touch of humour, S&M: short and Male examines the obstacles that short statured men face every day in life, love and work. Though a short man cannot grow in height, he can grow inside. Filming in the US, Canada, China and Europe, we speak to men from all walks of life to unearth what makes some short men bigger than others. Produced by Instinct Films in association with CTV
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I think 5′6” is the 20% mark.
I never said it was, I was listing the stereotypes, the denigration and the dehumanization short men face.
by saying what u r saying u are totally disregarding skills , talents and expertice a short man may have . At the end of the a human is a humn despite their height it is harder for guys who are short but there is no way height is a represenbtation of someones character.
in what way? explain and elaborate.
Yeah, as an adult male in America 5′6 represents the 10% mark. Shorter, but not really short.
I think you need to change how u think its not doing you any fovours
i’m not short i’m an inch above average at 5′11 but i admit i have huge unearned privileges and advantages over short men.
being short is worse than being black in my opinion, think about it, who has it better with women? a tall black man or a short white man? i’ve heard women openly talk about their disdain of short men in a way that if talked about blacks or gays they would be social outcasts.
a tall man who is confident, ambitious and highly successful is confident, ambitious and highly successful
a short man who is confident, ambitious and highly successful is a pathetic, desperate man compensating for his insecurity
tall man = assertive and confident
short man = napolean complex
tall man = gentle and pleasant
short man = weak little wimp
What..are…you..talking..about?
First of all its Homo Erectus and second they were like 1.3-1.7 m…
THIS VIDEO IS NOT PROPOGANDA; What do we care where it comes from? It’s bullshit. All hypocrites are bound to disagree. Short men are discriminated against worst than any race or gender because they’re discriminated against by their own AND other races, and as we can see, genders. GET IT? Good!
Scientists have proven that in group activities, people are more co-operative with people of a similar height (and build) to themselves. Its a like-for-like union and the fear of a bigger, dominant half seeking control is diluted.
You see the same ‘chumming-up’ behaviour amongst a collective of tall men today, albeit on a night out or the office and not a big game hunt. Groups of tall men will openly joke about a short guy in the street. Its a way of male bonding and bud-nipping notion of forming pecking orders which were essential for a successful hunt thousands of years ago – basically the same group-bonding essential for business’ to run smoothly in modern times. Thats why executive, professional jobs favour tall.
Home Erectus men averaged 6ft. That’s going back 500′000 years. Early sapiens were tall too. they lived solely on meat and readily-available seasonal berries and fruit – these were the days before crop cultivation and farming. Men hunted in packs, and that’s where I think ancient form of heightism derives – the pack mentality was that of those that could achieve a successful hunt; tall men chumming-up and basically intolerable of less-physical males that were near child-size or juvenile.
Short men have troubles due to intra-male selection. Part of the male psyche is from those tens of thousands of years of evolutionary development where the tall and strong protect the land. The hominid that preceded Homo Sapiens was called Homo erectus. Amongst the erectus fossil finds, none have been short and all have fallen within a similar height range (+/- 4 inches I believe for males). Its as though erectus had strong selection and achieved a point of idealism before it became extinct.
This is nothing more than manlet propaganda.
@Haplonapper: The real thing to ask is “is short REALLY so inferior?” If tallness was superior then it should have fixed the “flaws” in the gene code eventually weeding out all “undesirables”. Yet many people still come out in varieties deemed undesirable. No, what you’re seeing is a function of human ego. The inborn self-superiority syndrome. There is a lot of disinformation about this subject. People’s prejudices are put into the studies &/or they reinforce the practiced prejudices of the day.
@haplonapper: There’s a problem with that analogy you put up. Fathers are not the only ones who make their kids short. Mothers are just as likely because children are a product of BOTH parents. The question is why do men keep picking short women predominantly and expect people not to be short? Taller father and shorter mothers easily produce shorter sons and taller daughters both of whom have difficulty in dating game. If someone’s genes were so superior then inferior genes wouldn’t exist.
I think that having a group that can lobby against this kind on-going prejudice is very promising cause being 5′3 and being unemployed as a college graduate just does not add up to me, specially when I see the person hired where i applied and is somebody considered tall, to me heightism is just like racism cause it feels like it, like discrimination
yea i think thats way off, its probably like %35
Thanks
surprisingly, thats true…im also 5′6″
either the men are shorter than me, or tower over me (like 6′5″), is what I’ve seen
LOL this documentary itself is only bullshit propoganda Im a 5′6.5 latin male of immigrant descent (legal btw!)growing up I was smaller in my group of friends and always had to prove myself somehow, whether its puting an ignorant coward in their place or some daring feat.
to further emphasize on what I said before the only way you will be respected as a human and capable being is to take what you claim Human is animal In retrospect look at the tiger and look at the bear both are capable of destroying each other but I guarantee the tiger is superior not in physical but in mental however its physical built is worthy to contendMake yourself worthy read be healthy and take up vigilance for whom you love and yourselfEmotions are for the weak and everyone mocks u NOSSA
some daring feat. Taller people are more likely cowards deep withing like the elephant and thats why they exploit those they think are lesser or appear inferior to comfort themselves confront and overcome and they fear/respect you I KNOW I was always told I want even “American” enough based on my foreign blood or my physical mediocrity. As for NOSSA?! lol sorry the high class honky and the subconciously enlaved middle man will NEVER take you seriously Im rather short myself and I say so.. sry