In guys, it’s the attitude that they have to be extra masculine to “make up” for being less than average height. This usually comes off as gratingly cocky and insecure at the same time.
it's only called that because the same exact behaviour is suddenly not an issue anymore when you're 6 feet and above. That 'Napoleon complex' has also been mostly debunked as a myth and it's much more likely that we simply notice negative behaviour more / stronger in people who lack features that are generally considered attractive to the other sex (studies like these are mostly done with heterosexuals because homosexuals are such a small sample size within the greater society that they're better served having an exclusive study for them). It's how cute looking girls get away with all kinds of shit. Same principle applies.
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u/merewenc Jan 08 '20
In guys, it’s the attitude that they have to be extra masculine to “make up” for being less than average height. This usually comes off as gratingly cocky and insecure at the same time.