Study says short men have more psychopathic traits (attractive, weight, dating)
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My trigonometry teacher in high school was 5'2". He would stand on his desk waving a yardstick while talking about random stuff, and frequently mentioned that Napoleon was 5'2".
And another post that mentioned a Napoleon Complex.
"In the 21st century, people may not be able to say exactly why Napoleon was so important, but they can usually say that he was short. Alas, the one thing everyone remembers about Napoleon probably isn’t even true!"
"Yet interpretations of Napoleon’s death certificate estimate that his height when he died was between 5’2” and 5’7” (1.58 and 1.7 meters). The discrepancy is often explained by the disparity between the 19th-century French inch, which was 2.71 cm, and the current inch measurement, which is 2.54 cm. Sources consequently estimate that Napoleon was probably closer to 5’6” or 5’7” (1.68 or 1.7 meters) than to 5’2”. Although the range may seem short by 21st-century standards, it was typical in the 19th century, when most Frenchmen stood between 5’2” and 5’6” (1.58 and 1.68 meters) tall. Napoleon was thus average or taller, no matter the interpretation."
I got this info from the following links which shows how popular belief can be manipulated by the press.
The political cartoons of the English probably didn't help much either as they always depicted him as very small, almost childlike. The History dot com site on this topic explains this aspect further.
My tenth grade geometry teacher called me The Giraffe. I was so humiliated already because of my height and my looks, plus I was terribly self-conscious and shy, that I started getting "sick" and having to go home before math class. He just could not stop pointing out my height and making fun of me. As soon as I walked into the class, "Oh here comes The Giraffe."
As an adult, I remembered him one day and it finally dawned on me that it was HIM who was uncomfortable because he was a short man and took it out on the gawky, homely, six-foot-tall girl in his class. Wish I'd realized that at 15 instead of turning it inward.
Sorry you were picked on MQ, and the last people who should have been doing it were the teachers.
My trigonometry teacher in high school was 5'2". He would stand on his desk waving a yardstick while talking about random stuff, and frequently mentioned that Napoleon was 5'2".
He told some of us we were smart, so we could work on our own. I didn't ever do any work in that class, and still barely know the first thing about trig, but all the tall girls--including me--got As.
But that's just one guy, and I don't believe that all short men are like that. It's just a funny story now; good thing I never had a dire need for trigonometry.
Definitely not all short men are like that. I've known some men of excellent character over the years, particularly professionally, who did not let their stature turn them into mean little bullies.
When I was in the Navy my platoon chief would call me over and stand on a chair to "correct" me. This only served to encourage me to screw things up for comedic effect. Yeah, I was (and still am) that kinda guy. When I sold Acuras & Honda's I'd open the sunroof and stick my head out thru the roof when I had to move cars on the lot. <--- my manager
My tenth grade geometry teacher called me The Giraffe. I was so humiliated already because of my height and my looks, plus I was terribly self-conscious and shy, that I started getting "sick" and having to go home before math class. He just could not stop pointing out my height and making fun of me. As soon as I walked into the class, "Oh here comes The Giraffe."
As an adult, I remembered him one day and it finally dawned on me that it was HIM who was uncomfortable because he was a short man and took it out on the gawky, homely, six-foot-tall girl in his class. Wish I'd realized that at 15 instead of turning it inward.
You didn't tell your parents about him? They could have told you, it was probably all about him. Or they might have reported him to the principal.
My high school typing teacher looked exactly like the gunnery sarge in Hogan's Heroes (Frank Sutton) who was always harassing Gomer Pyle. We were all terrified of him because he acted like the sarge, too. He was very short and built like a tree stump.
That being said, I don't believe this study. Too generalized.
You didn't tell your parents about him? They could have told you, it was probably all about him. Or they might have reported him to the principal.
I didn't really talk about school much with my parents, but I remember I did tell my mother about that teacher. I think I was feeling hormonal, and I was crying about it. My mother grew up as tall as me at an even worse time, during WWII when she had even fewer choices for clothes and shoes, so she just sort of sympathized.
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