NEW YORK, April 14 — Is the reign of the tall coming to an end? Long criticised and mocked, short men are now enjoying a moment in the spotlight on social networks, and are conquering women’s hearts. Gone are the days when women would pass up dates and potential relationships because of a few centimetres, shattering the prejudices weighing on the shoulders of shorter men. On social media, the phenomenon translates into the ‘Short King’ hashtag, which is gaining more traction every day.
Everything small is cute, they say. Except that some standards of appearance are hard to live with, and men rarely embrace this expression when it’s applied to them. Indeed, stereotypes linked to size typically associate tall men with security, charisma, and even virility. But times are changing, and it seems that so-called ‘short’ men — those whose height doesn’t exceed 1.75m — are taking their revenge.
The expression “short king,” a term that has emerged to refer to men of small stature, or shall we say average stature, isn’t exactly new. The expression was used for the first time in 2018 by American comedian Jaboukie Young-White. At the time, the artist pounded his fist on the table, or rather on twitter: “i’m f**king tired of ‘short’ being used as an insult. ‘Short’ gave you Donald Glover. ‘Short’ gave you Tom Holland. ‘Short’ gave you Daniel Kaluuya. ‘Short’ gave you Bruno f**king Mars.
On TikTok, #shortking has already reached nearly 350 million views, while #shortkingspring has chalked up 1.6 million, with a lot of the videos featuring short men. And if there is a couple that stands out in the matter, it is Zendaya and Tom Holland. The five centimetres that separate the star of the “Euphoria” series and the movie star who plays Spider-Man in the latest film franchise seem to have become one of the examples to follow on social networks.
As a result, women are no longer shy about proclaiming their love for these “short kings” and even enjoy celebrating the centimetres that separate them from their loved one. “American women should show more love to short men,” reads a video of a couple back to back with the message: “When we stopped hiding our height difference and showed everyone that it’s okay to be a short king and tall queen...” Almost all the comments express similar sentiments. “i’ve always liked short men.
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