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more like "the society's ridiculous standards made some men insecure about their heights". I wish we could already do away with stereotyping traits that people don't have influence over, outside of surgical intervention.
yeah this is a thing which is more or less directly caused by conventional beauty standards, it's not a thing that happens in a vacuum! phrasing it like that is a weird choice.
I've posted about this on similar topics elsewhere online, but I was an early pandemic hire at my (soon to be former) employer, so I completed the entire interview and worked for quite some time remotely before being able (and required) to go into the office. As a 5' 6" man, I am solidly the shortest person in the office, even including the few (because RIP gender equality in STEM) women. There are a few people who I would estimate at over 6 feet tall, from a smallish group. I have often wondered if I would have gotten a job here if I had been able to do an onsite interview, and if my choice to switch to more remote work in the future will benefit my career because no one knows my height.