Theres no such thing as average, everyone above 5 8 is tall and everyone below 5 8 is short (5 8 people arent real) Edit: its been 2 weeks and im surprised how many people fell for the bait lol. For clarification, i am shorter than 5 8, and also a girl 💀
average is being called tall and short all the time. nobody will believe youre average... until you reach the kneecaps AND the shelves. then that's when people get scared
As a short person who is constantly perceived as a child, I related to this video SO MUCH. It doesn't help that I have "childish" interests either. T^T
@@ChupacabraRex Yup. In Russian (not really a saying. just a phrase) that would be "Расти вширь", which translates to "to grow in width" (God damn Slavic languages, where even native speakers have to look up, whether or not to write it "вширь" or "в ширь")
Same. and I still do. someone even went as far to say, "Are you lost looking for your class little boy?" (My school goes from Kindergarten-8th grade) and yes, while i do look like a fourth grader or maybe an even younger grade, people meme on me a by also saying "You look like a 4th grader" "You can easily blend in with these younger kids" "my younger sister is taller than you" etc. and it's really hurtful to me. being short is both a blessing and a curse. I can't reach anything on the top shelves at stores without the help of an employee
I feel your pain. In high school, I was the shortest kid in my grade! Everyone treated me like a child and I was very hurt, but I was actually just a late bloomer. I do have tall genes, but they just kicked in a little later.
Same but I also see it as the saddest thing ever, because personally despite being just 5-10 cm taller than them I've never been infantilised to that degree where people talk to me with a like pitched up voice and stuff
As a 4’11 Filipino girl, i can totally relate to your struggles as a short person. Like, the feeling of people towering over you and is seen as a baby is very funny yet embarrassing at the same time (especially when you’re the older person in the room yet still the shortest among them. Even my little sister is much taller than me, it’s kind of lowkey embarrassing for me as the big sister. 😂) I’ve experienced the amount of anxiety whenever I even go to a certain place that involves people in general, it’s not a serious thing being a short person in the Philippines but when you mentioned that you grew up in the US and has a half-Filipino and American family, i can tell that there’s not much short people there that has the same height mark as you.(I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong with this one.) but nonetheless, I think being short is a blessing and a curse at the same time, seeing that some people still appreciates us short people while we kept struggling the regular normal stuff everyday, and is just another add-on to our cute nature. Thank you for making a video about this topic, it really helps me appreciate myself even more.🩷 (Also, I also noticed that you’re a strawberry shortcake lover just like me.🍓😃)
i relate to the first part, i hit puberty kind of early, during 10-12 i was taller and looked older than most of my friends\classmates, now the tables turned and most guys my age are taller than me 😭
Sameee, ive always been the tallest in my class till 5th grade.. i stopped growing and all my classmates grew WAY taller than me. I even get teased on by my friends a lot😭
It's crazy how 5 inches can change someone's perspective. I'm 5'2" and I'm literally the perfect hight. I can reach everything, and I never bonk my head. My mom is an inch taller than me and she hits her head fairly often. My hair just barely grazes the top cupboard door when I open it. Whenever I walk through stores it's like everything is built for me. Tables are at the perfect leaning hight, chairs are perfectly aligned to my knees. But international travel makes me feel like I'm a 6 year old 😂 The average height in America is 5'4" but the moment I step foot on international ground, the average hight is 5'7". Everything is too high, the tables go up to my shoulders, and I have to scale some of the chairs.
this really opened my eyes to how ive been treating my shorter friends, and taught me how my jokes may be making them feel. thank you, ill try to do better with treating my short kings and queens with respect the same way i do with anyone else.
:D Glad ur the type of person to listen to other ppls thoughts and feelings. Sometimes jokes are ok but I guess there are ppl that over do it or joke on new ppl they don't know. Anyway just thought it was cool what ya said
4' something 30 year old man here, and I'm sick of every interaction I have with taller people being so degrading. I remember one time, a good five years after graduation, I was with an older neighbor and friend of the family, and I asked him for help with finding a job and dealing with interviews and such, because god knows my high school and parents couldn't be bothered. The guy had a good ten years over me, to be fair, but he just ignored my questions and launched into a "When I was your age" lecture like I was a bratty middleschooler and started going on about responsibility and doing chores. It's been 6 years since then, and I still can't have a normal conversation with anyone. And then people have the nerve to question why I keep to myself! [EDIT] Finally managed to scrounge up a functioning tape measure. Turns out I'm closer to 5' something since the last time I checked. Doesn't change anything. Still short and angry.
I am 6'4 and at 23, I also get these "when I was your age" lectures from people I have no relation with. At times from people who aren't even 5 years older than me. Like I once got some lecture from a 23 year old when I was 19 or 20, she talked to me as if I was a special needs kid, despite us working the same job It's something people do to display some kind of superiority, to rub into your face that they're more mature and wiser and all that shit. Comes from insecurity ultimately I think
@@juannaym8488 Some of these people I can understand though. Most of the time I don't really think it's out of insecurity, rather just genuine advice coming from someone who's pretty bad at explaining things and/or assuming too much. People change a ton even over 3-4 years, especially when they're younger. I know that it's probably annoying as you say it happens a lot, but keep in mind that not everyone really means ill intent even if their advice seems stupid.
@@neztech. You don't give genuine advice in a condescending tone. I can accept advice and see it as well meaning. But when someone gives you "advice" and talks down to you when they give it, there is no good intention
Man the infantilization bit hit quite deep. I'm not short but I have autism and people seem to have a samn "gaydar" for it lmao. A lot of people talk to me with more tenderness and while I can appreciate it sometimes, it really makes me feel like a child being tended to. It's hard to explain but I can feel it.
Most of it just comes from body language and the confidence in which you speak, imo. It definitely makes people take you less seriously and treat you with more of a filter when you're on the low end of those qualities. Nothing people can't change, though.
Damn, I might do this sometimes. In my mind, I see a lot of people with autism talk about tone indicators and getting confused with sarcasm on the internet, so I try to be more intentional with my words since I naturally have a dry sense of humor especially when I’m tired. I’m now realizing I may be coming off as infantilizing but at the same time i don’t want to confuse people with my words lol.
@@jackalplays5178as another autistic person, that's not usually the problem!! What makes ME feel like I'm being talked down to isn't explaining a joke or being clear, it's that you can often hear people's voices go up in pitch and soften like they're talking to a toddler or small dog. Like they're asking about my day but It sounds like they're about to offer me a dog treat or ask if I need to call my mommy to be picked up >:( Sometimes someone will talk to me normally, find out I have autism, and then CHANGE how they talk- again, not in clarifying things for me, but in talking around me in the third person like the video talks about, and again in talking to me in the same voice they use for small children and animals. Being accommodating is great! It's important to honor disability accommodations and help make sure we can get a foothold so to speak. It's about respect and seeing someone as an equal.
No worries about being shortcake like you said everyone will understand what your going through one day just know that you have a lot of support ❤hope that helps👾🥰
Im 4’10 and 18 and i have never felt so seen lol. I relate to everything in this video. Feeling out of place in photos, weight loss problems, being infantilized, I always felt silly for feeling upset about it but it really does hurt your self esteem lol. It makes you feel like people see you as stupid. Thank you for making this video!!
I’m 5,3 at 14 and Idk how to feel. For a majority of my life I felt so much pain about being little and not being big. I always wanted to be just HUGEEEEEE to help shorter people
Honestly I’m 6,1 & im jealous. Like you get to walk through a doorway without smacking ur head. Gave myself a concussion once because I tried to run into my kitchen because i smelled burning & slammed my head into the archway.
Feel ya. I'm 6'2 myself and it's just kinda uncomfortable to even feel the doorframe close above my head. I always think to myself, how the actually really tall people have it, must suck :(
I'm a very very skinny 5'0" person who struggles to gain weight for some reason, so this is an incredibly interesting video to me. I relate in when we're treated as younger though. I feel like when you're so small on both ends, you end up being both infantilized and sort of... fetishized, as well. One of my worst experiences is most definitely when I've been incredibly sick due to being underweight and people (who aren't doctors) tell me that my body weight is the "most ideal", or when people have asked how old I am, or asked if I was a teenager, before I tell them I'm an adult, and then they change their tune and begin to try hitting on me. A scary ick.
BRO, I am also a mega skinny person. 130 lbs but 6'7. I really do also hate it when people say that we are the "ideal weight" or that they want to be as skinny as us. It really needs to be changed to lean weight, cus being super skinny is not very fun.
The some reason is, that it's actually easy for short people to lose weight. The actual caloric NEEDS are the important thing, and if you take the adult position of securing your own meals it's way easier to just, not eat, because you're not going to be hungry. And that's why "the patriarchy" has for centuries told women to get more meat on their bones, their LIFE very often depended on it. Many wouldn't survive to adulthood because they wouldn't learn to apply themselves even to do some digestion. It's the PRIMARY purpose of being active, not gaining mass or anything but simply that your gut will function. The problem short people come up against that they're really only hungry for socialization in a rich western country, so because they don't have to work in some Congo cobalt mine, their time actually is occupied with using the opulent services that those Congo mines service like McD's having blinking monitors for a menu display. There's no shortage of jobs in Samsung factories, assembling more tech into your selfie camera or youtubing machine. It's just called a bad job, like being a plumber, because it's ACTUALLY a job. What you got here is some real princess and the pea situation and I'd send you out the door in a nanosecond. Maybe toss you a rock climbing pick as a parting gift.
I was also very short and skinny as a kid. Eventually fell very ill at 17. I eventually found out I had several nutrient deficiencies, and some food intolerance which took me a while to realise. Try Elliot Overton to find out more info.
God I feel this one in my bones fr. 5'0 here and yeah it's really hard for me to gain weight. Like I can pack away a ton of food, work out a ton (did 2 years of weightlifting and still stayed the same damn weight throughout), but yet can't seem to gain a single ounce of mass whatsoever. I can lose it easily due to high metabolism, and the annoying part is being able to find ANY clothes that fit me pants wise that aren't designated in the kids section. Shoes, bras, socks almost every time as well, even gloves :/ The annoying thing with being skinny and not having much body mass is the fact that you randomly will pinch yourself or hurt yourself like laying down in bed and turning over and s o m e h o w, a section of your side gets pinched between a rib and you have to sit upright, now wide awake to adjust the discomfort = v = The infantilization is extreme, like with any other adults, including those who are my age, it's met with lack of respect commentary, people treating me like a porcelain doll that might crack or shatter if I do something too aggressive or "extreme" for me, or never looking or sounding my age and people assuming I am much younger or much older (this varies from situation to situation, but more times than not it's a negative thing :/ ) It's frustrating man, and it also doesn't help either that when I wear clothes that I feel confident in or cute in, it's either met with more babying OR objectification out the wazoo. Like let me wear overalls and not be treated like a toddler, they are comfortable and have multiple pockets that are deep and durable. Let me wear tall platforms and cute decora/goth/lolita style shoes, no I am not a stripper or a whore, they are comfortable, give me height, and help me balance better with more weight at my base. u - u
I was tall as a kid, and I looked like a teenager so I wasn’t really treated like a child. It made me miss being treated like a child and being allowed to act like a child without being called weird or childish. ALSO I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE AND POSITIVITY, YOU GO GIRL ✨❤️
Something I wanted to add to this video is how some people would use being short as an insult, in any sort of argument they could just say “Oh I know you’re not talking shortie!” and how you can’t really say anything about that because you ARE short but it’s not something to be insulted for. I’m the average height (5’4) but I still face people who are maybe like 5’9 or something telling me that my opinions suddenly aren’t valid because I’m a few inches shorter than them, which isn’t and will never be true.
@@KenanLaudat-tp3bp bro tf you mean 3'5 or 4 feet like bruh what school is that, smurf school? Like how is it possible to just have these small ass people like i thought it was rarer than that
I hit 6'3" as a freshman in high school and stopped there. The desks were so small I had to get permission to use a folding table and chair for my classes. To this day I either sleep in a queen size bed or a hammock because anything smaller has the chance of my 3' arms whipping over the side and slamming my hands into a wall or dresser. Between the joint/back/neck issues and the strain on my heart (apparently hitting that height so early wasn't good for the old ticker), I've honestly wished I hadn't ended up so tall. At least not as quickly as I did. PS: Another thing I found funny is how the house I bought, I had to rehang all the mirrors because they were to low and will have to replace the toilets because they are too small and short.
i’m 4”11 and i’m so happy to know someone who’s my height 😭 yes the struggles we go through are countless, but us short ppl have to stick together!!🌸i love your videos sm, keep up the great work!
@@achannelname6219 I’m not saying it is the same. Those are two completely different experiences. I’m saying that people don’t talk very much about some of the more serious aspects like getting bullied, the fact that it’s not as safe to drive, struggles with weight loss, etc. I’m well aware being short is not a disability, I would just love to open up conversation about being short that involves some of the more serious aspects that are less talked about
I’m 4’11 and despite being short asf I’m both an artist and a hs athlete. I run both cross country and track & field. My strides aren’t as wide as taller girls but I always work as hard as I can to make them count. The most satisfying part for me is when I start passing the girls who tower me. I can’t even imagine how it looks to them. Seeing a small looking girl zoom past them. I always feel like I’m representing the shorties in sports where being taller is the norm.
IM ALSO 4’10!!! (im almost 18 too)😭!! I relate so so much to this video I cant even begin to thank ya for makin this video! Being super short does make living in a tall world harder but Its even weirder when you’re not noticed as a short person. I totally get the “infant” perspective and ngl its hard to brush off, but knowing other short ppl feel this is so relieving!🙏😮💨 SHORT GANG FOREVER
4'11 enby here, I used to work as a hospital prep in the kitchen I struggled getting all the other stuff my co workers were so easy to get. I can't wait to go work there again as soon as I can, I had wonderful co workers who understood that I am "short".
Oof, my enbyfriend is a smol bean too. I didn't reallize how annoying being short was as well until meeting them. Hugs and bugs for all the short monarchs and kings ❤🐜
I'm am enby too and also 3cm shorter than her 😭 being treated like a 5 year old is an everyday thing, not to mention I live in a homobhobic country so that just makes it living hell
As a 4'7 person, I am basically the child in my friend group. They would treat me as a baby, even though for the most part I am older than them. I still need a chair to reach the top shelf and Milk, OHH THE IRONY; I would, and I am still needed to drink a lot of it JUST to fall short below everyone else. This Video is VERY relatabe.
I’m a short person about 4’9 and let me tell you, everything you said in this video I can relate to. When walking up the stairs I always have a butt up in my face. Especially how everyone gives you the baby talk omg it gets annoying. It’s okay at first but it really does feel like I’m being treated as a child. Love your art style 🌸🪷🩷
Wait, people actually do that? That's rude. I'm 6'4" and I've known people who's head barely reached the bottom of my ribcage and I'd never even dream of doing babytalk at them. What the hell?
Considering that at the age of 16-ish years old I was the bottom rung in a human ladder in a team building exercise with two other chonky teenagers and the tall kid in my grade (I think he was somewhere around 6'6" but not certain definitely somewhere in the middle of the 6' height range though) during a school camping trip, pretty sure that wouldn't be a problem for me. Must've had over 400 lbs of peer group relatively easily standing on my shoulders.
I'm just 5'1 (and asian as well) and when you said that you grew tall as a kid and then suddenly stopped growing in 5th grade I immediately thought, "same"!
As a 5’5 guy, I can relate. I work in the school system and people have only recently stopped thinking that I’m a student. And that’s only because I just grew a beard
I love your characters design, but just because your short doesent mean you cant be skilled your youtube channel is inspiring for others and Its adorable to see youtubers like you grow a community :3
I get you 🥺 Im 4'9 and im growing up and I feel like I'll never be treated seriously or feel like an adult. I can barely reach somethings up high up. Good thing tall shoes exist at least.
This was really cutely animated, thanks for sharing your experience. It definitely sounds hard, as even my wife at 5'3" struggles with not being able to reach stuff, so I can imagine shorter than that would be extra tough. The one advantage of being shorter is you don't have to deal with the intense back pain of someone like me at 6'3", who is ALWAYS bending down or craning my neck down to grab or look at things, and it really builds up pain and stiffness over time.
i'm 4'11 as an adult, 2:50 it's so frustrating when my much taller classmates will take up the lower areas of where we're working/sharing our work, leaving no room for me to place my stuff in an area that i can reach when they could just as easily place it higher.
I’m 5 foot 1, certainly not the shortest but basically guaranteed to be the shortest in most groups and it used to make it hard in Highschool but I don’t feel it as much now but every point you brought up really stuck with me, especially the infantilization, I’m the oldest of my siblings and therefore grew up very quickly to care for them but when I’m outside of that I’m treated like a child often and it’s especially noticeable at my work where the fact people think I’m younger than I am is supremely obvious.
Looks like not all small women need head pats. As a tall person, I value their feelings and will only talk the way a height conscious woman would prefer for me to talk. Keep doing you, girl. You got this.
I’m really short and I’ve been made fun of a lot and called “the short one” by my friends. It’s good to see others people including you going through the same which makes me feel like I’m not alone. :D
Girl I feel you I am also a short man umong my peirs and it sucks I also have to do deal with teasing bullying and other self degrading things I'm a little bit taller than you being a stagering 5'0 but non the less I have the same struggles,alot of short people do but I try not to let it get to me i'm still young and still growing mabye if I'm lucky I could grow to a good even height of 5'5 I'd fine with that heh I'm gonna admit I even bought booster to make it seem like I was growing but besides all that I came to accept my height and with the information that I know and this video which by the way is amazing I know that I'll be fine and being short it actually better for me. So yeah hopefully I can grow but till then i'm gonna be proud of my height and not let anything get me down
This was so relatable to me I nearly cried. I feel like I'd be sooo much more confident if I was just a bit taller, especially considering I live in a country with one of the tallest average heights. No one ever takes me seriously so it's hard to take *myself* seriously. Worst part is I actually think I'm pretty good-looking otherwise so I assume the reason people don't hit on me is because they're afraid to go to jail 💀
The worst is seeing that people are getting more exigent about physical characteristics when finding a partner bc I am a 5'6 boy (like 1,68m) 17y old and many want someone taller than 5'9 (1,79m)
It gets better as you get older; most people realize that height is really not that big a deal in a relationship as soon as they start trying to date outside of/after high school. A 30-year-old who turns someone down because of their height is going to be seen as a shallow idiot. You've got the entire rest of your life to find someone if that's what you want, don't worry too much about it now
YES AHAH ANOTHER FILIPINO ANIMATOR/ARTIST! ANOTHER ONE TO THE LIST! (my current list of Filipino animators so far: ross mo, shar aka Sharlene Yap, xrayalphacharlie aka Xierra, shortcxke)
Being tall is honestly an experience haha, at a certain point past 6 foot like 2-3 something everything gets inconvenient... the amount of times I've run into things or had to desperately adjust car seat settings have been a tale in and of themselves. However there's benefits too as you listed but I've always felt a fairly self conscious over my visibility as I'm struggling to be the 'ideal' tall individual and constantly stress that I'm unpleasant and overbearing. hmm... maybe I shouldn'ta dumped all this here but ehh heights a goofy thing : ) (cool vid and nice use of splatoon music at the end there!)
So true :D I'm not even that tall at 6'2 and the looks I sometimes get in shops and such are real uncomfortable. You kinda just feel a lot more visible than everyone else, which isn't exactly great when you don't like the attention :(
May you have many great opportunities in your future, istg there are so many underrated UA-camrs out there and you’re one of them most definitely!! You remind me of the old classic animated UA-camrs and I hope one day you’ll become the next generation of the UA-cam Animators 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm a 5'8 girl, which is pretty tall (above average at least) for a woman. I do think I look intimidating or weird, especially when I'm not with people my age. I feel like I stand out so much when a group of small old ladies is near me. And I cannot wear those cool y2k platform boots because I don't want to be 6ft. But I will no longer not take *my reach* for granted, thank you for explaining ur story!!
I love wearing platforms as a 5'10 girly 😌 I live in a place where almost everyone have the tall genes tho, so I don't stand out that much lmaoooo, but if you find platforms cool I recommend you try to wear them once in a while for funsies yk
5'10 here.. it sucks not being able to blend in and i always feel out of place when 99.9% of women come up to maybe my chest. but at the same time, i dont feel as scared walking alone to my car and people definitely show you more respect if you're tall, plus i can reach the top shelf of most things so thats always a plus
I’m 5’10”. When I was in highschool I felt out of place too. So, if you’re younger, don’t worry, it gets better. I used to worry too much about my weight because I was bigger all round than the other girls my age. And some tall people slouch to blend in. But don’t do that. Turns out I was actually in perfect proportion for my height; and if I’d been a sloucher, I’d be paying for it now with back pain. Don’t worry about standing out. 💖 you’re exactly how you’re supposed to be. I don’t feel out of place anymore and you won’t feel that way forever either.
I'm 4'10 too and in 5th tbh everyone says I'm short bc I'm not in my fives yet and I only grew 1 inch this year so I feel you. MY GROWTH SPURT ISN'T GROWTH SPURTING😭😭
I feel you, im like almost 5' but my 5'4 ish friend calls me short, btw we would be about over average hight since a 12 year old's height is 4'6 to 5' something (im in 5th grade to)
7:45 I sometimes get really annoyed when im treated like a child, but most of the time i dont mind (TW sensitive topic!!) i have age regression, and sometimes being treated like a child helps. but sometimes when i get upset it gets annoying quick.
as a short person i totally agree. im not even that short! im growing pretty fast but all my friends are growing faster! is is fun to get throw like i weigh nothing at all tho, or being able to crawl into the tinyest spaces. short people can also sneak up on you pretty nice.
As a fellow Filipino, I can feel you mate with the photo bit. I have buddies that stand higher than my doorway but I am proud that I made some good friends in the end. #ProudtobeShort 😁
I’m the same height as you and I can relate to this a lot 😭 a bunch of my friends tower over me even if they’re only seen as average or short, they still have me to feel better lmao. One thing that sucks is that sometimes people make it seem like I’m a lot shorter than I actually am, or even that I’m the shortest person they’ve ever seen. Though I’ve gotten used to it it still gets to me every now and then. It’s even kind of embarrassing too because I’m pretty much the oldest out of my friends. I’m glad you’re trying to find solace in being short, I’m also trying to myself😭
At first I was just sad about it, when they made fun of me for it at school. Later in life it became a running joke, which I embraced, and now I make a poker face everytime someone tries to ridicule me for it, because it became boring.
I'm 5′ 2 (157 cm) and your struggles are so relatable to me. but the mirror thing is the one that shocked me... even worse than reaching to the top shelf.
This animation relates so much it's starting to hit hard and differently every time. Especially if this has happened to you before. This shows how sometimes difficult life can be by height. You can feel the way shortcxke is feeling the pain. But for me i've learned that people can find a way to solve instead of how problems your having can be suffering in all seriousness as people take responsibility. You're not too late on anything.
I feel like this gives a deeper message, is to always treat other people with respect no matter how different they are, is the way people look just way you are and lastly, it's to absolutely never give up on anyone but most importantly never give up on yourself. Plus congrats on hitting 200k subs because all the support you ever desire. May God Bless to everyone's soul and to you too, shortcxke ma'am.
Thank you for this video. It honestly opened my eyes because I’ve been struggling with my weight since I was a little kid, but now I’ve realised that I shouldn’t compare myself to the “average“. Something that ticks me off personally is the confidence tall people have when mocking me. I know this is the case for a lot of things, but I just think it’s so insanely stupid how proud some people are of physical traits they were born with, traits the didn’t even have to work for. Fortunately, I have a fellow short person in my friend group who I can share my struggles with - although that doesn’t stop our mutual tall bestie from being an absolute nuisance and commenting on our height every other day
heavy agree on that. jerks get their shitty personalities amplified SO much if they happen to have won the genetics lottery, generally the amount of respect people get or dont get just based on physical appearance is bs
I am 1,76 and not only the shortest person at my workplace but also the shortest of all my siblings. Some of them 4 years younger than me. While i can't relate to most of your struggles as I am fairly average sized, I do struggle with the whole "people don't take me serious" problem. I even admit to wearing heavy duty boots to boost my height (No high heels for me as a man). And it's just embarrasing when someone mentions it. That's why i got into wheight lifting and sports in order to at least always be more muscular. It helps in having that intimidation effect too.
As a 6'3 person, I have this strong feeling of duty towards my vertically challenged sisters and brothers. I will reach to that shelf for you!
I thank you for your gesture, however- Vertically challenged-
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VERTICALLY CHALLENGED. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Vertically challenged feels like an insult 😭
VERTICALLY CHALLENGED 😭
“Vertically challenged” I hate you
Being tall: S u c k s and r o c k s
Being short: S u c k s and r o c k s
Being average: what’s that?
Im 5.8 and that's basically average
Same ( 5.7)@@cordellwilliams-pm4bh
Theres no such thing as average, everyone above 5 8 is tall and everyone below 5 8 is short (5 8 people arent real)
Edit: its been 2 weeks and im surprised how many people fell for the bait lol.
For clarification, i am shorter than 5 8, and also a girl
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average is being called tall and short all the time. nobody will believe youre average...
until you reach the kneecaps AND the shelves. then that's when people get scared
Yea that's me pretty much.
5'9" and all
I live in the netherlands, the shortest person I've ever seen is 6'8 so I can't imagine what it would be like meeting you
Ha I’m Dutch and 5.9 breaking world records
6’8 is so tall what the hell 😭😭
So its true the deutchs are very tall
I see you on every animators comment section lol
I was in the netherlands once and i didnt see any tall af ppl like im 5‘3 and some peeps were shorter than me 😭
As a short person who is constantly perceived as a child, I related to this video SO MUCH. It doesn't help that I have "childish" interests either. T^T
Something that makes being short worse is being surrounded by tall people with egos even higher than their height
Ikr 😆
Idk about that, I have a pretty low ego
@@thewafflegamer6152same… I think that most of us tall ppl are somewhat awkward in general lol. I think that’s a cute trait haha
and i thought i was the only person hah
Ikr and when u get mad and they look down at u, u feel like a baby
"I stopped growing... vertically" 😭
My family always uses that saying "crecimos para los lados" we grew to the sides.
@@ChupacabraRex My familly says it in english but at this point I don't even know how many languages they know lol.
we in our family say that someone grows sideways (instead of up)
@@ChupacabraRex Yup. In Russian (not really a saying. just a phrase) that would be "Расти вширь", which translates to "to grow in width" (God damn Slavic languages, where even native speakers have to look up, whether or not to write it "вширь" or "в ширь")
cu😭😭😭😭y
As a short person, I was mistaken for a 1st grader _multiple_ times.
Lol♡
Same. and I still do. someone even went as far to say, "Are you lost looking for your class little boy?" (My school goes from Kindergarten-8th grade) and yes, while i do look like a fourth grader or maybe an even younger grade, people meme on me a by also saying "You look like a 4th grader" "You can easily blend in with these younger kids" "my younger sister is taller than you" etc. and it's really hurtful to me. being short is both a blessing and a curse. I can't reach anything on the top shelves at stores without the help of an employee
me too
Oh yeah your short💀-
1st grader? Rookie numbers
I feel your pain. In high school, I was the shortest kid in my grade! Everyone treated me like a child and I was very hurt, but I was actually just a late bloomer. I do have tall genes, but they just kicked in a little later.
As a short introverted artist myself I see this highly relatable and sad funny at the same time
Same😭😂
Same but I also see it as the saddest thing ever, because personally despite being just 5-10 cm taller than them I've never been infantilised to that degree where people talk to me with a like pitched up voice and stuff
@@neoma6316 same fr
Same
I was only 5'1, and yes it does feel like as what being said in the video
As a 4’11 Filipino girl, i can totally relate to your struggles as a short person. Like, the feeling of people towering over you and is seen as a baby is very funny yet embarrassing at the same time (especially when you’re the older person in the room yet still the shortest among them. Even my little sister is much taller than me, it’s kind of lowkey embarrassing for me as the big sister. 😂) I’ve experienced the amount of anxiety whenever I even go to a certain place that involves people in general, it’s not a serious thing being a short person in the Philippines but when you mentioned that you grew up in the US and has a half-Filipino and American family, i can tell that there’s not much short people there that has the same height mark as you.(I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong with this one.) but nonetheless, I think being short is a blessing and a curse at the same time, seeing that some people still appreciates us short people while we kept struggling the regular normal stuff everyday, and is just another add-on to our cute nature. Thank you for making a video about this topic, it really helps me appreciate myself even more.🩷 (Also, I also noticed that you’re a strawberry shortcake lover just like me.🍓😃)
hiii kiffy im fan big love
helloo you’re also here :O
yeah kiffy, but imagine all of yours problems but you are A BOY...
same im 4’11 😭
Well thats true LOL
i relate to the first part, i hit puberty kind of early, during 10-12 i was taller and looked older than most of my friends\classmates, now the tables turned and most guys my age are taller than me 😭
I- darkfabb??- damn didn't expect ya here
The new collab vid was awsome tho
BRO UR HERE???
NO WAYYY :0
Heyo :D, you’re also short? haha *point and laugh*
Sameee, ive always been the tallest in my class till 5th grade.. i stopped growing and all my classmates grew WAY taller than me. I even get teased on by my friends a lot😭
It's crazy how 5 inches can change someone's perspective. I'm 5'2" and I'm literally the perfect hight. I can reach everything, and I never bonk my head. My mom is an inch taller than me and she hits her head fairly often. My hair just barely grazes the top cupboard door when I open it. Whenever I walk through stores it's like everything is built for me. Tables are at the perfect leaning hight, chairs are perfectly aligned to my knees.
But international travel makes me feel like I'm a 6 year old 😂
The average height in America is 5'4" but the moment I step foot on international ground, the average hight is 5'7". Everything is too high, the tables go up to my shoulders, and I have to scale some of the chairs.
this really opened my eyes to how ive been treating my shorter friends, and taught me how my jokes may be making them feel. thank you, ill try to do better with treating my short kings and queens with respect the same way i do with anyone else.
:D Glad ur the type of person to listen to other ppls thoughts and feelings. Sometimes jokes are ok but I guess there are ppl that over do it or joke on new ppl they don't know.
Anyway just thought it was cool what ya said
We all need a friend like you you
Thanks for recognizing that and taking steps to fix it. There should be more people like you in the world!
my freinds need to be like u, im ligit older then them but they treat me like a 4 yr old >:(
4' something 30 year old man here, and I'm sick of every interaction I have with taller people being so degrading.
I remember one time, a good five years after graduation, I was with an older neighbor and friend of the family, and I asked him for help with finding a job and dealing with interviews and such, because god knows my high school and parents couldn't be bothered.
The guy had a good ten years over me, to be fair, but he just ignored my questions and launched into a "When I was your age" lecture like I was a bratty middleschooler and started going on about responsibility and doing chores.
It's been 6 years since then, and I still can't have a normal conversation with anyone.
And then people have the nerve to question why I keep to myself!
[EDIT]
Finally managed to scrounge up a functioning tape measure. Turns out I'm closer to 5' something since the last time I checked.
Doesn't change anything. Still short and angry.
"4' [...] man" I'm sorry for your loss.
I am 6'4 and at 23, I also get these "when I was your age" lectures from people I have no relation with. At times from people who aren't even 5 years older than me. Like I once got some lecture from a 23 year old when I was 19 or 20, she talked to me as if I was a special needs kid, despite us working the same job
It's something people do to display some kind of superiority, to rub into your face that they're more mature and wiser and all that shit. Comes from insecurity ultimately I think
Thats brutal man I'm sorry.
@@juannaym8488 Some of these people I can understand though. Most of the time I don't really think it's out of insecurity, rather just genuine advice coming from someone who's pretty bad at explaining things and/or assuming too much. People change a ton even over 3-4 years, especially when they're younger. I know that it's probably annoying as you say it happens a lot, but keep in mind that not everyone really means ill intent even if their advice seems stupid.
@@neztech. You don't give genuine advice in a condescending tone. I can accept advice and see it as well meaning. But when someone gives you "advice" and talks down to you when they give it, there is no good intention
Man the infantilization bit hit quite deep. I'm not short but I have autism and people seem to have a samn "gaydar" for it lmao. A lot of people talk to me with more tenderness and while I can appreciate it sometimes, it really makes me feel like a child being tended to. It's hard to explain but I can feel it.
Most of it just comes from body language and the confidence in which you speak, imo. It definitely makes people take you less seriously and treat you with more of a filter when you're on the low end of those qualities. Nothing people can't change, though.
@@neztech. ah yikes
Damn, I might do this sometimes. In my mind, I see a lot of people with autism talk about tone indicators and getting confused with sarcasm on the internet, so I try to be more intentional with my words since I naturally have a dry sense of humor especially when I’m tired. I’m now realizing I may be coming off as infantilizing but at the same time i don’t want to confuse people with my words lol.
@@jackalplays5178as another autistic person, that's not usually the problem!! What makes ME feel like I'm being talked down to isn't explaining a joke or being clear, it's that you can often hear people's voices go up in pitch and soften like they're talking to a toddler or small dog. Like they're asking about my day but It sounds like they're about to offer me a dog treat or ask if I need to call my mommy to be picked up >:(
Sometimes someone will talk to me normally, find out I have autism, and then CHANGE how they talk- again, not in clarifying things for me, but in talking around me in the third person like the video talks about, and again in talking to me in the same voice they use for small children and animals.
Being accommodating is great! It's important to honor disability accommodations and help make sure we can get a foothold so to speak. It's about respect and seeing someone as an equal.
No worries about being shortcake like you said everyone will understand what your going through one day just know that you have a lot of support ❤hope that helps👾🥰
@@Aundreaari376 yeah it does ☺️ thank you.
@@silverandblaze688no problem
Im 4’10 and 18 and i have never felt so seen lol. I relate to everything in this video. Feeling out of place in photos, weight loss problems, being infantilized, I always felt silly for feeling upset about it but it really does hurt your self esteem lol. It makes you feel like people see you as stupid. Thank you for making this video!!
As 5'1, I still felt the same, it doesn't even have that much different
I’m 5,3 at 14 and Idk how to feel. For a majority of my life I felt so much pain about being little and not being big. I always wanted to be just HUGEEEEEE to help shorter people
fucking smurfs
Me too istg everyone says I’m an Oompa Loompa😭😭
correct me if im wrong but i think you're legally a dwarf
0:35 that lil animation on the sub button was a nice touch.
I didn’t think that was even possible 💀
Honestly I’m 6,1 & im jealous. Like you get to walk through a doorway without smacking ur head. Gave myself a concussion once because I tried to run into my kitchen because i smelled burning & slammed my head into the archway.
I feel U, same pain
Feel ya. I'm 6'2 myself and it's just kinda uncomfortable to even feel the doorframe close above my head. I always think to myself, how the actually really tall people have it, must suck :(
Feel with You
I’m always hitting my head on things but doorways, probably because msot doorways are about 7ft-8ft tall here
I feel u
us short people need to stick up for each other
I'm a very very skinny 5'0" person who struggles to gain weight for some reason, so this is an incredibly interesting video to me. I relate in when we're treated as younger though. I feel like when you're so small on both ends, you end up being both infantilized and sort of... fetishized, as well. One of my worst experiences is most definitely when I've been incredibly sick due to being underweight and people (who aren't doctors) tell me that my body weight is the "most ideal", or when people have asked how old I am, or asked if I was a teenager, before I tell them I'm an adult, and then they change their tune and begin to try hitting on me. A scary ick.
BRO, I am also a mega skinny person. 130 lbs but 6'7. I really do also hate it when people say that we are the "ideal weight" or that they want to be as skinny as us. It really needs to be changed to lean weight, cus being super skinny is not very fun.
The some reason is, that it's actually easy for short people to lose weight. The actual caloric NEEDS are the important thing, and if you take the adult position of securing your own meals it's way easier to just, not eat, because you're not going to be hungry. And that's why "the patriarchy" has for centuries told women to get more meat on their bones, their LIFE very often depended on it. Many wouldn't survive to adulthood because they wouldn't learn to apply themselves even to do some digestion. It's the PRIMARY purpose of being active, not gaining mass or anything but simply that your gut will function.
The problem short people come up against that they're really only hungry for socialization in a rich western country, so because they don't have to work in some Congo cobalt mine, their time actually is occupied with using the opulent services that those Congo mines service like McD's having blinking monitors for a menu display.
There's no shortage of jobs in Samsung factories, assembling more tech into your selfie camera or youtubing machine. It's just called a bad job, like being a plumber, because it's ACTUALLY a job. What you got here is some real princess and the pea situation and I'd send you out the door in a nanosecond. Maybe toss you a rock climbing pick as a parting gift.
Saaaame, 5'2 and still struggling to get into 100 lbs
I was also very short and skinny as a kid. Eventually fell very ill at 17.
I eventually found out I had several nutrient deficiencies, and some food intolerance which took me a while to realise.
Try Elliot Overton to find out more info.
God I feel this one in my bones fr. 5'0 here and yeah it's really hard for me to gain weight. Like I can pack away a ton of food, work out a ton (did 2 years of weightlifting and still stayed the same damn weight throughout), but yet can't seem to gain a single ounce of mass whatsoever. I can lose it easily due to high metabolism, and the annoying part is being able to find ANY clothes that fit me pants wise that aren't designated in the kids section. Shoes, bras, socks almost every time as well, even gloves :/ The annoying thing with being skinny and not having much body mass is the fact that you randomly will pinch yourself or hurt yourself like laying down in bed and turning over and s o m e h o w, a section of your side gets pinched between a rib and you have to sit upright, now wide awake to adjust the discomfort = v =
The infantilization is extreme, like with any other adults, including those who are my age, it's met with lack of respect commentary, people treating me like a porcelain doll that might crack or shatter if I do something too aggressive or "extreme" for me, or never looking or sounding my age and people assuming I am much younger or much older (this varies from situation to situation, but more times than not it's a negative thing :/ ) It's frustrating man, and it also doesn't help either that when I wear clothes that I feel confident in or cute in, it's either met with more babying OR objectification out the wazoo. Like let me wear overalls and not be treated like a toddler, they are comfortable and have multiple pockets that are deep and durable. Let me wear tall platforms and cute decora/goth/lolita style shoes, no I am not a stripper or a whore, they are comfortable, give me height, and help me balance better with more weight at my base. u - u
Aww, this video turned out so good! Thanks for letting me voice a character :3
angry kirby
Kirbaby
Danm 😭😭
Your done buddy‼️
@@Partykidd2.0Your🔥🔥
her voice is so calming 😭
I was tall as a kid, and I looked like a teenager so I wasn’t really treated like a child. It made me miss being treated like a child and being allowed to act like a child without being called weird or childish. ALSO I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE AND POSITIVITY, YOU GO GIRL ✨❤️
I’m 10 and I’m TALLER THAN YOU!??!
Something I wanted to add to this video is how some people would use being short as an insult, in any sort of argument they could just say “Oh I know you’re not talking shortie!” and how you can’t really say anything about that because you ARE short but it’s not something to be insulted for. I’m the average height (5’4) but I still face people who are maybe like 5’9 or something telling me that my opinions suddenly aren’t valid because I’m a few inches shorter than them, which isn’t and will never be true.
If someone uses this in an actual argument, just call them ignorant and move on, nothing to be gained if they rely on ad hominems.
oh god, i'm 4'5" and relate to this SO MUCH
i needed someone to relate to me somewhere in this world, thank you
I know a bunch of ppl in my high school and even adults who are 3-5 feet tall (3 is a bit rare but 4-about five feet is more common)
I'm 4'6
Hey there
Dang why is everyone here a smurf like goddamn
@@KenanLaudat-tp3bp bro tf you mean 3'5 or 4 feet like bruh what school is that, smurf school?
Like how is it possible to just have these small ass people like i thought it was rarer than that
I hit 6'3" as a freshman in high school and stopped there. The desks were so small I had to get permission to use a folding table and chair for my classes. To this day I either sleep in a queen size bed or a hammock because anything smaller has the chance of my 3' arms whipping over the side and slamming my hands into a wall or dresser.
Between the joint/back/neck issues and the strain on my heart (apparently hitting that height so early wasn't good for the old ticker), I've honestly wished I hadn't ended up so tall. At least not as quickly as I did.
PS: Another thing I found funny is how the house I bought, I had to rehang all the mirrors because they were to low and will have to replace the toilets because they are too small and short.
i’m 4”11 and i’m so happy to know someone who’s my height 😭 yes the struggles we go through are countless, but us short ppl have to stick together!!🌸i love your videos sm, keep up the great work!
thats very short
same
I’m 4 foot, 10 inches and I don’t think people understand that short people struggles are deeper than “agh, I can’t reach this”
@@ShinyRedStar-dn2yf its not the same as being in a wheel chair
@@achannelname6219 I’m not saying it is the same. Those are two completely different experiences. I’m saying that people don’t talk very much about some of the more serious aspects like getting bullied, the fact that it’s not as safe to drive, struggles with weight loss, etc. I’m well aware being short is not a disability, I would just love to open up conversation about being short that involves some of the more serious aspects that are less talked about
ANARCHY RANBOW AS AN OUTRO!!??!?! beautiful
glad i’m not the only one who noticed that LOL
Frr
You really hate your hair shortcake. No, you’re my cake as the pie but with a cake
444444
I’m 4’11 and despite being short asf I’m both an artist and a hs athlete. I run both cross country and track & field. My strides aren’t as wide as taller girls but I always work as hard as I can to make them count. The most satisfying part for me is when I start passing the girls who tower me. I can’t even imagine how it looks to them. Seeing a small looking girl zoom past them. I always feel like I’m representing the shorties in sports where being taller is the norm.
IM ALSO 4’10!!! (im almost 18 too)😭!! I relate so so much to this video I cant even begin to thank ya for makin this video! Being super short does make living in a tall world harder but Its even weirder when you’re not noticed as a short person. I totally get the “infant” perspective and ngl its hard to brush off, but knowing other short ppl feel this is so relieving!🙏😮💨 SHORT GANG FOREVER
4'10!!!? That's like 820 centimeters!
@@Joco999 Less than 1000!!!1!
@@Sir_Nix r/factorialchain
4'11 enby here, I used to work as a hospital prep in the kitchen I struggled getting all the other stuff my co workers were so easy to get. I can't wait to go work there again as soon as I can, I had wonderful co workers who understood that I am "short".
4'11" masc-leaning Enby here too!
Dear gods does it make people taking my gender presentation seriously difficult.
Haha 4’10 - 4’11ish trans man here, got handed a lion king coloring book at a restaurant the other day
Oof, my enbyfriend is a smol bean too. I didn't reallize how annoying being short was as well until meeting them.
Hugs and bugs for all the short monarchs and kings ❤🐜
I'm am enby too and also 3cm shorter than her 😭 being treated like a 5 year old is an everyday thing, not to mention I live in a homobhobic country so that just makes it living hell
As a short Filipino kid, i can relate to this, my dear Filipino friend.
Same. Stopped growing at 5’2” in middle school 😭
Me too. I don't think I'll continue growing and I'm just 5'1".
As a 4’9” girl I thought you were talking about me as well. I stopped growing at 5th grade.
I also stopped growing in 5th grade except I’m 166cm (5’5+) lol ! My doctor told me I was gonna be 6’1 haha
0:06 THE WAY SHE EATS HER LIKE KIRBY AND TURNS INTO HUMAN
So all im getting out of This is you are A short king right So what that alright
@@azhfarbima9859 what
i fw the strawberry ‼️
NSFW artists after seeing that : I’m bouta make millions off of this
Keeping this in mind
Baby Doll was a horrifically tragic Batman villain.
As a 4'7 person, I am basically the child in my friend group. They would treat me as a baby, even though for the most part I am older than them. I still need a chair to reach the top shelf and Milk, OHH THE IRONY; I would, and I am still needed to drink a lot of it JUST to fall short below everyone else. This Video is VERY relatabe.
I’m a short person about 4’9 and let me tell you, everything you said in this video I can relate to. When walking up the stairs I always have a butt up in my face. Especially how everyone gives you the baby talk omg it gets annoying. It’s okay at first but it really does feel like I’m being treated as a child. Love your art style 🌸🪷🩷
Girl i'm a 4'10 7th grader and yes what you said is so relatable. All my classmates are at least 5'5 and above 🥹
bro im also in the 4s and life is harder when your shorter but its funnier
Wait, people actually do that? That's rude. I'm 6'4" and I've known people who's head barely reached the bottom of my ribcage and I'd never even dream of doing babytalk at them. What the hell?
I’m a 4’11 fourth grader bro 💀
I’m in high school right now so it’s a bit hard to reach things in class
"Your back would break if you tried to lift me on your back"
Challenge accepted.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Considering that at the age of 16-ish years old I was the bottom rung in a human ladder in a team building exercise with two other chonky teenagers and the tall kid in my grade (I think he was somewhere around 6'6" but not certain definitely somewhere in the middle of the 6' height range though) during a school camping trip, pretty sure that wouldn't be a problem for me. Must've had over 400 lbs of peer group relatively easily standing on my shoulders.
I'm just 5'1 (and asian as well) and when you said that you grew tall as a kid and then suddenly stopped growing in 5th grade I immediately thought, "same"!
Im 5'5 but you can round it to 5'10 which is basically 6'0. Great video
Seems legit 👍
As a 5’5 guy, I can relate. I work in the school system and people have only recently stopped thinking that I’m a student. And that’s only because I just grew a beard
AAAAAAAAAAA UR TALLER THAN ME-
also the thumbnail💞💞 4:16 JAX WHAT YAYYA
1.43 cm you are a damn dwarf then
As someone just shy of 6'2 I do my best to make sure the shorties don't feel inferior. Much love
being short as a girl: cute lil rascal
being short as a boy: (Hell noises)
Or alternatively;
Short as a boy: I’ll fight you.
Short as a girl: GIVE ME. YOUR ACHILLES TENDON. ILL *MAKE* YOU SEE PROM MY PERSPECTIVE
EXACTLY
I’m currently 1.90 meters and surprisingly it’s still increasing. I wonder how smart I would be if I didn’t bump my head into so many things.
You wonder how smart you are if you don't bump your head to much?
Yes
I love your characters design, but just because your short doesent mean you cant be skilled your youtube channel is inspiring for others and Its adorable to see youtubers like you grow a community :3
I get you 🥺 Im 4'9 and im growing up and I feel like I'll never be treated seriously or feel like an adult. I can barely reach somethings up high up. Good thing tall shoes exist at least.
4:16 That Jax cameo from TADC, tho... 😆 😂
This was really cutely animated, thanks for sharing your experience. It definitely sounds hard, as even my wife at 5'3" struggles with not being able to reach stuff, so I can imagine shorter than that would be extra tough. The one advantage of being shorter is you don't have to deal with the intense back pain of someone like me at 6'3", who is ALWAYS bending down or craning my neck down to grab or look at things, and it really builds up pain and stiffness over time.
You know the best part about knowing how to draw but being short? YOU CAN DRAW YOURSELF TALL!!
Thats What i do :)
Im only a few centimeters taller than her
And yet my freinds point out to me that I'm not that tall. 😭
NICE FANTASY DRAWING
BRO I FEEL SO SEEN I STOPPED GROWING THE SUMMER GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AM 4’10 TOO!!! NEW SUB. LOV U NOW
I have no idea who you are but OML I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE AND VOICE HAGGQGAGAAHBAHJGHJM
i'm 4'11 as an adult, 2:50 it's so frustrating when my much taller classmates will take up the lower areas of where we're working/sharing our work, leaving no room for me to place my stuff in an area that i can reach when they could just as easily place it higher.
I’m 5 foot 1, certainly not the shortest but basically guaranteed to be the shortest in most groups and it used to make it hard in Highschool but I don’t feel it as much now but every point you brought up really stuck with me, especially the infantilization, I’m the oldest of my siblings and therefore grew up very quickly to care for them but when I’m outside of that I’m treated like a child often and it’s especially noticeable at my work where the fact people think I’m younger than I am is supremely obvious.
Looks like not all small women need head pats. As a tall person, I value their feelings and will only talk the way a height conscious woman would prefer for me to talk. Keep doing you, girl. You got this.
My older brother would make fun of me when I was younger because I was short, but he can’t even fight back when I kick him in the legs💀
OMG tysm for the captions!!!! im very greatful. even though i'm able to listen (i have no hearing issues) it just helps to have proper subtitles.
Proud of you coming out with this information, keep up cool work
6'1
DAMN
I’m really short and I’ve been made fun of a lot and called “the short one” by my friends. It’s good to see others people including you going through the same which makes me feel like I’m not alone. :D
SHORT PPL RISE!!! If we can..
Happy to see another video 🥰🙏🏻
ALSO FELT, I have literally climbed the shelves at the grocery store
Even without having seen it yet, it's already a true masterpiece, yaaay luv ya shortcxke!!🍓🍰✨
simp
Girl I feel you I am also a short man umong my peirs and it sucks I also have to do deal with teasing bullying and other self degrading things I'm a little bit taller than you being a stagering 5'0 but non the less I have the same struggles,alot of short people do but I try not to let it get to me i'm still young and still growing mabye if I'm lucky I could grow to a good even height of 5'5 I'd fine with that heh I'm gonna admit I even bought booster to make it seem like I was growing but besides all that I came to accept my height and with the information that I know and this video which by the way is amazing I know that I'll be fine and being short it actually better for me. So yeah hopefully I can grow but till then i'm gonna be proud of my height and not let anything get me down
This was so relatable to me I nearly cried. I feel like I'd be sooo much more confident if I was just a bit taller, especially considering I live in a country with one of the tallest average heights. No one ever takes me seriously so it's hard to take *myself* seriously. Worst part is I actually think I'm pretty good-looking otherwise so I assume the reason people don't hit on me is because they're afraid to go to jail 💀
Me too 😢
that last part is crazy
Womp womp
The worst is seeing that people are getting more exigent about physical characteristics when finding a partner bc I am a 5'6 boy (like 1,68m) 17y old and many want someone taller than 5'9 (1,79m)
It gets better as you get older; most people realize that height is really not that big a deal in a relationship as soon as they start trying to date outside of/after high school. A 30-year-old who turns someone down because of their height is going to be seen as a shallow idiot. You've got the entire rest of your life to find someone if that's what you want, don't worry too much about it now
Yea I'm 20y 1,68m as well, not easy
Holy moly u uploaded bro I forgot abt this channel still fire
Ur voice is so chill,i love it,subbed
YES AHAH ANOTHER FILIPINO ANIMATOR/ARTIST! ANOTHER ONE TO THE LIST! (my current list of Filipino animators so far: ross mo, shar aka Sharlene Yap, xrayalphacharlie aka Xierra, shortcxke)
Being tall is honestly an experience haha, at a certain point past 6 foot like 2-3 something everything gets inconvenient... the amount of times I've run into things or had to desperately adjust car seat settings have been a tale in and of themselves. However there's benefits too as you listed but I've always felt a fairly self conscious over my visibility as I'm struggling to be the 'ideal' tall individual and constantly stress that I'm unpleasant and overbearing. hmm... maybe I shouldn'ta dumped all this here but ehh heights a goofy thing : ) (cool vid and nice use of splatoon music at the end there!)
i appreciate your sincerity and honesty in this comment
Hell, even at 6' things like legroom in public transit get real annoying. I can't imagine having to live even taller than that 😅
Every height is a problem.
Your struggles are valid. No matter what 😢
So true :D I'm not even that tall at 6'2 and the looks I sometimes get in shops and such are real uncomfortable. You kinda just feel a lot more visible than everyone else, which isn't exactly great when you don't like the attention :(
May you have many great opportunities in your future, istg there are so many underrated UA-camrs out there and you’re one of them most definitely!! You remind me of the old classic animated UA-camrs and I hope one day you’ll become the next generation of the UA-cam Animators 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm a 5'8 girl, which is pretty tall (above average at least) for a woman. I do think I look intimidating or weird, especially when I'm not with people my age. I feel like I stand out so much when a group of small old ladies is near me. And I cannot wear those cool y2k platform boots because I don't want to be 6ft. But I will no longer not take *my reach* for granted, thank you for explaining ur story!!
I love wearing platforms as a 5'10 girly 😌 I live in a place where almost everyone have the tall genes tho, so I don't stand out that much lmaoooo, but if you find platforms cool I recommend you try to wear them once in a while for funsies yk
Taller than me! Hehe
5'10 here.. it sucks not being able to blend in and i always feel out of place when 99.9% of women come up to maybe my chest. but at the same time, i dont feel as scared walking alone to my car and people definitely show you more respect if you're tall, plus i can reach the top shelf of most things so thats always a plus
I’m 5’10”. When I was in highschool I felt out of place too. So, if you’re younger, don’t worry, it gets better. I used to worry too much about my weight because I was bigger all round than the other girls my age. And some tall people slouch to blend in. But don’t do that. Turns out I was actually in perfect proportion for my height; and if I’d been a sloucher, I’d be paying for it now with back pain. Don’t worry about standing out. 💖 you’re exactly how you’re supposed to be. I don’t feel out of place anymore and you won’t feel that way forever either.
My sister is 5'8" too
i relate to this so much! i’m quite short for my age and i’m constantly looked down on, literally.
I'm 4'10 too and in 5th tbh everyone says I'm short bc I'm not in my fives yet and I only grew 1 inch this year so I feel you.
MY GROWTH SPURT ISN'T GROWTH SPURTING😭😭
LMAO I'm 4'4
I feel you, im like almost 5' but my 5'4 ish friend calls me short, btw we would be about over average hight since a 12 year old's height is 4'6 to 5' something (im in 5th grade to)
@@warlyfarly BRO WHAT-
same I am in 6th grade I only grew one inch just in a year not a month a YEAR!!
5’1 started high school average height 🤭 i was 4’5 in fifth grade so dont worry :)
7:45 I sometimes get really annoyed when im treated like a child, but most of the time i dont mind (TW sensitive topic!!)
i have age regression, and sometimes being treated like a child helps. but sometimes when i get upset it gets annoying quick.
I hope you're doing ok
as a short person i totally agree. im not even that short! im growing pretty fast but all my friends are growing faster! is is fun to get throw like i weigh nothing at all tho, or being able to crawl into the tinyest spaces. short people can also sneak up on you pretty nice.
As a fellow Filipino, I can feel you mate with the photo bit. I have buddies that stand higher than my doorway but I am proud that I made some good friends in the end. #ProudtobeShort 😁
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I’m the same height as you and I can relate to this a lot 😭 a bunch of my friends tower over me even if they’re only seen as average or short, they still have me to feel better lmao. One thing that sucks is that sometimes people make it seem like I’m a lot shorter than I actually am, or even that I’m the shortest person they’ve ever seen. Though I’ve gotten used to it it still gets to me every now and then. It’s even kind of embarrassing too because I’m pretty much the oldest out of my friends. I’m glad you’re trying to find solace in being short, I’m also trying to myself😭
@@mcdonaldsenjoyer1709 same here 😭☺️🥰.
I'm also 4'10 :"] the only difference is I'm a guy and 20 y/o so... the struggle is real.
At first I was just sad about it, when they made fun of me for it at school. Later in life it became a running joke, which I embraced, and now I make a poker face everytime someone tries to ridicule me for it, because it became boring.
I LITERALLY REALTE TO EVERY SECOND OF THIS VIDEO. I FEAL GUILTY FOR FEELING HAPPY FOR RELATING MY PROBLEMS😭😭
Awesome video.
Also I thought the ending was leading up to a skillshare sponsor LOL
Speaking on behalf of tall guys, we LOVE short girls! Grabbing high things off the shelf for you feels so nice :)
As a tall person that was short most my life, i honestly miss being short.
I love story time UA-camrs and I'm shocked that I've never seen you. Subscribed.
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Omg first time I've seen your channel your charter is so cute ^^
I'm 5′ 2 (157 cm) and your struggles are so relatable to me. but the mirror thing is the one that shocked me... even worse than reaching to the top shelf.
Omg I remember watching one of ur vids when u had like 80k subs and it’s so cool to see u growing so fast and gl w everything
This animation relates so much it's starting to hit hard and differently every time. Especially if this has happened to you before. This shows how sometimes difficult life can be by height. You can feel the way shortcxke is feeling the pain. But for me i've learned that people can find a way to solve instead of how problems your having can be suffering in all seriousness as people take responsibility. You're not too late on anything.
I feel like this gives a deeper message, is to always treat other people with respect no matter how different they are, is the way people look just way you are and lastly, it's to absolutely never give up on anyone but most importantly never give up on yourself. Plus congrats on hitting 200k subs because all the support you ever desire.
May God Bless to everyone's soul and to you too, shortcxke ma'am.
8:19 SPLATOOOOOONN REFERENCED RAHHHHHHH
Once in a lifetime splatoon reference
A new storytime animator
Thank you for this video. It honestly opened my eyes because I’ve been struggling with my weight since I was a little kid, but now I’ve realised that I shouldn’t compare myself to the “average“.
Something that ticks me off personally is the confidence tall people have when mocking me. I know this is the case for a lot of things, but I just think it’s so insanely stupid how proud some people are of physical traits they were born with, traits the didn’t even have to work for. Fortunately, I have a fellow short person in my friend group who I can share my struggles with - although that doesn’t stop our mutual tall bestie from being an absolute nuisance and commenting on our height every other day
heavy agree on that. jerks get their shitty personalities amplified SO much if they happen to have won the genetics lottery, generally the amount of respect people get or dont get just based on physical appearance is bs
glad to see you uploaded again
It’s awsome your doing great …don’t ever give up on your dreams ok❤
4:16 Jax from TADC
5:31 help i kept laughing at " cheemborgur" eheheeheh "D I P P I N G S A U S" HHAHAHAHAJGAHAJSNJDMD *cutely chokes on water*
I am 1,76 and not only the shortest person at my workplace but also the shortest of all my siblings. Some of them 4 years younger than me. While i can't relate to most of your struggles as I am fairly average sized, I do struggle with the whole "people don't take me serious" problem. I even admit to wearing heavy duty boots to boost my height (No high heels for me as a man). And it's just embarrasing when someone mentions it. That's why i got into wheight lifting and sports in order to at least always be more muscular. It helps in having that intimidation effect too.
wait, 1'76, like the "1" is one foot?
@TroopaToots this in metric so 1 meter 76 centimeters. Not small at all but still i am the smallest person of the people i know.
Seriously ma men , that's my dream height, if you struggle with 1.76 imagine being 1.63
1:01 me when i realized another 1 of my fave animators is also Filo: *YYEAA-*