Notice how people in /r/tall dislike this more than /r/short

Yea it's very odd, but there's this new message board called heightboard that we've been fighting on, and the tall guys are the ones who deny heightism, so things are orderly. However, it's mainly for discussing height and not heightism, so it's pointless. Why don't you post more AOS? You don't have to but this board is practically dead.

I linked that, and made sure to add in articles so that they could see multiple sources confirmed it. They'll probably say "it's only one study this doesn't prove anything" but most psychologists are biased towards not conducting studies that denigrate the tall man anyway.

These short men need to stop joking around. I think short men are trained since high school to just poke fun of themselves or have the lighten-up-and-have-fun attitude when things go south.

I’ve had people tell me to lighten up and stop being so mopey before, but I’m not sure if that had something to do with my height. They don’t say that about tallers being too mopey, do they? If I remember correctly, they call them mysterious or bad boys.

Anyway, my point is short people need to stop acting like clowns and start taking things more seriously.

Every point you're making here is a cornerstone issue of heightism. We definitely don't need more humor(or more like, attempted humor) in heightism dialogues. The reason is because shortness is considered comical by itself in this heightist society, and of course, this is why people find it so easy to disregard everything short people say and do. We need people to get used to discussing heightism and height in-general in the same way that they discuss any other mundane topic, such as the weather. We need to end this nonsense where shortness always comes with a side order of chuckles because literally every conversation we have gets derailed with the same old tired jokes, puns, insults, and name calling. Enough is enough.

The fact that people make these jokes is not the issue, the fact that these jokes are used to derail the conversation 100% of the time is the issue because there never is a time that we can discuss the issue seriously. It always has to be comedy hour when heightism is brought up, and there's never a time to have a decent discussion. Heightism thrives on depriving short men of the opportunity to have a serious discussion,thus, short men who want to make heightism discussion humorous do more harm than good. Yes, sometimes, humor can be used to effectively roast a heightist, but the expectation that heightism must always be discussed humorously has done nothing but harm our efforts.

As far as people telling you to "Lighten up" and to "stop being so mopey," I am absolutely certain that your height is the catalyst. I've heard the same thing my entire life when I was in a good mood and being completely cordial to everyone in attendance. What people are telling a short man when they say things like this is that they want him to proverbially(or actually) dance for them in some way. They want you to be more goofy, be over-amused at the idiotic comments the tallers make, or to in some way "earn your keep" being that they are nice enough to allow your presence. Tall men can act mopey and people will believe they are the "strong silent type" who are leading with a Stoic presence. Short men don't have that luxury and are expected to constantly earn their keep. Women always complain about men(mostly older men) who expect them to smile on command. Short men are expected to do the same thing, and if they don't smile in addition to earning their keep in some way, they are scolded like an ungrateful child who doesn't appreciate the fact that he and his parents are at Disney World. All of this is just another way they police our words, actions, tones, body language, and every other aspect of our existence. It's just another way they attempt to control us and you can trust me with one-hundred percent certainty about these comments being directed at you solely because of your height.