People don't know what height looks like
I am 5'0", and I have been stealth for about 4 years now. I used to be immensely insecure over my height but since then embraced it.
Over my 4 years of being stealth, I have come to the conclusion; People don't know SHIT about what height looks like lmfao.
Seriously, the majority of people I have talked to have no idea how tall/short someone is. Let me explain.
I, on multiple occasions, have joked around with people, primarily cis men, about heights. I have promted the guys to guess my height, and the guesses are completely wild.
People have guessed me to be anywhere between 5'5" - 5-9". REMEMBER I AM 5'0". Five, zero. People make me HALF A FOOT taller than I am.
"They knew your height, they were just being nice" I hear some of you saying. To which I rebuttle, when I've told these people my true height, the actual shock, bewilderment and amazement that crosses their faces proves that they indeed sincerely thougnt I was at minimum 5'5". One of them even accused me of lying because he refused to believe I am as short as I am.
On another note, it is absolutely hilarious seeing men lie about their heights, because I am like a little tape measure of truth. One of my coworkers told me he was 5'6" and it took everything in me to just accept that answer. Why? Because he was, at absolute most, two inches taller than me.
This leans into a theory of mine. I think the reason why so many cis men lie about their height, like how a 5'9" guy will lie and say he's 6'3, is because people legitimately don't know what those heights look like.
If you are short, please learn to accept it because I can almost guarantee most people think you're taller than you are.
Plus, being short is honestly pretty f-ing cool in my opinion.