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?

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!

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.

Thanks for sharing this also I love your art style so much!

"I stopped growing... vertically" 😭

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

Omg first time I've seen your channel your charter is so cute ^^

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👾🥰

Something that makes being short worse is being surrounded by tall people with egos even higher than their height

As a short person, I was mistaken for a 1st grader _multiple_ times.

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 💀

Hewwo, shotcxke! I’m a new subscriber and saw both this vid and the animation one too. Your voice and yourself are very beautiful and very adorable. I you’re amazing and I can’t wait to watch more of your cuteness!!x3

As a short introverted artist myself I see this highly relatable and sad funny at the same time

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.🍓😃)

Im glad your on the path of respecting yourself, everyone does need to go through that major path in theyre life, as for me i believe im just an average, i wish you luck on your path

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😭

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 😭

0:06 THE WAY SHE EATS HER LIKE KIRBY AND TURNS INTO HUMAN

Finally got around to watching this in an attempt to go through your channel and judge whether I want to subscribe after I see three or four videos. Personally, tall. Kinda invisible though. Pretty sure the "people parting the crowd or letting you ride on their shoulders" thing you mentioned from other short people is more about a mixture of their attitude to ask for it, and how attractive people find them still. From my experience, how much people help you tends to be based around attractiveness or how cute they find you. A LOT of people who help others out tend to base it on how good it looks for them. That's all I can say on that. Personally struggling, but I'm still figuring out what I'm struggling with. New diagnosis, feelings of hopelessness, panic attacks, outside help would probably go a long way but I'm thoroughly isolated so I'm basically invisible already and my daily intrusive thoughts are about finding new ways to isolate myself further because I live with family that l am just never going to be comfortable around as they're a weird mix of trying to be understanding in one sentence, and asking what I'll do for them in the next. Can't exactly deny them; not in a position to leave on my own, soooo.. just regular day to day stuff for me. I guess in conclusion: I think it's more attitude and confidence. Something I have none of, and losing more on a regular basis. More people are probably willing to help than you think, honestly.. but if you don't ask, that's intruding.

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

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.

angry kirby

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

Even though I’m normal sized, there would always be girls that still treat me like a child even though im mature and that makes me feel weirded out but it also makes me feel like I don’t belong which builds up my social anxiety 😥

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.

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.

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.

thanks for making me feel better

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'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.

As a tall person that was short most my life, i honestly miss being short.

Haven’t started the video yet, already know it’ll be relatable

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 ✨❤️

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′ 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.

Your videos are funny, I love it!

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’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!

I am 5'1 and I found a a LOT of what you said to be true. But I've also found a fun thing about being small 1 I hide behind my friends and 2 I easily sneak up on people.

THIS VID INTRODUCED ME TO UR CHANNEL AND I HAV A FAV KZfaqR NOW BC U HAVE A CUTE ARTSTYLE, SPLATOON, LOTS OF STRAWBERRIES, AND yes. SO THOSE ARE MY REASONS :3

"Your back would break if you tried to lift me on your back" Challenge accepted.

As a short Filipino kid, i can relate to this, my dear Filipino friend.

This reminds me, there was this Japanese woman who made a 3 book series about the ins and outsof being 150cm. Nice oc, hair looks kinda like a lotus flower

6 feet 1 inches, more than 140 pounds less than or equal to 150 pounds, current going for both a music and business associates degrees.

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.

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 🌸🪷🩷

I was 5’1 at the end of my 5th grade year… I grow like an inch a month for now WHEN WILL IT STOP-

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.

ANARCHY RANBOW AS AN OUTRO!!??!?! beautiful

0:35 that lil animation on the sub button was a nice touch. I didn’t think that was even possible 💀

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 😁

You seem really down to earth. It also seems that there would a two second delay between you speaking and sound reaching my ears

Aww, this video turned out so good! Thanks for letting me voice a character :3

I'm tall asf and I'm gonna buy a 'It's okay to be short' sticker lol

"welcome to wonderland pico,😏"

i love this channel so much!!!!!!!!!!

4:16 That Jax cameo from TADC, tho... 😆 😂

being short as a girl: cute lil rascal being short as a boy: (Hell noises)

Besides the great options you found you can do, I think your voice is nice for voice acting. Just like wolfichu does some voice acting too. I think you could do it. I also think that being small has its own advantages. You don't need to eat as much, so you save money in food. You don't need a house as big and you can probably make a 2-story house-ish out of just 1 story. Specially useful in an apartment. My height can be seen as average and many times I wished I didn't have to eat as much as I do. I wish I could order a normal meal in a restaurant and then eat half now and half later at home. I also kinda wish people didn't expect me to behave as "adult" as they do. I like fooling around and play too but most other adults frown upon doing those. So I usually end up playing with kids because they are more open to playing and fooling around. We all have issues with how we look, both in what we have control and don't have control but... We make the best out of what we have. I'm glad you are working on that too.

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.

I'm 4'3 and 16,i feel you! I sometimes get physically bullied in school and I once got pushed off the staircase because of a cute crowd in elementary school, I looked like a toddler then so I'm pretty proud of my height now

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".

I FEEL YOU GIRL 😭🙏

5'9/ 5'10 in middle school is so nice, like I can see everything everyone is doing. (including playing games)

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

Baby Doll was a horrifically tragic Batman villain.

this is the first video ive watched of you and you remind me of sucy manbaveran, lotte jannson, and fluttershy all at the same time but mostly the first 2 (also good video)

I’m a 5’5” fifth grader, aka 165.1 cm so I don’t know about your struggles with being short. But I have a lot of 4-5 foot friends so I’m sorry for your struggles as a short person (I apologize on behalf of the tall community) and please don’t listen to these people who make you uncomfortable/the things that seem out of place, because it all happens for a reason. Also, one thing that’s happened to me, I couldn’t reach a bottom shelf in class because the art room in my school has to be suitable for all the kids, I asked a short friend of mine to pick something out of the shelf for me, and she got so mad. Like she said stuff like “I’m not your maid” bla bla bla, which is reasonable. But she also said that it’s different for short and tall people, which is true. I said something along the lines of “tall people have struggles too!” And she said “*insert scoff here* no you don’t. You’re so tall and ‘smart’ that you think everyone is in your world. Get it yourself.” Plot twist, I actually slipped and fell while trying to pick up the object, so moral of the story is, people of all heights help eachother out.

Im 5'5 but you can round it to 5'10 which is basically 6'0. Great video

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😭😭

help i came across this, now you are one of my idols, and YOU’RE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY AS ME?? omg kamusta

WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN YOU UNTIL NOW?! Also my in person friends are younger but taller than me

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💀

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

I relate to the infantilization part a bit. Not only am I as short as a kid(I'm 4' 11"), but I also LOOK like a kid too, and it's always been like that. I looked like I was 7 when I was a 6th grader, and 8th grade girls would sometimes say "aww" when they saw me despite me only being two years younger than them(but granted I was also acting pretty immature back then). I'm 19 now and still look like I'm 13-14, and I'm worried that because of that my love life will be non-existent. What girl would want to date a guy that looks like a preteen? I've been able to cope a lot better knowing that I'm way shorter than other guys, but as more people I know start dating and having girlfriends the more worried I become that won't be really possible for me. But I've also heard you are supposed to work on improving yourself and building confidence first before you try to date, so I might just do that for right now.

us short people need to stick up for each other

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 know the best part about knowing how to draw but being short? YOU CAN DRAW YOURSELF TALL!!

Bro I hit such an absolute growth spurt in middle school and went from being shortest to tallest so ik how both feel now 😭

As having a short friend she has the same problem 😅

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"!

Even without having seen it yet, it's already a true masterpiece, yaaay luv ya shortcxke!!🍓🍰✨

Aspie here. My brain doesn't naturally pick up on social cues, so unless someone tells me that a behavior or phrase is rude (Are you pregnant?) I'm unlikely to realize what's rude until after I've already stepped in it. Lots of other things I do, all that to say that while I don't look like a child a lot of the adults I've known my whole life still treat me like one because I act in exactly the same way I acted when I was 10 yo. I feel for you. Fortunately, I have a very studious personality, and I hereby lend you a few tips if you would like them. 1. Focus on what's good about the way you are. GG! You're already doing it! When you like some things about being you, it's easier to love and accept yourself. 2. Identify parts of you that you CAN change. You don't have to change everything or even anything if you don't want to, but when you self-examine, you might be surprised about what you find that's malleable. I had a 5'1" teacher in high school who dressed like a student... everyone said she looked 18. By studying fashion and makeup, you can make yourself look more like an adult than the child you were 5 years ago. I've seen it work. 3. Celebrate the things you don't want to change. It's ok to keep 'personality souvenirs' and only pull them out once in a while, or only around a specific friend group. You don't have to 'act like an adult' all the time if you don't want to, even if it helps you fit in better out there in the world. 4. Look for career options or hobbies that can allow you to take advantage of your shortness or child-like appearance. If you're in to acting, I heard once that short people to play child characters are usually in high demand. Inversely, I heard about a short basketball player who taught himself how to JUMP ↑. What you've got going on here, with this sweet little animation is also very good. I did like and connect to it and to you more than I thought I would.

5'6" guy here in the Army. The height/weight standards are unforgiving for short people. I'm already at the 163lbs limit and it feels like I'm no where near my lifting goals. Only consolation is that I have two saftey nets in taping and the 540 pt test threshold. But still I always feel like I'm either not eating enough to get stronger, or I'm eating too much and will get fat.

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.

AAAAAAAAAAA UR TALLER THAN ME- also the thumbnail💞💞 4:16 JAX WHAT YAYYA

As a 4 foot 2 person, I think this is so true

As a short person, i relate to everything your saying....in a way. Only thing is abt me is that i really feel like commiting war crimes against people who call me short. 😊

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’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.

you are half an inch taller than me, this is so relatable man 🥲

As a short person, i can totally relate to this!

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!!

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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)

4'11 and I hate sun vizors! Crowds too, but I've learns to lead with my elbow through them, as if I'm holding my bag, to move people out of my way. Comes in handy at cons

Proud of you coming out with this information, keep up cool work 6'1

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.

As a fellow short person I respect you for talking about these struggles am also 4,10 feet for some reason I stoped growing in 5th grade 😨

i am pretty tall for my age and a lot of people in my school are short, this makes me feel like a literal titan having to reach the tall shelves for people