Seriously tho....what you need protection for???
It's primal breh, they cant help the hardwiring of their brains on that one, back in the day shorter dudes probably couldn't protect their families from leopards and that fear has been passed down from generations. They try to explain it in modern terms, but they really can't put it into words.

thats where that gif originated

They're insecure cuz of a number of things. Insecure men tend to lash out, insecure women tend to allow themselves to be taken advantage of. Insecure males are loud, insecure females are quiet.
this height preference out the window if a short dude with paper approached them

