Masculinity in terms of height

http://news.yahoo.com/york-man-grows-six-inches-surgery-184123767--abc-news.html

     The definitions of masculinity vary upon region and time, and therefore, there isn't just one masculinity, but many masculinities. As for in the United States, a "masculine" individual is especially defined by height, in which the taller the man, the more "manly" he is. Although there are plenty of "masculine" man in the country who aren't extraordinarily tall, yet who still obtain the same confidence, respect, and power as any other tall man, societal norms stress the importance of height as a measure of "manliness."ABC News just recently posted an article on their website about a new growing trend- men who undergo surgery to gain height.
    One man, Apotheosis, had the surgery to grow from 4'11" to 5'2", because "people didn't take [him] seriously." Another, unidentified man from New York had the surgery because he believed, "The world looked at me in a certain way...I wanted the way I felt about myself and the way the world felt about me to be similar." From an average 5'6"height (as seen in China, Chile, India, South Africa, and Tailand) to a notably taller 6'2", this New Yorker says his "dating life has improved exponentially." Fairly recently, the United States has witnessed a growing trend in men spending more and more time and money to enhance their personal appearance, similar to women. In this sense, men are becoming more metrosexual, a term used to describe attributes stereotypically described to homosexual, "feminine" men. Conversely, however, men are having these surgeries to further define the line between the genders; men are expected to be taller than women. Whether this New Yorker actually saw an improvement in his dating life because of his height or because the surgery had given him more confidence to pursue more women may stay unknown, but regardless, this surgery isn't something that someone just decides to do. It is a radical, costly, painful decision that one must be extraordinarily unhappy with his percieved sense of self in order to do something so drastic. I don't think it's right.