Seasonal hashtags come and go. The summer of 2019 — better known as #HotGirlSummer — soon gave way to #SadGirlAutumn, which somehow birthed #smallpenisfall (luckily that one didn’t last long) and led to the damp squib that was #HotVaxSummer. But now the crocuses are in bloom and we are entering #ShortKingSpring. For ‘tis the season we give men below 5ft 8in the love they deserve.
TikTok has been flooded with tongue-in-cheek videos from vertically challenged chaps and their girlfriends rejoicing at the breaking of this age-old taboo. The hashtag has rapidly amassed more than 998,000 views, thanks in large part to Zendaya (5ft 10in) and Tom Holland’s (5ft 8in) red carpet debut this awards season. Their height difference has sparked much commentary and they have been unofficially crowned as the poster couple behind the short king renaissance.
