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I like Worthy, he's honest. And Magic is one of my favorite players.
Self explanatory, really.
I think I will, especially when they ass Jabari Parker out of the draft.
I like Worthy, he's honest. And Magic is one of my favorite players.
Agreed. Once The Rapist retires and Dwight is leading the Rockets to .500 I'll be more laker-friendly
No. Kobe is just a product of the NBA's version of the NY Yankees. I won't like the Yankees more when Jeter retires. I could never root for the big market, constantly stacked teams. It's not in me to even like them. What really makes the Lakers unlikeable is their got ass fans, most of whom know nothing of basketball, they just want to cheer for the favored team in every sport. You know the ones.
DMC has classic symptoms of Napoleon Syndrome, tbh.British propaganda of the time promoted the idea that Napoleon was short. In reality, his height was average for the period.
Napoleon complex is an informal term describing an alleged type of psychological phenomenon which is said to exist in persons, usually men, of short stature. It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subjects' stature. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. Other names for the term include Napoleon syndrome[1] and Short Man syndrome.[2] It does not appear in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).[3]
The Napoleon complex is named after French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The conventional wisdom is that Napoleon compensated for his lack of height by seeking power, war and conquest. However, Napoleon was actually above average height for his time period, the average 18th century Frenchman stood at 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[citation needed]. Historians have now suggested Napoleon was 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall.[4] Napoleon was often seen with his Imperial Guard, which contributed to the perception of him being short because the Imperial Guards were above average height.[5] In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.[6]
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1 Research
2 In evolutionary theory
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Research
In 2007, research by the University of Central Lancashire suggested that the Napoleon complex (described in terms of the theory that shorter men are more aggressive to dominate those who are taller than they are) may be a myth. The study discovered that short men (below 1.65 m [5 ft 5 in]) were less likely to lose their temper than men of average height. The experiment involved subjects dueling each other with sticks, with one subject deliberately rapping the other's knuckles. Heart monitors revealed that the taller men were more likely to lose their tempers and hit back. University of Central Lancashire lecturer Dr Mike Eslea commented that "when people see a short man being aggressive, they are likely to think it is due to his size, simply because that attribute is obvious and grabs their attention."[2]
The Wessex Growth Study is a community-based longitudinal study conducted in the UK that monitored the psychological development of children from school entry to adulthood. The study was controlled for potential effects of gender and socioeconomic status, and found that "no significant differences in personality functioning or aspects of daily living were found which could be attributable to height";[7] this functioning included generalizations associated with the Napoleon complex, such as risk-taking behaviors.[8]
Professor Abraham Buunk of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands has found evidence of the small man syndrome. Researchers at the University found that men who were 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) were 50 % more likely to show signs of jealousy than men who were 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in). Sociological experiments have shown that there are several advantages to being tall in attracting a mate, and the small man syndrome is believed to be an evolutionary adaptation.[9]
[edit]In evolutionary theory
The term "Napoleon complex" has been used in scientific research on the phenomenon of smaller organisms acting aggressively towards larger organisms. In contrast to the many examples of larger organisms acting aggressively towards smaller organisms in the animal kingdom, some studies of aggressive behavior in organisms have detected cases where smaller individuals initiate aggression.[10] A 1995 study of contests between males in the swordtail fish species Xiphophorus nigrensis and Xiphophorus multilineatus found that 78 % of observed fights were initiated by the smaller fish, and in 70 % of fights the fish that delivered the first bite lost the conflict.[11] From an evolutionary perspective, this "Napoleon complex" behavior seems irrational.[10]
Posited explanations include an asymmetry in the value of the contested resource to the two combatants (the individual with lower resource holding potential may attack first if the value of the resource is greater for him), a misconception on the part of the weaker organism about his own strength, and the "Desperado Effect", where omega males attack because they have no other opportunities to gain resources.[12]
Ohio University researchers have suggested another explanation, that the stronger contestant benefits from delaying escalating a display to a fight, "leaving the initiative to the opponent and hoping for him to retreat, either because of realistic perception of his chances to win the fight or by mistake. [...] our proposed explanation for what is commonly considered the 'Napoleon Complex' might be appropriately identified as the 'Gentle Giant Syndrome.'"[13]
A University of Leeds study concluded that a Napoleon complex evolutionarily stable strategy, where smaller individuals are more aggressive than larger opponents, is possible when smaller individuals display and larger individuals retreat; this may occur when the smaller individual has some chance to win a fight and resources are abundant and of relatively low value, or when the value of the resource is too small to the larger individual when compared to the injury risk.[10]
[edit]See also
Human height
Heightism
Dwarfism
[edit]References
^ Morrison, Richard (2005-10-10). "Heart of the Fifties generation beats once again". The Times. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
^ a b "Short men 'not more aggressive'". BBC News. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
^ The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association
^ BBC
^ "Napoleon's Imperial Guard".
^ Sandberg, David E.; Linda D. Voss (2002-11-27). "The psychosocial consequences of short stature: a review of the evidence" (PDF). Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Elsevier Science Ltd.) 16 (3): 450. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ Ulph, F.; Betts, P; Mulligan, J; Stratford, R. J. (January 2004). "Personality functioning: the influence of stature". Archives of Disease in Childhood (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd) 89 (1): 17–21. doi:10.1136/adc.2002.010694. PMC 1755926. PMID 14709494.
^ Lipman, Terri H.; Linda D. Voss (May/June 2005). "Personality Functioning: The Influence of Stature". MCN: the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) 30 (3): 218. doi:10.1097/00005721-200505000-00019.
^ Short man syndrome not just a Tall Tale. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ear...all-story.html
^ a b c Morrell, Lesley J.; Lindstrom, Jan; Ruxton, Graeme D. (2005-06-15). "Why are small males aggressive?". Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (The Royal Society) 272 (1569): 1235–1241. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3085. PMC 1564107. PMID 16024387.
^ Just, Winfried; Morris, Molly R. (September 2003). "The Napoleon Complex: why smaller males pick fights". Evolutionary Ecology (Kluwer Academic Publishers) 17 (5–6): 509–522. doi:10.1023/B:EVEC.0000005629.54152.83. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ Just and Morris, 511.
^ Just and Morris, 518.
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The Napoleon complex (1:38), One News, TV New Zealand
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This.
Nothing personal against true Laker fans, but 80% of you all are bandwagoners.
make it 99%. Still, I'd tolerate them more without Kobez but i'm afraid they'd create another one..
Who are the Kobe stans gonna slobber over on next? Devin Ebanks?
24 gon be missed sometimes for me but I ain't too happy with him doin/sayin that hurts team chemistry n him tryna do too much. ain't gonna say good riddance but it be exciting n welcome ta see a new batch of youth rocking purple n gold.
He is a rapist like Kobe after all...Who are the Kobe stans gonna slobber over on next? Devin Ebanks?
http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/06/lakers...sault-lawsuit/
You had absolutely zero point in your post. Good job following your team into the steamy pile of .DMC has classic symptoms of Napoleon Syndrome, tbh.
munching cuck dunno what ta do with his spare time Eva since he got his disabilities check n a pair of gloves that fit his hands with chode fingersDMC has classic symptoms of Napoleon Syndrome, tbh.
Kobe is the anti Magic. Millions of basketball fans wish that he would have been the one to get the AIDS.
expectin me ta defend Kobe? you gon have ta think of somtin fo once
sup kool
Why'd you stick with the "I'm a ing re " schtick with the new account?
i thot I was luva, make up yo mind while ya log into another account.
You can be a welching pinked, cu ber ing got or a 3rd world dune coon who got run off the forum when his sticky hard on for a cartoon was uncovered. makes no difference to me.
Nope. The reason I hate Kobe is because he's a Laker. If he was on any other team, I'd be indifferent towards him, even with all his made personality traits.
dunno watya talkin bout but I know you postin unda an alt because ya ain't got nuts n afraid what people ona forum think bout you. now why dontya act like you canna read this fo your escape plan, chicken
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Sounds like this guy....30 sec mark
I'm indifferent to Bryant because I love his fundamental skill set but hate his personality, but this meme or whatever fails beyond belief.
it all played out, scarlet.
You are all a bunch of s. Especially any Spurs fan who would tolerate the goddamn lakers without kolbrick, or whatever you want to call him. You are all a prime example of Sterns marketing of players over teams. As a true Spurs fan, you should hate the Lakers. You should hate them with all of your passion. You should hate hate hate hate then. And it shouldn't matter who plays for them.
Sincerely,
ter McGee
i was born in Cali so as a kid I liked the Lakers and Magic was my favorite player. Kobe was a big reason I started hating them. When your leader is a sociopath, it's easy to hate. but it's bigger than Kobe, it's the celeb bag air that hangs over the team, the fact that most of their fans act like spoiled brats and a lot are bandwagoners. So i'll hate them less when Kobe leaves, but I'll still hate them. Though it would be interesting to see what that team or its fanbase would be like if a hard cap was in place.
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