Law Student Who Has Small Stature Shares Bitter Experience in School: "A Lot of Crazy Things"
- A Nigerian law student who has a small stature has shared the challenges she faced since she got into school
- In a video, she recounted the provocative experience that she had with a woman who tried to talk down on her because of her size
- While sharing her experience, the law student proved her confidence in herself with her words, maintaining that no negativity can affect her
A law student has recounted her experiences of facing prejudice due to her small stature.
The student shared a video narrating an encounter with a woman who attempted to dissuade her from pursuing law.
Source: TikTok
The woman's comments were based on the student's physical appearance, suggesting that her small size would hinder her ability to be taken seriously in the field.
Law student with small stature speaks
In a video, the student, known on TikTok as @graceij7, narrated the incident and expressed disgust.
She shared more about her experiences as a small-statured person in university, mentioning that she's faced many "crazy things" and that people often look at her differently because of her size.
The law student also emphasised that she's not deterred by others' opinions and is confident in her abilities.
Source: TikTok
She said:
"A lot of crazy things happened to me when I was in 100 level. I just finished 100 level, so a lot of crazy things happened to me. I have a lot of crazy experiences and majority of them was because of my size. So the thing about me is that I'm a significantly small person. Yeah, if you see me in uni, I look like I have no business to be in a university environment. So that's how small I am.
"Everybody is always looking at me if I'm passing, it pissses me off a lot. So my experience on this day, I was just coming back from class and I was still in my uni for my law as a law student, my law apparel. So I entered one shop and the woman that was selling there asked me if I was a law student. I said yes, I'm a law student. Then she said let her advice me that I'm too small to do law.
"I should switch to something like mass communication because if I do law, they are going to say I should shut up and sit down because nobody will pay attention to me. Nobody will, nobody will take me serious. You people, I was disgusted to say the least. It didn't even move me. The thing was that, so because I'm small, I should not do law. I should not do what I want to do. Guy, a lot of crazy things have happened from this. Is just to mention but few, a lot."
Reactions as law student shares experience
TikTok users stormed the comments section to reach to the video.
@Unhinged_Onome said:
"People just assumed that because I'm small they can bully me. My mouth is my strength."
@Waiz reacted:
"Nah, y’all have to apologize to this babe. This is how as a community we create monsters that grow up to later hate people based on what they went thru. Babes I am so sorry you feel this way and hope you soar with flying colors. Tyrion Lannister gave the best advice about this situation in GOT. Never forget what you are cos the world would remind you everyday."
@Mrs Juliet Nelson said:
"She speaks so confidently, and I love that for her. Wear ur crown hun, you will scale through."
@BENI said:
"Y’all bullying her in the comment section cos she’s small. So because she’s small she should not speak up for herself or go to school? Being petite comes with a lot of disadvantages and y’all make it worse."
@Oreoluwa added:
"That’s how someone walked up to me while inside school o (university) and said, “young girl, have you people started junior waec” I almost cried. I explained and explained that I was a lasuite, till I brought out my iD card before they believed me. This happened at FMS where most people there are looking like uncles and aunties. Everything about is small, that I’m sometimes mistaken for a secondary school student."
See the post below:
'Smallest' student in FUOYE breaks silence
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a young Nigerian undergraduate who became a viral sensation online due to her very small stature broke her silence.
The lady, assumed to be the smallest student in the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), spoke about how she dealt with body-shaming.
Source: Legit.ng
