Stop saying the "M" (midget) word!!!

Ralphie May puts it best "You are not a dwarf unless you are in direct possession of a battle axe!" ,as well as many other points that are hilarious.



Originally posted by gunshooter
Ya, you are so funny arent you. There'll be a special place for you in the lake of fire someday so happy swimin.

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"Little People" is the most accepted term. Dwarf as in Dwarfism is the accepted medical condition - - that covers a blanket of several kinds of Dwarfism.

Billy Barty the most famous "Little Person" founded the group 'Little People of America"

Midget is generally considered a derogatory term.

Probably most Little People will not say anything if you call them "midget" - - if they do - - respect their preference.

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Barty was a noted activist for the promotion of rights for others with dwarfism. He was disappointed with contemporary Hervé Villechaize's insistence that they were "midgets" instead of actors with dwarfism. Barty founded the Little People of America to help with his activism.

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While we understand that no group can dictate what words are spoken or images are projected, we hope to continue to raise awareness around the dwarfism community and use of the word midget – a word that many people of short stature consider a slur and a word closely associated with the public objectification of people of short stature. We ask that friends, allies and supporters of LPA join us in our efforts to raise public awareness around issues of community and language.

reply to post by jessejamesxx

LPA-Little People of America

Etymologically, at least, it's easy to explain the word's offense: It's derived from "midge," a type of tiny fly that may bite or spread disease. But part of the word "midget's" P.R. problem is that the term (like "retarded") was once used comfortably, particularly to distinguish people who were small but proportionate (usually as the result of a growth hormone deficiency) from those who were small but disproportionate (usually due to one of various bone disorders, such as achondroplasia). It was also once the term of choice for dwarfs in the entertainment world. In fact, LPA itself was founded in 1957 by actor Billy Barty and about 20 colleagues as "Midgets of America." The name was changed three years later. Even, or especially, as more diverse (and "respectable") professions have opened up to people with dwarfism, its vestigial freak-show connotation has remained, and has come to rankle.

This one is for the those of you who keep telling me how they think the 1 person with Dwarism feels or thinks about the whole thing:

What about the word "dwarf"? Given its association with "gnome," "elf" -- and, you know, Dopey, Grumpy and Sleepy -- it's not everyone's first choice. (Barbara Spiegel, 35, of South Portland, Maine, has achondroplasia and two young daughters, one adopted, with the same diagnosis. Recently the elder, Alexandra, asked how she should describe herself to her new kindergarten classmates this fall. "You can say you're a dwarf," replied Spiegel. Alexandra: "But I'm not make-believe!") Still, since "dwarf" is an accurate term for a medical diagnosis, it's not considered offensive, at least in the United States.

Not everyone is a fan of "little person," either, which to some sounds mythical and munchkin-y. On the upside -- as Billy Barty himself was said to point out -- the term does contain the word "person." According to Adelson, the acronym "LP" (often used by members of LPA in place of "little people") is the neologism of choice in the U.S., precisely because it carries so little historical baggage. ("Most individuals," she adds, "prefer simply to be called by their given names.")

Who You Calling a Midget?

Because of your post I will know specifically refer to little people as midgets. Thanks and good night.

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There is no way to keep up with this stuff anyway. I grew up with a family across the street from our house that were all "Little People". They called themselves midgets, were friends with everyone and were not touchy about anything I ever saw. Nobody thought anything of it.

It's the intent behind words, not the actual words. I'm old enough I've gone through first being told to call blacks Negros, then Colored and then Black. Now Black or African American are correct. All those terms just relate to skin color and nothing else.

My first Wife was Black in fact and called herself, well I can't say that here Let's just say when around family I never heard the N word so much in my life.

Every now and then we should stand back and laugh at ourselves and this insane PC World. PC is a sign of a lack of intelligence in fact.

Only when we drop the titles will things be right. So who uses the titles the most? The PC Crowd of course. They seem to be the ones with the real issues as they run around correcting everyone and changing the meanings of words every few years. Lets talk about the intellectual dishonesty in that shall we?

Originally posted by ATSRUNBYPEADOS
#K OFF YOU MIDGET LOVING C-UNT. MIDGET MIDGET MIDGET MIDET MIDGET MIDGET SO ON #K

Looks like we are under attack today. If you saw one of the others something is up.

Go away, this is an adult board for people with intact brain cells.

reply to post by MidnightSunshine


You can't polish a turd.

Midget is a midget like a spastic is a spastic.

I used to be really fat . A lard arse. I'm not anymore but I didn't demand
People called me big boned etc.


The politically correct movement has done more to harm society than anything else before it.

Really, they prefer dwarf?

They are not out of a fantasy novel, they have a miniature size IE: Midget

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or really, they prefer little people opposed to midget?

LITTLE people opposed to midget?

See?

Circus Dwarf just doesn't have the same ring to it....

Who cares? Really? sticks n stones people.....personally I don't care if I offend anyone...if I mean to use the word midget.....I say....MIDGET. I mean what I say and say what I mean. I refuse to participate in this PC p*ssy whipped society that doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

If someone calls me an a**hole so be it, they may be right. However this is a fine example of whats wrong with people today....everyone wants to feel unique, special, and equal. Hate to say it. NOT EVERYONE IS EQUAL! And I do mean that on every level of exsistance. If we were truly made equal.....we wouldn't have MIDGETS!

If it bugs you that much, try Dr. Phil, take tylenol for headaches and midol for any cramps.....

Thanks and have a nice day.......Im sure being 3 ft tall aint all bad, a job as a panty checker at the local walmart dressing room sounds like a good job...I wouldn't complain...

They are people.

Why must we call them anything?

i always thaught they were just movie props. lol

I don't know... little people porn just doesn't have the same ring to it... dwarf porn???? naaa I'm stickin with midget...



Is there a politically correct term for insecure morons who feel better because someone calls them one label over another?

Sincerely,
The phallusly blessed vertically superior European American

Do they need little "finger toppers" to be able to type? And is it true that if ignited they burn for a week? These are things I often ponder.

Originally posted by TinkerBellAmy
I have a son that is a dwarf, and he hates being called a Midget, or dwarf. He would rather be called a little person. There has been times where we have been in the stores and adult and kids stare at him and say stuff about him.This upset my son. I try to teach him not to let it bother him but it still does. My son is a kind-hearted individual, and even though he is small he tries to do more than his size will allow him to do. He goes out of his way to help others.

I don't understand why some parents don't educate their kids on those who are different.

I can relate you you, TinkerBellAmy, I have a stepson who is a Dwarf. He gets teased about this height, and it depresses him, he thinks of himself as being normal, and some see him as different. As for the names, in today's politically correct world many names and labels are no longer acceptable. this is a given too, as time and generations go by, the way people talk also goes by, and new words are added, old words no longer said. My Father and uncle were Navy men. both hated being called "swab" or "swabbie," Black people do not like being called the "N" word, and Native Americans do not like being called "Indian," or "savages," but these words were at one time perfectly acceptable.

I have a kind of motto for stuff like this, live and let live. Kids can be really cruel sometimes, and so can their parents.

I mean really, no one is perfect, im bald and a wee portly, and i have a mutant mongoloid gorilla like frame,,don't see me crying about it.

Insecurity should not be the driving force for anyone......even wee people, mini me, shin kickers, leprechauns, the lollipop guild, coasters, end tables, smurfs, carnies, obese elves........... ya know your right midget is much worse a word.

Be proud of who you are, we all have faults, yet we each contribute something. That's what makes us unique....make sense?

Originally posted by Castogere
Be proud of who you are, we all have faults, yet we each contribute something. That's what makes us unique....make sense?

We all deserve respect.

IMO - - a minority group has the right to define the terminology of what they consider a respectful term/descriptive/word..

Originally posted by autowrench

Originally posted by TinkerBellAmy
I have a son that is a dwarf, and he hates being called a Midget, or dwarf. He would rather be called a little person. There has been times where we have been in the stores and adult and kids stare at him and say stuff about him.This upset my son. I try to teach him not to let it bother him but it still does. My son is a kind-hearted individual, and even though he is small he tries to do more than his size will allow him to do. He goes out of his way to help others.

I don't understand why some parents don't educate their kids on those who are different.

I can relate you you, TinkerBellAmy, I have a stepson who is a Dwarf. He gets teased about this height, and it depresses him, he thinks of himself as being normal, and some see him as different. As for the names, in today's politically correct world many names and labels are no longer acceptable. this is a given too, as time and generations go by, the way people talk also goes by, and new words are added, old words no longer said. My Father and uncle were Navy men. both hated being called "swab" or "swabbie," Black people do not like being called the "N" word, and Native Americans do not like being called "Indian," or "savages," but these words were at one time perfectly acceptable.

I have a kind of motto for stuff like this, live and let live. Kids can be really cruel sometimes, and so can their parents.

Yes - and I relate. My mom was a polio victim in the '51 epidemic. She belonged to a disabled club. There were all different types of disabilities in the group. Including some dwarfs.

I learned respect early for differences - - - and "people are their heart".

I taught my kids and am teaching my grandkids - - - "smile and say Hi!"