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[Sparkles]

2 minutes ago, letsdothis said:

If I understand it correctly, "dwarfism" is the genetic condition that
causes a person to be 4'10" or shorter, so I don't think "dwarf" is
unacceptable. But, I'm no expert.

Tks 🙂

[Sparkles]

[letsdothis]

Just now, Sparkles said:

Tks 🙂

Happy to help. 😊

[squish]

15 hours ago, letsdothis said:

I know you meant no offense. I was just saying. The accepted term
is "little person".

Accepted by whom precisely? Do you have any evidence for this statement?

[Kkru394]

Foxy is there. So is Blair being dressed in an outfit

[squish]

2 hours ago, Kkru394 said:

Foxy is there. So is Blair being dressed in an outfit

Do you have a time for that please? Must have blinked.

[squish]

15 minutes ago, squish said:

Do you have a time for that please? Must have blinked.

Found it.

[letsdothis]

5 hours ago, squish said:

Accepted by whom precisely? Do you have any evidence for this statement?

From http://www.softschools.com/difference/midget_vs_dwarf/102/

"The main difference between a midget and a dwarf is that a midget
has normal bodily proportions. Since the term "midget" is considered
offensive, the term "little person" can be used to refer to a midget or a
dwarf. Midget is a derogatory name for a person who is unusually small
but well-proportioned.

From https://www.thefreedictionary.com/midget

"midg·et (mĭj′ĭt)

n. 1. Offensive: An extremely small person who is otherwise normally
         proportioned."

From https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/midget

"Midget is an offensive term for someone who is much smaller than
average. While it's acceptable today to describe an inanimate object
with the adjective midget, it's never okay to use the word for a person."

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_People_of_America#"Midget"_as_slur

"Midget" as slur

During the 2009 National Conference of the Little People of America, a
press conference was held to make a public statement regarding the use
of the word "midget", which is considered offensive by many people with
dwarfism. The statement was made in direct response to an episode of
Celebrity Apprentice which featured multiple uses of the word "midget"
and justification of it by one of the celebrities, Jesse James.[4] Members
of the LPA have filed a complaint with the Federal Communications
Commission over the use of the word midget on broadcast television.[5]
The complaint said that "the word 'midget' is considered offensive to the
dwarfism community and should not be seen or heard on TV or radio".[6"

From https://www.lpaonline.org/the-m-word

"LPA issues statement to abolish the "m" word

Little People of America, the world’s oldest and largest dwarfism support
organization and an international, membership-based organization for
people with dwarfism and their families, advocates to abolish the use of
the word “midget”.  The word “midget” was never coined as the official
term to identify people with dwarfism, but was created as a label used to
refer to people of short stature who were on public display for curiosity
and sport.  Today, the word “midget” is considered a derogatory slur. The
dwarfism community has voiced that they prefer to be referred to as
dwarfs, little people, people of short stature or having dwarfism, or simply,
and most preferably, by their given name."

[squish]

Thanks for this. Whilst I have no interest in what the Federal Communications Commission or any other media quango does or doesn't say on this subject, according to my reputable Oxford dictionary,  midget...'a very small person or thing' 'a person affected by dwarfism,' but it does say in italics 'offensive,' so I take your point. The only problem I have is that I don't think anyone was actually offended, unless it was yourself on her behalf in which case perhaps you need to get out more.

I am aware viewers might be finding this thread tedious and irrelevant so I shall not be continuing or responding here.

 

 

 

 

[letsdothis]

5 hours ago, squish said:

Thanks for this. Whilst I have no interest in what the Federal Communications Commission or any other media quango does or doesn't say on this subject, according to my reputable Oxford dictionary,  midget...'a very small person or thing' 'a person affected by dwarfism,' but it does say in italics 'offensive,' so I take your point. The only problem I have is that I don't think anyone was actually offended, unless it was yourself on her behalf in which case perhaps you need to get out more.

I am aware viewers might be finding this thread tedious and irrelevant so I shall not be continuing or responding here.

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You're welcome. Always happy to help.

You asked for proof, so I chose a few at random of the many, many 
sources that popped up during my search. Everything I posted was
quoted word for word and I can't recall reading any source that didn't
use the words offensive and/or derogatory when referring to the word
"midget" to describe a little person.

The one that mentioned the FCC had nothing to do with what the FCC
was doing or saying. It was the LPA who was making the statement to
the FCC.

I had no way of knowing if anyone was offended. My entire point
was simply to provide information to Sparkles.

[Sparkles]

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