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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-05 10:10 AM
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9. I respect your pov but there is something you may not know:
Edited on Wed Jul-20-05 10:10 AM by NoSheep
"midget" is a term that describes a person who is 4 foot 10 or smaller with a normally proportioned body.
"dwarf" is a term that describes a person who's body is truncated and their hands, feet and head are usually regular size. dwarfism is a medical condition that can include many life threatening internal physical irregularities because the body is abnormally proportioned.
These are simply words that describe various human conditions. now perhaps it is better to advocate that people use a term other than midget to describe something bad...as in "he's a mental midget". But the word midget is not in and of itself a bad word.

I think midget should not be used to indicate something negative because it makes no sense.
I also hate "dumb blond" jokes for the same reason.

edited to check spelling
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