How short is the size a midget is considerd a midget.Please answer if you actually know!
2006-07-10 09:57:23 · 3 answers · asked by andrew d 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I dont care if its impolit thats what i call them and politness is not what i wanted to learn duh!
2006-07-10 10:09:43 · update #1
It depends on the state. Most states say under 4'10", but some even say as short as 4'6" is the legal limit (or under 50 inches/127 cm in other states). I'm exactly 5' and get called a midget all the time even though I'm really just short, I wasn't born with any kind of genetic dwarfism or anything.
By the way, "midget" is an outdated term. The politcally correct term now is "little person". Midget is use as a more offensive term now.
2006-07-10 10:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by chica_zarca 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dwarfism is a condition in which a person, animal or plant is much below the ordinary size of the species. When applied to people, it implies not just extreme shortness, but a degree of disproportion. Dwarfism is now rarely used as a medical term and is sometimes considered impolite or pejorative. While the term little person is the most common expression in America, "dwarf" is still considered polite. According to the Little People of America the human definition of dwarfism is "a medical or genetic condition that usually results in an adult height of 4'10" (147 cm) or shorter, among both men and women, although in some cases a person with a dwarfing condition may be slightly taller than that." There are approximately 200 different types of dwarfism [1]
2006-07-10 10:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by grahamma 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
better to be a Midget than a Dwarf Midgets are smaller than everyday, yet are bodily porportional. Midget is only a synonym for Diminutive. A Midge is a small fly/gnat, or samll individual, creature. quickly, they are going to protest and communicate to for a ban on be conscious Shrimp or Mini
2016-12-01 00:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by compo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋