I know that small people don't like the name "midget", but are these just names or are there certain characteristics between them?
2006-11-07 00:26:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Little people is the term they prefer and it refers to all adult people who have a statue of 4'10" or less
In the 19th century, midget was a medical term referring to an extremely short but normally-proportioned person and was used in contrast to dwarf, which denoted disproportionate shortness
2006-11-07 00:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Midgets are well proportioned but tiny. Dwarfs have a big torso and short limbs, also a big head and small people is a euphemism for both.
2006-11-07 00:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are just nasty names, they are not even close to the correct name for it. They like to be called "Little People" and they have a nation wide organization called LPA (Little people of america) It's like calling someone with downsyndrom retarded. It is completely different. I suggest you do some internet research if you have any serious question.
2006-11-08 07:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the size
2006-11-07 00:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
size
2006-11-07 00:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by lizella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so
i think they are all the same thing
2006-11-07 00:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by johnnys_death 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋