are we supposed to call them vertically challenged
2006-11-28 09:12:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yeah, like dj havok said, "F" em.
if you have a problem with a word, the problem is in your head. Words only have a meaning when we give them a meaning.
We could call them "Bleeblahs" if we wanted, but no one would know what we were talking about. You know why? Because they are midgets, not "bleeblahs." If someone has a problem with the word midget, the problem is in their head. There is nothing negative in my head when I use the word "midget" to describe a person that has short legs, a normal size body and a large head. If am talking about someone and I want to be politically correct, I can call him a "little person," the person I am talking to won't understand what I am talking about. So I describe them, and the person I am talking to thinks to themself "Oh, he's a midget."
And if you just use the term little person, how do you distinguish between someone who is just short, and someone who is a midget, and someone who is a dwarf? There are physical differences between these people that the term "little people" just doesn't address.
In the end, the phrase "little person" just becomes a code word for midget, when everyone really knows what you are talking about.
2006-11-28 09:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by xymeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I almost prefer being called a Hobbit. I am not a dwarf, I am fairly proportional, they prefer the word "Achondroplasia" and they only reach about 4 feet in height. Midgets, that just conjures up images of funny little guys who tag team wrestle. So, call me a Hobbit, even though my feet aren't big and hairy. Hey M.W.A.P., I am not a runt!! I am 4 feet 9 and 3/4 inches tall!!
2006-11-28 09:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by The Y!ABut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we go to the auto races to see "midget" cars, do we say "vertically challenged" cars or "small" cars? No! I guess the cars are not offended.
2015-11-24 13:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Pigface 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I call them that. What else should we call them? I think vertically challenged sounds meaner.
2006-11-28 09:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midget is a derogatory term that little people don't appreciate.
2006-11-28 09:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by legallyblond2day 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk...lol
but i like the 'vertically challenged' comment..it made me smile =]
thanksss!
have a nice day !
2006-11-28 09:17:40 · answer #6 · answered by Lina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about we just call them by their names....you know like Bob, or Susan, or Ebeneezer....
And quit asking mean questions.
2006-11-28 09:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know it was politically incorrect!
2006-11-28 09:15:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sunnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because us Americans associate the word with GEORGE BUSH'S BRAIN .
2006-11-28 10:06:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dunno.....the show I watched once, they like to be called "Little People" I think.....
2006-11-28 09:15:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋