I am not trying to be offensive here.... is Dwarf is the correct term?
My favourite 'dwarf' is Peter Dinklage who is currently in 4th season of 'Nip/Tuck'. I think he is a fantastic actor and charmastic too. He used to be in 'Threshold'.
2007-02-26 22:05:33 · 22 answers · asked by _ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Be nice please... no rude remarks.
2007-02-26 22:09:49 · update #1
I think technicallly it is "dwarf", but as there are many medical reasons for dwarfism, it's a blanket term.
Anyway, why refer to someone as a dwarf? Why not just call them a person, or man, or refer to him by name (eg Peter?)
It's funny you have a "favourite dwarf", by the way...
2007-02-26 22:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't think it's 'P.C.' anymore. I'm not sure what the correct term is, but i heard a discussion about it, and dwarf (excuse the non-PC term) said he didn't mind being called a dwarf. He also commented that we'd have to change the title of 'snow white and the 7 dwarfs' (which he's probably right about).
2007-02-26 22:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by Skippy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dwarfism is the correct medical term, however there are many different types of dwarfism, each with different physical characteristics.
That said, most like to be called little people. I prefer to just call them people. There's no need to identify their height unless they have committed a crime, or you're picking them up at the airport.
And don't be afraid to offend people. It's their own intolerance that makes you afraid. And maybe a little of THEIR ignorance.
2007-02-26 22:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by macruadhi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The politaclly correct word for a dwarf is a vertically challanged person
2007-02-27 00:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by tp23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, "midget" refers to a person who is very short, but normally proportioned. "Dwarf" refers to a person with one of several varieties of a specific genetic condition called dwarfism - usually they have very short arms and legs and unusually large heads. Socially, I believe that the word "dwarf" is acceptable because it refers to a specific medial condition, but I think the word "midget" is considered offensive by some people who prefer to be called "little people" or
"people of short stature."
2007-02-26 22:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by BUNGLE!! 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I'd say dwarf or little person .. sometimes it is difficult in this day and age with all the do-gooders to say what is actually politically correct .
Edit.. Mine are little b@st@rd or little Boogie man ( you'll know if you watch wrestling )
2007-02-26 22:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by MynameisShirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was going to write what David C said as it is spot on.
One of my friends from years ago preferred Dwarf unyet people she knew who were the same prefered little/small person. Midget is offensive from all quaters.
2007-02-27 02:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by momof3 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The politically correct term is Little Person.
2007-02-26 22:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The latin term 'Migdetus Minimus' is commonly used to describe the condition also known as dwarfism
2007-02-26 22:09:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually prefer to addressed as "Little People "
LPA ( America )
LPB (British)
a person who is "vertically challenged "
a person with "cockaynes syndrome "
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2007-02-26 22:38:15 · answer #10 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋