Why all of a sudden did the word "midget" change to "little person"?
Doesnt "little person" seem a little less creative than "midget"?
Usually, when words change to their less popular synonyms, people tend to choose the more inventive ones.
For example, "automobile" changed to "car".
You look up "midget" in the thesaurus and you will find many clever substitues that are alot more interesting than "little person".
Doesn't it feel like we're moving backwards here?
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Uh, no it doesn't feel like we're moving backwards. We're being considerate to people born with a deformity.
ReplyDeleteGood for us
ReplyDeletebut why do we need to be considerate,
ReplyDeletelets examine why the term midget
might be construed offensively
and sir, i certainly do not consider any type of dwarfism to be a deformity
differences happen yo