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Amazing Race 14 contestant *spoilers* summary on page 1
Snooky:
I don't think people really LIKE being called dwarves.
(:;)
The most likely reason cbs hasn't released the teams yet is because of the inauguration.
puddin:
Thank you TARdevotee! why oh why you are afraid to post here I have no idea but am so grateful that you did :jumpy:!
Hey look, I missed being one of the Little People of America by a little over an inch, no kidding! I'm a "shrimp" and wouldn't have it any other way :bounce
--- Quote ---Membership is offered to those people who are usually no taller than 4'10" in height. Their short stature is generally caused by one of the more than 200 medical conditions known as dwarfism.
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georgiapeach:
Thank you apskip and Snooky!
That was what I was trying to say.
We went through this with Charla, and I was educated myself on this. "Dwarfism" is the medical condition. The terms "midgets" and to a lesser extent "dwarves" are considered derogatory when applied to "Little People".
I too did not realize that the cut off is considered to be 4' 10", but what counts is how Michael and Mark refer to themselves. Since they use the term "Little People", so will we.
So please, as Apskip has said, let's all use the preferred terminology here from now on, okay? Short men and Little People are both acceptable, "Dwarves" and "Midgets" are NOT.
Thanks! :ghug:
michael:
--- Quote from: Coutzy on January 20, 2009, 08:02:33 AM ---I told you that they were referred to as dwarfs though. Remember?
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You also told us that your "source" talked to a "deaf woman" :funny: ;)
Hooky:
So in the end, they were about as short as described. I can understand why they were called dwarfs, as it's not a well known difference between "dwarfs" and "little people".
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