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re: When did the word midget become offensive?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:41 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:41 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Crippled infers weakness and a need for assistance
So crippled is OK if they get a check from the government?
And N-wrestling? What channel is that on? Asking for a friend.
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Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:42 pm to azcatiger
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So I guess I can’t use the “C” word now when a girl is rude anymore?
Councilman Chandra?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:43 pm to HempHead
quote:Yes. Midgets are an extremely tiny (pun intended) subset of dwarves.
Well some folks are saying that there's a difference between dwarfs and midgets.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:43 pm to HempHead
That made my day......but almost choked laughing.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:44 pm to theantiquetiger
Bridget's gonna be pissed if she can't advertise her trademark at the Bunny Ranch.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:44 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:Little people have told you that they think it's offensive. They are offended by it. I don't know what else to tell you.
How is midget offensive? I think it's just non-PC, or is there a difference?
I do know that comedian Brad Williams, a dwarf, famously is not offended by being called a midget.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:45 pm to azcatiger
quote:Dwarf is medically accurate, is preferred to midget, but is less preferred than little person.
I assumed dwarf was bad.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:45 pm to stat19
I saw a hand-painted sign in Cullman County that advertised 'female midget wrestling'. I'm tempted to eat a small dose of mushrooms and have a lark.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:46 pm to theantiquetiger
It's not offensive.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:47 pm to theantiquetiger
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I know the Nword is VERY offensive for obvious reasons
is it? can you name a few reasons?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:48 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:49 pm to KingofthePoint
Exactly. Except for the N word, most of the offensive terms did not start that way. Midget, imbecile, moron, described conditions. The most recent one is "retarded." It was an actual diagnosis. Now the diagnosis is "intellectual disability." There were books written by experts during the 1970s on mental retardation and how to train the "retardate" in basic skills of daily living. Eventually intellectual disability will be deemed offensive and another label will be invented.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:51 pm to theantiquetiger
Just watched a video and you totally misrepresented how that conversation went down between the two contestants. Smh.
ETA: Article with video of Big Brother conversation referenced in the OP
ETA: Article with video of Big Brother conversation referenced in the OP
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:53 pm to HempHead
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I saw a hand-painted sign in Cullman County that advertised 'female midget wrestling'.
Boaz has midget wrestling every other Saturday night, featuring "Lil Papa Pump"
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:53 pm to shutterspeed
Call them an imp. A gnome. A leprechaun. Hobbit.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:55 pm to fr33manator
Oooh! Halflings!
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:56 pm to Jake88
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Exactly. Except for the N word, most of the offensive terms did not start that way. Midget, imbecile, moron, described conditions. The most recent one is "retarded." It was an actual diagnosis. Now the diagnosis is "intellectual disability." There were books written by experts during the 1970s on mental retardation and how to train the "retardate" in basic skills of daily living. Eventually intellectual disability will be deemed offensive and another label will be invented.
That's poor logic.
Most of those medical terms became insults, which led to the term being non-PC when used correctly.
If people start using intellectual disability as an everyday insult, which I highly doubt, why shouldn't the medical term change?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:57 pm to theantiquetiger
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I can see that, crippled is a very, not a noun.
That accident crippled him.
You good with it used this way?
When it comes to the word crippled, for me (and I am sure a lot of other people as well), it's the perception of the word.
For whatever reason, there are people who will assume that if someone is in a wheelchair and had an obvious physical disability, that they are also mentally disabled. Or at least, not able to function (socially) with others. So they will treat a "crippled" person different.
People are more likely to have and show sympathy towards someone who is "crippled" (or that they describe or hear others describe as crippled).
If you say "that accident crippled him", it really all depends. Did this person break their leg or are they in a coma? If someone uses this way, I wouldn't take it personal if it's not directed towards me, but it has a different meaning to different people and by using it when talking about that person, you could be creating a certain perception of them, in the mind of others.. And how they define the word. If that makes sense.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 2:59 pm to Jake88
Where does the OT stand on elf?
How about trolls, when referring to ugly little people? (which are coincidentally the same as the internet version)
What do you call a person with a hunchback now?
This thread brings up so many issues. Almost every word we used as a kid is offensive now. And no, we did not use the Nword.
How about trolls, when referring to ugly little people? (which are coincidentally the same as the internet version)
What do you call a person with a hunchback now?
This thread brings up so many issues. Almost every word we used as a kid is offensive now. And no, we did not use the Nword.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:00 pm to HempHead
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Oooh! Halflings!
Gelfling? Half-man?
Ooohhhh...goblin. Gremlin. Troglodyte.
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 3:02 pm
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