If I were a dwarf I would demand to be called a dwarf. And change my name to something with way too many condiments. As it is, I am more elf. I even did the “Legolass walking on the snow without leaving footprints” thing a few times!
Last I heard, little people is a perfectly fine general term, and dwarf is also generally acceptable, but midget is a slur.
Also, two or more fully grown adult humans who are both under 4’10” are “dwarfs”; “dwarves” are nonhuman.
I’m not sure why they put the line for dwarfism at 4’10”. To me, that doesn’t actually seem all that short. I’m just shy of five and a half feet tall, and, among my friends and family, I’m the one that has to get things off of high shelves.
You’d have hated Thanksgiving dinner at my sister’s house. I’m 6’1 and was the shortest man present. She’s 5’10 and has trouble reaching the top shelves in her own kitchen, asks her 6’3 dad, 6’5 husband or 6’6 brother-in-law to help. Too bad the 6’7 uncle wasn’t there. But I feel really sorry for 5’5 mom.
I never understood why “dwarf” or “midget” are considered bad. You have dwarf stars and midget submarines after all.
…then again, given how abysmal most midget sub ops were during Great War 2.0 I can see people distancing themselves from it.
Bahahaha! I love the Borrower’s type reference!
FYI all: Orkin is a pest control company, not a rat vanquishing dwarf
I was assuming it was a cat, actually.
If I were a dwarf I would demand to be called a dwarf. And change my name to something with way too many condiments. As it is, I am more elf. I even did the “Legolass walking on the snow without leaving footprints” thing a few times!
If you were a dwarf, you’d have short legs and would constantly be struggling to ketchup.
Marquar for the “consonant pun” win. ;-))
Er….screw it, not-vowels!
i kind of agree with the dwarf thing. first thing that comes to mind for me is lord of the rings. it almost makes me wish i was a dwarf.
Peter Dinklage refers to himself as a dwarf, apparently
And googling this just turned up this. I love Ireland
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/chained-to-dwarvesthe-latest-bizarre-trend-taking-irish-hen-parties-by-storm-34733238.html
There was a British car named the Midget (by MG).
Just put on armor and rock it.
Last I heard, little people is a perfectly fine general term, and dwarf is also generally acceptable, but midget is a slur.
Also, two or more fully grown adult humans who are both under 4’10” are “dwarfs”; “dwarves” are nonhuman.
I’m not sure why they put the line for dwarfism at 4’10”. To me, that doesn’t actually seem all that short. I’m just shy of five and a half feet tall, and, among my friends and family, I’m the one that has to get things off of high shelves.
You’d have hated Thanksgiving dinner at my sister’s house. I’m 6’1 and was the shortest man present. She’s 5’10 and has trouble reaching the top shelves in her own kitchen, asks her 6’3 dad, 6’5 husband or 6’6 brother-in-law to help. Too bad the 6’7 uncle wasn’t there. But I feel really sorry for 5’5 mom.
I know a guy at church who’s a dwarf; he does insist on “dwarf” over “midget”.
I never understood why “dwarf” or “midget” are considered bad. You have dwarf stars and midget submarines after all.
…then again, given how abysmal most midget sub ops were during Great War 2.0 I can see people distancing themselves from it.