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Who you calling a "midget?"
Little people take a stand against the offensive word -- and a world that thinks it's OK to mock them
By Lynn Harris
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/16/m_word/index.html
By Lynn Harris
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/16/m_word/index.html
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Comment by Lynn Harris on November 18, 2009 at 8:47am -
Thanks, Tina! And yes, Cristina, I'm sure Kiki will love it when you are able to make time! :)
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Comment by Cristina Trapani-Scott on November 17, 2009 at 4:13pm -
Hey Lynn,
I didn't see your response until today. Yes, we have been involved with LPA, but not as active as I'd like. We just have so much going on. I'm hoping to be more involved in the coming year. Kiki is older now and wanting to meet more LP kids.
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Comment by Tina McGrevy on November 17, 2009 at 2:49pm -
Great article! I am not a fan of the "Donald" and I had not even heard about this episode until today. You can bet if it involved a race, religion, etc. there would be an outcry.
My son is mentally disabled so you can imagine my love of the "R" word. As many times as I have made it clear this word hurts me, family and friends continue to think I'm "over" it. In fact, the "R" word popped up on my FB wall today. Nice!
Thanks for the article, Lynn. I think anytime we can remind the public that words have MEANING (hello!), maybe something will, eventually, change.
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Comment by Lynn Harris on August 3, 2009 at 6:54am
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Wow, Cristina, glad to hear from you. Thanks very much. Are you guys involved with LPA?
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Comment by Cristina Trapani-Scott on July 19, 2009 at 5:54am
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That is so ironic. I didn't know you were here, Lynn. Here is my blog linking local readers to your article http://www.tecumsehherald.com/node/2084. I loved your article. My daughter has Kniest syndrome, a rare form of dwarfism. She's approaching her teenage years, which are difficult anyway, but she's more aware of her self-image now and that article brings to light a lot of what she deals with right now. It's strange how I never thought people would stare at her, but they do all the time.
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Comment by Lynn Harris on July 19, 2009 at 5:12am
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Thanks, Claire. And yah, really amazing how defensive people get. I AM SORRY, IT IS TOO CHALLENGING FOR ME FROM MY POSITION OF PRIVILEGE TO USE A DIFFERENT WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU. Man.
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Comment by Amy Keyishian on July 16, 2009 at 9:39pm
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Woof, people are dicks!
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Comment by Claire Mysko on July 16, 2009 at 11:14am -
Great article, Lynn. I especially love the quotes from Mark Povinelli.
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