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Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. [1] In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in), regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is 120 centimetres (4 ft).
Short stature refers to a height of a human which is below typical. Whether a person is considered short depends on the context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called short.
Midget (from midge, a tiny biting insect [2]) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative due to its etymology.
The statement was made in response to an episode of Celebrity Apprentice which featured multiple uses of the word "midget" and justification of it by one of the celebrities, Jesse James. [10] Members of the LPA filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over the use of the word "midget" on broadcast television. [ 11 ]
[2] The organization ran a series of public education programs, sponsored height-related research, acted as a media watchdog group, provided legal assistance for those affected by heightism, hosted online discussion groups, and invited members to gather once a year for an annual convention. NOSSA dissolved in May 2013 because of a lack of support.
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall.
n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...
American pornographic actress also known as "Bridget the Midget". [26] 1980– United States: 115 cm (45 in) Mark Povinelli: 1971– United States: 116.8 cm (46.0 in) [27] Michael Dunn: Oscar-nominated (for Best Supporting Actor in Ship of Fools) American actor with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, type unspecified. [27] 1934–1973 United States