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BeauDangles | Descriptive terms, appropriate or not? (49) | RE: Descriptive terms, appropriate or not? | 08 May 00 |
One of my favorite authors is Harlan Ellison. He is a small person with big talent...and, some would say, a big mouth which sometimes gets him into trouble. One, in an editorial he was writing, he made passing reference to "midgets." Later, he received an irate letter from a reader who said, "we prefer the term 'little people.'" Without missing a beat, Mr. Ellison replied, "I am 5'4" tall. I am a 'little person.' You, sir, are a midget!" |