I'll never forget the first time I saw Peter Dinklage in a role. It was the first time ever I saw a little person represented as an actual real human being. It had a strong impact on me and made me realize how much prejudice I had in me, even though I've never met a little person in real life. It's a truly bizzarre and dumb part of our culture
@@winterbear6290 Exactly. I still remember when he played that little author in the film "Elf" who was mistakened for, well, an Elf. He was made out to be the villain because he got rightfully angry at being talked down to for his height.
They are not miniature adults, they are adults. They are human! I'm 4 foot 10 and people look down on me. Don't take me seriously. Treat me like a child. Ask me how's the weather down there. This is normally when I'm at work. People have sang, "its a small world after all." Even one coworker pointed out a petite lady and said look, "she's shorter then you!!!!" I was so embarresed. I told her that was rude! I felt so ackward and outraged. I went up to the other lady and wanted to say sorry but she walked away from me. I felt by looking into her eyes that me saying sorry wasn't going to help her feel better. I felt sooooo aweful even though it wasn't me saying such an insensitive thing to someone. It's also why I'm sick of society and no longer wish to be a part of it anymore.
At school I've heard a few kids complaining about how short they are and their friend points me out and says "look she's shorter than you" Imagine putting someone else down just to make another "feel better". Also I hate how condescending people are. I've had people crouch down to talk to me like I'm 6 and I hope this doesn't happen soon I'm a 4'7 teenager still waiting for another miracle growth spurt. (I grew a lot at age 11-12 but stopped growing after that)
Over 30 years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I remember hanging out with my friends at a festival in NYC. There happened to be a section where they had charged a fee to see a woman who had dwarfism. I didn’t believe someone was as small as they advertised and remember thinking I just had to see it for myself. When I finally got to the booth and looked down to see this very small woman who looked up at me I felt so ashamed that I participated in that. The way I felt immediately convicted me of that so-called “attraction”. It is wrong and shameful. I apologize for having participated in this in the past. Thanks for your documentary.
Cara, you are a queen among men. An alchemist, helping turn our suffering and resentment and struggles into golden wisdom. Thank you so much for all you've done and are doing for our people.
My cousin is a little person. She has a "regular job", so I'm not sure where this micro-wrestling manager gets the idea that it can't be done. YES! It is 100% exploitation, and those who think otherwise...need to check their privilege
Thank you for this documentary. This in't the first one I have seen about little people, but it was really excellent. I choked up from emotion a few times.
Prejudice exists in so many forms. I am a type 1 diabetic. I am exhausted by the fear people have of me when I have an insulin reaction. That and the hostility that the National Highway Transportation "Safety" Administration has for me because I have a disease that they dont approve of. So I have experienced prejudice and can understand this and all situations involving prejudice of anything
Why do people always want to compare their problems to being black. Dwarfs were not killed due to their height nor were they ostracized because of it. Yes I agree people look and are intrigued but to compare to being black is offensive
I agree with minimim89. It is a perfectly reasonable comparison, they are a minority, in fact there are so many fewer Dwarves than any other minority. See my reply to Sancho G.
i have to agree, but it kinda seems like you didn't watch the video. it is 100% factual that people with dwarfism were sold as property for circuses, and until recently that was the only "work" we could realistically do. we *are* in fact killed and harmed and ostracized for simply existing in our bodies. you're right, comparing it to blackface is unnecessary. but please do not minimize the dehumanization we experience, every day.
Re: “micro” wrestlers, is it wrong? Let’s say we had a group of Brown wrestlers/fighters fighting each other in a room full of rich white men.... (boxing?) it that wrong? Legally it’s totally fine but it’s morally bankrupt and ethically disadvantaging at the very least.
I'm 5'7" and when I was a kid growing up I was always bullied about my height they call me names like Midget Shortstock Dwarf and I can't even imagine what these people grow through
As I see it they are just little people but in the end they are people just like us normal people they are different in there own way and awesome just like us
It's not just the US, i live in one of the most "progressive" countries in the world, and i have been called dwarf so many times it's not funny. It is a part of human behavior
Dude I’ve been saying this for years (I kno the vid is 3 yea old, but still). Society has completely ignored this issue for so long and it his such a blatant hypocrisy…especially these days with BLM, etc. going on.
i guess equality is measured by one's mans mass, height, sex, race, culture, religion wealth... oh wait that's life...says more about society than whatever anyone person is dealing with...perhaps it's time to change our economic structure? it's obvious that our legal tender practices are the cause.
I understand everything 5'0 45 black man I began stop looking at black women 1998 they look at me different, laughing at me. It hard for me to interacting conversations with black women theyvlooknfown on because short. Now I even look at white or latino women ever they all same.
*Peter Dinklage aka Tyrion Lannister from Game Of Thrones, is the first dwarf person to get a top role in any media work which isn't focused on using his size to entertain others. And he earned more money than 99% of the cast.*
I first saw him in the movie The Station Agent, what a great movie! Fell in love with him right then and there. Was so happy to see him gain success on Thrones. He also was in Death at a Funeral, a great comedy movie.
In X-men, for example, he was casted to play a character who didn't have dwarfism in the comics. They know he's so awesome that he will bring money to a movie no matter how bad it is haha
@@bravoalley228 I didn't mean that particular film was bad (it was ok). I mean the producers are sitting there thinking 'if we include peter dinkage then people will watch this film' haha
As a dwarf for someone to say were born at a disadvantage couldn’t make me angrier I’m a nurse at a level 1 trauma hospital, in excellent shape, competent in my profession. Don’t mess with us:)
I saw a SciFi movie with Peter Dinklage called Rememory...a great film...he played regular person, and the fact that he was a little person was never brought up...he was just who he was...and I think that is what little people want...if you are tall or short or thin or fat...you are just a person...not that different from anyone else...
As 5" 2' male I have had my struggles, but nothing in comparison to those even shorter. Shortness is indeed the last acceptable form of discrimination, even in professional settings and from those who present themselves as enlightened. The wisest words of this video are at 12:53.
Zimba please don't generalize all members of our society. Most men don't judge people on their height...We might "judge" people on their weight (just like doctors do as well ) which is a trait that says a lot about a person's habits, health and personality.. Liberals claim that obesity is the result of "hormonal problems" however if this was the case you would find obese people in all nations...but you aren't going to find obese people in poor nations such as North Korea , Romania or Somalia... you only find obese people in nations where people have money to buy fast food. Anyways, I don't think the average man judges people on their height... height just like race is a genetic trait, it makes no sense to judge a human being on these things.
I'm of "normal" height and it makes me so mad when people laugh at little people. What's funny???? They are human beings who just happen to be shorter in height. 💜💜
@Donnell Okafor From my personal experience as a short dude, it's true. I don't make people laugh, because I'm more likely to make people (men and women) lose the No Nut November. They never laugh when they realize they lost in the first day just because of me.
@@catguy4996 people? I can't imagine a man making fun of a person because of his/her height.. Men are very unlikely of doing such a thing.. We might "judge" a person on his/her weight which says a lot about his/her health . Doctors also "judge" people on their weight... but again, most men don't judge human beings on their height..
I am a little person standing 3ft 8 and everytime I go out I attract a lot of attention. I dont like different from the so call average person I am just short .my body is portion
This was really interesting. It’s underrated by show of views. “Is one of the last accepted forms of discrimination.” Fascinating. There could potentially be some kind of rights movement here.
My grandfather was 4'9". But in my book, he was a tall person. He could shoot the eye out of a squirrel. He could ride any horse. He could add a tall column of numbers, three across in his head in seconds. He could draw about anything. There really wasn't much he couldn't do. His mother died when he was seven. His dad and two old maid aunts raised him. In those days, a child like that, who was also crippled was often put away... But our family educated him. They knew he would not be able to perform the type of manual labor available to most men in those days. He became a school teacher. He was greatly respected. Many spoke highly of him. I was always so proud of him.
Because of my condition I'm considered a little person, although I'm on the cusp at 4'10" (Leri-Weill Dyschondreostisi) so it can get hard to really tell people how my joins and bones, and of course jaws & teeth in this disorder, are getting wrecked.
My boyfriend has dwarfism I can’t imagine someone hurting him or making him feel like he’s less than human, I love him so much and he is the light of my life, his short height is limiting and he can’t reach the top shelf he says one of the advantages of dating me is that I can reach the top shelf for him and I’m always happy to do that when ever I see him I help him put towels away or help him get a plate. He is 3’11 I’m 5’8, sometimes I forget that we aren’t the same height and I’ll joke around a bit to much and that’s something that I’ve had to learn because when I stand next to him I only see the person that I love not his height and his physical limitations. I love him so much though and I wouldn’t change him, he is sweet and kind and so caring and i do not think anyone has the right to hurt him because he puts so much light out in the world. He is so motivated and he is so capable and responsible and he pushes me to be my very best he always reminds me about things when I am forgetful and he motivates me to go to school and learn, he cheers me up when I’m depressed or when I’ve had a bad day. I love him so much and I would do anything to make him happy and I couldn’t stand someone dehumanizing him or making him feel that he is worth less then anyone else that is a normal height, we met in kindergarten and I was taken out of school at a young age for bullying, ten years later we met again and fell in love I can see myself marrying him and I could never see myself loving another like I love him he is my true love.
@@xlittleprincessx7011 that’s true yeah you’re right about that thank you 😊 sometimes I lose hope because I am small but yeah it’s going to happen eventually
@@coolchannelize15 I know it will happen eventually, don’t give up hope just because of your height. Truly I believe love is based off more than just appearances, after all me and him met ten years later at a McDonald’s drive through what can be more romantic then that. The first thing I noticed was his smile and his amazing personality, that’s what truly matters and if you are confident and outgoing people will see that. Height shouldn’t matter in the end people may judge you based off of your appearance but you can get past that just keep being yourself and happiness is sure to follow, I think he had the same feelings as you one point that everyone would look at his height, but I can also tell he uses his height as an advantage and something fun, like when he worked at McDonald’s he would climb the shelves and play hide and seek with his managers he is really funny 😆.
Yaaas Cara!! as a little person who inspires to make content such as this, i truly appreciate this authentic representation! I could help but get teary eyed at a point! THIS!!
We only lived once. It’s unfortunates how we treated others who didn’t fits the norm. Life is too precious, so do what makes you happy and don’t give a f*ck what others say about you.
She seems like such an incredible human. I hate to think that little people are looked over and their voices are forgotten, but unfortunately it really is the brutal reality. Awful :(
I wish this was longer. I actually stumbled upon that wrestling location when i was out traveling years back. I love wrestling and wanted to go in but felt guilty and stopped myself. After watching this I wish I would have just went in, they look amazing.
I think a lot of the discrimination unfortunately comes from the way our brains are wired: we find little things with human features cute. Like children. The most major type of discrimination, I'd imagine, would be the kind who gawk or treat you like a child or want to pick you up like a toy. I think people can go a bit crazy when they see cute things, like the way my partner goes googly eyed for dogs or the way old ladies fawn over my 4 year old son, people really need to show a bit more restraint. If the person is happy to do a show or otherwise exploit what they are born with, that should also be fine. Just don't call people nasty names, there is no need for it, especially when height is not something you can change.
I hate discrimination. Live and let live, and treat people the same. Only judge people by their actions (and in some cases their words) but never by simply who they are.
Thank you for this beautiful video! I hope someday we humans stop making fun of each other’s disabilities and understand that we all are human being. Sadly soon it’s 2021 and still we can see a lot of bad behavior humans have! No change at all
I am sitting here watching this at 06:02 central European time And thinking to myself... why am I up this late. And most importantly that we still have such a long way to go before we all feel equal as humans. Everybody feeling marginalised.
@@skagsdapymp3608 Well it actually does somewhat, you don't have to be a legal little person to suffer heightism (discrimination against short people). It's just that little people are the target of heightism from the moment they step outside their front door and it needs to be stopped.
10:50 *I feel like she’s looking through a camera w/ the lens cap still on* Every other little person in this video had a different outlook & she keeps bringing up negative stereotyping blah blah idk 😒
Her deepest desire is to be looked at as a very Conservative smart woman. But what she has to realise and come to terms with is all dwarfs are different just like big people and all dwarfs have different walks of life they all have different talents and some are comfortable with what they do. Due to there life circumstances. She has to find peace and acceptance within herself. 😌
Wonderful and inspirational exploration of how to define one's self in a world that is set upon defining and stereotyping you. Wishing you all the best.
This dwarfism medical term thing and all the words people have to make for any person on their looks just has gotten annoying and I believe the world will be more peaceful without these labels and just think more positively towards each other and be able to just call each other by their names.
Theses humans are not little they are Giants in ❤ heart with great resiliency,sprit,intelligent and POWER.I wish that I had their ❤ heart because they have alot of it.🙏👍✌🙂
Physical dwarfism dwarfs in comparison to the emotional, intellectual and spiritual dwarfism we see around us. Thank you for this insightful video. Will share.
Breed whaaaaaaawhaawhat! Mark most certainly did not get it💩 I can’t stop thinking about how bad the wrestlers bodies are going to hurt as they age. I mean I think that about wrestlers in general, I just worry. Like a mom I worry. Sorry.
I'll never forget the first time I saw Peter Dinklage in a role. It was the first time ever I saw a little person represented as an actual real human being. It had a strong impact on me and made me realize how much prejudice I had in me, even though I've never met a little person in real life. It's a truly bizzarre and dumb part of our culture
Sadly even dinkalage started out in roles where he was made a joke.
@@winterbear6290 Exactly. I still remember when he played that little author in the film "Elf" who was mistakened for, well, an Elf. He was made out to be the villain because he got rightfully angry at being talked down to for his height.
Haven’t you ever seen little people on TLC?
All i saw was a dwarf because that's what they are of course people are going to look because u rarely see dwarfs
You should read the books if you havent already. They are unputdownable.
They are not miniature adults, they are adults. They are human! I'm 4 foot 10 and people look down on me. Don't take me seriously. Treat me like a child. Ask me how's the weather down there. This is normally when I'm at work. People have sang, "its a small world after all." Even one coworker pointed out a petite lady and said look, "she's shorter then you!!!!" I was so embarresed. I told her that was rude! I felt so ackward and outraged. I went up to the other lady and wanted to say sorry but she walked away from me. I felt by looking into her eyes that me saying sorry wasn't going to help her feel better. I felt sooooo aweful even though it wasn't me saying such an insensitive thing to someone. It's also why I'm sick of society and no longer wish to be a part of it anymore.
At school I've heard a few kids complaining about how short they are and their friend points me out and says "look she's shorter than you"
Imagine putting someone else down just to make another "feel better".
Also I hate how condescending people are. I've had people crouch down to talk to me like I'm 6 and I hope this doesn't happen soon
I'm a 4'7 teenager still waiting for another miracle growth spurt. (I grew a lot at age 11-12 but stopped growing after that)
And a lot of abnormally tall people get asked "how's the weather up there?" Get over yourself.
Over 30 years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I remember hanging out with my friends at a festival in NYC. There happened to be a section where they had charged a fee to see a woman who had dwarfism. I didn’t believe someone was as small as they advertised and remember thinking I just had to see it for myself. When I finally got to the booth and looked down to see this very small woman who looked up at me I felt so ashamed that I participated in that. The way I felt immediately convicted me of that so-called “attraction”. It is wrong and shameful. I apologize for having participated in this in the past. Thanks for your documentary.
I just don't get how this society still cannot accept people that are different than we are. Why is this so hard? Live and let live, people!!!!
Cara, you are a queen among men. An alchemist, helping turn our suffering and resentment and struggles into golden wisdom. Thank you so much for all you've done and are doing for our people.
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My cousin is a little person. She has a "regular job", so I'm not sure where this micro-wrestling manager gets the idea that it can't be done. YES! It is 100% exploitation, and those who think otherwise...need to check their privilege
I also noticed he referred to full grown adults as kids
Thank you for this documentary. This in't the first one I have seen about little people, but it was really excellent. I choked up from emotion a few times.
This is quality journalism
This world is so broken….. what is the key for all of us to just live and love each other. Very informative documentary. 🙏 thank you
Yeah is true acceptable blakface says everything.
are you brain damaged? Just read your comment out loud. It is not a sentence.
South Park certainly didn’t help
It's crazy what poor manners some people have. You just walk up and touch her? How can you think that's cool?
fight for your right every people should get respect and normal life like other people
Her analogy of being a little person as being the last acceptable black face was appalling.
This was a very interesting, thought-provoking video. Very enjoyable and balanced.
Absolutely awsome,congrats‼️‼️
Beautiful 🥰
13:00 what's the name of this cafe? 😊 looks so beautiful!!!!
As long as they're not being forced then its okay.
Prejudice exists in so many forms. I am a type 1 diabetic. I am exhausted by the fear people have of me when I have an insulin reaction. That and the hostility that the National Highway Transportation "Safety" Administration has for me because I have a disease that they dont approve of. So I have experienced prejudice and can understand this and all situations involving prejudice of anything
Billy Barty was a little person and there’s warwick davis and Tony Cox and Kenny baker
I never see little people in Louisiana. Like never
Why do people always want to compare their problems to being black. Dwarfs were not killed due to their height nor were they ostracized because of it. Yes I agree people look and are intrigued but to compare to being black is offensive
THANK YOU
Yes, they were, and yes, they were.
Actually many little people were killed. But I understand what you mean
I agree with minimim89. It is a perfectly reasonable comparison, they are a minority, in fact there are so many fewer Dwarves than any other minority. See my reply to Sancho G.
i have to agree, but it kinda seems like you didn't watch the video. it is 100% factual that people with dwarfism were sold as property for circuses, and until recently that was the only "work" we could realistically do. we *are* in fact killed and harmed and ostracized for simply existing in our bodies. you're right, comparing it to blackface is unnecessary. but please do not minimize the dehumanization we experience, every day.
5:11 There’s a “midget village” still in China. It’s a theme park.
I love that documentary.
Its called “Kingdom of the Little People”
I love the cute lady in that doc
That word is a SLUR check yoself
Re: “micro” wrestlers, is it wrong? Let’s say we had a group of Brown wrestlers/fighters fighting each other in a room full of rich white men.... (boxing?) it that wrong? Legally it’s totally fine but it’s morally bankrupt and ethically disadvantaging at the very least.
I'm 5'7" and when I was a kid growing up I was always bullied about my height they call me names like Midget Shortstock Dwarf and I can't even imagine what these people grow through
1) no you weren’t. 2) you aren’t short
@@kelseys628 don't assume, he said when he was a kid so he probably hit puberty late
I'll never stop saying midget. EVER.
Stop projecting your insecurities dude
No one will ever consider you any worth then.
Will you say that to your kid if he was small?
As I see it they are just little people but in the end they are people just like us normal people they are different in there own way and awesome just like us
I totally agree.
Yes but they’re just small that’s it
Why is America so full of ignorance?
It's not just America..
What I've noticed is Americans don't want to educate themselves and having empathy is a sign of weakness.
@@iaminfinitelyimmortal it is only Americans
@@FallingIB America isn't the only place with ignorance...
It's not just the US, i live in one of the most "progressive" countries in the world, and i have been called dwarf so many times it's not funny. It is a part of human behavior
What rights do you not have?
Dude I’ve been saying this for years (I kno the vid is 3 yea old, but still). Society has completely ignored this issue for so long and it his such a blatant hypocrisy…especially these days with BLM, etc. going on.
Great point of view's video. We are all created in God's image. We are all equal
"The last acceptable Blackface". Sure, lady. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The that he called grown men kids was horrible.
i guess equality is measured by one's mans mass, height, sex, race, culture, religion wealth... oh wait that's life...says more about society than whatever anyone person is dealing with...perhaps it's time to change our economic structure? it's obvious that our legal tender practices are the cause.
They always got a short temper!!!
I'm pretty sure he was in the movie Human Nature before game of thrones
It’s different perspective on how small people are viewed we show see more of it im 4’11
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I understand everything 5'0 45 black man I began stop looking at black women 1998 they look at me different, laughing at me. It hard for me to interacting conversations with black women theyvlooknfown on because short. Now I even look at white or latino women ever they all same.
Are we going to eliminate the word giant as in pizza or a sandwich or football team give n me a break guys tried to t. Eliminatthe word Pandey Pandey
Laugh it off all we all can do . If we can't laugh at ourselves. How we deal others do ??
*Peter Dinklage aka Tyrion Lannister from Game Of Thrones, is the first dwarf person to get a top role in any media work which isn't focused on using his size to entertain others. And he earned more money than 99% of the cast.*
I'm not so sure (in regards to his dwarfism not being a factor for his role, who else has his acting prowess and his stature?)
I first saw him in the movie The Station Agent, what a great movie! Fell in love with him right then and there. Was so happy to see him gain success on Thrones. He also was in Death at a Funeral, a great comedy movie.
In X-men, for example, he was casted to play a character who didn't have dwarfism in the comics. They know he's so awesome that he will bring money to a movie no matter how bad it is haha
@@kindacalled777 hmm, interesting. But I would think he was in Days of Future Past which shares the best Xmen film with First Class
@@bravoalley228 I didn't mean that particular film was bad (it was ok). I mean the producers are sitting there thinking 'if we include peter dinkage then people will watch this film' haha
That exploitation on Jerry Springer is nauseating (that show is an affront to humanity all on its own).
Exactly lm still in shock that the obnoxious show is still on the air.
@@luzfigueroa1550 It’s disgusting-but what is more disappointing to me is that there are people who watch that stuff.
As a dwarf for someone to say were born at a disadvantage couldn’t make me angrier I’m a nurse at a level 1 trauma hospital, in excellent shape, competent in my profession. Don’t mess with us:)
I saw a SciFi movie with Peter Dinklage called Rememory...a great film...he played regular person, and the fact that he was a little person was never brought up...he was just who he was...and I think that is what little people want...if you are tall or short or thin or fat...you are just a person...not that different from anyone else...
As 5" 2' male I have had my struggles, but nothing in comparison to those even shorter. Shortness is indeed the last acceptable form of discrimination, even in professional settings and from those who present themselves as enlightened. The wisest words of this video are at 12:53.
bro i feel you. nohomo
Same here 5'2. Pray for me.
Zimba please don't generalize all members of our society. Most men don't judge people on their height...We might "judge" people on their weight (just like doctors do as well ) which is a trait that says a lot about a person's habits, health and personality.. Liberals claim that obesity is the result of "hormonal problems" however if this was the case you would find obese people in all nations...but you aren't going to find obese people in poor nations such as North Korea , Romania or Somalia... you only find obese people in nations where people have money to buy fast food. Anyways, I don't think the average man judges people on their height... height just like race is a genetic trait, it makes no sense to judge a human being on these things.
@@Dah42 You are dead wrong, both men and women do in sufficient numbers for it to be noticeable.
@@ZimbaZumba if you don't mind, could you please share any evidence, article or study which proves that men indeed judge people on their height?
Thank you for posting this. As a little person I really enjoyed watching and learning
Your not a little person your just the same as everyone else.
@@baseballdude155 ty for your kind comment
@@baseballdude155 oh wait nvm i thought you were being mean.
I''m incredibly tall but I think little people are cute
@@jamief.8406 I just wanna date one, marry and have kids with one. I have a normal height but when I was a kid I really like small people....
I'm of "normal" height and it makes me so mad when people laugh at little people. What's funny???? They are human beings who just happen to be shorter in height. 💜💜
Hello joy you're right tell me how are you doing?
They look hilarious lol
@Donnell Okafor From my personal experience as a short dude, it's true. I don't make people laugh, because I'm more likely to make people (men and women) lose the No Nut November. They never laugh when they realize they lost in the first day just because of me.
Lol shut up you don't care
@@Jagar_Tharn grow up assh*le.
I was teased and disrespected at the height of 5’2”. All my life. I can only imagine what you guys go thru.
Isn’t that normal for a girl?
@@ninjaman815 Yep, it is about the average height of a woman. Maybe 1 inch shorter. People can be very petty
@@catguy4996 people? I can't imagine a man making fun of a person because of his/her height.. Men are very unlikely of doing such a thing.. We might "judge" a person on his/her weight which says a lot about his/her health . Doctors also "judge" people on their weight... but again, most men don't judge human beings on their height..
LOL I’M A GUY AND 5’2”. But i’ve been told i’m attractive so it’s helped with ny social life and confidence
Its hard cause not only am i short 5'5. I am very small framed like seth green. Michael j fox,
This treatmen is a shame for humanity...😱😣
yea, but $300 a night bro.
"treatmen" congrats
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Ok, I forgot a "t" there...
What do you want to say ?
@@Independent... that you can't type
@@elmosco1577 Says a Naruto fan
I am a little person standing 3ft 8 and everytime I go out I attract a lot of attention. I dont like different from the so call average person I am just short .my body is portion
I have a friend that he's very short (4'9) and he's overwhelmed since he's a target of jokes and laughs about his height
I feel you I am shorter than average
This was really interesting. It’s underrated by show of views. “Is one of the last accepted forms of discrimination.” Fascinating. There could potentially be some kind of rights movement here.
And yet all Native American roles are portrayed by white people
Yeh it really isn’t. Try being a dwarf with Down syndrome.
My grandfather was 4'9". But in my book, he was a tall person. He could shoot the eye out of a squirrel. He could ride any horse. He could add a tall column of numbers, three across in his head in seconds. He could draw about anything. There really wasn't much he couldn't do.
His mother died when he was seven. His dad and two old maid aunts raised him. In those days, a child like that, who was also crippled was often put away... But our family educated him. They knew he would not be able to perform the type of manual labor available to most men in those days.
He became a school teacher.
He was greatly respected. Many spoke highly of him.
I was always so proud of him.
great !!!
I wonder how people who are “Old Maids” feel about being singled out about …..being single.
@@jamespriddy8275always yapping
Because of my condition I'm considered a little person, although I'm on the cusp at 4'10" (Leri-Weill Dyschondreostisi) so it can get hard to really tell people how my joins and bones, and of course jaws & teeth in this disorder, are getting wrecked.
Being black in america is hard but being a woman, black and a dwarf has to be extremely stressful in America.
it would've been harder on her if she was a man
I understand being a dwarf or being black is hard in this country but being a woman in this country isn't hard at all.
My boyfriend has dwarfism I can’t imagine someone hurting him or making him feel like he’s less than human, I love him so much and he is the light of my life, his short height is limiting and he can’t reach the top shelf he says one of the advantages of dating me is that I can reach the top shelf for him and I’m always happy to do that when ever I see him I help him put towels away or help him get a plate. He is 3’11 I’m 5’8, sometimes I forget that we aren’t the same height and I’ll joke around a bit to much and that’s something that I’ve had to learn because when I stand next to him I only see the person that I love not his height and his physical limitations. I love him so much though and I wouldn’t change him, he is sweet and kind and so caring and i do not think anyone has the right to hurt him because he puts so much light out in the world. He is so motivated and he is so capable and responsible and he pushes me to be my very best he always reminds me about things when I am forgetful and he motivates me to go to school and learn, he cheers me up when I’m depressed or when I’ve had a bad day. I love him so much and I would do anything to make him happy and I couldn’t stand someone dehumanizing him or making him feel that he is worth less then anyone else that is a normal height, we met in kindergarten and I was taken out of school at a young age for bullying, ten years later we met again and fell in love I can see myself marrying him and I could never see myself loving another like I love him he is my true love.
That’s awesome I hope you both get married I just wish I was lucky as him I am still single 😭
@@coolchannelize15 I think you will find someone everyone eventually finds someone
@@xlittleprincessx7011 that’s true yeah you’re right about that thank you 😊 sometimes I lose hope because I am small but yeah it’s going to happen eventually
@@coolchannelize15 I know it will happen eventually, don’t give up hope just because of your height. Truly I believe love is based off more than just appearances, after all me and him met ten years later at a McDonald’s drive through what can be more romantic then that. The first thing I noticed was his smile and his amazing personality, that’s what truly matters and if you are confident and outgoing people will see that. Height shouldn’t matter in the end people may judge you based off of your appearance but you can get past that just keep being yourself and happiness is sure to follow, I think he had the same feelings as you one point that everyone would look at his height, but I can also tell he uses his height as an advantage and something fun, like when he worked at McDonald’s he would climb the shelves and play hide and seek with his managers he is really funny 😆.
@@xlittleprincessx7011 he sounds like an awesome dude and yeah I agree with what you say, hopefully in due time I’ll find someone eventually
Happy Dwarfism Awareness Month to all the Dwarfism community. Watching from London UK.
It should be February cuz this is shortest month
@@arthurbrown4984 Har har. That's hilarious, you should be on TV
The love and support of your family, is everything. That's all you need, to be the wonderful person you are 💝
She's beautiful what's her name, theres man out here that definitely don't mind her shortness
"whats her name" brilliant
That's wishful thinking
lulz
Yaaas Cara!! as a little person who inspires to make content such as this, i truly appreciate this authentic representation! I could help but get teary eyed at a point! THIS!!
We only lived once. It’s unfortunates how we treated others who didn’t fits the norm. Life is too precious, so do what makes you happy and don’t give a f*ck what others say about you.
12:55 There it is. The entire message. So much respect for this woman and how she has learned to live.
first world rich class problems, not mine.
Is it me or has Tyrion Lannister the character helped earn respect for little people more than pretty much anything so far?
She seems like such an incredible human. I hate to think that little people are looked over and their voices are forgotten, but unfortunately it really is the brutal reality. Awful :(
I wish this was longer. I actually stumbled upon that wrestling location when i was out traveling years back. I love wrestling and wanted to go in but felt guilty and stopped myself. After watching this I wish I would have just went in, they look amazing.
I think a lot of the discrimination unfortunately comes from the way our brains are wired: we find little things with human features cute. Like children. The most major type of discrimination, I'd imagine, would be the kind who gawk or treat you like a child or want to pick you up like a toy. I think people can go a bit crazy when they see cute things, like the way my partner goes googly eyed for dogs or the way old ladies fawn over my 4 year old son, people really need to show a bit more restraint. If the person is happy to do a show or otherwise exploit what they are born with, that should also be fine. Just don't call people nasty names, there is no need for it, especially when height is not something you can change.
I am so insecure about my height. I regret and resent it everyday it just effect my daily life. I always hope for a miracle.
same here, affects me everyday. I am an extrovert but I havent gone through a whole day without having the mick taken out my height.
I don't know how tall or short you are but you are perfect the way you are, challenges just make us stronger as a person
Same, i hate being 1.60
@@vetar3372 that’s not that short
@@laceytheshowcocker4205 First of all, it is. Second, i don't live in the US, i live in one of the tallest countries in the world
I hate discrimination. Live and let live, and treat people the same. Only judge people by their actions (and in some cases their words) but never by simply who they are.
Hmmmmm sounds like black slavery to me with breeding and “clowning “ on tv. .. feeling belittled
That was shocking. I had no idea that “ selective breeding” occurred 🥲
This is a terrific video. Great job.
Thank you for this beautiful video! I hope someday we humans stop making fun of each other’s disabilities and understand that we all are human being. Sadly soon it’s 2021 and still we can see a lot of bad behavior humans have! No change at all
I want to give her a hug 😿
Same.
What’s wrong with dwarf wrestling is the wrestling. All wrestlers are exploited. And why is the girl who does burlesque not being exploited?
This is pure true I think us humans are bullies bye nature and whatever that looks different we mess with it the wrong way.
This is an excellent documentary. Thank you for doing this. It was very insightful. You are a remarkable woman.
$300 A NIGHT is a lot more than most of us make. I'm glad "Little Show" enjoys his job.
Dwarf lives matter!
here there comes another supremacist movement
death says. no lives matterrr
Life says no deaths matter
I am sitting here watching this at 06:02 central European time
And thinking to myself... why am I up this late. And most importantly that we still have such a long way to go before we all feel equal as humans.
Everybody feeling marginalised.
Great Doc. I’m sure this horrible discrimination also exists in other countries too tho
I'm 5 foot 4 but feel like a dwarf even though I'm just short
Yeah that has nothing to do with what these people go through
@@skagsdapymp3608 Well it actually does somewhat, you don't have to be a legal little person to suffer heightism (discrimination against short people). It's just that little people are the target of heightism from the moment they step outside their front door and it needs to be stopped.
@@catguy4996 being 5'4 has nothing to do with having a literal medical disorder that drastically effects your height and sometimes voice
@@catguy4996 sure people make fun of people for being short, but you cant put a 5'4 person into the shoes of a person with dwarfism
@@skagsdapymp3608 Yeah actually you're right, I was being silly
10:50 *I feel like she’s looking through a camera w/ the lens cap still on* Every other little person in this video had a different outlook & she keeps bringing up negative stereotyping blah blah idk 😒
Sara Baartman was also in a circus!
Her deepest desire is to be looked at as a very Conservative smart woman. But what she has to realise and come to terms with is all dwarfs are different just like big people and all dwarfs have different walks of life they all have different talents and some are comfortable with what they do. Due to there life circumstances. She has to find peace and acceptance within herself. 😌
Yes, please tell her how to feel about her existence.
🙄🖕🏻
@@rosejustice what?
@Recov Ery I think You maybe Dumb Deaf of Blind 🤔 you may need to watch the documentary again.
be a smart women it doesn't matter if people think you are, be true to yourself
Wonderful and inspirational exploration of how to define one's self in a world that is set upon defining and stereotyping you. Wishing you all the best.
Do not understand the human tendency to shun or ogle anything that is different.
This dwarfism medical term thing and all the words people have to make for any person on their looks just has gotten annoying and I believe the world will be more peaceful without these labels and just think more positively towards each other and be able to just call each other by their names.
Nobody talks about this type of rasism
Its kinda “dwarfism” not racism. Dwarfs cant drive nascars
@@skagsdapymp3608 dwarfism is the name of their condition, you need to find a better name
@@cutalin oh yeah. So dwarfophobia i guess?
@@skagsdapymp3608 yea, pretty bad, imagine being a dwarf, everything is pretty f***ed for you for life
It’s called ableism
Theses humans are not little they are Giants in ❤ heart with great resiliency,sprit,intelligent and POWER.I wish that I had their ❤ heart because they have alot of it.🙏👍✌🙂
Shortphobia is promoted on tv.
Specially against men
Even famous actors like Peter Dinklage and Danny Devito can never totally avoid shortphobia.
Get in line lots of people trying to claim they are not equal.
Physical dwarfism dwarfs in comparison to the emotional, intellectual and spiritual dwarfism we see around us. Thank you for this insightful video. Will share.
I'm a dwarf by height standards, people always have to bring it up
yeah but your stronger then those words
Me too like bro I already know I am short I see myself in the mirror everyday 😂
STL ❤❤
Well to be fair you technically are “less” human then the rest of us. I mean 5’1 is less than 6’1......but they have equal rights lol.
This was very well done
It’s called DISCRIMINATION 🗣🗣
INTERESTNG PERSPECTIVE..............
Breed whaaaaaaawhaawhat!
Mark most certainly did not get it💩
I can’t stop thinking about how bad the wrestlers bodies are going to hurt as they age. I mean I think that about wrestlers in general, I just worry. Like a mom I worry. Sorry.
Amen know one should be treated that way in America we all are human and?we?all have feelings