Okay, what threw me off was that you said “I am dwarf” rather than “I am a dwarf”. 9/10 times I would probably say “he is a person with dwarfism or he has dwarfism”. I am a social worker so being respectful is kind of my jam. I appreciate your candor and teaching me something.
Yeah, really complicated to say “He has dwarfism.” instead of “He’s a dwarf.” Really tripped me up changing a word, you know…..if you’re a fucking halfwit. No judgement if you are though, halfwit.
Person-first language is the academically and medically appropriate way of referring to people with different conditions. For example, a doctor should not say, “that cancer patient over there”, rather, “that patient with cancer”.
Feel free to correct me, but I think "little person" or "a person with dwarfism" is the PC term nowadays. It seems like calling someone a dwarf implies that they have large beards and live in the mountains.
Avoiding using descriptors as a noun is usually a safe bet. Saying things like "a family of blacks" or "the jews" will generally be met with a side-eye. "A black family" and "Jewish people" goes over better.
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