Hey :)
So, I was looking through the Little People of America website (as this is the primary website I use to research things about support groups and stories), but I came across this interesting article in the Huffington Post which discusses an interview that took place between Chelsea Handler and Rosie O'Donnell. Check out this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/little-people-rosie-odonnell-chelsea-handler_n_1277510.html. I was SHOCKED that grown people can be so ignorant; I am embarassed and it wasn't even me! They are poking fun and teasing little people, and though the LPA group had lots to say about it, it just makes the issues the little girl is scared about as far as entering junior high, even more real! How can we teach our children a no tolerance bully policy and ensure our community that we are anti-bully, but then adults can't even set the bar and the standard for those young children! I am in no way saying this would happen in any school...not at all, I am just saying that there is nerve in getting on national television, showing your ignorance as an adult, to me, shows low morals; how do we teach our children to be indifferent? How do we encourage others to treat each other equally? The comments made in this article FLOORED me! You have to read this! That's all for now:)
I know this doesn't directly relate to your post but isn't/wasn't there a TV show that focused on the daily life of a little people couple? I know I saw one while I was flipping through the channels last year. The episode I saw part of was where they were in the process of adopting a child because the wife wasn't able to carry a child. It would be interesting to see how the TV show portrayed them.
ReplyDeleteMonica,
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article I am shocked as well. Many people have fears in life, but if it is a fear of a type of person I feel that it is best not to share to a large audience. It is one thing to say that it is not a personal prefferance and another to joke about a group of people.
-Samantha