Even I know it’s been a slur for 30 years Archived Message Posted by Stu on April 10, 2025, 11:17:51, in reply to "Hmm I wouldn't necessarily call it a slur either*" Go up to a short person, call them a midget and see what happens. Any short people here? Previous Message Previous Message It's been that way since at least the 90's if not earlier. Previous Message Not the correct professional term, sure, but not a slur. Secondly, that being said, why in the world would it even be considered as a mascot name, let alone an appropriate one (slur or no)? Previous Message Feel free to reply with your best “little person” pun. I tried, but I came up short. https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bill-banning-dwarfism-slur-as-mascot-passes-house/ Message Thread: | This response ↓ Mental Midgets? - jjlocke923 April 10, 2025, 7:26:54 "I stopped looking at this thread that I started when someone did 3 seconds of research - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 21:25:43 Let.it.go* - jjlocke923 April 13, 2025, 22:16:57 (I’m familiar with his county as I grew up in the state and had friends from the county)* - ATL April 13, 2025, 21:36:48 Hey Potomac, did you find your phone yet?* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 19:42:50 Potomac? Hello? Speaking of mental midgets, you don't want to respond?* - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 11:18:12 respond to what? I had stopped looking at the thread* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:44:55 Well that's convenient, isn't it?* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 19:48:05 Welp, guess you've been added to the list of people he doesn't deem worthy of his supreme intellect. - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:47:41 Native American names / mascots are banned in my county - Potomac April 10, 2025, 18:02:18 It’s literally the least we could do with Mocos wealth and consumption.* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:32:22 Southern California still has some good ones, look at these mascots - HamptonSki April 11, 2025, 8:43:31 Atwood-Hammond High School was the Rajahs - HoseB April 11, 2025, 9:29:49 I’m curious as to the first point in the body of your post. - JFG April 10, 2025, 18:19:35 yes, the county put a rule in for naming all new schools some years ago* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:53:12 You got a link that says no white men or just hurt feelings?* - RVA April 11, 2025, 8:48:01 I don't care what they do; many HS in the county are under review for renaming* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:59:48 ooo. - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 8:59:07 When will the world let us middle aged white guys win? - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:46:14 Curious if you can spot the white men on this list of high schools in that county - ATL April 10, 2025, 21:46:21 Some were named before the rule went into effect* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:48:20 But others were named in violation of the rule? Not understanding the logic of your statement.* - ATL April 13, 2025, 21:36:04 There seem to be a few on there. Maybe Potomac was confused. - JFG April 10, 2025, 21:53:14 we have a lot of christmas and a lot of hannukah and some kwanzaa* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:33:27 your perception skills are limited* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:49:05 Mkay...have you actually read the policy that longsnapper linked above? - JFG April 11, 2025, 9:09:48 Charles W. Woodward HS has been dormant since 1987 - RVA April 11, 2025, 9:20:40 I think it’s getting renamed* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:34:35 that's pretty funny - I am fully aware of Woodward's history and plan* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:47:49 Lol. Classic potomac* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 21:56:58 In moments like these, the words of Ben Folds are there like a soothing balm for so many… - JFG April 10, 2025, 22:00:27 Did they rename Churchill HS?* - ATL April 10, 2025, 18:05:41 So the (USA) town named after the house of worship on a small hill? Or the (CN) town named after a g - osklister April 10, 2025, 21:38:40 I see the legislature is really tackling the tough problems* - ilinni11 April 10, 2025, 14:56:44 some counties can do BOTH* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:35:28 Creepy* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:27:58 First of all, even though I work with people with disabilities, I don't realize midget is a slur - Taz April 10, 2025, 10:08:51 ooo - VIV April 10, 2025, 11:27:48 Exactly my point* - Taz April 10, 2025, 17:50:14 Your bar is the N word?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 18:00:45 Of course not. But midget is definitely not on par with it as a slur* - Taz April 10, 2025, 18:30:18 dotz - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:07:27 Ok? What does that have to do with anything?* - Taz April 10, 2025, 21:42:36 That is fantastic - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:32:23 I dated a former Freeburg Midget in college. - KingTalkyTiki April 10, 2025, 11:27:40 It dates to the 1930’s… - SurfTheBoneyard April 10, 2025, 11:13:46 The former name of the Pekin High School mascot is absolutely insane to me - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:23:23 Nit: They changed the name in 1981 not late 80’s* - IlliniJuice07 April 10, 2025, 11:44:36 added bonus: they can use "Midgettes" for the girls' teams* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:19:22 I have a friend who is a little person - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:25:33 C'mon, man, seriously? - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:54:19 Really? We still use 'tallest midget' here all the time. How many other phrases - Taz April 10, 2025, 11:26:28 Sorry, just because you use it a lot, doesn't mean its appropriate. - Chilango April 10, 2025, 14:53:00 I didn't say I use it a lot, nor do I use it to describe actual little people - Taz April 10, 2025, 18:31:40 You didn't answer the question: Would you say it in front of a "little person"? - Chilango April 11, 2025, 7:43:36 Looks like she’ll never admit she’s wrong* - Stu April 13, 2025, 21:30:53 You are wrong, and if you say it in public, you are embarassing yourself - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:11:24 *sigh* - Taz April 10, 2025, 21:43:58 yeah, this isn't complicated, it's pretty straightforward* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 18:02:40 Who is "we"? You think it's OK to say tallest midget?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:27:11 I'm saying it is a common parlance in society, including on the board. - Taz April 10, 2025, 11:28:52 If it still is, and I don't believe you, it shouldn't be - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:31:13 Hmm I wouldn't necessarily call it a slur either* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 10:56:33 Even I know it’s been a slur for 30 years - Stu April 10, 2025, 11:17:51 They will try to beat you up, but you just put your hand on top of their head - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 11:21:20 I absolutely would* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:59:46 And thus, Wokeism was born.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 11:06:23 don't be retarded* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:22:00 Dude. The word you used here is just as bad and the one the thread is about.* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 18:41:34 I know, it was done for effect* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:16:49 Leave the edge lord comedy to people that are funny* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 21:58:14 that's been happening for at least a century - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:18:12 Is it really that much of an inconvenience to treat people with a little respect? - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:24:26 I’ll leave that to comics like Brad Williams… - SurfTheBoneyard April 10, 2025, 9:04:45 I personally prefer not to mine disability for humor, thx tho* - Jackie April 10, 2025, 8:52:05 I respect that. It’s one of my shortcomings. :(* - jjlocke923 April 10, 2025, 8:55:10 Making the same effective pun twice demonstrates just how smooth brained you are - Chilango April 10, 2025, 9:02:05 Not above belittling people born with lissencephaly, are we?* - memester April 10, 2025, 18:08:14   Searching