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Little People Angry With "Apprentice," Call for "Midget" Ban | NBC New York

The Little People of American won't stand for being called "midgets" any longer and they've made their feelings known to the Federal Communications Commission.

"Historically, the word 'midget' has been used to objectify people, like in the circus,'' said Clinton Brown III, co-chairman of the 52nd Annual National Conference of Little People of America, which took place in New York over the Fourth of July weekend. "We're in the 21st century. We're beyond that.''

"Jesse James Dirty with Midgets"

Little people have chafed at the use of the word midget for years, but their ire was inflamed by an April episode of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." Contestant Jesse James and his teamates film a commercial called "Jesse James and the Midgets," in which the TV mechanic gets scrubbed clean by a troika of little people dressed like "Oompa-Loompa creepy little things."

"This is not just a complaint but a kickoff to educate Americans unaware that the 'M-word' is offensive to little people,'' said Michael Petruzzelli, whose 6-year-old son is a little person, discussing a filing with the FCC.

Calls to the FCC and "Celebrity Apprentice'' host Donald Trump were not returned Sunday. NBC Universal representatives didn't immediately respond to e-mail messages, and the telephone rang unanswered at their Los Angeles office.

This LPA convention in Brooklyn was the first time the 3,000-plus group convened in New York and the largest meeting ever, according to The New York Post.

People from across the globe came to the Marriott in downtown Brooklyn for sessions on tailoring, home

remodeling, dating mixers and to learn about the history of little people in film.

"My life totally changed when I attended my first convention," Brown told the Post. "The playing ground here is level -- with friends, and girls!"

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YouTube - Jesse James Gets Dirty With Midgets

Reminds me of that Ralphie May joke about midgets!

[Guest clownsdd]

"short people got, nobody"

[Guest SUNTZU]

Midgets, man, they freak me out!

YouTube - Midget Zombie

[Garufa]

Is D-warf still acceptable?

[Rightwinger]

I have decided I am offended if called white or Caucasian. I am "pigment challenged" or "jacksonanted"

[bubbiesdad]

I'm not white, I'm Euro-American.

[Garufa]

I have decided I am offended if called white or Caucasian. I am "pigment challenged" or "jacksonanted"

Personally, I refer to myself as "Northern-European American", semi-tall.

[Guest clownsdd]

Nah, we gotta come up with a good one. like not asian, african, black, white......I AM AN AMERICAN. don't give a rat's behind what the world or lib's think.

[Guest mustangdave]

man...I'm gonna miss those care free days of DWARF tossing in Aussie Pubs

[ShaunM]

I have decided I am offended if called white or Caucasian. I am "pigment challenged" or "jacksonanted"

I can't stop laughing "jacksonanted" ha ha ha.