"As one having been on the receiving end of the word "midget" -- I'm a achondroplasiac dwarf, only 4'6" -- I can tell you that little people like myself are not looking for a reason to be perpetually offended. Whenever I've heard that word directed towards me, it's been because of hate, denigration, and ignorance. It makes me feel like less than a person. It's bad enough getting stares and comments all of the time from innocent children, when all they want to know is why I'm little. But when an adult uses a word like 'midget', I am no longer his equal." - Travis B. Hartwell