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Small people say “don’t call us midgets”

Published on: July 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM ET
Duncan Riley
Written By Duncan Riley
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In a serious case of grumpy dwarf a body representing small people has called on the FCC to ban the use of the word “midgets” on television.

The Little People of America group are upset over an episode of Celebrity Apprentice where a team created an ad called “Jesse James and the Midgets” where it was suggested that little people could be washed then hung out to dry.

According to The Huffington Post, the group believes the term “midget” is similar to calling black people by the N word.

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