Talk:General Tom Thumb
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[edit] Midget?
Is it appropriate to use the word "midget" here? It may have been the common term back then, but the n-word was the common term for black people back then, too. Wouldn't it be preferred to use the more modern distinctions between proportionate and disproportionate dwarfism?
- Was he a midget? The article doesn't really say what made him as short as he was68.231.151.161 22:44, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] My Great Great Uncle
It's interesting to learn about someone you're related to through wikipedia. Charles Stratton is my great great uncle, and if it helps, there are no other famliy members that have any type of dwarfism. Although my great grandmother was of short stature, approximately 4'9". Her father and older sister were also under 5'0" tall. From what I know about the different forms of dwarfism it doesn't really fit.
