Well, it's been about three months since I've written my last blog post. I apologize for that. Hopefully, I remember how to do this. But today was a great day. You know why? I realized I'm going places. It may sound dumb that I'm saying this, but I plan to go far in this wold.
Like I said, why is it taking me this long to figure this out, I don't know. I guess it takes me a while to figure out a lot of things. But it all started with Leslie Spencer's blog post about Hollywood mainly on a fairly new movie, The Wolf of Wall Street. Today our world revolves around entertainment. It doesn't matter whether it degrades others, as long as it makes someone smile, it's all good. It was after reading this post that I realize how I want to change all of the negative connotations on dwarfism. I want to toss them all out the door and make everyone forget. This may not make sense now, but just keep reading.
For the Wolf of Wall Street to make the dwarf tossing scene, they found a dwarf who was willing to participate in this. Yes, the Wolf of Wall Street is to blame for coming up with this scene, but they aren't the only one. I keep coming back to the question why? Why must this dwarf accept this role and degrade himself as well as the entire dwarf community. The same goes for the performer with Miley Cyrus at the MTV Awards Show and all the other roles out there that I can't even begin to name or else we'll be here all night. But what I want to ask, was it for the money? Or the few minutes of fame? Your actions don't affect just you, they affect all of the dwarf supporters that you have behind you.
Every year, we continue to spread awareness of dwarfism. We tell you we want equality and be treated as equals. We tell you how much of a blessing it is. But if we continue to accept these degrading roles and tell society that we are fine with being treated this way, then what's the point of continuing to try and put an end to it? What's the point of spreading the beauty of dwarfism when we keep accepting these types of roles that are contradicting everything we stand for? Because in case you didn't know, media will continue to highlight us making these types of decisions. I don't know about you, but I would much rather them highlight how successful we are becoming. For instance, Jen on the Little Couple, who is a doctor. Or another famous television show, Little People Big World. Or what about The Little Chocolatiers who started their own business. Or even better, well-known actors like Marty Klebba or Peter Dinklage. They deal with show business constantly yet continue to stand up for dwarfism.
Now this post may not sound something that I would usually write, but I think it needs to be addressed. And I'm also sorry if this post offended you, and I have a feeling it will to some. This is something that needed to be addressed a while ago, and it's my turn to take a stand. Your decision will affect your future, and I know my future is looking bright. And you know what? Yours can too.
