#dwarfism

[a-little-revolution]

How do you go about getting a date as a little person? What safety measures do you take if any when meeting new people? How did you handle people who had a fetish for it or those kind of uncomfortable situations? Is it easier to find sex than romance? Obviously feel free to not answer anything you don't wanna. Thanks

Hi there!

For the most part I go about getting dates like most people lol I use dating apps, some things blossom out of friendships, etc. I do however do a lot more vetting than most before meeting people for the first time, or considering someone as a romantic/sexual partner. I ask questions like;

Do they know other disabled people, or am I the only one/their first?

How would they introduce me to a friend or colleague? How comfortable are they with dating me?

What are their opinions on disability and access? Do they think about it day to day? Have some of their opinions/language raised any red flags?

What sort of dwarf content do they consume? Are they fans of austin powers or willy wonka? (yikes)

How do they view my body? Are they afraid to touch me, nervous to ask me questions, etc?

Is their lifestyle mostly active, or do they enjoy activities where I can participate?

There's a lot that I consider when sorting out whether a potential partner is worth my time, just as we all do. But as a disabled person there's an added layer of safety and respect that I need to establish. Luckily in the world of the internet, I can avoid a lot of awkwardness by doing it over text before I even meet a person - I can at least establish a baseline wherein the person isn't outwardly ableist.

But ableism is something that can live in the nooks and crannies of a person - even my closest friends are still unlearning ableism as they go. So I have to find a balance where I allow people the benefit of the doubt, while also upholding my own values and boundaries.

How did you handle people who had a fetish for it or those kind of uncomfortable situations? Is it easier to find sex than romance?

The people who have outwardly expressed a dwarf fetish to me have mostly been men on grindr - I usually do not interact. However, there is a sub-sector of the dwarf kink where it shakes hands with p*dophilia, and those people get reported in every way that I can.

Sex has indeed been easier to find than romance, by it's nature. And my uniqueness tends to draw a lot of attention. But as I've said, I am rather picky about sexual partners and I keep a lot of things in mind to ensure my safety and comfort.

#asks #dwarfism and sexuality #dwarfism #dwarfism awareness #disability

[gayaest]

‼️ New OC alert ‼️ [ID in alt-text]

Meet Zakira! They’re a bisexual 24 year old Nonbinary person with Dwarfism (Achondroplasia). He loves the gothic style alongside having a very kind personality! I hope you like her! 🤍🎶🕸️🦇

#my art #art #disabled artist #original characters #disabled art #illustration #illust #dwarfism #achondroplasia #disabled and cute

[milotheshrike]

If anyone's ever wondered what a trans masc dwarf looks like. I'm right here babes

#dwarfism #dwarf #nonbinary #transmasc #intersex #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #disabled #queer cripple #pride #feelin myself

[gigantomachy1916]

Speaking of Cyrano de Bergerac, I recently saw the movie musical version of it released last year, with Peter Dinklage in the lead role. And I already thought it was an incredible casting choice, but today I found out that the screenplay (and the stage version) was written by Dinklage's wife, Erica Schmidt, and I just. Holy shit.

Is there not something so fucking romantic and intimate about loving your partner so much that you rewrite one of the most iconic and classic stories in the world to be about them, about the way they are overlooked for having a stigmatized physical trait, and portraying them as a sexy, compelling romantic lead so that the world can fall in love with them like you have? And making that classic story better, more meaningful and personal, because you put your own love for this person into it?

I'm just, I'm losing my shit over here, you guys. Now the whole movie just feels like we're seeing this man through his wife's eyes and I'm genuinely crying over this revelation.

#cyrano 2021 #peter dinklage #erica schmidt #tbh i didn't even think the movie was that good #but this is the best casting choice i've seen in anything in years #dwarfism

[anonbeadraws]

Character sheet for @krtart of Oscar and his beloved companion Lily, he has the best weird grandpa vibes and I love him 🌿 🌿Com info here! 🌿

#anonbeadraws #digital art #commission #dnd commission #digital #dwarfism #artists on tumblr #fae #rat #digital illustration

[tiktoks-for-tired-tots]

#tiktok #dwarfism history #dwarfism #injury

[neuroticboyfriend]

thanks to ableism, heightism, and fatphobia, almost nothing is made to fit or work for my body ever. mobility aids. furniture. clothes. shoes. cars. etc. etc. if any of these do work out for me, they're usually expensive and i have a much more limited selection than abled, average height, straight sized people.

this isn't just inconvenience, either. things like furniture and shoes not being made for me causes me pain and takes a toll on my body, because i physically cant use them properly. making things fit me takes energy and money that i cant afford, but sometimes have to spend anyway. the safety measures in things like cars could injure or even kill me if i were to get in a bad accident.

being short, fat, and disabled in this society is so much harder than it has to be. it's unfair and downright dangerous that our bodies aren't being taken into account when designing almost everything around us. disabled people deserve better. fat people deserve better. people with short and tall stature deserve better.

we're just as much part of this world as everyone else, and we deserve to live in a world that acts like we exist.

#softspoonie #disabled #disability #ableism #heightism #fatphobia #systemic discrimination #systemic injustice #systemic ableism #systemic oppression #fat #fat people #mobility aids #mobility aid user #short stature #tall stature #little people #little person #dwarfism

[hussyknee]

PSA: Please for the love of God stop using the word "cretin". It's a slur for people born with congenital hypothyroidism (CHT, that used to be called cretinism) that causes physical and intellectual disability.

I think it's unrealistic to expect a blanket moratorium on insults about intelligence, but words like "mong/mongoloid" (anti-Asian slur later applied to people with Down Syndrome), "spaz", "downie", "midget" and "cretin" refer to people born with specific developmental disorders. If you care enough not to use the "r–word", please steer clear of these as well.

#please reblog #looking at you RWRB fandom #one of the movie's many crimes is how often I now have to see this word in fics #I'll never forget a mother thanking me for tweeting this a few years ago because her daughter with CHT cries whenever she hears it #ableism #ableist slurs #ableist language #disability #congenital hypothyroidism #down syndrome #dwarfism #spasticity #cerebral palsy #disabled lives matter #intellectual disability #writing tips #rwarb #rwrb movie #knee of huss

[ididit-allofit-foryou]

hapy disability pride month! here's all the drawings i've done so far! (many more to come!)

#disabled pride #disability pride month #disabled artist #disability awareness #feeding tube #rollators #prosthetics #amputee #scoliosis #joint braces #hypermobity #hypermobile eds #dwarfism #forearm crutches #spoonie artist #rain creates

[a-little-revolution]

Woke up to this lovely video of LP love ♡♡♡

#dwarfism #dwarfism awareness #disability #little people #disabled love #disabled couples

[uapbew2]

Small size + complete quadriplegic

#quadriplegic #paralyzed #dwarfism

[milotheshrike]

It seems y'all like yourselves some chubby trans dwarf, I knew you lot had good taste

#queer #transmasc #disabled #disability #intersex #theythem #lgbt #lgbtqia #dwarf #dwarfism #queer cripple #real life #senshi dungeon meshi #lol

[viejospellejos]

Os guardo sitio…

aporte: @carmenserni

#muescas #rueda #midget #dwarf #dwarfism #enano #wheel #tire

[theweirdwideweb]

Interesting find from my genealogy hyperfixation. In this 1899 photo are my great-great-great-great grandparents. They are the older couple seated to the right (she has a baby on her lap). However, look to the people seated left as well. I believe this photo shows that I had one (if not two) little people in my family at this time. I never see little people in old photos like this!

#little people #dwarfism

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Joel-Peter Witkin is an American photographer whose creative method usually gets mixed reviews. Witkin occasionally incorporated corpses or body parts in his surrealistic photographs and often works with people with deformities, or minorities. Transgender, intersex, and people with dwarfism.

#Joel-Peter Witkin #American photographer #mixed #pungent stench #cover art #cover album #photo #photography #b&w #surrealistic photographs #deformities #minorities #Transgender #intersex #dwarfism #morbid #macabre art #morbid art

[silassinclair]

I have not been able to shut up about this 13 year old cat with dwarfism. His name is Francis and he’s just a little old man. I’ve been telling all my friends about him. So I feel like I gotta tell all of yall about him too.

#cat #cute #dwarfism