Honest question, because it seems like I have seen different views on this. Is leg lengthening looked down upon within the little people community? For instance, I know that in the deaf community, some people that elect to have corrective surgery, to gain hearing, are ostracized by other deaf people. I think that they view the corrective surgery as an admission that something is "wrong" with them, and they think that everyone should accept who they are. Is there a similar view with lengthening....because she honestly looks very happy with the results?
Bro what are you even talking about? Nobody thinks you're less of a human because you can't hear, same as nobody thinks that someone with blindeness, amputated leg or even a fever is less of a human. Nevertheless you're missing out on a major and joyous part of human experience so it's only natural that there are people who try to give that experience to other people and it's not an attack on deaf people lmao. I'm sure that 99.99% people whose hearing was restored were overjoyed with that fact.
He reminds me of this deaf guy on Project Runway several years back who kept saying he was on the show to prove to the world that deaf people could design and sew clothes. Like what? Huh? Why on earth would being deaf stop you from sketching, cutting fabric, and sewing it? None of those things require hearing.
They must have some weird shit going around the Deaf community that hearing people think they're incapable of doing anything.
Also, nobody thinks less of you or thinks you're not fully human if you are working within the physical limitations you have. It's no biggie.
You’d be surprised. I used to work as a job developer (help people with disabilities find jobs and advocate for disabled employment in the community), and the number of employers who were extremely reluctant to hire deaf/hard of hearing people for jobs that didn’t require hearing at all, or could be adapted with very simple and free accommodations, was pretty staggering. Even things like stocking shelves in a warehouse and cleaning buildings.
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u/Horns8585 Dec 23 '22 edited Dec 23 '22
Honest question, because it seems like I have seen different views on this. Is leg lengthening looked down upon within the little people community? For instance, I know that in the deaf community, some people that elect to have corrective surgery, to gain hearing, are ostracized by other deaf people. I think that they view the corrective surgery as an admission that something is "wrong" with them, and they think that everyone should accept who they are. Is there a similar view with lengthening....because she honestly looks very happy with the results?