# It's the same freaking midget! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232 "2010-04-15T16:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/21 "2010-04-16T02:29:37Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > Jordan Prentice who was in “In Bruges” is about the right age and stature. I…I thought that _was_ Peter Dinklage. _checks IMDb_ Nope! … Holy shit! Jordan Prentice was Howard the Duck! When he was 12! So that movie had beastiality _and_ peodophilia! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/22 "2010-04-16T02:50:46Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I know that both terms are considered offensive (though honestly I think _little people_ sounds most offensive of all and it’s preferred), but I think Dinklage is technically a dwarf rather than a midget. **whiterabbit** is a little person, and she’s had an [“Ask the…” thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449350). In that thread, she said: > [@](#): > > Midget has fallen out of use. I know, it used to be proportional=midget, non-proportional=dwarf. This started in the 1800s, interestingly, in the entertainment world (think circuses). These days it’s generally (I don’t speak for all, I’m sure, but for a large (shut up!) majority it’s considered an insult, sometimes on par with “nigger.” Please, please, please don’t use it unless you are absolutely sure it’s okay with the person in question. I’ve seen a few too many midget jokes even here on the Dope, and I have to say, it really bothers me. Human growth hormone is now given to nearly all people who were described as “midgets” - people who just stopped growing and remained child-sized. Dinklage has the most common form of dwarfism, with average-size trunk with shorter than average limbs. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/23 "2010-04-16T05:22:27Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I know that both terms are considered offensive (though honestly I think _little people_ sounds most offensive of all and it’s preferred), but I think Dinklage is technically a dwarf rather than a midget. Whatever he is, he’s a good actor and actually sorta kinda handsome. Take away the “sorta.” I saw him in an off-Broadway play. Play was pretty meh but he was terrific and yep, totally hot. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/24 "2010-04-16T05:46:12Z")
The original was great. I don’t know what the point is in re-making it. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/25 "2010-04-16T12:52:24Z")
Peter Dinklage is Very Handsome. Did you see his _30 Rock_ episode? Holy shit, was that funny. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/26 "2010-04-16T16:39:10Z")
> [@valleyofthedolls](#): > > Take away the “sorta.” I saw him in an off-Broadway play. Play was pretty meh but he was terrific and yep, totally hot. And he’s got such a wonderful voice. Mmmm mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/27 "2010-04-16T16:45:25Z")
> [@TheBoltEater](#): > > As amazed as I was that anyone would remake a film that is A) in English already, and B) less than 3 years old, my biggest surprise was seeing the most recent trailer for the new version of the film. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, I’ll put this in a spoiler box, but the trailer actually flat-out explains that Peter Dinklage’s character… > > was having an affair with the now-deceased father of Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence, who’s funeral the film is based around. > > Seriously? How could they blow that in the trailer? Kind of a big plot point that’s _supposed_ to be a secret. They gave away the same plot point in the ads for the original version, which I still watched, and kind of liked. Especially Peter Dinklange, who I’ve had a kind of crush on since “The Station Agent”. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/28 "2010-04-16T16:56:26Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Of course I’ll admit I can’t see him without thinking “Oooh… you’re an angry elf.” Damnit. That’s what I came in here to say. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/29 "2010-04-16T18:49:49Z")
I liked the original pretty well (though the scatological stuff went from funny, through transgressively funny, and right on to just ick). The new version looks just dreadful, not because it’s a black version, not because it has certain actors in it, and not even because it’s an unnecessary remake of a recent movie. It’s that the “jokes” used in the trailer are painfully pathetic, and these days they usually throw in the best bits for the trailer. Anyway, I love Peter Dinklage. I’m really looking forward to seeing him as Tyrion Lannister. And for no good reason other than it’s awesome, here’s a NSFW [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4je71Tz_9IE&feature=related)from _Living in Oblivion_ featuring him. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/30 "2010-04-16T21:56:49Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > They gave away the same plot point in the ads for the original version, which I still watched, and kind of liked. Especially Peter Dinklange, who I’ve had a kind of crush on since “The Station Agent”. Did they really?!? I’m pretty well used to the idea of trailers using all the funniest lines of a not-very-good comedy or all the “scariest” quotes from a not-particularly-scary horror film, but I can’t see how anyone would OK giving away the most important/shocking/completely unexpected plot twist in a film that’s actually good. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232/31 "2010-04-17T07:15:48Z")
I knew without reading anything other than the title, that you must be talking about Death at a Funeral. I _died_ laughing during the original. But the new one is either: 1. Really bad 2. Really good but the trailer was inept 3. Really good but I just don’t get black humor 4. Really good but the trailer was inept but I still won’t enjoy it because I saw the original and the new one adds nothing new except black people [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-same-freaking-midget/536232.md?page=1)