Litlle People Portrayal

I think that we are all well aware of how Dwarfism as a disability is being viewed in the current society. I asked around with the topic of Dwarfism and almost everyone have something funny to say. I asked my fellow students and they would have this crazy smile or at least some tries to be positive by stopping themselves to crack a smile. This led me to the conclusion that maybe these individuals (dwarfs) are not being portrayed properly in both the society and the media. It gave me the idea that maybe those who are trying to educate people that people with a disability of Dwarfism are normal people like us are not getting their message across properly. Is it the media? Is it what our parents think of them? No matter the reason, I think that we have seen portrayals of Dwarfism and for someone to laugh or smile just when they hear the word Dwarf or their derogatory name midget. I think that there are more portrayal of them on the negative side, and therefore causes us to have this views against and sometimes results into discrimination against little people.