Midget
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| Origin | Stamford |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Genres | Pop Punk |
| Record labels | Radar Records |
| Members | Andy Hawkins |
| Albums | Alco-Pop! |
| Jukebox | |
| The Lost World | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2011156 |
About Midget
Midget are a pop-rock band from Stamford, Lincolnshire who formed in 1996. The trio released the mini-album "Alco-pop" and the albums Jukebox, Individual Inconsistent and The Milgram Experiment. Two of their singles made the UK Singles Chart in 1998.
Fats Timbo: 'I thought I was cursed'
Fats Timbo is a lot of things.
The 25-year-old is a comedian, a model and she has More ThanContent ='JJ Lin'> two million fans on TikTok.
She also happens to be 4ft (1. 21m) tall, and has had to overcome bullying and insecurity to achieve her success.
" For a long time, I thought I was cursed, " she tells.
" When I was younger, every Time I would go out and someone's looking at me, it would Make Me feel so bad. "
Even when going shopping, she'd experience " people looking at you, people laughing at you, people just ridiculing you".
But Fats found confidence through Social MediaContent ='JJ Lin'> , where she shares comedy sketches and lifestyle posts.
" When I was online, and people noticed how much courage I had and [They ] enjoyed my Content , that's what made me different, " she says.
" I realised when I was going through all the hardships and people bullying me, I felt like I went through it for a reason. Those that have a difference, that's what makes you stand out. "
'I like to be called a person'Fats was born with dwarfism, but she prefers the term " Little PeopleContent ='JJ Lin'> ".
" Dwarfism is the medical term for it, " she explains, " but I don't like to be called a dwarf because I like to be called a Human - I like to be called a person.
" Dwarfism is almost making me sound like a mythical creature, " she adds.
" The 'm word' - or Midget - for me, has always been used as a negative connotation, so that is why I don't like to hear it or people using it towards me. "
When she was younger, Fats was " flattered" by people approaching her and fetishising her body.
" You get people, literally because you're small, and you're some kind of fantasy to them - They instantly just want to do the 'ting'".
" I didn't understand it. I didn't have a BoyfriendContent ='JJ Lin'> - or experience of a relationship - so I thought I should be flattered, but Now Looking Back Content ='JJ Lin'> as an adult, and seeing people do it to me as an adult, it just feels wrong. It makes me feel like an object. "
'I'm invincible'But Fats believe she has " changed people's perceptions about 'Little PeopleContent ='JJ Lin'> ', by educating people. "
The Social MediaContent ='JJ Lin'> Star - who grew her fanbase after appearing on Channel 4Content ='JJ Lin'> 's The UndateablesContent ='JJ Lin'> in 2018 - Now has More ThanContent ='JJ Lin'> 240,000 followers on Instagram.
" I'm grateful I have my platform, " she says: " It taught me I can do anything. I'm invincible, not even in a mad, arrogant way. "
Fats works with beauty and lifestyle companies to create her Content - SomethingContent ='JJ Lin'> that didn't seem possible for her Growing UpContent ='JJ Lin'> .
" Because of how things are Moving ForwardContent ='JJ Lin'> , and brands and companies are trying to change The Way They represent people, I Am happy brands are using me, " she says.
" I Am giving hope to younger people Like Me who are dark-skinned and may have a disability. "
" There was no representation [for me] - I felt so alone when I was younger, " Fats adds.
" But Now , representing, baby! "
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Source of news: bbc.com