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Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Apologizes for Using Derogatory Term for People with Dwarfism

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones issued an apology after he used a term taken into consideration derogatory in the direction of human beings with dwarfism.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the 79-12 months-old billionaire used the "m-word" in the course of a press convention on Tuesday whilst discussing the group's former scouting director Larry Lacewell, who died in May at age 85.
Later than night, Jones referenced his use of the "m-phrase" and apologized in a declaration.
"Earlier today I made a reference which I recognize may had been regarded as offensive. I apologize," he stated, as said by means of NBC News.

Jones had been talking to journalists at Cowboys education camp in Oxnard, California, and said that Lacewell have been top at speaking to organizations

"Lace held court out right here," Jones stated, in keeping with the hole. "I'm going to get me somebody, a [m-word], to rise up there with me and dress him up like Lace and assume Lace is still out right here supporting at practice with us."

PEOPLE has reached out to the Cowboys for in addition remark.

The nonprofit Little People of America stated the "m-phrase" turned into never formally used to consult human beings with dwarfism but changed into "created as a label used to refer to humans of brief stature who were on public show for interest and recreation."

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"The dwarfism network has voiced that they opt to be referred to as dwarfs, little people, humans of brief stature or having dwarfism, or virtually, and maximum preferably, through their given name," the enterprise stated in a 2015 essay approximately the time period.

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