today we hit 10k subscribers in just one month. when i was a kid, the early days of youtube, i remember every time i saw a little person in a video, it was them being used as a joke. i didn't know any little people growing up, besides one or two at brief periods, so this was often my only exposure to people who looked like me. i remember periods of time where it was trendy to film yourself, or a friend, jumping over a random little person. or picking them up. and then as influencers were born, often, they'd use little people as props and setups to jokes we still see littered across social media today. and in 2021, when i started posting regular content to my 50 subscribers, i was bombarded with hate comments for being black and disabled (they would call me a "niglet") and i eventually had to stop posting. all this is to say, it was always a dream of mine to reach this accomplishment because i knew with 10k subscribers would come all of you, a community that shared the same values i did. community, kindness, empathy and self growth. we have fun here, we laugh, we talk about the hard things, and ultimately, we stick together. so this means a lot to me, and i thank you all for being here. this work is incredibly fulfilling to me, i have had so much fun on this new journey, and i look forward to the Dwarfism History World Tour one day in the future so i can hug all of you in person (LOL but fr) i love you! keep going!
Aubrey Smalls
today we hit 10k subscribers in just one month. when i was a kid, the early days of youtube, i remember every time i saw a little person in a video, it was them being used as a joke. i didn't know any little people growing up, besides one or two at brief periods, so this was often my only exposure to people who looked like me. i remember periods of time where it was trendy to film yourself, or a friend, jumping over a random little person. or picking them up. and then as influencers were born, often, they'd use little people as props and setups to jokes we still see littered across social media today. and in 2021, when i started posting regular content to my 50 subscribers, i was bombarded with hate comments for being black and disabled (they would call me a "niglet") and i eventually had to stop posting. all this is to say, it was always a dream of mine to reach this accomplishment because i knew with 10k subscribers would come all of you, a community that shared the same values i did. community, kindness, empathy and self growth. we have fun here, we laugh, we talk about the hard things, and ultimately, we stick together. so this means a lot to me, and i thank you all for being here. this work is incredibly fulfilling to me, i have had so much fun on this new journey, and i look forward to the Dwarfism History World Tour one day in the future so i can hug all of you in person (LOL but fr) i love you! keep going!
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