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We have regular sized penises.
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Okay.
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Everyone always asks about that. That's one other thing that he blessed me with. He said small. You know what? He's not unique enough. Throw in a stutter. I love shoes. I love watches. I hate crotches because that's all I see at eye level. Sometimes I look at pitch black. Cause they're literally against my face so bad.
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Like, sweaty crotch.
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It is such a fun life to be small. I get to literally break the rules a bunch of the time. People gravitate towards me. I'm one of the only minorities where people are automatically like us. Just grow. I didn't grow physically, so I grew mentally. I failed a bunch. It's cool to fail.
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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Tall Blonde. Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Tall Blonde. I have a special guest today. It is John Ferguson.
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Yes, I'm with. That's all. Lachlan.
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Lachlan. Okay.
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Yeah.
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That's a very nice middle name.
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Thank you. Wish you told my mom and father to make that my first name.
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You could have switched it when you were like an adult. Or was that, like, offensive to your parents?
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If I were to legally change my name, it would be LeBron Ferguson. I'm being completely clear.
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Explain.
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I love LeBron James. It's my favorite person on earth. It goes LeBron.
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Is he your idol?
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Oh, my idol. My favorite person on earth. It goes LeBron. My mom, John Legend, Adele.
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That's not a bad list. I respect that. No, I know mine wouldn't be the exact same, but Adele would be on mine.
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I love Adele.
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I'd love Adele.
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Hello, from the other side. But she ended up with LeBron's agent, which is so crazy. Cause she was always up there.
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How do you know this? How do you.
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I'm not like that weirdo who loves celebrity crap, but I once saw them courtside at a LeBron game.
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That's so cool.
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And I was like, oh, my God. They're like holding hands and stuff.
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But how did you figure out that it was. Did you know LeBron's.
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So no. Oh, yeah. So LeBron's agents, like, pretty well known in the NBA world.
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Okay.
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I just knew.
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Okay. All right, well, sorry for a little tangent. We went all through that one. Yeah, tell me about you. Tell me about who you are, how you got started in content creation.
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Everything okay. John Ferguson grew up in our three cameras. I don't know what angle. John Ferguson grew up air in Ontario. It's like an hour north of Trinity. Toronto. Obviously. Grew up short. My whole life Having just shrunk randomly, I was always small. And I think that created a unique way of living for me. It was either I could be upset the rest of my life that I'm not like everyone else, or I could accept who I was and kind of just showcase that it's okay to be unique and to be yourself, because everyone's unique in their own way. If everyone was the same, we live in a pretty lame world.
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Very lame world.
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So it wasn't until 11 years old where I grew a lot more confidence and I quit playing hockey because there was hitting involved, and you'd be hitting someone's rear, but you'd be hitting my head. Quit playing that. And I had to figure out, like, what to do. So I hopped into, like, theater acting. And that's where I grew a lot of my confidence to kind of just showcase my humor and leverage the fact that I'm obviously small. I guess people are already looking at me, gravitating towards me, so I'm like, how do I make this more of, like, an actual career? Obviously not at that age, but growing into it. Even at university, I was just like, classical clown, I guess. And then after university, I realized I wanted actually make money off of my size. And that's where social media was the greatest avenue for that.
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Which is beautifully well said. Taking a scenario that you can either do different things about it and make, you know, make and kind of almost educate people, too. Like, that's why I'm also so excited to talk to you, too, is because I've seen you around. I mentioned that to you before, too. We didn't know each other, but Toronto's not that big of a place. And if you're out, then you have one of the few.
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You're gonna see us on King street.
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West after this event, literally. And at the same point, though, it's. You need to be informed and educated. Like, before meeting you, I was like, okay, what. What is the appropriate term to call you and refer to you as? And then I'm like, why would I ask that before the podcast? I should ask that on the podcast? Because people don't know. Chances are if I don't know, they won't know.
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So many people do not know. And I don't blame them at all. Obviously, I'm super close with my little people community, and a lot of them are easily offended when they hear the word hobbit, whatever it is.
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I can only imagine.
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No, I know. And I don't blame them. But I also. I don't blame the aver. Average human like yourself or anyone else who has no clue. That's correct. It isn't really a derogatory term when they don't know. It isn't like the racial slurs or anything like that. The word midget in a lot of eyes is the correct word. Obviously, I've had to explain that it isn't, but I won't ever be offended. The correct word, I guess, that we like is little person.
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Little person. Okay.
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And the science word is dwarf.
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Dwarf.
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Which is ironic because I've never been able to pronounce it. So I'm just like. I love the word hobbit. I'll be honest, if it wasn't a little bit edgy. Cause it's just hilarious. We're like a mystical creature.
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Okay.
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Obviously, like leprechaun and ALF would be like, straightforward and obvious.
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Okay.
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Hobbit's like such a cool creature. And I would love to live in a hobbit house.
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I mean, that would be pretty cool.
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So growing up, I used the word midget a lot. But then once I had a platform, I realized it isn't really fair to my little people friends and the whole community.
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Cause people would take offense.
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Yeah. And then a lot of people, like the viewers would actually believe that that word is acceptable. Which it actually hurts a lot of people's feelings in the little people community. So I quit using that. But then I kind of reverted to hobbit just like that. Middle ground of edgy. Okay, I'll see if I use that any longer.
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Okay. Yeah, I'll be watching on your platforms. You have so many fun followers on TikTok. Yeah, like, so many. You've what, a million and 1.2?
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However, it's my least favorite platform.
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Wait, why?
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I just. I don't like the app in general. I'll be scrolling and then I'll be scrolling for an hour. And I'm like, why did I just waste an hour in my life learning about.
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I think we all get sucked into that.
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Why? Like, broccoli's healthier if you just eat it raw compared to if you plop it in the oven, literally.
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Or like chiropractors cracking bags for like four hours. I'm just watching each one do it.
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Yeah. All that app helps me with is realize that I'm not living correctly.
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But I kind of use it more so than, like, Google. Like, if I'm like, okay, what restaurant do I go to in this city? I'll use TikTok.
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So it's great for food reviews. Cause you see the visual and the audio. I don't need Yelp Reviews or any TikToks.
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I haven't looked. I haven't used Yelp in years.
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No.
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Since it. No.
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Okay, so I so agree with that. Cause I was just in Europe and everywhere we went, I would look up, like, great places around this area. You know what I mean?
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Exactly.
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Always, like, you can find anything.
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Yeah. So let's talk about a bit before we jump into content creation. How you monetize, how you kind of got into that. Let's talk about the background in growing up.
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Okay. So you said I never really grew up.
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Okay. Yes.
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Mentally I grew up.
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Mentally grew up. Okay.
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Yeah.
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Thank you for prefacing that.
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No worries.
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So, first of all, how tall are you?
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Is it the exit over there? I'm kidding. I'm four foot one.
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Okay.
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And I will say that confidently because I have so many little people friends who are like, maybe an inch higher than me. And they'll be like, yeah, I'm four or five. I'm like, dude, once you're short, you're short and you should just be like, happy with it. They're like, yeah, I'm four or five. I'm like, dude, it comes to a height where, like, below, like, 5:1. I would rather be short. And just like, you're just a small man. Like, dude, if I'm going to be a hobbit, I want to be a damn hobbit. Obviously, I don't want to be like, oh, this is a bit rude, but I don't want to be like three foot or anything. I'm glad I'm four foot one. That's like a nice area where, like, dude, that guy is clearly a little person. And it isn't like, oh, that's just like a small man.
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And I don't think that's rude because you're saying, you know your ideal height for where you are. Like, for me, obviously, I'm a tall girl. Like, I'm five, nine and a half.
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That's tall for when you open that front door. I was like, oh, my God.
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Yeah. You're like, oh, she really is the tall girl.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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It's great for everything. Like, I love being small. I will climb up counters. I will do whatever I can. But at the club, it's the worst.
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Okay. Why?
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It's just like sweaty crotch everywhere.
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It is sweaty crotch everywhere. It's so bad and like, dirty grounds.
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So nasty. That's why I love shoes, I love watches, and I hate crotches because that's all I see at eye level.
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So you hate crotches? Yeah, like period.
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Not like, I mean like, I'm sexually attracted to females, but like, I don't like, crotch in my face.
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Sweaty at the bar.
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Yeah.
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Right. In a dark room in an area you can't see.
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Yeah. And sometimes it'll get like, pitch black. Cause they're literally against my face so bad. Like, no sweaty garage. It smells like sweat and it's just. It's bad.
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Yeah. But you still go out.
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I do like to go out.
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I do like to go out.
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It's fine. Speaking of size and going out, it's so much easier too. I'll drink like three Michelob Ultras with just like a 4% light beer. And I'll be like, woozy.
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Okay. I didn't even think of that.
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Yeah.
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So your alcohol tolerance is lower. Is lower. Like significantly. If for three I feel like I drink more, it's about like half, I'd.
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Say the issue is that it's lower. So I should not be drinking as much as the average person.
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But you do.
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But because I'm small and people gravitate towards small people, I'm offered more drinks than anyone else. But people wanna see the little person at the bar get drunk.
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And you're also a public figure, so people probably recognize you and they probably want to just hand you a shot.
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Yeah. So my rule is I always do volume over shots. Hence why, like, I have to urinate every five minutes. I will never do shots ever. Because good for you. At four foot one. Like, I'll do three shots. Rakata. I'm like, bum black it out. I love our city, but it's just like, not a great place to black out in. Yeah, No, I found.
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And like, I mean, I seen you on King street and King street is. It's quite the place. Like, I feel like it's not a place where you just sit at the bar, get a few drinks.
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It's either we're all blackout 0 or 100.
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Yeah.
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It's crazy.
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And it's like, I don't even know what happened last night because everyone's either doing shots or just chugging them back and at the same three places. But okay, so you said obviously you have a lower alcohol tolerance. Drinking and stuff. You have a smaller bladder.
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Yeah.
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So what are the differences between you and little person compared to.
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She already has the correct terminology. You're so Canadian.
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Catch on.
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Love it.
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Compared to a average height person.
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I mean, other than the drinking, I guess there's also the eating as well.
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Like, what would people not know? Like, if you had to explain the differences in things? Because I feel like people. People don't really talk about it.
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How explicit are we allowed to be?
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As explicit as you want.
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We have regular sized penises. Everyone always asks about that. Everyone's asking that. Growing up and everything.
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How is that?
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So it's really. I have achondroplasia. There's over 200 types of dwarfism. Yeah. I also have a speech impediment. That's one other thing that he blessed me with. He said small. You know what? He's not unique enough. Throw in a stutter.
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Yeah, but you're handsome and you're funny and you're easy to talk to.
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Beautiful hairline, too. So there's 200 of us, like, versions. I have achondroplasia. That's, like the most known one. That's the one you usually see in, like, the Hollywood actors and everything. So for me, I just have small limbs. But, like, here and here. Like, if I actually, like, I don't slouch.
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Well, yeah, because we're pretty much the same.
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But there's a lot of others who have, like, small everything, including small wieners, which is a whole other thing. I don't care.
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Is that normal or is that not normal?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. But, like, for me and all my other friends who also have achondroplasia, we have regular size.
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Was it like a win that you're like.
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Yes, it was cool. Because also, it's about, like, optical illusions. So it actually looks larger on us than on, like, your average friend who's, like, six foot.
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Yeah.
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So like, my friends. Yeah, yeah. It's cool because it's almost like it is an average. It's actually larger. But I'm my age right now. I'm not really. I don't care that much about the size of my wiener. No.
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Why? I feel like you do. I feel like the average male does.
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I know, but it's already, like, a challenge finding a woman at a small size. I'll be honest, growing up, I've always wanted an average size woman.
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Oh, yeah, Talk to me about that.
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Yeah, no, let's talk about that.
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Are you single? Dating.
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Super single. I've been single my whole life. I don't really find it smart right now where I'm at in my career to hop in a relationship just because I'm constantly working. And if I ever find hours for pleasure, I want that focus on, like, hanging out with my mom, my dad.
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My sisters, you Have a girl in a lot of your content.
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Yeah. So recently I will hop over to the relationship thing. Actually, no, we can loop that all in.
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Okay.
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So growing up, always wanted average height women. I mean, that's how it is. If I'm growing up with a world of average height. My mom's average height, my father is my whole family's average height. It was 1 in 36,000 to have a small person. And wow. My father's semen decided, screw it, let's swim quicker. And that was a small person semen. And they had me. However, if I reproduce with a small person, it's 50. 50. No, it's 50 small 25. Average height, 25%. It won't survive.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah. But however, if I reproduce with an average high woman, it's just 50, 50. Oh, but I'm not, I'm not reproducing because I want an athlete and I'm not an athletic. So I might adopt. That's.
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But is that like a firm no. Or is it like. Well, think about it. Like, what if you meet a girl or a wife?
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I don't want another me.
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Okay.
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I'm so like, I'm afraid.
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Is that something you talk about?
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Oh, yeah. I'm super open about it.
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What do you mean afraid? Like, talk to me about that.
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I don't really want to have a little person kid. And that's super controversial in my community of little people. They hate when I say that. But it's just like I've grown up small and I was surrounded by athletic friends and it sucked for five years when they were playing house league hockey, they were hooping and I was just watching them. But the other thing is, and I'll hop into this finally, is women. Like growing up, I hung around attractive male friends. Like I was always hanging out with the hotties of the high school or whatever, sports guys. Yeah. So inevitably we were hanging out with attractive women all the time. And it sucked. Cause at the end of the day, rightfully so, the attractive average high women are not going to end up with the small man, which I was always frustrated about until like 18 years old I realized, like, why am I upset if it was the other way around? If I was to have a child and there was like a four foot woman, but then there was all these attractive average height women. I was going to probably go after the average height women.
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I see what you're saying and it's great that you have different perspectives on it. Like, it's good that you can see a different side of it or like, put yourself in somebody else's shoes. But I do get what you're saying in a sense of like, if I were you and I was in your position, I'd be like, what the fuck?
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Yeah, of course. And it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I was like, who am I to not even consider a little person woman? Like, I was so ignorant about it. I was like, oh, average eyes are so much harder. It was always looks, looks, looks, and like, how I would look with another woman in front of everyone. And then I was like, screw it. I've grown up to like, act like, who cares what anyone thinks? But I'm a hypocrite if I'm only looking for avatar women. So in my 20s, I realized, you know what? And this is when I was like collecting all, like the followers and all that.
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I was like, yeah, where were you at this point?
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This was a university where I was like, you know what I'm going to see? I'm going to just explore the little person world.
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And was there anyone around you at like, your university and stuff?
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No. No.
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Or was there a community?
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So every year there's an annual Little People of America. And it's all, dude, this is like all ages from right out of the womb to 95 years old. But there's like a. Like, it's great.
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What is it?
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Oh, it's each year, annually, it's in a place in the US So last year it was in Austin, it was in New Orleans. This year it's in San Diego. If you want to be my plus one, you can be. It's fun. So it's all ages. Dude, it's fun.
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When is it? When should I mark my calendar?
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End of June.
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Is anyone allowed to go? Or. It has to be plus one.
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You have to be an entourage of a little person. So you know Logan Paul?
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Yeah.
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He once went because.
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No way.
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Evan, one of my friends who's small, he's the one who lived with him. And it was, it was a blast.
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Actually. I think I've seen Evan in some of his stuff. It was like YouTube stuff that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
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He was in all his vlogs. But anyways, it's one week out of the year where little people of all ages. It's also great for an average height parent who just had a little kid.
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That wants to see.
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And it's so educational. It's great educational, all that stuff, blah, blah, blah. You can play sports, but the sweet spot is like 18 years old. To 30.
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Okay.
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This shit's an orgy. Like it's one week where you can feel normal, average, and everyone just has sex with each other.
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Small sex, not in the festival, but like outside, like in a hotel room.
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So the event's actually in a huge, usually Marriott.
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Oh really? Also there's rooms everywhere. It's a free for all, dude.
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Everyone has their own room. The gross thing is a lot of people split their rooms. But they'll have sex still. So that's why I've always claimed it's like a massive orgy.
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I mean like to say at to a certain age that you haven't had sex beside someone like small. Everyone's, you know.
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Yeah. So they're done that it's one week and it's like a bunch of little rabbits. It's insane.
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Free for all.
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Yeah. So at those events.
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So you're not inviting me for that reason, right?
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No, no. I promise you though, this mom man.
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What's your intentions here, horny?
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I haven't been in like three years, which sucks. I actually went a year and a half without it.
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Without sex?
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Yeah.
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Really? How was that?
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It was great. I loved it. I was so focused on my work.
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You were clear headed.
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I quit flirting online and everything. I was honestly a happier person than flirting and hitting people up.
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When was this? Year and a half?
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It was honestly longer. April of 2023.
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So like recently. A year and a bit ago.
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Yeah. And what broke the cycle Europe of this year?
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Europe does that.
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So anyways, yeah, so I went for small. I did like head for them, like hit them up. But I was open to it. And then at the conventions at the convent, the conventions of little people, I was hooking up with small women. I was like, wow, this is.
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Did you enjoy it?
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Yeah, yeah, I did. I was like, it's actually like physically it makes more sense as well.
B
What's the difference? Like physically wise? Because like before this have you hooked up with.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Taller woman.
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But like rarely. It was like maybe like every half year.
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But you've experienced it, so now you know the comparison. So talk to us about that.
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So I grew up with an average high woman. It's more fun cause they're in control and to be honest.
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So you like to not be in control.
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Yeah. Handle it. I suck.
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I see. Okay.
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But with a little person. Cause it had been. I'd only ever hooked up with an average high woman. Rarely though. It wasn't like every weekend, King Street West.
B
But it was still. You did it.
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But like. Yeah, so Then I went to a little people convention with an open mind after I'd already went for like my whole life, but I was like, you know what? I'm gonna.
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This time was different.
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I'm gonna hop in this orgy, not.
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K. Like, I know what's happening.
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Yeah. So I was open, blah, blah, blah. And this was when the views were happening and everything. So everyone was like, you know, they. I mean, everyone already knew who I was, but it was more like they were looking at me a bit more. And then.
B
Well, you were older too.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was like 21 when this. I finally hooked up with a small woman.
B
Okay.
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And yeah, it was super cool. And then that year I went on a rampage of like flying to like wherever they were, all the way in the US Hook up and hang out. But yeah, hook up. It was great. And then it was after a few years of that, I was like, okay, I need to stop. And I haven't really for a while until.
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Good for you.
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Europe. In January, I met this woman who's from England and I was already planning on heading to Europe to like change up the videos from a month.
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Have a different creative.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just like switch it up. And I wanted a reason of flying there for work as well. Cause I would assume you're like this where like you can't really have a break. Like, yeah, you can have pleasure. So like I would fly to Europe, but I'm like, how do I make.
B
This into content work?
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And she was. She's one of those small women that every small man hits up any age as well. Like freaking 40 year old hobbits or anything.
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She's not a commodity.
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Yeah. And I went that whole like two years or year and a half without flirting with anyone. So they almost look like. I wouldn't even answer anyone who's like flirting with me.
B
Okay. On any. So do you do dating apps?
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No, no, no. I hate that stuff.
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Why?
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Just because growing up and all that universe or. Yeah, any universe got shut down so many times really. So it's just like, why would you.
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Put yourself onto a platform like that that's like.
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Yeah, I would rather also meet them in person.
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And I feel like. Yeah, I feel like on social media, dating apps especially, it's like these few points, you don't really get to know someone. You're straight up judging them. So if you have a past of like being judged for different things, that's kind of triggering.
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I'm going to be honest. Like, who uses those apps? Try women. If you're scrolling on that app and you see a little person, you're going to. I think you're going to assume some imbecile created that account as humor. And I don't blame them at all. So I just feel like if I will meet a woman, it will not be on an app. As a four foot.
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Yeah. I mean, I don't use dating apps, but I see where you're coming from. But I would think it's a random person.
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Yeah. And like, I also. I don't want to meet them through the app. And then we hang out and then it. And she's like, what the heck?
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I'm not.
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No, it's this. Yeah, no, no. But, yeah. So I went to Europe and I met up with her because she had been hitting me up and I would like, blabber. I'm like, friendly. I'm just like, I hate flirting. So I'd be like, hey, what's up? Blah, blah, blah, I'm heading to Europe. Would you like to meet up? She's like, yeah, sure. But then I had to hand her a warning. I'm like, look, if we hang out, it will probably end up on the Internet and you will receive a lot of requests.
B
That's nice of you though, to say that.
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Yeah. Cause I'm sorry, a little woman on the Internet will receive weird messages if it's a pretty highly viewed video. So she was like, yeah, sure.
B
Oh, so you were taking content out of it?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
B
Okay.
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So it was pleasure, but it was also work. And then I ended up liking her. Like, she was super cool. I didn't force it or anything. And then one thing led to another. We're still chatting. We aren't like official or anything, but it's sweet having that, like, cool woman friend who she knows literally everything now.
B
So did you ever hook up?
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Yeah.
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Okay. And it was good enough to keep talking?
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Yeah, yeah, she's great. And like, I haven't explained it. Afterwards, I'm like, dude, even if we quit hooking up or we don't like one another, we still want to be friends. Like that. Yeah. Like, I actually like her as a friend.
B
Which is probably because you started off with no expectations.
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Exactly.
B
Which is so different. Like, I mean, I don't really start off going into it. Like, if. If it's a friend, it's a friend. If it's someone that I'm interested, it's someone that I'm interested in. It's not a friend, you know?
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Yeah, it's hard to, like, find that line of, like, you're worthy of a friend, but I would also like you as a relationship.
B
Yeah. Or like, if you view them as that.
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Yeah.
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It's hard to go back to, like, just the whole friendly friend thing.
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Yeah. So that's why we haven't, like, hopped in a relationship. And I've been warning her, like, if that were to ever happen, like, and then we end that, like, this friendship can't end. I also have a lot of footage with her that I haven't uploaded and I'm like, if this ends before I can upload all that.
B
Yeah. Or you just postpone the ending and then you let your content go live.
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I've actually explained that with her when I'm like, hey, like, we can't end on a crappy note.
B
What does she say to all this?
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Oh, she loves it. Not loves it. She can handle it.
B
Okay. Is she on social media too?
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Not at all. Her profile is private and everything.
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But she's okay with yours.
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She likes the traveling and the excitement of it, so it's cool. And I think she likes it because all had like a week without even, like, hitting her up at all. And meanwhile, when I was hanging out with her, she got snaps on. Snaps on Imessages from, like, every little person in the. In England, America and Canada. Like, every man under 4 foot 5 is just hanging around. Even older too. And she's only like 23.
B
You did that?
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Yeah. You're such a great example. And men never realize the women like the men who don't try.
B
Yeah, it's true.
A
They do. They want what they not what they can't have. But, like, when you're overly aggressive or you're super persistent, especially on the phone too. It's one thing to be persistent in person, but to be hitting a woman up every day on the phone, no, that's annoying. It won't work.
B
And I had to learn that the.
A
Hard way because I was always like, hey, hey, hey. I'd even like add like 4 more whys if they hadn't answered, like, hey, hey, not getting laid. Like, you know, it was bad.
B
So how many whys do I need.
A
To fucking add to this? No. And then I just popped in an emoji and then that's why I didn't get laid for a while. But no, I wasn't, so.
B
But you said you've never been in a relationship, and this isn't relationship, but it's more than just friends at this point.
A
Yeah.
B
Can we agree on that?
A
Yeah, 100%. And it's like a thing. Or like a flinger of it.
B
Are you okay to say your name or should we keep that private?
A
I mean, it's such a small world in the little people communities. It probably just. And you can easily look at my profile, which is public, and see who I've uploaded for videos.
B
But if she's.
A
Her name's Millie.
B
Millie. Yeah, Millie.
A
She's from England. Yeah.
B
Yeah, Millie from England.
A
Yeah.
B
Shout out to you.
A
Yeah, no, she's super cool. Great family, too.
B
Okay.
A
Super fun people. And I've always loved England anyway, so I'm like an excuse to go there.
B
Yeah, no, very true. That's a great excuse. And also, if she's private, my question is, how did you find her? How did you know what she looked like?
A
So there's the annual Little People of America, but every four years there's little people. Oh, wait, no.
B
Of the world.
A
Yeah, it's like an International Olympic thing. You know where I met her? You're gonna laugh. You know, hosted it four years ago. The Canadians did. And you know where we had it? Not the city of Toronto. Even better.
B
I'm scared.
A
Not London. Guelph. The University of Guelph hosted it because they have great sporting facilities.
B
Really great.
A
Like, great.
B
I used to date a guy that went to Guelph.
A
Love Guelph. That's where my grandma's from. My aunt.
B
I don't love Guelph.
A
You know where we all went every night? Trappers. That place was a hub for little people. And not just little people, little people. Orgies. But usually it's a place where university kids hide in the restroom and snort blow. No, it was a place where little people could finally grind on another woman. Or man, who was.
B
You're not just looking at the crotch. No, you're totally fair game.
A
It was so funny for me because I was always at Trappers because I grew up in Orangeville. So it was like we talked about the Trappers. Yeah. And it was so hilarious because all the employees were asking me, like, the hell is this? It was only ever you. Now there's like a hundred of you. And they weren't even, like, looking at IDs after the first evening. They were like, if you're small, just get in here.
B
So how did you meet her? How did you approach her? What was your go to?
A
I just thought, I have this weird thing. I'm not competitive whatsoever. But with little people, like, socially, I do find it funny when all of them hit on, like, a certain woman. There are beautiful little People, I will say that. But the issue is a lot of them are in relationships. There's not a lot of options in terms of little people, women especially, because everyone ends up in a relationship in their early 20s and then after that it's like there's hardly any.
B
Do you think they get into a relationship because they know it's like, scarce Social Security?
A
Yeah, I think that, but I'm like.
B
There'S not too many options.
A
No. So everyone was hitting on her, and I just kind of found that funny. So I just hung out with her. I didn't hang out with her. I'm sorry. I hung out with her, but without hitting on her. Then we had like breakfast, and then I didn't hit her up for like half a year. She flew to England. And then I would hand her, like, the odd, like, what's up? How are you? Like, I hit up all my small friends, male, female. I just say, hey, how are you? Because I love my small community. And then, yeah, like three years later, I went to Europe and there she was.
B
I also think that's like a power move, like, not giving too much attention right away and then coming back to it. So letting them, like, the thought of you later.
A
Think about it. Yeah.
B
And then coming back and being like, hey, what's up? Hey, you or something to pop back in, dude.
A
That's why I love how we are. Like, we've grown into social medias because you can not hit up somebody, but they know what you're up to.
B
Yeah.
A
Because they can see all your freaking.
B
Out and it feels like you know people.
A
Yeah.
B
And talking about kind of content wise, you said that you started in 2020. 19.
A
2019 was the year I graduated university and that's when I left to make videos.
B
Okay, so when did you start making, like, enough money to support yourself?
A
Yeah, so the first. Yeah, the first semester of my last year at McMaster, I hid in a washing machine and. You hid in a washing machine, like, for fun. And my friend opened it and I freaked him out and I uploaded it because one of my other friends was filming it.
B
It was a prank.
A
Yeah, yeah. And like, it was never meant to get views or anything. I uploaded it. It got like 18 million views.
B
I can only imagine.
A
I was like, oh, this is cool. And, like, I was in my, like, cloud phase. I was like, oh, okay.
B
Chasing the viral scene.
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I like, forced a few other videos, like, four views, and they received views. So I was like, oh, this is cool. Right? And I was not in it for the money. And I would literally pay Instagram accounts so that they would upload me. Like, I wanted the views that bad.
B
I feel like that was a thing.
A
Yeah.
B
Cause I would get so many messages of people being like, pay this much for us to post your video on our account.
A
Yeah. So I was getting posted by Worldstar. I'm not.
B
Oh my God, no way.
A
But it was cool. Yeah, it was really cool.
B
How much would you pay these accounts?
A
150 bucks. And they would plot me on Canadian right through PayPal. No US. But I don't think the exchange rate was as bad as.
B
Probably not right now.
A
But anyways, my last semester at McMaster, I only had one online class because I did summer school so it would be over quicker. So that's where just because you wanted.
B
It to be over, why?
A
Yeah, yeah, I just. I wanted it to be over and to go live my adult life after life because I've grown into such a mature adult now. And I got invited to Los Angeles in my last semester and it was all online. So I was like, yeah, I'll go to Los Angeles to literally make videos online. So that's where I bring up.
B
So where'd you blow up first?
A
Instagram for sure.
B
Okay.
A
So someone reached out from Ohio. His name's Ross Smith and he's the one with a 98 year old grandma.
B
Okay, you were talking about this following.
A
Yeah. So he uploads videos with his grandma who's old, and like the whole premise is he's. It's his. Her grandson who owns the whole platform and he uploads clips of her. But then he hit me up cause he saw a video of me and he said, hey, this is creepy probably, but do you want to meet me in LA for a week? And I'm like, I hadn't ever hit up la. I'm like, dude, I'm gonna be famous. Hollywood. Sweet. So I head over there and we make videos for a week. But during that week, I'm also blabbering with brands in la and they're all.
B
Like, hey, we'll hand you blabbering on social media.
A
No, like actually at like events. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So he brought me to a lot of cool networking events and I figured out what I could make if I help brands promote and all that and.
B
Like incorporate them into your content.
A
So I blabbered with my mom and father. I was like, hey, like, I know you wanted me to work in finance.
B
And in office jobs, big difference.
A
But can I like upload, see what happens? In half a year, if I don't make anything, then I will use the degree that you guys paid for and I will go work in finance at rbc.
B
You only gave a half of a year. Yeah, that's like time crunch.
A
I know. So I just uploaded like crazy. And just like that, I hit like 100,000 on Instagram. And I was, I probably. I made more in that half year than I would in a full year at an entry level finance job.
B
And your content wise, was it still the pranks? Like what were you taking with the guy in L. A?
A
It was a lot of pranking. A lot of pranking. At first, I'll be honest, I've kind of grown out of the pranks. It's hard.
B
I was going to say your content isn't exactly like that now.
A
So at first it was a lot of pranks solely because you can create that into a longer form video and like short clips. Yeah. So like four or five years ago, a lot of the money solely came from YouTube. Now there's all these other platforms offering X amount, but I made a lot of my money initially off of long form YouTube. So that's why we did a prank and all that. The issue with pranks, after the first year, I was just afraid. Cause if I'm freaking someone else out in America, like if I'm gonna hide and freak you out in a Walmart in America, I'm afraid I'm gonna get shot. My mom was okay or hurt. Yeah. So after a year I was like, all right, if you're gonna support me, mom, I'm gonna listen to you. And I quit bragging.
B
Okay.
A
But here I will like all the time now.
B
Would you say your content is more like lifestyle?
A
More lifestyle.
B
It's just what you're doing every day.
A
I love it. So now I platforms, I use Snapchat heavily as well. And it's great because it's all just what I'm up to. And I have like day to day today. Like I'm so hyper that I can just think of anything to upload. And it's great because I will never shut up, even if I'm alone. So I'll just record, upload it. And if you view it, I'm either happy that you did or I'm sorry that that's what you do. But no, it's a blast. So I'd say right now I'm just uploading, just lifestyle. Because I also had to have that realization that I'm small at the end of the day automatically and I don't mean this ignorantly. My content's already unique because, of course.
B
You have a niche already.
A
Like, I could go eat shawarma. And it isn't just an average person eating shawarma. It's a small person.
B
But you also talk in your content too. Like, it's like you. You not only have this, you know, unique thing about you, you also present yourself as like, your own Persona character. Like, you're always enjoyable to watch. You have so much energy, at least for the last.
A
Yeah.
B
I followed you up for months now.
A
Yeah.
B
And everything that you pop up, I feel like I know who you are through it. And you always carry that same Persona. The funny, giggly.
A
Yeah.
B
Outgoing.
A
And I really. I really try to act who I am on the videos. Like, I hate recreating the clip.
B
Yeah, me too.
A
I'm like, you know what? Like, I don't want to act it. Like, that's just who I am. Like, what happened in that clip? Even if I screwed up, I'll just freaking upload it. But my future, like, this is what I really want. And this is cheesy, but I want to bring. I want to bring Millie or whoever, a woman or man, and travel the world. And it's like a whole series that could be fun.
B
You should do that.
A
Like, it's. And it would almost be like how other places except little people.
B
Exactly. And there's so many little series that you can make out of traveling just with you is like, obviously, if it's another little person too. It's like two different perspectives and comparisons of, like, even, you know, the street questions people do that you could incorporate that into your stuff too and ask. Cause, like, I'm learning so much about you now that I haven't felt comfortable to ask or like, look into and things like that because you don't know the. The right terminology. So I'm happy that you're so open about it.
A
Yeah.
B
But it also makes me even more, you know, I want to learn more about it. You get enticed to it. You want to hear everything you know.
A
I'll be honest, that's a huge reason why I love hopping on these is because I'm crappy and making longer form real content on my social media. A lot of it's like less than a minute.
B
Why do you feel that you're bad at it?
A
I mean, I don't know. I just. I would love it to where I create a platform where it's a lot longer form and I can blabber about all this because everyone asks me in person all the time, what size is your wiener? How old are you? What are the odds of you reproduce all this stuff? I've heard it like a million times. Rightfully. So you're curious.
B
Curious.
A
So I want to make longer form content so that I can obviously have that humorous side, but also like who I am.
B
You know what you should try to do, which I would love to watch on your platforms, is at least one day a week. Like a vlog.
A
Yeah.
B
Of what you do. Like a full day vlog or like a morning vlog or like something. Because it's like, it's real. You're probably doing very similar things to anyone else, but it's like people want to know that. And even if someone's asking you a question on your walk to something, that's a answer that you can quickly say on the vlog. It's like your day in the life.
A
Yeah.
B
And they're doing really well on like platforms now. So.
A
Yeah.
B
You should incorporate that.
A
I'm loving of all the platforms have grown into like it was crazy because they all wanted long form and then they wanted like less than half a.
B
Minute in like 7 seconds or 5 seconds and now they're 3 minutes, 10 minutes.
A
I so agree. I need to, I need to begin vlogging a lot more. And it would be sweet to do like what happens throughout the like afternoon because I can explain how it's unique.
B
Or you going out on a Friday night. Like your day, getting your done. Whatever. Living as a 26 you said, right? Yeah, 26.
A
27.
B
27 year old content creator. You look great. Content creator who is a little person on a night out. Like something like that.
A
Imagine how many crotch in that vlog.
B
Exactly. And that's hilarious.
A
Yeah. No, I.
B
It's reality. That's what's happening. You're not just.
A
It's relatable, you know?
B
Yeah. You're not making a skit out of it to try to be a comedian. That's what's happening.
A
I love that.
B
And it's going to give people more knowledge.
A
I'll be honest. In a perfect world, I literally have a videographer following me around all the.
B
Yeah. I think you need to get on that.
A
Yeah, I do. Hey, man, are you for real? I'm just kidding.
B
He's like, I'm in. So content creation wise.
A
Yes.
B
Because you have been doing it for like five, six years now.
A
Yeah. Yeah. About. Yeah.
B
What's your like, secret like, for someone that wants to get into content? Everyone asks, asks me okay, like, what's your secret? What do you. You know, how did you get into it? And I'm just starting, and I'm just happy that I'm where I'm at.
A
You're crushing it. I want to make that clear right now.
B
We can collab on something soon.
A
Dude, I. I reached out because I honestly watched.
B
Really?
A
The whole. The whole episode with Austin.
B
He's funny, though.
A
He's so good. He's great.
B
That would be really cool if we did. Me, you, and Austin.
A
Dude, I would love that. I was just blabbering with him yesterday because he's creating this hockey squad of Hooters.
B
Okay. Yes, yes, yes.
A
He mentioned something, and I was like, yeah. So I think in the summer, he's doing, like, rollerblading hockey.
B
That's so funny.
A
It's like Hooters or something like that.
B
I would not attend.
A
I was like, hey, if you want me to dress up as an owl, I'm. I'm.
B
No way.
A
And he was like, yeah, that would be sick.
B
That is fucking hilarious.
A
And I'm not even into that, like, for the views or anything. I just. The hockey creator community, I love them so much. So I met them all in August in London, actually. And after that, we just all hit it off. And I love them. They're so fun. They're a lot easier to handle than, like, the influencers in la.
B
Okay. So talk about, like, influencer events and stuff. Do you go to many of those?
A
A lot of them, yeah. A lot more in the US And I liked Los Angeles the first year I was heading there and all that. Now I just. And then, like, whenever I have to head over there, I just hate it a lot. I like the Canadian creators, though. I just.
B
Me too. They're nicer and they're more, like, authentic, but they're kind of weird. Like, a lot of creators, I feel like, are very awkward. Like, it's like they don't know how to speak in person. It's just all online.
A
Have you realized that. That so many creators who are so out there online, so, like, have a massive following, huge platform. You meet them in person, they don't have anything to say.
B
And it's like, I feel like I'm talking to a wall. I'm like, I have commented on every single one of your videos. You comment on mine. I feel like you're this different person, and then you see people in person and you're, like, so awkward. Are you like, I don't even know what to say next. And I'm A pretty good talker.
A
I would argue though, that it's a lot of people who never really had. And I'm not hating at all, but a lot of people never really had a social life or like, attention. Yeah. And like they finally have it all online so they'll fully open up in their own home or in their room. Because it's okay. You're literally alone in front of a camera. But once you're in person, even though you're in front of like five people compared to a few million online, you're like, afraid.
B
Yeah. And that's. I think I forget who I was with. We were talking about like, okay, yeah, you only get 200 views on your first YouTube post that you're posting on your first couple YouTube posts. But then if you put. Put 200 people into a room, a.
A
Lot of them are shitting.
B
Yeah.
A
It's crazy. So it is hard as well as Canadian creators. And you probably see this. It's like we have to be. It's hard to work with brands and be edgy. And I'm, I'm. I. I can't have a filter or else I won't be uploading who I am.
B
Literally.
A
And the moment I have to change what I upload or who I am on the videos, I'll hate my life.
B
Yeah.
A
Because I love uploading. Exactly.
B
And like, I feel like with you, what I found similar to kind of how I post is I'm like the one take wonder. I don't want to edit my. I just want to take it. That's how I am. That how it is.
A
It's raw.
B
Post it. And I feel like that's a lot of your content.
A
I love it. I just, I don't like to act like someone I'm not as cheesy as.
B
That is Be authentic.
A
Yeah, I like to be myself. I mean, that's how I've grown up and everything. But I would say the fact that I can be social on the videos and in person is solely because I'm small too.
B
Oh, really?
A
Growing up to where everyone's always wanted to speak to me, so I've had to be like a blabberer. Ironically, I have a freaking stutter and I talk more than anyone I know.
B
What do people ask you when they meet you for the first time? What's probably the same question that you get asked?
A
A lot of people just ask me how old I am at first. Because you are curious about a little person, how old they are. And then they'll just ask me random Questions where I'm from. But then. Then, like, once they're like, after the small talk, they'll really talk about the small.
B
Yeah.
A
And they'll ask me these questions.
B
Like, okay, I'm comfortable. I feel like he's open to talk about anything.
A
It is hilarious. So I like the clubs or anything like that when they're already hammered. So they'll ask.
B
They're open. Yeah.
A
And like, I won't even introduce myself yet. Just be like, what's sex life for you? You know?
B
Okay, you need to do a vlog of, like, your night out. That would be hilarious.
A
So cool. And I'm fully open with it, too. Like, I. I have a lot of friends who are small and they're easily offended with any questions. I don't care. I don't blame anyone if they're curious.
B
Yeah.
A
You know what I mean? And I feel like all the reality shows that we've had revolving around little people haven't really explained our lives.
B
Some of those questions.
A
Yeah.
B
Yeah. There is a lot of things that I wish. Like, I think I watched.
A
What was the one on tlc, Little people, Big world.
B
Yes. I watched that a lot growing up, and you didn't really hear much about them. It was just like their drama going on in their life. It wasn't about who they were, what the differences were, things like that.
A
The issue is they had an opportunity to more so explain what it was really like growing up small and the questions that everyone obviously has, but they have to walk that fine line. A clean show. Which is why I want to do a production where it is a little bit more edgy. Because even the cleanest of people have the same thoughts of what size is their penis or what happens when they have sex or who do they have sex with.
B
See, that was one of my first questions there.
A
You know what I mean? It's just like I wish there was a production with little people where we were fully open and slightly explicit because we have people.
B
I think you need to start it.
A
Yeah.
B
I think it needs to be like the behind the scenes or the unlocked or unlocked scenes of, you know, opening the little world. Yes.
A
It's a small world in some cases.
B
Yeah. Well, we'll work on it. Okay.
A
We're going to be producers.
B
We'll write these down. Yeah. So last question before I get into three rapid fire questions.
A
Rapid fire. That's great. With a guest who has a stutter.
B
But there's only. We don't have to be that. No pressure. But there's only three. Okay. But what would be advice to give to someone that wants to start content.
A
Creation if they haven't yet?
B
If they haven't yet.
A
Literally picking up a camera? So this is before they've even created a brand yet?
B
No, they have Instagram and TikTok, but they don't. They're too scared to post.
A
Find three things that you love in your life, whether it's a hobby or things you just like to talk about. And upload what you like to do, what you wanna showcase to people, and act yourself, be yourself. Because the moment you aren't yourself on camera, then kaboom. You have to be an actor or actress the rest of your career on social media. And that's.
B
And you have to put that out all the time.
A
So right off the bat, be authentic and be yourself. And literally act as if you aren't even filming and then you're good to go. Or act like you're talking to a friend. So I don't know. At the end of the day, it won't work for everybody, but you don't know unless you try. And that's cheesy. But so many people are afraid to fail before they try. But it's cool to fail.
B
And failing is something that you can learn from, right?
A
Just grow. I didn't grow physically, so I grew mentally. I failed a bunch. You know what I mean? Just be yourself, keep on doing what you want to do and try new things.
B
And I love the way you speak about it too, because you have such this open mindset and you're also so positive about it. Like, when we just got into this, you were like, I had two different scenarios. I could play this out. I could be mad at the world, or I could just use it to my advantage.
A
And so many people want to play the victim every day. They're unique for their own reasons.
B
More often than not now.
A
And we have to be so cautious and careful and feel bad for everybody, or if we could all just accept who the heck we are and move on with life. Like, there's no little people parade, I'll tell you that. No offense to any of the other groups or minorities that have parades, but guess what? We don't get a parade. But I'll make my own parade, damn it.
B
I will be there.
A
Thank you.
B
Just like I'm coming with you to.
A
The little people of America.
B
There you go.
A
This year, it's in San Diego. I love that.
B
I've never been to San Diego.
A
Oh, it's fun. It's like a greater version of Los Angeles.
B
Can we make like an itinerary? And we can do 100?
A
I love San Diego. No, I'm not.
B
I just won't be taking part in the orgies.
A
No, please don't.
B
That's it.
A
And then we could go an hour and a half south to Tijuana.
B
Where's Tijuana?
A
Mexico.
B
Oh, fun. Okay, I'm down. I like your energy.
A
I think we're might get murdered. We'll hire security.
B
Okay.
A
Because I'm not super protective of myself.
B
Okay, so security. Well, if you are security, we need your applications.
A
We'll hit up the little people convention. We'll avoid the orgies, and then we'll go to Tijuana.
B
Perfect.
A
End of June.
B
And we'll find your girl. Who's the girl?
A
Millie. Who will probably.
B
We'll bring Millie. Perfect.
A
Flying over the Atlantic.
B
Perfect.
A
Yeah.
B
Okay, three questions.
A
I love those.
B
Or would you rather.
A
Okay, spicy.
B
Would you send an accidental nude to your mom or would you rather have the list of who you hooked up with publicized onto social media of everyone.
A
That you've hooked up with, happily, accidentally send a picture of myself naked to my mom solely. Cause.
B
Have you done that? I feel like you answered that. Really?
A
No, no, no. But nudity's like. I grew up on 60 acres where I could walk out of my house without clothes on. Freely. I grew up in a household where, like, if you're naked, like, whatever.
B
Really, it's all good.
A
So, like, it would be weirder explaining who that was for the nude than her actually seeing me without any clothes on. I don't care if she sees me without any clothes on. She made me. I was inside of.
B
Yeah.
A
Okay, this is getting freaking weird.
B
She's seen it.
A
At some point, she was pregnant with me.
B
Yeah, there you go.
A
I'm not from Alabama, but yeah. So if my mom sees my nudes, it would be. Okay.
B
That was a quick response. Have you been asked this before?
A
No. Okay, but you said rabbit fire, so.
B
I'm like my second amendment.
A
I don't have one. I'm Canadian.
B
Okay, Number two.
A
Yes.
B
Would you rather only be able to have sex with the same person for the rest of your life or only be able to have one night stand? So only be able to have sex with random people at once.
A
Ooh, one night stands for the rest of your life solely because there is nothing greater, and this sounds cheesy, than a one night stand, than waking up the following morning after a one night stand and snuggling and like, it's almost.
B
Like you with Someone that you don't know.
A
Yeah, but then like that morning, not only do you get to cuddle, which I love, arguably more than sexual, but you get to know somebody sober because you were inevitably hammered.
B
But what if they leave before you?
A
Well, then I have.
B
I'm not going to lie.
A
Most one night stands.
B
Most of my one night stands, I've left. Not that I've had a lot, but most of my one night stands I have left before they've even woken up.
A
Oh. That's why I get a lot more than one though, so. But yeah, no, I feel you also because I'm going to be honest, I don't see myself ever having a relationship, so.
B
Really?
A
Yeah. I can't. It's not that I want to be alone the rest of my life.
B
I see it in your future.
A
It's because I'm kind of. Everyone says they see me in a relationship at some point. I am so happy alone, like I.
B
Really am, which is rare for a lot of people. So take that.
A
I like waking up every morning and I don't have to wait for anyone. I like when I want it cold in my room. It's cold. When I want to eat somewhere, I eat somewhere. I love it. I love being alone. I'm. Some would say there's a word for this. Selfish. Whatever. I like being alone. But I do like the company of women, which is why one night stands.
B
Okay, I mean, good answer. I want to say I explained it at least.
A
Yeah, you gave a good answer. When they stand. I want to be a whore. Like no. Yeah, I just. I like to meet new people too.
B
Yeah, you're good at talking, so maybe you and those stories can turn into contents if you're doing that for the rest of your life.
A
Yeah.
B
You know, different vlog every day. It would be a different girl every day.
A
I will say, with this girl from England, Millie, I long form relationship. I would like a friend. Almost like a friend with benefits, but not like Justin Timberlake friends with benefits thing, he did the one movie. But like just like a friend who is more than a friend in the long run.
B
Well, what if like relationships can be different? Like you could date someone but like not even live in the same country.
A
Yeah, that would be nice.
B
Or you could be married and it's like a semi open relationship.
A
I don't think I can do. I can't do marriage because I don't want to live.
B
It's too big of a step right now.
A
Yeah, I take small steps. You should see it for one of your Steps. It's probably three of mine. You think I'm a small step guy?
B
Well, I'm five, nine and a half, so I'm a foot and a foot and eight inches.
A
Inches go a long way.
B
Inches go a long way.
A
That's. You're very tall. Did you ever play basketball?
B
I did in, like, grade eight.
A
Everyone asked me that. That's probably so cliche.
B
And volleyball? Volleyball, yeah, I did in grade eight.
A
You know, they have volleyball at the Little People of America.
B
Can I join or is it not allowed?
A
Can you join? No, that would be controversial. Can you watch or coach? How about it?
B
Okay, I'll coach.
A
Okay, cool.
B
Okay, last question.
A
Yes.
B
And this one's deep.
A
Love it. Deep.
B
Would you rather take an offer like a genie pops up, gives you one wish? Would you rather they give you stay your size for the rest of your life?
A
Okay.
B
Or be a normal height?
A
Love this question. Great, Chris. Great question. Everyone asks me this every day.
B
Okay.
A
The issue.
B
So is it a great question if everyone else.
A
No, no, no, no. It's a phenomenal question because I love explaining it.
B
Okay, good.
A
Like, I want your viewers to hear my answer for this. It's hard because if I'm normal height, the only way I would accept being normal height and change out of this small structure that I'm currently living in at 4 foot 1, I need to have a guarantee that I'm in the NBA. If I'm not, then I'm so happy being small. It is such a fun life to be small. I get to literally break the rules a bunch of the time. I was just parking in the damn handicap spot, heading through security in the usa. I can go through the whole customs line. Handicap people gravitate towards me. I am one of the only minorities where people automatically like us, if that makes sense. There's so many minorities in our world, horribly, that people are prejudiced, people are ignorant, People are so rude against so many minorities.
B
Gonna get angry towards you.
A
Yes. Little people are one of the only ones where people are either happy, curious, but they aren't ever afraid. And I have that. Like, I've created a career off of being small. So I would never change the fact that I'm small. So to answer that rapidly, I'd rather be small. Even if there was a genie, I would rather be small over being average, normal height. Unless I was in the NBA, lobbing up to LeBron.
B
So the genie, you would have to say, listen, can I be. Yeah, like, as tall as LeBron is? I don't even know how long how tall?
A
LeBron's like six, nine. I think. Six, seven. Yeah.
B
Oh, wow.
A
Speaking of what size he is, you can only imagine.
B
I can only imagine.
A
Yeah. Probably bigger than me, but yeah. So to answer your question, and I want this to be a message to everyone, you should never even think of the possibility of having a genie who could change who you are, accept who you are, because just, you can't change it. At the end of the day, everyone wants to live. Everyone wants to be someone else. Everyone wants to be the victim. Just be who you are. Because guess what? You can't change it.
B
I love it. That was beautifully said.
A
Yeah.
B
Do you have any questions for me before we wrap up?
A
Yeah. Whoever put that glass there, how did they expect me to reach it this whole time? Not that I need any more water because my bladder is full. The fact that I. I held my bladder.
B
I'm not gonna name any names. Yeah, but they're in the studio right now.
A
Yeah, No, I know it is because he just put his hand over his face. And I also want to make it clear right now that that was a joke, and that is also how I live. Like, you have something you need to fix, Fix it yourself. Yeah, I will hop off here and grab that water, but literally.
B
But you didn't need it. No, no.
A
Good. I wholeheartedly thank you so much for having me. No, thank you for coming on. It's so cool. This is our career where we can just sit and chat for a morning.
B
Like, a night. I mean, what even time is it? Afternoon? Dude, what day is it?
A
How cool is her life? I appreciate you handing me the platform to just chat.
B
I think we need to do more together.
A
Let's do it.
B
And I think we need, like, a night out. Maybe I could be your vlogger for the night.
A
Yes, you can be my wing woman.
B
Yeah.
A
And I can show you the life.
B
And I think you'd like my friends.
A
Yes. I love. Dude, I'm like, I have some hot friends, too. I'm the straightest homosexual, if that makes sense. Like, I love hitting it off with women. I have some hot friends as well.
B
Perfect.
A
The one who was on the Amazing Race with me. Sexy guy, went to the McMaster. He's in the city. We can wing woman, wing man our friends.
B
Yes. Oh, not each other.
A
No, no, no.
B
Okay, fine.
A
And that would be a great vlog. Great content.
B
It would be great vlog and great content.
A
You know what? If my little friend, who's a woman, comes here from England, I want to meet her. She can hop on and we can make an avatar wholeheartedly. It would be funny, too.
B
I have some ideas and we'll talk after.
A
Well, I appreciate you for having me.
B
No, thanks for coming on.
A
Thank you.
B
And thank you guys for watching Tall Blonde. I will see you next Thursday. That was so good.
Tall Blonde Podcast Episode Summary
Episode Title: Orgies, Drinking & D*ck Size… The TRUTH Behind Dating As A Little Person
Host: Sarah Lauren
Guest: John Ferguson (Middle Name: Lachlan)
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Presented by: MBHTV
Sarah Lauren welcomes John Ferguson, highlighting his unique perspective as a little person navigating the complexities of city life and dating. John’s middle name, Lachlan, becomes a point of playful conversation, showcasing the relaxed and humorous tone of the episode.
Sarah Lauren (00:38): "Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Tall Blonde. I have a special guest today. It is John Ferguson."
John delves into his upbringing in Ontario, discussing how his stature influenced his early life. He reflects on the challenges and the mental growth he experienced, choosing to embrace his uniqueness rather than conform.
John Ferguson (02:00): "I've grown up small and I was surrounded by athletic friends... I just realized, why am I upset if it was the other way around?"
He shares how quitting hockey at age 11 due to physical mismatches led him to theater acting, which bolstered his confidence and helped him leverage his size into a unique career path.
The conversation shifts to the importance of correct terminology when referring to little people. John explains the nuances between terms like "little person," "midget," and "dwarf," emphasizing respect and awareness within and outside the community.
John Ferguson (05:17): "The correct word, I guess, that we like is 'little person.' And the science word is 'dwarf.'"
He candidly discusses his past use of “midget” and his transition to more accepted terms to avoid offending others.
John highlights the sense of community among little people, describing annual conventions organized by Little People of America. He humorously refers to these gatherings as massive social events, sometimes likening them to orgies due to the high level of interaction.
John Ferguson (17:20): "This shit's an orgy. Like it's one week where you can feel normal, average, and everyone just has sex with each other."
He illustrates the vibrant social life and networking opportunities available within the little person community.
John discusses how his size affects his alcohol tolerance and social drinking experiences. Despite a lower tolerance, he navigates social settings with ease, often receiving more drink offers due to his public persona.
John Ferguson (09:31): "I love being small. I will climb up counters. I will do whatever I can."
He humorously shares the challenges of managing a smaller bladder while enjoying nights out, balancing fun with practical limitations.
A significant portion of the episode focuses on John’s experiences and challenges in dating as a little person. He reflects on his preference for average-height women and the societal pressures that influence these preferences.
John Ferguson (14:09): "Growing up, always wanted average height women... I was constantly working and didn't find it smart to hop into a relationship."
He candidly discusses his single status, the fear of having children of similar stature, and the complexities of forming romantic relationships within and outside the little person community.
John shares his journey into content creation, starting with unexpected virality through a prank video that garnered 18 million views. He transitioned from pranks to lifestyle content, emphasizing authenticity and leveraging his unique perspective.
John Ferguson (33:09): "I uploaded it. It got like 18 million views. I was like, oh, this is cool."
He details his strategic approach to monetizing his content, collaborating with brands, and expanding his online presence across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
Discussing the broader influencer landscape, John contrasts his positive experiences with Canadian creators against the often superficial nature of Los Angeles' influencer scene. He criticizes the lack of genuine interaction and the awkwardness many influencers display in person.
John Ferguson (44:42): "A lot of people never really had a social life or like, attention. They fully open up in their own home or in their room."
John advocates for maintaining authenticity and warns against altering one’s persona for online popularity.
John offers practical advice for newcomers to content creation, emphasizing the importance of authenticity and passion. He encourages aspiring creators to focus on what they love and to be themselves on camera.
John Ferguson (49:24): "Find three things that you love in your life... Act yourself, be yourself. Because the moment you aren't yourself on camera, then kaboom."
He underscores the value of embracing failures as learning opportunities and maintaining a positive, open-minded approach to content creation.
In a fun segment, Sarah poses rapid-fire questions to John, exploring his personal preferences and deeper thoughts on life as a little person. Topics range from accidental nudes to preferences in sexual relationships, providing a lighthearted yet insightful glimpse into John’s personality.
Sarah Lauren (52:20): "Would you send an accidental nude to your mom or have the list of who you hooked up with publicized onto social media?"
John humorously yet thoughtfully navigates these questions, reinforcing his commitment to authenticity and his unique lifestyle choices.
The episode wraps up with light-hearted banter about potential collaborations and future content ideas, including the possibility of joint vlogs and expanding their content through shared experiences.
John Ferguson (60:21): "I love your energy. Let’s do it."
Sarah and John express mutual admiration and the desire to continue creating engaging, authentic content together, leaving listeners with a sense of camaraderie and anticipation for future episodes.
John Ferguson (02:00): "I've grown up small and I was surrounded by athletic friends... I just realized, why am I upset if it was the other way around?"
John Ferguson (05:17): "The correct word, I guess, that we like is 'little person.' And the science word is 'dwarf.'"
John Ferguson (09:31): "I love being small. I will climb up counters. I will do whatever I can."
John Ferguson (14:09): "Growing up, always wanted average height women... I was constantly working and didn't find it smart to hop into a relationship."
John Ferguson (33:09): "I uploaded it. It got like 18 million views. I was like, oh, this is cool."
John Ferguson (49:24): "Find three things that you love in your life... Act yourself, be yourself. Because the moment you aren't yourself on camera, then kaboom."
John Ferguson (56:57): "I would rather be small over being average, normal height. Unless I was in the NBA, lobbing up to LeBron."
Sarah Lauren (52:20): "Would you send an accidental nude to your mom or have the list of who you hooked up with publicized onto social media?"
Embracing Uniqueness: John emphasizes the importance of accepting and celebrating one’s uniqueness, turning potential challenges into strengths.
Terminology Matters: Proper terminology is crucial in fostering respect and understanding within the little person community.
Authentic Content Creation: Success in content creation lies in authenticity, passion, and genuine engagement with the audience.
Navigating Social Dynamics: John’s experiences shed light on the social dynamics and challenges faced by little people in dating and public life.
Community and Support: The little person community offers strong support networks and opportunities for meaningful connections.
This episode of Tall Blonde offers an unfiltered and insightful exploration into the life of a little person, blending humor with heartfelt discussions on identity, community, and the pursuit of authenticity in both personal life and content creation.