Rosie O'Donnell's Little People Comments Prompt Response From Amy And Matt Roloff

Chelsea Handler recently appeared on Rosie O'Donnell's new show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and both ladies made some very surprising remarks about little people.

"I'm a little ashamed about it ... [but] I have a mild fear or anxiety around little people," Rosie said before asking Chelsea if she would ever sleep with a little person.

Now, Amy and Matt Roloff, stars of TLC's "Little People, Big World," are fighting back.

"I thought that was a little over the edge," Amy told me. "I was sad and disappointed that someone like Rosie would say that. For me it's okay to have those personal feelings, but to air it as she did, I think, was inappropriate. I'm a person, I'm an adult."

Although Amy's husband felt a bit more understanding when it comes to Rosie's comments, he did make it clear that her words are offensive.

"I want to give Rosie a big hug and have a big cry with her," Matt said. "Amy wants to to kick her in the shins. She objectified us -- that's where I draw the line. If she wants to call us a name out of ignorance, that's one thing, but talking about us as objects is a disturbing conversation in many ways."

Though Amy and Matt are ready to move on, they realize just how much more work there is to do when it comes to changing attitudes and educating people about little people.

"It's very hurtful, especially for our children," Amy said.

Check out an all new "Little People Big World" special, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern on TLC.

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Comments

[toocoldout]

10:15 AM on 02/21/2012

It's only a controversy because people hang on Rosie's every word now. Her show is fantastic ever since she ditched the studio audience.

[KathyC]

02:06 PM on 02/20/2012

If someone had made comments about Rosie's weight or her sexuality she'd be screaming bloody murder. As for Chelsea Handler......She is just offensive every time she opens her mouth.

[Begbie]

07:55 AM on 02/20/2012

I think we all have a mild fear of Rosie. Can you imagine her when she's hungry?

[CATSMEOW2]

09:18 PM on 02/19/2012

sHE IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SEX....DAH!!....PEOPLE GET OVER IT...SHE AND THE REST OF THE HOLLYWOOD, JERKS SAY ANYTHING TO GET YOUR CHEAP ATTENTION....THEY ARE CONTROL FREAKS.....DON'T CARE WHAT SHE IS SCREWING, AS LONG AS SHE KEEPS IT TO HERSELF....PIGGY OF THE YEAR OR CENTURY....

[msmithmelanie]

01:01 AM on 02/19/2012

Completely hypocritical for the Roloffs to be slamming Rosie. Do some research about the Roloffs. Their son used every gay and racial slur that exist, yes the N Word, called Mexico "that Beaner place", the gays slurs "f*ggot" and d*ke".....no apology from the Roloffs. Not when it happened, not now. They told people to stop being so sensitive and move on.
The Roloffs also support a church that teaches that gay people should pray to God to be "cured"....maybe instead of being honest Rosie should have said the Little People should pray to get taller to be right with God...

[cinemability]

12:01 AM on 02/19/2012

So if you changed Rosie's comment from "Little People to White, Black, Asian, Gay, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, fat, or skinny people make me nervous" would there be more press coverage and would more people be outraged? Cinemability.com

[Sara Janmaat]

09:34 PM on 02/18/2012

This is why I am so against Rosie O'Donnell. After all this time, people are still willing to give her 'another chance'. This woman always has some offensive opinion, always has something utterly stupid coming out of her mouth and yet she still gets attention. Why? Rosie may have done one or two good things along the way, but those things are overshadowed by her inability to keep her mouth shut and her offensive opinions to herself.

[putnamrose]

03:26 PM on 02/20/2012

Take Rosie O'Donnell of television once and for all please. What is the attraction with her anyway and why should she be in front of a camera, exposing us and our children to one stupid statement after another She has real gall to talk about anyone in such a prejudice way when she has felt the heat of scrutiny herself in her life choices. So lets just please get this ignorant woman off television once and for all.

[Stephan Smith]

05:24 PM on 02/28/2012

all the predictable anti-Rosie comments are so annoying. Thanks FOX News - since the late 1990's your Rosie-bashing has proven effective at making otherwise smart people regurgitate anti-RO talking points that are more tired than a gerbil on a stair-climber.

Rosie is an amazingly talented, intelligent, creative, honest and brave person.

[UES11]

06:25 PM on 02/18/2012

Watching fat lesbians makes me uncomfortable...so I don't.

[Rob Shuter]

04:31 PM on 02/18/2012

I'm so surprised at Rosie.

[itznotabtme]

04:14 PM on 02/18/2012

this sounds a little hypocritical. Juan Williams was fired from NPR for saying basically the same thing about Muslims...

[diverjay]

02:02 PM on 02/18/2012

Shocker. The "Queen of Nice" isn't so nice.

[meganmarieborn]

12:50 PM on 02/18/2012

She's a lesbian so you would think she of all people would be more sensitive about people's feelings and know first hand what it feels like to be different.

[meganmarieborn]

12:48 PM on 02/18/2012

Rosie and Chelsea are both extremely unclassy, immature, and irrelevant. The Roloffs do have a valid point. They aren't objects nor are they any different from other people. Rosie crossed the line.

[rosiebag]

11:57 AM on 02/18/2012

Sane people do not broadcast their every thought, morons do on the Oprah network.

[Bklyntaco]

10:45 AM on 02/18/2012

Why would anyone care what those cows think? I can't think of anyone more irrelevant than Rosie O'Donnell and Chelsea Handler. Okay I can but still...

[hopein2012]

01:54 PM on 02/18/2012

so well said!