Last week, on a episode of "Prime Suspect" with Maria Bello (the episode was entitled "bitch" ; her character is a detective by the name of Jane) she made a comment to her partner after he said "You look tired", the comment was "You look short, how does that feel?"
Wow! This comment wasn't meant in a complimentary fashion either. After she felt he insulted her. her response was to hurl an insult in his direction. In other words, calling someone short is supposed to be a derogatory response..you know..cause being short is apparently a crime or something.
The remark comes within the first five minutes of the episode:
http://www.nbc.com/prime-suspect/video/bitch/1360629/
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Florida legislator wants to overturn ban on dwarf tossing
Back in 1989, the state of Florida began a ban on dwarf tossing in bars and clubs. The penalties were fines or a loss of license for establishments engaging in this demeaning.practice.
Now, a state representative by the name of Ritch Workman wants to repeal the ban citing the fact that little people need to have gainful employment and a reversal of the ban will put them back to work in a job that he says will make them happy. However, he also states that this practice is very repulsive.
He is right about the latter; it is a demeaning and immoral practice and shouldn't be allowed. I extremely doubt that little people are "happy" with this job. They might be glad to be working but would be more "happy" with a more dignified and conventional position. This practice is very dangerous and exposes them to ridicule and humiliation. While it is true that these little people do choose to participate in this, they only do it out of necessity.
If Mr Workman's position is that they need to do this because they can't find other work, perhaps he should draft a law banning height discrimination so that they can find better and less dangerous employment, instead of having them subject themselves to denigration for probably not very much money and little respect!.
Now, a state representative by the name of Ritch Workman wants to repeal the ban citing the fact that little people need to have gainful employment and a reversal of the ban will put them back to work in a job that he says will make them happy. However, he also states that this practice is very repulsive.
He is right about the latter; it is a demeaning and immoral practice and shouldn't be allowed. I extremely doubt that little people are "happy" with this job. They might be glad to be working but would be more "happy" with a more dignified and conventional position. This practice is very dangerous and exposes them to ridicule and humiliation. While it is true that these little people do choose to participate in this, they only do it out of necessity.
If Mr Workman's position is that they need to do this because they can't find other work, perhaps he should draft a law banning height discrimination so that they can find better and less dangerous employment, instead of having them subject themselves to denigration for probably not very much money and little respect!.
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