Posted on 07/14/2015 9:51:23 AM PDT by smokingfrog
The Midgets are under attack.
Freeburg High School, in the Metro East area of St. Louis, was approached last week by members of the Little People of America and asked to change their nickname. The athletic teams at Freeburg have been known as the Midgets since the 1930s.
The Little People were in the area for their convention in St. Louis and made a trip to Freeburg to let school officials that they were offended by the school's nickname.
The Little People of America posted a petition on change.org asking that Freeburg change its mascot.
"The term ‘midge' dehumanizes and objectifies people of short stature," the petition reads.
Gary Arnold, president of the Little People of America, told the Belleville News-Democrat that the nickname is "derogatory, objectifying and dehumanizing."
The folks in nearby Unionville, Mo., better be thankful that the group didn't hold its national convention in nearby Kirksville. Putnam County High School also is called the Midgets.
You'll also find Midgets in Dickinson, N.D., which in the mid 1990s was given the blessing of the Little People of America to keep the nickname.
The Little People of America must have changed their view on the midget mascot, and the people of Freeburg are in the cross hairs. Freeburg Superintendent Andrew Lehman said he will leave the issue up to the school board, which could address the issue this week at its monthly meeting.
"I appreciate their concern," Lehman told the News-Democrat. "I know the idea of something being offensive is a subjective concept. Things that are offensive to one group may not be offensive to other people."
(Excerpt) Read more at whig.com ...
Who speaks for the Tigers and Bulldogs and Wildcats????
Oh, someone got the widdle fweelings hurt.....
My, but it seems as though everyone and every group is offended by something these days.
Snow White is hunkering down in her bunker....
They look a little pissed so don’t be short with them.
I suggest changing it to “Annoying Diminutive Anak Pains”.
Why was it chosen in the first place? It does not exactly strike fear into the hearts of opponents.
And I’m disabled. Should I send a letter to the Crips gang asking them to change their name now??
oh, wait.........
More PC run a muck!
I’m only curious as to why any high school would want to be referred to as the midgets.
Heck, take them bowling.
who’s their mascot? Tyrion Lannister?
Get their names, I want to do a remake of the Wizard of Oz.
So if they don’t change the name are the midgets getting the short end of the stick?
In court will they tell a bunch of tall tales about how their feelings are hurt?
Will they make a fortune if they start their own wrestling league?
Suggestions for new nickname:
Cherokees
Braves
Fighting Sioux
Redskins
Eskimos
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