Dancing pygmies spark protest

Reuters ^ | 7-27-02

[bourbon]

I once heard that Pygmies were very famous in Africa for their music. Apparently, their songs are quite beautiful.

[APBaer]

Short People
Randy Newman


Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live

They got little hands
And little eyes
And they walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little fett

Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Round here

Short People are just the same
As you and I
(A Fool Such As I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's A Wonderful World)

Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
To love

They got little baby legs
And they stand so low
You got to pick 'em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That got beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time
Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
'Round here

[csvset]

I wanna see the Pygmies, I wanna see the Pygmies (x) 20 times.

Seriously, are there any pics?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Was financing provided by the King Leopold Congo "Outreach" Fund? :-)

[bandleader]

If they run short of"pygmies",I know where they can find 535 more!It's a place called Washington,DC!!!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I've seen Zulu dance troupes in the US a couple of times, and some east African tribe from Kenya I believe. I assume this is only politically incorrect because this group is short?

[PatrickHenry]

Why is a dancing troupe of pygmies any more "scandalous" than a typical meeting of the UN's General Assembly?

[boris]

Well, it isn't Dwarf Tossing or Midget Bowling...

[boris]

We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League,
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland!

We represent the Lollipop Guild, The Lollipop Guild, The Lollipop Guild
And in the name of the Lollypop Guild,
We wish to welcome you to Muchkinland.
We welcome you to Munchkinland!

[laredo44]

Never forget the true plight of short people:

When it rains, they're the last to know.

[aomagrat]

"This exhibit is scandalous," Joseph Anganda, a coordinator of the New Immigrants Movement, an activists group, told local RTBF television on Saturday while protesting outside the park where the exhibition was set up.

Some people must be ashamed of their heritage.

[sinclair]

"This exhibit is scandalous," Joseph Anganda, a coordinator of the New Immigrants Movement, an activists group...

The immigrants country of origin is crap, it is run ineffectually so it will remain crap and the New Immigrants Movement is hell bent on making their new country crap just like their old country.

Guess it is the fate if First World Countries to join the Third World Crapholes. Pardon the language pleased it's just that I'm pissed.

[Publius6961]

and sparked a protest involving some 100 people, local media has reported.

I am sorry to report that this seems like a non-issue shouldering its way into the world stage as a "news story."

I am certain that there must be 100 more valuable minor real stories locally that affect the life of my community and my family.
More immediate, more relevant and of infinitely more substance.

Who pushes this stuff and why? I can't help wondering.
We don't have enough domestic professional victims?

[Publius6961]

Apparently, their songs are quite beautiful.

Yeah.
Right up there with tiny Tim and the influence of the Carthaginian culture in the development of modern political structures.

[Publius6961]

Why is a dancing troupe of pygmies any more "scandalous" than a typical meeting of the UN's General Assembly?

The pygmies at the UN wear ties and have perfected the technique of making hundreds of millions of US tax dollars disappear forever.

That is a priceless contribution to Western culture.

[Redcloak]

This is making some people very angry...

[catpuppy]

This exhibit is scandalous," (said) Joseph Anganda, a coordinator of the New Immigrants Movement....

Translation: "We didn't get our cut."