Is it ok to laugh at others for their shortcomings (haha) when they put themselves out there to be laughed at? Or should we still respect that they have a disability of sorts and shun the idea of laughing at their antics? Do we feel proud of them for overcoming adversity and making the best of their situation, or do we feel regret that this is the best they thought they had to offer?
All in all, I have no idea what Turtle, Midget the Psycho Clown and Adam Smalls were feeling, but they didn't seem too unhappy with themselves. In fact, they were loved by the crowd and were rockstars in their own rites. Surely more of a star than I will ever be.
Perhaps the ones we should really feel sorry for are the drunken girls looking to say that they kissed a midget. As my J-Bear points out while watching a girl make out with a midget after that small man just drank a pitcher full of pee (true story), "Sweetie, please don't ever let yourself be one of those girls." I think they are the losers in this scenario. Those poor girls, they weren't even funny. You just watched what they were doing and thought "how sad."Somehow being a midget makes us find it cool that you make a public ass out of yourself. Funny how our minds work.
Braaaaiiiinnnn Food: Would you laugh at midgets wrestling, like I did?
You know, I don't know if I would laugh. I used to be on the fence, because these folks choose to use their "shortcomings" in the entertainment industry. I thought about how they may be in the business because it was a better opportunity that trying to advance in "straight" work in a world that discriminates against little people. Still on the fence. But recently, a good friend of mine from college told me that they just learned that their young infant son was diagnosed with dwarfism. This is a 6' army sniper and a 5'10" physical therapist mom. They not have a son who will struggle not only physically, but with identity, for a while. And that hit home. :(
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