Little People of America fed up with Illinois high school's nickname

whig.com ^ | 7-14-15 | Don O'Brien

[Fiji Hill]

Those with gigantism should be offended by the name of San Francisco's baseball team and New York's NFC football team.

[SuzyQue]

Sounds like somebody forgot their big girl panties.

[Sacajaweau]

And a short stop will now be the “get it before it goes too far” guy

[reg45]

I’ve been offended by the Dodgers ever since they left Brooklyn.

[Puppage]

I love a short story.

[beelzepug]

Those people aren’t midgets! They’re dwarves, baby!

[Menehune56]

Renaming the team “The Little People” would be fun. And how could there be any objections?

[South40]

Yes, they should. But you might be surprised how often I hear the word Giant.

[EternalVigilance]

They’re protesting in the wrong place.

Their ire would be better directed at the followers of Margaret Sanger and her organization, Planned Parenthood. If the Sangerites have their way, there won’t be any little people, or handicapped people, or people with Downs, or any sort of “unwanted” people left.

Margaret Sanger:

“[We should] apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.”

“Give dysgenic groups [people with “bad genes”] in our population their choice of segregation or [compulsory] sterilization.”

[windsorknot]

Add Get Shorty to the list.

[Bob]

Oh grow up.

oh, wait.........

Comments like that one make me wish FR had a "Thumbs Up" button. :=)

[windsorknot]

[Navy Patriot]

The Midgets upset ‘em? I’ll bet the Quarter Midgets make ‘em really angry.

[Raycpa]

Freeburg is no longer free.

[smokingfrog]

[duffee]

“When all is said and done, the only ‘acceptable’ mascot name to use will be names of flowers.

Mark my words.”

What about the “Fleur De Lis”?

[Snickering Hound]

[Rodamala]

Dwarf-tossing and Gay-bashing soooooooooo need to make a comeback.

[Marko413]

I wonder if they are offended by all the people with the last name of Midget?

[Rodamala]

I'm a big fan of the Dallas Cowjews, myself...