Guest cdstunner66 Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 From CNN: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEVA, Switzerland -- A French ban on the controversial practice of "dwarf-tossing" has been upheld by the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Manuel Wackenheim began his fight in 1995 after the French ban meant he could no longer earn a living being thrown around discotheques and nightclubs by burly men. But on Friday, Wackenheim -- who measures 1.14 metres (3 feet 10 inches) -- lost his case when the U.N. human rights body ruled the need to protect human dignity was paramount. In a statement, the U.N. Human Rights Committee said it was satisfied "the ban on dwarf-tossing was not abusive but necessary in order to protect public order, including considerations of human dignity." The committee also said the ban "did not amount to prohibited discrimination." The pastime, imported from the United States and Australia in the 1980s, consists of people throwing tiny stuntmen as far as possible, usually in a bar or discotheque. Nice to see that with war looming, the UN can focus on what really matters in the world. No wonder so many people think the UN is useless.
Guest Cancer Marney Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 Indeed. This would belong in the Political Humour thread if it weren't so pathetic.
Guest Kotzenjunge Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 Man, I was worried for a moment until I looked over it again and saw it was only in France. (goes to look for the closest place he can go dwarf-tossing) Kotzenjunge On the Lookout
Guest Cancer Marney Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 Does "dwarf-tossing" sound like British slang for some weird male homosexual act to anyone else, or have I just been up too long?
Guest Kotzenjunge Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 I think you've been up too long. I personally thought of using a catapult. Kotzenjunge Chuckin' Midgets
Guest Cancer Marney Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 Oh, I know why I thought of some deviant male homosexual act. Chris Rock's "salad toss" routine.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted September 27, 2002 Report Posted September 27, 2002 I'm sure there can be other ways to propell a little guy from one end of the room to the other. Dwarf sliding Dwarf chucking Dwarf catapulting Come on Manuel, you can thinkof something... (BTW: This is the same UN that does nothing in regard to Palestine homicide bombings -- Just what exactly is their opinion of human dignity?)
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