http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/896923--british-pm-in-hot-water-over-dwarf-joke?bn=1
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire Thursday after repeating a joke likening the speaker of Parliament to one of Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs.
Britain’s Press Association news agency said Cameron told journalists at a press lunch about the time Health Minister Simon Burns backed into Speaker John Bercow’s car. When Bercow said he was not happy, Cameron said Burns retorted: “So which one are you?”
Bercow stands about 5 foot 6.
The Walking with Giants Foundation charity, which helps people with restricted growth, said Cameron’s gibe was “downright appalling.”
Its co-founder, John Connerty, said it was “totally unacceptable” to have “the most influential person in the country making distasteful references about a person’s lack of height.”
Cameron’s office said his “lighthearted comments” were not meant to offend.
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire Thursday after repeating a joke likening the speaker of Parliament to one of Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs.
Britain’s Press Association news agency said Cameron told journalists at a press lunch about the time Health Minister Simon Burns backed into Speaker John Bercow’s car. When Bercow said he was not happy, Cameron said Burns retorted: “So which one are you?”
Bercow stands about 5 foot 6.
The Walking with Giants Foundation charity, which helps people with restricted growth, said Cameron’s gibe was “downright appalling.”
Its co-founder, John Connerty, said it was “totally unacceptable” to have “the most influential person in the country making distasteful references about a person’s lack of height.”
Cameron’s office said his “lighthearted comments” were not meant to offend.