British PM in hot water over dwarf joke

[alexmst]

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.

 

[blackrock13]

There has to be something in the water at 10 Downing St.

 

[seth gecko]

The British PM actually said that?
That was pretty dopey! Teasing the vertically challenged about their lack of height can make even the most bashful among them quite grumpy. Being short isn't curable, like being sleepy or sneezy....you just can't go see a doc (although CuteBald may argue otherwise)

 

[Aardvark154]

Next the boycott of Fables.

 

[capncrunch]

Pshaw.

How about listening to and reporting about the Irish financial crisis? Climate change? The state of the Euro? High unemployment?

But no, the media reports on an offhand remark.

Move along, nothing to see here.

 

[Mervyn]

I thought he insulted an little person, which would have been bad, this is nothing at all.

 

[blackrock13]

Next the boycott of Fables.

There is a book out of PC Fairy Tales and it 'is' hilarious.

 

[alexmst]

I posted this because I've told thatv same joke (dwarf in accident) for years and here he says it too LOL.