Comments on: The New Midgets Palace (Pt.1/3) | Count and Countess Nicol of Montreal | Sepia Saturday

By: acadianeire

acadianeire — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:23:57 +0000

Evelyn, I think I may have linked to the wrong post. I did post an update to lead people to yours and a few others’ blogs, but I fear it was too late. Perhaps next week, if you decide to participate again, you can let me know on Friday and I will make sure the link is visible early on and people will readily find you.

Kat

By: evelynyvonnetheriault

evelynyvonnetheriault — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:34:46 +0000

Hi Christine,
You’re right. I think we’ve come a long way and I guess I tend to judge things by the people I associate with and also by the general rules of “civil society”, but after posting I checked through some of the blog entries using tag words like “midget” and “dwarf” and found some pretty appalling comments.
I guess the one big change would be that although people who are “different” because of their size (or whatever) might still be discriminated against on a personal level, there are many more opportunities available to them today than fifty years ago.
Thanks for your comments!

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:01:52 +0000

Evelyn,
It’s a charming postcard and the countess and her son are portrayed with dignity.

Unfortunately, I don’t think the discrimination against little people is a thing of the past. I wish it were. Dwarf tossing is still considered a fun sport by some; people compete to see who can throw a dwarf the farthest. Efforts to ban this bar room “sport” have only had limited success…not just in the U.S., but also in Canada and other countries.