'Doesn't pass the pub test': Hotel blasted over planned 'midget-tossing' event

It is not clear from the hotel's promotion whether any short-statured people will actually be thrown at the event."Whether there [are real people] or not, the fact that they are using the word midget and [they say] hit the mark and you get free drinks … it just can't happen," she said.

"We know that in the past unfortunately after events like this there have been people in the community that have been picked up and thrown in local bars and have been injured significantly.The NSW Minister for Disability Services Gareth Ward, who has a disability himself, said the promotion was appalling and used"entirely inappropriate language".

"Look, I am not one for political correctness — I often call it out — but … I would say to the Great Northern Hotel, this doesn't pass the pub test.""Australia is an inclusive country. We believe in giving everyone a fair go and that includes people with disabilities. We want to be an inclusive community," he said.

"But when you use scorn and ridicule, even in a way that you don't believe is offensive, it shows a fairly significant lack of empathy, which I think should be urgently reviewed."

You should know better than to use “midget”

As long as there are no midgets being forced to participate let them have harmless fun. They were only going to throw a doll FFS. Lighten up people!

Chucking dwarves around is a tradition in this part of the world!

Call someone a dwarf = bad. Call someone a giant = good/acceptable. There is nothing inherently wrong with a dwarf, but giants are dangerous and cause damage & destruction. Go figure.

What does tossing the midget even mean? 🤷🏽‍♂️

Ha ha ha

Can’t even..😡😡😡😡😡😡

Good grief. Appalling

If it was good enough for the 2nd lord of the rings movie.....

They wouldn't be doing it if they didn't want to. Cancel culture alive and well in the ABC. The Mao of media.

It's pretty crazy to expect all folk with Dwarfism to take offense to this. Again, is this the point of the ABC?

I don't see an issue with it. It's PC to demonize everything these days but being little is not a disability surely? I think as long as they wear safety gear and get free beer it'd be fun for everyone. Am I incorrect? littlepeople dwarf

The contest couldn't go ahead if midgets didn't want to participate. Surely that has to be the test yeah? What happened to my body my rules?

Little people now on the doll at an unprecedented rate thanks to yourabc

Yeah, that is messed up, but those idiots in the jackass movies did more insulting acts. Its just rich people being pricks probably.

'Hit the target and receive a FREE DRINK!!' I would love to be inside the mind of the PR person of this pub.

WTF 🤣 that’s so not PC it’s not even funny. princesspolly58

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