Leave it to a nation of convicts to come up with entertainment as wrong as the "Little Peoples Cup." Thousands attended the race at a track in Victoria to watch three dwarf jockeys ride their mighty steeds down the homestretch. Predictably, some are upset.

Meredith Tripp, a former president of the Short Statured People of Australia association, said that events that made fun of short statured people made it harder for them to go through life without being subject to ridicule.

"We hope to it make easier for short-statured people to participate in society without being bullied or laughed at or stared at. But things like this set us back a little bit."

Victorian Premier John Brumby says the event was inappropriate. "What occurred may well be humorous to many people, but I think the test is whether it's hurtful to people and what occurred is quite hurtful to a number of people and so I think it's tacky."

But as per usual, those complaining about demeaning little people failed to ask said little people.

We were dressed as characters, which were jockeys, to be out there and have a bit of fun, entertain and do our job as an actor," said Jeremy Hallam, who calls himself the "People's Dwarf."

Who better to represent the will of the people than the People's Dwarf? Controversy over. Let the gradual enslavement of our kind by dwarfs commence.

'Little Peoples Cup' Sparks Controversy [7PM]
Little People Defend 'Little Cup' Race [UPI]

A helpful reader forwarded along this Craigslist posting, with no further comments. None were needed. I present it to you in its entirety.

We are looking for height-challenged female(s) (as in midget, dwarf, munchkin, little person, just don't know the correct non-offensive terminology) to help run our fantasy football draft. We will be 10 males in a suite at the Mirage drafting for four hours on August 29th starting sometime in the late afternoon.

Your duties will be to make sure none of us run out of frosty beverages, to keep track of players taken on an oversized draft board (step stool included), and to wrestle under a glass table while either partially clothed or not clothed at all (this is why we would prefer more than one of you). Bonus points if you know something about football, know how to mix drinks, and enjoy making sure everyone is having a good time. We promise we will not degrade you by using your head for a coaster, nor will we expect any special favors as we value professionalism over anything.

Last year when I posted this ad we received an offer from a female who simply had no legs, which I determined to be cheating. So please, only true little people apply.

If interested, please respond by Friday. And don't worry about bringing anything as we will supply beverages, glass table, and rainbow with pot of gold.

Yes, obviously it's a joke. But imagine you were invited to this draft; you'd be pretty psyched, wouldn't you?

Wanted: Height-Challenged Female(s) for Fantasy Football Draft - mm4ww [Craigslist]

Apparently, some students at the Delta Upsilon fraternity at Northwestern are in trouble for hiring the Half Pint Brawlers to "entertain" at one of their parties. The Daily Northwestern, a vastly inferior newspaper to the in-state rival Daily Illini (Warning: Your editor is helplessly biased), is shocked, SHOCKED to find little people wrestling on their campus.

"There's no place for such vulgar events at Northwestern. Students at this university are known for their intelligence — NU has some of the top students in the country — and midget wrestling is not something with which this university should be associated."

Sometimes, we wonder if every single editorial at Northwestern features the phrase, "Students at this university are known for their intelligence — NU has some of the top students in the country." Say it enough, kids, and you'll feel better.

Anyway, a truly intelligent student of the world knows that they don't need to be told that midgets bleed for our enjoyment; they just understand it, intrinsically.

Midget Wrestling Rage At Northwestern [The Wizard Of Odds]
Half Print Brawlers

(Note: It's worth noting that among the little people community, the word "midget" is considered a slur.)

Dennis Rodman still has a little game left in him. Very little, people. The 6'7" athlete was impossible to miss during a game of street ball with some Spud Webb sized players for an upcoming movie.

You see, Dennis Rodman is tall, and those little people are so ... little. Can you imagine the visual incongruity of such a big man working with such small men? It's a movie! Print it! It's a wrap!

Little People, Big Dennis Rodman [The Basketball Jones]
Is It Too Late To Cast Tom Cruise? [Deadspin]