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Florida Rep. Wants to Bring Back “Dwarf Tossing”

A Florida state legislator has some ideas on job creation for his district: He’s filed a bill to repeal the state’s ban on…dwarf tossing.

Dwarf tossing was the bar fad that came along after wet t-shirt contests and mechanical bull riding, back in the late 1980′s. The activity was banned in Florida in 1989, after it became controversial. The issue of the safety of those being tossed became something of a national concern.

From The Current:

On Monday, Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, filed HB 4063 to repeal the law. He says he doesn’t condone the dwarf tossing but he thinks the prohibition takes away freedoms and is against the American way.

“To me it’s an archaic kind of Big Brother law that says, ‘We don’t like that activity,’ ” Workman said. “Well, there is nothing immoral or illegal about that activity. All we really did by passing that law was take away some employment from some little people.”

According to the dwarfism advocacy group, Little People of America, this practice puts people who have dwarfism at serious risk of back and neck injuries. The group also finds that dwarf tossing is a demeaning and dehumanizing activity.

Asked about the demeaning nature of the activity, Workman said Tuesday, “What about the one employed by it?”

Great. Would we bring back child labor, while we’re at it? Would we strap Workman into a harness and toss him?

I suspect this won’t be the kind of “job creation” that lowers Florida’s unemployment numbers. The Republican Party proves once again that they are without any ideas on how to actually create jobs.

Tags: Florida, Rick Scott, unemployment