Laws for Short and Fat People in Massachusetts

It appears that the State of Massachusetts has more problems than just issues with dogs. They are now attempting to craft legislation to protect the rights of short and fat people.

Ellen Frankel stands just 4-foot-8 inches tall, a size that allowed larger co-workers to playfully scoop her up at the office and make remarks about her height. Some even patted her on the head.
Lawmakers are considering complaints such as hers as they review a bill that would make Massachusetts just the second state to bar discrimination based on height or weight.

Just the second state to craft such a law, hey?  A dubious distinction at best.  I wonder if songs such as Randy Newman’s Short People, will run afoul of the height and weight police in Massachusetts?

While I agree with the comment made by Jeanne Toomb, as noted in the article linked below, that individuals, no matter what their height or weight, “deserve to be treated as human beings,” this should not require legislation to enact.

Todd Domke sums it up rather well.

‘’We might as well add colorblind, left-handed, allergic-to-cashews, and get it over with,’’ Domke said.

Short, fat people may get rights

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