McDonald's employee thinks dwarfs are as scary as snakes

[RonR18]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoRx3buyBxU[/ame]

 

[Jayden]

 

[Lukeee]

Fish fillet and a double cheese burger? Are they sure he is a little person?

 

[AlmondMilk]

Eh, people have fears over everything.

 

[andyspete]

People can be so stupid. If I were him, I'd be pissed too. McDonald's should extend a big "olive branch" to this man. I'm not saying they should pay him a large sum of money, but free food for 3 months would be a nice gesture.

 

[gsdx]

People can be so stupid.

It's not stupidity. It's a phobia, and it's no different than being afraid of spiders or snakes.

A phobia is an irrational fear and, no matter how 'stupid' it might seem, people have been afraid of other people throughout history. You can't tell me that the mere sight of a person hasn't caused you anxiety or fear, or may even have caused to to cross the street to avoid them.

Many Jubbers have admitted their fear of clowns. I hope you don't think they're stupid, too.

 

[andyspete]

I know all about phobias. I just don't believe that was the case here. I think that was McDonald's PR at work. But nice jab about the clown phobias. You really told me off and put me in my place.

 

[Beachguyj]

Fuck that midget. Now he wants to tell people what to be afraid of. What if that person was molested by a midget. Fuck it.

What if a clown comes in and someone is afraid of it, is the clown gonna sue?

 

[Beachguyj]

The Southern accents are disappointing to hear. Hospitality was once a hallmark of Southern culture, and this episode is just another testament to how far downhill it has run. We can't even blame it on Yankee indifference.

Maybe that's why all the Jersey shows are flourishing.

If I worked at a McD and someone came in with a southern accent I would throw up my hands and run around like a crazy person.

 

[Beachguyj]

^To Beachguy's point, not so. If an employee were to run away screaming "a nigger! A NIGGER," there would appropriately be political hell to pay by the chain. A dwarf man is no different. His condition is a natural state of a person. Dressing up in a clown costume and makeup is an affected state. Not comparable.

You see black people every day, most people only see a midget once or twice a year. If you have a phobia about seeing one move to Wyoming or Iceland.

Obviously a person with a midget phobia is touched in the head. Like he said about children reacting, a person who reacts like that has a mental problem, they are not doing it to be malicious.

 

[RonR18]

In my opinion, the employee's reaction indicates that she viewed the dwarf as a non-human freak, and in doing so, she clearly revealed that she was a freak. Because how many mentally competent adults in the U.S. would react that way towards a customer, no matter what they looked like? Thus, if I had been the dwarf, I would have thrown my hands up in the air and started screaming that the psycho employee had scared me by acting like a deranged freak who just escaped from a mental institution.

Freak: "A person or animal that is markedly unusual."

Number Of Dwarfs: "1 in 100 humans are considered Dwarfs according to statistical estimation."

 

[NedNickerson]

Fish fillet and a double cheese burger? Are they sure he is a little person?

He should have ordered a Happy Meal, instead...

 

[Beachguyj]

Beachguyj, I live in Greenville County S.C. and have been in that McDonalds to buy coffee.
What is about our accent that bothers you?
If this was supposed to be a joke, I failed to see the humour in it.

I find it insulting

Yeah it's a joke, but I don't really like any strong accent. Don't like Boston, NY, Maine, Minnesota, New Orleans, or Georgia accents and others.

 

[Beachguyj]

What accent do you have?

None, and don't make fun of it.

 

[RonR18]

Hm, I don't think it's too far fetched to believe that there was a phobia involved. When I was younger I did have a similar phobia that my older actually use to mess with me over. He would crouch down and run at me and it would really freak me out, this lasted for a few years.

By now I am over it, but like I said I don't think it's too far fetched.

Actually, the fear of dwarfs is a recognized phobia. It's supposedly known as "Nanosophobia." But I've never heard of someone having a psychotic meltdown merely by seeing a dwarf (until I saw the above video).

 

[Esquire0399]

Actually, the fear of dwarfs is a recognized phobia. It's supposedly known as "Nanosophobia." But I've never heard of someone having a psychotic meltdown merely by seeing a dwarf (until I saw the above video).

I totally agree that the employee's reaction was inappropriate given the venue. The man effected has every right to be upset, offended, etc. That said, just because you've never seen or heard of someone freaking out at the sight of a little person does not mean it doesn't happen. You've probably never seen someone absolutely flip the fuck out (unbelievably so) at the sight or even thought of a common slug either, but I've done so on several occasions. Phobias are increibly powerful. Irrational, yes, but oh so debilitating. Humans are flawed and while we can fix many of these flaws, others will exist forever.

*proceeds to flip the fuck out after having typed the word slug.............twice*

 

[strangepoetry]

You've probably never seen someone absolutely flip the fuck out (unbelievably so) at the sight or even thought of a common slug either, but I've done so on several occasions.

Dude, I love animals and insects of all types (even spiders) but the one and only true irrational fear I have is SLUGS. So I completely understand.
They freak me the fruck out.

 

[Esquire0399]

Dude, I love animals and insects of all types (even spiders) but the one and only true irrational fear I have is SLUGS. So I completely understand.
They freak me the fruck out.

It's weird but I also have no problem whatsoever with insects or spiders. Just those hideous creatures who have played major roles in far too many nightmares for me to count. Like I said, phobias are really weird.

 

[braex27]

I see his point about the need to education, and he is right to be offended, but can you educate away a clinical phobia, if that is what the employee had?

 

[arpeggi]

I'm not sure what to think about the phobia chick, but... did anyone else find Ethan the dwarf kinda cute?

Not cute like a toy, but attractive.