Poll of the Day > There's a theme park in China that only employs dwarves.

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Because of course there is.

The Kingdom of the Little People is a theme park near Kunming, China that features comic performances by people with dwarfism. Supporters of the park claim that it provides employment to people who would otherwise be unable to find work, but it has been criticized for treating dwarfism as a humorous condition.

As of 2010, there were over 100 employees whose ages ranged from 19 to 48. The park requires employees to be less than 51 inches (130 cm) tall. The employees live in nearby dormitories which were specifically constructed to be accessible to short people. During the performances, the actors pretend to live in small mushroom shaped houses.

The park was founded in September 2009 by Chen Mingjing, a wealthy real estate investor, as part of a complex he owns near Dian Lake in the western suburbs of Kunming that also includes the World Butterfly Ecological Park (). Although many visitors to the park are students from nearby towns, Chen hopes to make the park a destination for tourists visiting China. He provides English lessons for his employees to help them interact with foreign tourists. He aims to eventually employ 1,000 people with dwarfism.

The performers sing, dance, and perform onstage for visiting tourists. They often act out Qigong, scenes from fairy tales, or ballets such as Swan Lake. They also occasionally perform hip-hop dances. The performances often feature a "Dwarf King. The king, who is only 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, often wears a gold silk cape and rides a three-wheeled motorcycle during performances.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Little_People?wprov=sfla1
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Seems like China/10

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Bump
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Reminds me of the old freak show acts of the 1880's to 1950's.
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This is fairly benign when you consider a lot of the other fucked up shit that china allows to happen within its borders

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Lets hear from the dwarfs who are employed there how they feel about it before climbing on our high horses.

PKMNsony posted...

before climbing on our high horses.

which adds even further insult tbh

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I heard they force them to play world of warcraft for 12 hours each night as well.

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