# Hispanic Little Person Wanted **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269 "2009-09-16T03:04:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/1 "2009-09-16T03:04:27Z")
[Link](http://greensboro.craigslist.org/etc/1376445083.html) I honestly don’t know if this is serious or not, but… > [@](#): > > … > Be comfortable with wearing a somewhat authentic costume. This will be a sombrero with crown of the hat will be cut out with a bowl of salsa in it and brim of hat will be filled with tortilla chips. > … If it is, which would make sense for this ridiculous state, it’s so far past offensive that it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever encountered on our local Craigslist. Just thought I’d share. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/2 "2009-09-16T03:23:25Z")
I’ve heard of this sort of thing. There is no way I would ever need money that badly. I’m glad you think it’s so over-the-top ridiculously offensive, actually (better than what the guy is thinking – “Hey, let’s hire a midget for the party! YEAH! A MEXICAN midget! That’d be fucking hilarious!”), but to me, it’s just flat-out wrong and depressing. Note that I am 4’2" and am off in the morning to my nice cozy cubicle where I do a real job and get treated with respect by my coworkers and my boss. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/3 "2009-09-16T03:36:00Z")
> [@whiterabbit](#): > > “Hey, let’s hire a midget for the party! YEAH! A MEXICAN midget! That’d be fucking hilarious!” A Mexican midget that’s A WALKING CHIP DISH! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/4 "2009-09-16T14:04:36Z")
Yeah, exactly. Some people need to learn that you are a _person_ even if you are four feet tall. I do have a sense of humor about my stature, but there’s a vast difference between laughing at yourself and having somebody else pointing and laughing at you. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/5 "2009-09-16T14:15:48Z")
> [@whiterabbit](#): > > Yeah, exactly. Some people need to learn that you are a _person_ even if you are four feet tall. I do have a sense of humor about my stature, but there’s a vast difference between laughing at yourself and having somebody else pointing and laughing at you. Especially when the chips are down. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/6 "2009-09-16T14:22:35Z")
Okay, you win! That’s awful. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/7 "2009-09-16T21:51:46Z")
I like the “If female, must be attractive” part. As if there are so many Hispanic Little People in the area that will want to do this that he can be picky about looks. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/8 "2009-09-16T22:11:25Z")
I think my favorite part is the “somewhat authentic costume.” I wonder what this person’s idea of a not-at-all-authentic costume would be. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/9 "2009-09-16T22:19:57Z")
> [@ZebraShaSha](#): > > [Link](http://greensboro.craigslist.org/etc/1376445083.html) > [snip] If it is, which would make sense for this ridiculous state [snip] HEY! I grew up in North Carolina\* and I…agree with your assessment completely. - Nawth Ca’lina for those of you vocalizing along at home ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/10 "2009-09-17T00:45:51Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > I like the “If female, must be attractive” part. As if there are so many Hispanic Little People in the area that will want to do this that he can be picky about looks. That’s actually when I started laughing/depressed. It’s such a particular detail that only a special kind of asshole, the kind who thinks a walking chip dish is hysterical, would ever include. “You’re Mexican, you’re Little, you’re willing to humiliate yourself for 200 dollars, but Jesus you look nothing like Penelope Cruz - back of the line!” ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/11 "2009-09-17T03:08:04Z")
I can’t believe the uproar. You know this person was being sensitive. The first draft I’m sure was “Little Midget Spic needed as a Chip Dish.” You should be applauding their PC’ness. I know when I needed a negro to serve the watermellon at my picnic this summer, if I could get a Picaninny I wanted one who could sing and dance. That doesn’t seem any worse than wanting the spic girl to be pretty. Man, you guys have got to lighten up. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/12 "2009-09-17T19:28:17Z")
I have a vague recollection of reading a news story about a Mexican little person who actually did this – he made his living by going to parties and allowing people to scoop salsa out of a sombrero he wore. He was not at all popular with the little people community, and I believe there was a lawsuit. I wish I could remember more, I’d look up the story. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/13 "2009-09-18T17:00:12Z")
Am I the only person who immediately thought of [Chuy Bravo](http://www.eonline.com/on/personalities/bio/chuy.jsp) when he saw this thread title? ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/14 "2009-09-18T17:43:19Z")
Let me tell you, the arguments about “if some guy wants to make a living that way and it doesn’t bother him good for him” vs “if that guy makes that living that way it makes the rest of our lives harder because people think we are freaks or something” have gone on and on and on. This includes actors who take parts that are felt by some to be demeaning. And then there’s what parts/jobs are demeaning and which aren’t; human chip dish is pretty obviously demeaning, but what about stuff like Mini-Me? _Everybody_ in those movies was over-the-top parody. But some people were offended by him. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-little-person-wanted/510269/15 "2009-09-18T17:52:07Z")
Craigslist. When you want to feel a little Mexican.