Manchester Club attacked for offering ‘free midget to dance on demand’ for VIPs
The £850 'Ballers Booth' package at the 'Wonderland' event has attracted controversy
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Your support makes all the difference.A nightclub in Manchester has attracted controversy by offering customers, in their words, a "free midget" as part of a private booth and drinks deal.
Rights campaigners have strongly criticised The Oxford Club's VIP 'Ballers Booth' deal, which includes entry for 15 people, a bottle of Champagne, four bottles of vodka and the presence of a person with dwarfism, apparently for entertainment.
A spokesperson for the Restricted Growth Association said the club's decision to advertise the £850 deal was "distasteful and discriminatory", according to the Daily Mirror.
“We were surprised and saddened to learn that The Oxford Club seems to think abuse or toleration of abuse towards people with dwarfism is acceptable," they said.
The booth deal being offered at the 'Wonderland' event, run by The Closet, is due to take place this Thursday. The Oxford Club was formerly known as the One Central Club, but changed its name when it was refurbished last year.
Restricted growth, or dwarfism, is a medical condition which affects an estimated 6,000 people in the UK.
The 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street showed able-bodied people using people with dwarfism for decadent entertainment, with one scene depicting a "dwarf-tossing" activity at an office party.
The Independent has contacted The Oxford Club, which declined to comment.
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