Was it hate crimes against dwarves?
Yes sir. yes it was.
Let me tell you a story of woe..
I was 7, was in the back garden playing with my battle cat, and castle greyskull adventure set. It was an ordinary summers day, the faint sound of lawnmowers and the ice cream van on its usual rounds.
But then...
Something was in the bush , 'pssst' I heard...
I was startled.. confused .
I drew nearer the bush , it was in the dark part of the garden, the area my parents had warned me about.
As I drew nearer and nearer I could hear laughing, such a cold laugh that haunts me still..
suddenly!!!! without warning a small pink like object, stuck out of the bush. It looked like a small babies thumb.
I was unsure of this strange menacing creature, it looked like a tiny pink bald mouse
Then!!! I heard a voice say ' stroke me! stroke! I will grant a wish!'
i was unsure, my hand trembled towards it, I grasped the small pink mouse snake..
I heard an 'OHHHH yeah..... faster'
I pulled back in fright, but forgot to let go and out of the bush came tumbling a dwarf , with his dwarf shorts around his ankles...
from that moment on, when ever I hear ' nobody tosses the dwarf ' in LOTR , a shudder hits me , and I have an urge to kick short people...