It's the first time the wrestling tour is coming to the Yuba-Sutter area, but one local family is speaking up because they don't want it to return.
The wrestling tour's promotional materials, also shown by the fair, contained offensive language to some.
"The word comes from the freak show era, so calling someone a midget is being a spectacle," said Austin Oller, the LPA chapter's vice president.
"I knew they were in contract. The fair is weeks away, and they can't get out of this contract. But let's not advertise with this word, and they were like, 'I'm very sorry, I had no idea this word was derogatory,' " said Janae Oller.
"Fair staff acknowledged that there was a lack of awareness regarding the offensive nature of certain terminology used in the event's original branding- specifically the use of the "m" word, which is widely recognized as derogatory. Once this concern was brought to our attention, fair staff promptly contacted the event promoter and received full permission to edit the promotional materials and remove the term."
"The word will never be eradicated, but let's educate others so they know, 'Hey, maybe I shouldn't use that word.' We have multiple children 8 and under in our local schools, and since this is a family event, families are going to be there, children they go to school with and they're already experiencing bullying," said Janae Oller.
"I don't think of myself as a dwarf when I wake up. When I walk out of my door and I go to the grocery store or Target or take my kid to school, that's when I realize I'm different. It's because people point, people laugh, people stare, and that's when I know there's something different with me," said Austin Oller.
We reached out to the wrestling tour but did not hear back.
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