I agree with you. Here in Australia it was and it is completely crazy.
I even heard the most stupid thing - "vertically challenged" about bloke which was 152cm tall...
About 17 years ago I was working in cosmetic packaging factory as production manager. One day girl applied for a job. She was "Kapooka reject" - she spent 3 month in the worst, most cruel conditions of the boot camp and decided that "it's not for her".
She had a funny way of "marching" to the canteen using extensively her hands as "Dutch Windmill". One day I said about her "hollow soldier".
Someone dobbed me, and I had a case in Anti-Discrimination Commission.
Fortunately "Hollow Soldier" interviewed by officer from ADC had to tell date when I expressed so "offensive opinion about her".
She choose a date ... and it was in the middle of my holiday...
I was about 1050 kilometers from the place and I had proofs for it!
Cheers,
Lancer44
