Entertainment or exploitation?

Published: 8:25PM Thursday November 12, 2009 Source: Close Up

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Good wholesome entertainment or a freak show exploiting little people? That's the question being asked of what has become the star attraction of the international rodeo in Christchurch this weekend.

Thirty-two-year-old Shane Jones is one of them - for the first time in his life, he will attempt to ride a bucking bull twice his height and 20 times heavier.

Some people are arguing it's simply a variation of dwarf tossing, but Shane says it's a challenge and something he's always wanted to do.

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