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\\\"The year is 2081, and everybody is finally equal. They weren\\\'t only equal before God and the law, they were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else; nobody was better looking than anybody else; nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.\\\"

Since it\\\'s impossible to grant everybody genius IQs, physically ripped bodies, and killer looks, the Handicapper General forces everybody to wear \\\"handicaps\\\" that impair any mental and physical ability above the lowest common denominator. The \\\"average intelligence\\\" of people is borderline retardation, with anybody above that IQ bracket forced to wear earpieces that randomly disrupt their thoughts with loud noises at random intervals. Anybody more stronger or agile than the weakest citizens is forced to wear bags of lead weights, bringing athletes down to the level of cripples. And anybody considered \\\"more attractive\\\" than average is forced to wear masks - the prettier they are without the masks, the uglier the mask is. All in the name of assuring nobody is capable of \\\"competing\\\" with each other, no less. The title character was taken from his parents by the Handicapper General for having intelligence, strength, and attractiveness FAR beyond the average citizen, and let\\\'s just say his \\\"handicaps\\\"... well, let\\\'s just say they don\\\'t do him any favors.

This pretty much takes Political Correctness Gone Mad to it\\\'s greatest extreme, and deliberately plays it for horror rather than comedy, by ensuring equality for all with iniquity for most.

\\\"The year is 2081, and everybody is finally equal. They weren\\\'t only equal before God and the law, they were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else; nobody was better looking than anybody else; nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.\\\"

Since it\\\'s impossible to grant everybody genius IQs, physically ripped bodies, and killer looks, the Handicapper General forces everybody to wear \\\"handicaps\\\" that impair any mental and physical ability above the lowest common denominator. The \\\"average intelligence\\\" of people is borderline retardation, with anybody above that IQ bracket forced to wear earpieces that randomly disrupt their thoughts with loud noises at random intervals. Anybody more stronger or agile than the weakest citizens is forced to wear bags of lead weights, bringing athletes down to the level of cripples. And anybody considered \\\"more attractive\\\" than average is forced to wear masks - the prettier they are without the masks, the uglier the mask is. All in the name of assuring nobody is capable of \\\"competing\\\" with each other, no less. The titular character was taken from his parents by the Handicapper General for having intelligence, strength, and attractiveness FAR beyond the average citizen, and let\\\'s just say his \\\"handicaps\\\"... well, let\\\'s just say they don\\\'t do him any favors.

This pretty much takes Political Correctness Gone Mad to it\\\'s greatest extreme, and deliberately plays it for horror rather than comedy, by ensuring equality for all with iniquity for most.