A fork of Rural Dictionary
Noun: A phenomenon attributed to living things, usually persons, who suffer afflictions that would normally elicit sympathy and compassion, but as a consequence of repellent behavior instead attract denigration and/or hostility.
Derived from Eric the Midget of the Howard Stern Show.
"I just saw a blind guy beating his dog with his cane! He was a classic exemplar of the Eric the Midget Paradox!"