Mark Povinelli, actor and president of an American organization for short people, says in an interview with the newspaper that the example of Hugh Grant is particularly controversial. The actor has not only been shrunk for the role of oompa-loompier in “Willy Wonka & the chocolate factory” but also provided with physical attributes characteristic of short stature.
— They try to maintain the physique of short people but erase the authenticity, which is worrying, and that’s why you think, well, this is like a physical version of blackface, says Povinelli.