Thursday, May 31, 2012

A good head above while being a good head shorter

I don't know what it is but I like midget actors, they have great personality and humour.  In the parts they play they have to be better than those around them to get to where they are.  There is a resigned acceptance of who they are in their bearing.  On those shoulders carry the stigmatised from years of prejudices and yet they walk on and play their part.  It maybe to do with their physical appearance, the walk, the difference in facial features, the height of course, but probably most of all they bring humanism and character.  As they act it comes through and I can not help but like them.  Their witty cynicism, at times crass use of language, depending on the part they play.  Odd though it sounds an pun like, you have to look up to them, or rather down to them in how they satisfy their roles.  For the writers must have them in mind when a script has been done, because it is the obvious, it is something which will be commented on, if it weren't then the script would fail and audiences be disappointed.  It must take some imagination to write the role being played by a midget.  I'm not sure if it is politically correct to use the word, but then denial of expression can compound words to make them more important and significantly when used.  To say height challenged, little person or use some other expression doesn't sound true and worse still sounds stupid.  Funny how playing to reduce prejudices can actually enhance and increase them.  How would a midget like to be described I wonder, without being offended.  Further how frustrating it can be not to call something by the accurate description of what it is.  Is political correctness to appease feelings of the subjects or the ones who use them.  If a word is used and over used it then lacks meaning, impact and significance.  So I just wanted to say, for some reason I like the parts played by midget actors, they are generally pretty good at what they do in serious drama, not counting the seven dwarfs of course.

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