How do movies ask for “ugly” actors?

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Or things seen as “negative” otherwise, like specific disabilities (eg. achondroplasia)

I see a lot of ways it could sound offensive. How do they ask for them to audition? Surely they don’t put it bluntly like “need blonde, ugly man.”

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I’ve often wondered about that sorta stuff myself. Especially in movies/tv shows where it’s a part of the script to make fun of a child’s weight/appearance for example. It can’t be easy conversations for casting directors to have.