#ugly acceptance

[novakspector]

it’s amazing that some kids can call you ugly in elementary school and you internalize it for the rest of your life 😕

[game-progress]

Thank You Bioware for Promoting Ugly Acceptance

There has been criticism directed at video game companies for years for their representations of females.  Critics believe that video game women are too attractive which this places unrealistic standards of beauty, harms female self-esteem and perpetuates the ‘male gaze’ which causes arousal in men. Thankfully Bioware is doing something to fix this horrible problem in the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda.

You see the character models in Mass Effect: Andromeda are hideously ugly. As you can see from the above image this character was beaten with the ugly stick so hard you actually feel sorry for the stick. For this I absolutely applaud Bioware. Just like fat acceptance should be promoted in video games it is important companies promote ugly acceptance.

When video games have repulsive characters like this it makes average looking people feel better about themselves and it gives the ugly people someone to relate to. Critics definitely won’t have to worry about any toxic gamers getting aroused by this female! Even when this character appears on screen in a lesbian tryst, instead of being sexually stimulated male gamers will instead ponder whether they should be attracted to men (another great win for Bioware).

As stunning and brave Bioware has been here I do have one last request. Please make that image the box art. Thanks again Bioware.

By Nick Soapdish for Game Progress

[artemisiavulgarity]

I think that the subjectivity of beauty is a fairly large issue with discussions of body positivity as we know it; like the concept of “ugly acceptance” seems fairly reasonable on the surface but emotionally I feel it takes up the same mindset as incel ideology, reverting into the idea of objective beauty. The weird thing is that I think people are aware of the fact “objective beauty” as a concept is fairly just rebranded eugenics but they can’t hold the duality that just because not everyone finds you hot doesn’t mean no one finds value in your appearance

[uglyacceptance-blog]

I love being ugly! I love being free from the social obligation of beautifying myself. I love saving my time and money. I love sleeping in in the morning. I love not worrying about my makeup, or my hair, or my outfit. I love not caring how I look in any given situation. I love laughing without worrying how it sounds. I love knowing that the people are with me because of my personality, not my looks. I love knowing I’m getting hired solely on my merit. I love not being leered at in public. I love being free to care about things that actually matter. I love being comfortable with myself, not in spite of my ugliness, but because of it.

[uglyacceptance-blog]

Another day another chance to be unapologetically ugly

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Ugly acceptance reminder of the day:

There’s no shame in being ugly. Your face if your face, and your body is your body. Don’t let other people make you feel bad about features you can’t change. Don’t spend your time and money on your looks when even the most beautiful people will lose theirs eventually. Focus on things that matter. Don’t let the concept of “beauty” consume you. It’s overrated anyways. 

[uglyacceptance-blog]

It’s not my fault I’m ugly, and I’m under no obligation to fix it.

[uglyacceptance-blog]

Another day another opportunity to be thankful that I was born ugly!