No, Not Everyone Is Beautiful, And We’d All Be Better Off If We Stopped Saying We Are

So, what if we took the power away from “ugly”? If we accept that not everyone is conventionally attractive and that physical appearance is just one (and, I’d argue, certainly not the best) way to measure the worth of a human being, then being called ugly loses its bite. I am comfortable saying I am intelligent, funny and creative. I am also comfortable saying that I am terrible at sports, I am not a good dancer and I do not turn heads with my stunning beauty when I walk into a room. It took me a long time to get there, but those truths all carry equal weight in my eyes. I have my strengths, as do others.