Uglies Unlimited

Uglies Unlimited was founded by Danny McCrory in 1973. Its purpose was to promote the rights of ugly people. As far as I can tell, it remained in existence for only about a year.

Seems ironic that the member the media chose to focus on (below) was obviously attractive.

Camden Courier-Post - Nov 14, 1973

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 09, 2021
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues | Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations | 1970s

Comments

I wonder if the writer Scott Westerfeld ever knew of this earlier campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies_series

Posted by Paul on 06/09/21 at 08:55 AM

Maybe they should have started a campaign of wearing masks. COVID-19 precautions have taught me I look a lot better when half my face is hidden by a mask

Posted by Phideaux on 06/09/21 at 12:00 PM

I’m sure that people who saw this young lady with her sign wondered what the heck she was protesting about.

Posted by Brian on 06/09/21 at 03:02 PM

She may not be ugly, but her pants are.

Posted by ges on 06/09/21 at 09:03 PM

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