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'''The Ugly Laws''', enforced across various U.S. cities between 1867 and 1974, were some of the most blatant examples of legalized [[lookism]] in modern history. These laws weren’t just about disability. They were about punishing anyone whose existence visually offended society’s shallow ideals; being sub-5. They were social purity codes. A direct attack on the visibly undesirable. | '''The Ugly Laws''', enforced across various U.S. cities between 1867 and 1974, were some of the most blatant examples of legalized [[lookism]] in modern history. These laws weren’t just about disability. They were about punishing anyone whose existence visually offended society’s shallow ideals; being sub-5. They were social purity codes. A direct attack on the visibly undesirable. | ||
Anyone too asymmetrical, malformed, visibly poor, scarred, hunched, or simply “off” was marked as socially contaminating. The state didn’t just tolerate look-based hierarchy. It codified it | Anyone too asymmetrical, malformed, visibly poor, scarred, hunched, or simply “off” was marked as socially contaminating. The state didn’t just tolerate look-based hierarchy. It codified it, this wasn’t some abstract theory. It was the blackpill in legal form. Each state had their own interpretation of what was considered "Deformed, ill-looking, disfigured" And underwent their own [[City Beautification Projects]] to establish their social purity. | ||
==Origin and Evolution of the Ugly Laws== | ==Origin and Evolution of the Ugly Laws== | ||