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Whether you believe this to be empowering or simply another incarnation of the 19th-century freak show, one thing is clear: there has never been a better time to be "ugly", whether you interpret that as merely average-looking or having the sort of face that makes children cry.
"It's going to get ugly, whether it's bloodshed or not".
These past few years have seen a welcome trend in award-worthy (and award-winning) female-driven shows that aren't afraid to portray women as ugly, whether inside or out.
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This keeps the reader wondering "what is ugly?" and whether a person can truly be ugly as there is no explanation.
Working with the great cinematographer Ed Lachman (most recently celebrated for his work in Todd Haynes's "Carol"), Solondz also displays a keen eye for ugly places, whether the garish houses of overnight suburbs or the sordid cheer of gas stations and mini-malls.
This fee rears its ugly head whether you use PayPal, Google Checkout, or Amazon Flexible Payment Service since those companies are largely just passing on the fees imposed on them by credit card companies.
7) Let People Believe You're a Buffoon, Even if It Plays into an Ugly Stereotype: Whether it's his cheesy weekly television show, Aló Presidente, his tendency to break into Venezuelan folk songs, the garish track suits, or the inappropriate behavior at summits, Chávez has used his cultivated image of a clown to his advantage.
After all, censorship is just another way to be afraid of the truth, whether ugly or not.
Last winter, a particularly ugly encounter about whether we could deviate from our practice of alternating classic and contemporary fiction ended with an expletive sent my way.
Then there was the anti-American tirade by Mr. Karzai's chief of staff, and an ugly spat over whether the United States should pay Afghanistan $70 million in fees to get its equipment out of the country.
The Basque Ball, an emotionally-charged documentary by the acclaimed director Julio Medem, which urges the authorities in Madrid to reopen talks with Basque extremists, was cheered at the San Sebastian film festival after convulsing Spain in an ugly debate over whether it should be outlawed.
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