Ugly; adjective 1. Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.
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“ We think beauty is subjective, and so no one should say anything about it. It’s a very understandable qualm, but it’s also horribly useful to greedy property developers. “
Alain De Botton
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“Bristol has a unique beauty; in the sense you can walk a path of vegetation and then be struck by concrete walls. It’s almost a confused city, stuck in between a congregate jungle and the countryside. Yes, there are aspects of the city that are beautiful but there are corners you turn and immediately wish you hadn’t. I suppose a lot comes down to who you are with and what time of day it is. The bear pit glimmers hope during the daylight, come dawn the atmosphere thickens. Not somewhere you would necessarily want to be drawn to alone.”
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What does the word ugly mean to you? In all honesty it means a lot and nothing at the same time. I
feel it can both be an empty word as well as a word I dread. If you were to hear a City is ugly, that would bring with it a sense of fear. Ugly to me, sets an image of pain and misery. In terms of being called ugly, that’s where I believe it is an empty word intended to bruise the ego. However in terms of a City I think it has more power to scare and warn you away.
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What do you find ugly in the city? What does the word ugly mean to you? Is it a word you fear? Are there parts of Bristol you fear, if so why? What does the word ugly mean to you? What does the word fear mean to you?
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Beauty if often thought of as subjective. But there are common denominators to what people find ugly. Is fear a factor in what you find ugly? I believe so. You tend to associate ugly with negative emotions. Whether that is someone you find ugly due to their attitude and persona. Or a place you perceive to be ugly due to the feeling you have when you are there, or the emotions your relate to memories you have in that particular place.
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What does the word ugly mean to you ?
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Rebecca Hopwood and Ellie Cashman
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