Chinanews client, Beijing, January 22 (Zuo Yukun) "What ugly gadgets are you buying, I suggest submitting to the Ugly Thing Protection Association!"
If you find something "unusually ugly" in your daily life, apart from the trash can, they have a new home-the Ugly Protection Association.
Here, they can not only be protected, but also have the opportunity to bid farewell to the "disgusted and ugly life", embark on the "peak of ugliness", and even "get ugly" in the "ugly" contest!
"Ugly things" are also awarded, is it ugly to your eyes?
The 2020 Top Ten "Ugly Thing" competition held some time ago can be called a mudslide in the awarding world.
The competition was jointly initiated by Taobao and the Douban Ugly Conservation Association team, the Instant Spicy Eye Design Center, and the Creators Bangliang Blind Eye Clinic. Looking at the names of these "co-organizers", it can be said that there is a vague premonition.
"A few days ago, your staff made a lot of calls to me. I always thought it was a scam call and hung up. But after more than 30 rounds of communication, your staff finally reimbursed me for the ticket, so I came here. A business who came to accept the award said: "You are still very professional about ugliness. I still want to give you a thumbs up for this."
Green fish headgear sold on e-commerce platforms.
The seller’s award-winning work is the green fish man headgear that has been popular on the entire network and won the "Better One Ugly Award" in this competition.
When the awards were presented, many netizens left messages in the comment area of the live broadcast room, saying: "I have this headgear too" and "I can't bear to open my front camera."
The reason for winning the Green Fish Headgear can also be said to be very appropriate: many people wear masks to cover their ugliness with the help of the beauty of the outside world; only this mask uses ugliness to hide their beauty.
In addition, this competition also awarded the "Ugly Contribution Award"-Tiger Going Up the Mountain Pantyhose; "Slightly Wins One Ugly Award"-3D Long-legged Kite; "Ugly Famous Award"-Crazy Outside Star dolls.
Each has its characteristics and level.
The heaviest prize in the "Ugly Thing" contest, "The Ugly Head Award", was awarded to all wool felt buyers.
Winner of the "Top Ugly Award".
"Ugliness has no fixed form, no rules to speak of, but you use your practice to make all the ugliness contend, and use simple needles and threads to make strange wool felts, so that ugliness is not the ugliest, only uglier. There is no end to things, just like our creativity and imagination have no end." The award ceremony said.
If the end of the universe is Tieling, then the end of the ugly thing is a show of wool felt buyers.
Audiences who were just watching other people make a fool of themselves suddenly realized that they had also won an award, and the screen was full of barrage "The clown was me."
Screenshot of the "Ugly Thing" contest video
After this competition, we have to admit that beauty has something in common with beauty, and ugliness can also be strange.
Take a look at this "full ugly blessing". Have you never seen so many ugly things in your life?
"Ugly Thing Protection Association" became popular, no matter how ugly, there will be protection
The cookie-cutter beauty may be forgotten, and the ugliness of each showing its magical powers is really impressive.
The birth of this "ugly" contest is also derived from the accumulation of ugliness in life, and one of the important sources of inspiration is Douban's Ugly Conservation Association Group (hereinafter referred to as the "ugly group").
There are 160,000 beautiful babies (group member nicknames) in this group with a peculiar style of painting. Here you can record and share the ugly things you see in life, and provide a "protection" for all kinds of ugly things.
Before opening the Ugly Group, you may never have thought that you don't know anything about "Ugly".
Take our little cute Pikachu, who is suitable for all ages, for example. When you stroll around in the group, you may find that the childhood little cute may become a "childhood shadow."
First of all, Pikachu may have a hobby of fitness when he grows up.
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
Pikachu, who does not actively exercise, may usher in a middle-aged blessing.
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
Or the old age has lax skin and multiple chins grow.
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
At the same time, you can see this "little old skin" who doesn't know whether it is a tiger or Pikachu in the group.
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
Looking at you with a three-point cool, three-point sneer, and four-point casual expression.
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
Or is this... an ancient fossil of Pikachu?
Image source: Douban Ugly Thing Protection Association Group
How about it, do you feel that after seeing this, your previous understanding of Pikachu is still shallow.
But even if they are "as ugly as they want to give it a funeral", there will still be people playing "protection."
Requesting protection is the universal "black talk" of the ugly group.
When the team members send the strange things they find to the team, they are equivalent to "applying for protection."
And those who are willing to accept it are to "protect" it.
The main body of protection can be roughly divided into: the "urban beauty area" that explores the ultimate killing of human beings, the "hand-made artist area" that shows the limit of human hands-on ability, and the "exotic animal area" that embraces biological aesthetic diversity. Described and categorized as "everything strange is not a district".
Even if the cry of "heavy money for a pair of eyes that haven't seen it" is a normal operation, the call of "Hey, I can't protect it, who will protect me who saw it" is also natural.
But the ugly group is still committed to allowing every "ugly thing" to accept its own likability. As long as one person can get its special, it is protected.
"Aesthetic sinking" commercial space
After the young people’s aesthetic changes, the "cute culture" has captured countless people, and the "ugly cute culture" has also become popular in recent years.
Business is the vane of fashion trends. These "ugly things" that also include funny elements and cute contrasts are becoming more and more sought after by young people.
Whether it's all kinds of weird Pikachu or funny sand sculpture green fish headgear, the sales on the Internet are good, and some monthly sales are even tens of thousands.
Screenshot from the Internet.
"The popular "ugly cute" images of Kumamoto, Pitao, Ne Zha, etc., continue to resist traditional aesthetics through emojis, picture books, cartoons and other forms." Some scholars pointed out when analyzing the Ugly cute culture. And the "beauty of imperfection" reflects contemporary people's mentality of facing their own imperfections, seeking inner emotional sustenance, resisting constraints and rules, and promoting themselves.
In the eyes of some young people, tolerating ugliness is like pursuing beauty, with freedom and no restrictions.
"What you don't like does not mean that no one else likes it."
"Many'ugly things' in reality are like the'ugly ducklings' full of dreams and hard work. They can also win respect." In the eyes of Qi Yudong, dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration of Beijing Normal University, the selection of "ugly things" is an event. Very creative activities, the original intention may be to encourage business innovation and creativity.
"'Ugly stuff' is just a kind of'ugliness' in appearance and form. The core and quality of the'beauty of the soul' is the most critical. Therefore, for the elected'ugly things', businesses should bravely step onto the podium , Show a unique self-worth." Qi Yudong said.
From the "dog licking" for love, to the "beating workers" for grievances, and the recent popular stalk "The clown is actually myself", to "This ugly thing entering the ugly group means going home", but they are all The self-deprecation of the young man was nothing.
Even if life makes us ugly, "ugly things" still have to crawl forward tenaciously.
"Everyone likes beautiful things, but don't forget that ugly things also want someone to love. Please let us start from loving ourselves, discovering the world, and discovering the shining points from the darkness." As the ugly group rules say: respect and love Boys with pink plush dolls also respect girls who don’t shave their legs freely, and respect hobbies like this.
Let us try our best to give others understanding.
Do you like these "ugly things"?
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