Status Updates From Hässlichkeit

"It's more than mere vexation expressing itself in the shame one feels at not being accepted by society, even after giving up one's nose, heritage, and community. […] entrenched fascist ideology is never simply looking to reject the deviant nose as such; it is out to reject the very existence of the human to whom the nose belongs."

"I dig up the photo for this book.
I search in vain
for an ugly horseface.
All I find is the picture of a child
flashing her teeth,
smiling for what will be the last time
in fourteen years."

No offense but I feel like the whole premise would be a bit more believable if the author was actually ugly ❤️ To be fair it is more academic than I anticipated but my point stands