I can't say it.
Some words just don't fit
into my vocabulary,
don't naturally roll off my tongue,
and ugly is one of them.
Too many things about it bother me:
-its suggestion that there is a right and a wrong way to look,
-its implication that the person branding someone ugly
has authority to evaluate appearances,
-its disrespect, criticalness, harsh judgment.
I know that I am not attracted to every person I see.
I admit that I find some physical traits more or less appealing than others.
I'm aware that I could criticize someone's appearance without them ever knowing---
But still, those acknowledgments don't feel like
sufficient reason for my mouth to form the words---
"They're ugly" ---
at least not without my conscience feeling instantly stricken.
What word do you just not feel right about using?
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