'To The Adult Male Who Won’t Watch Shows With “Ugly” Lead Actors' by Ravyn LaRue

There must be something sincerely fucked up in your brain
if you believe that anyone in entertainment
has the utter obligation to be your eye candy.

No one owes you their appearance.

I used to try online petitions to prove you wrong-
“Please comment if you don’t think ____ is ugly”
as if they needed me to defend their honor
against comments that only prove the speaker’s shallowness.

And perceived ugliness isn’t the problem, after all
even if a thousand anonymous icons comment
“WTF ___ is SO Hot!”
and
“What’s wrong with your friend, ____ is gorgeous!”
it doesn’t change anything
since the focus
is still on the shell’s appearance
and not the soul’s expression
so the damage of overlooking art in favor of attractiveness is still done.

So I’m glad my mind has been cleared
even if you never progressed past the fog of heartless hormones
and teenage testosterone-poisoned conversations.