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* The opposite assumption—Ugliness Equals Evil—is exhibited in the various meanings of the Arabic word ''qabīḥ''. Its most common meaning is simply "ugly," but it can also mean "disgusting" or "monstrous" or, well, "evil" (as an adjective). However, the more usual word for "evil" is ''shirrīr'', and the other meanings of ''qabīḥ'' only occur to the educated, so it's not played ''entirely'' straight (except in the Maghreb, where it is the colloquial word for "bad"—not "evil," but "bad").
* The opposite assumption—Ugliness Equals Evil—is exhibited in the various meanings of the Arabic word ''qabīḥ''. Its most common meaning is simply "ugly," but it can also mean "disgusting" or "monstrous" or, well, "evil" (as an adjective). However, the more usual word for "evil" is ''shirrīr'', and the other meanings of ''qabīḥ'' only occur to the educated, so it's not played ''entirely'' straight (except in the Maghreb, where it is the colloquial word for "bad"—not "evil," but "bad").
* When you get down to it, this is the principle behind [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]], since the cultural standard for "female" is "beautiful." You can see this in action when it comes to things like child molestation and statutory rape. Mary Kay Letourneau does her 12-year-old student? Fine, he must have wanted it.
* When you get down to it, this is the principle behind [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]], since the cultural standard for "female" is "beautiful." You can see this in action when it comes to things like child molestation and statutory rape. Mary Kay Letourneau does her 12-year-old student? Fine, he must have wanted it.
* Recent pictures of [https://web.archive.org/web/20111006124549/http://sports.rightpundits.com/wp-content/photos/Former_Figure_Skater_Nancy_Kerrigan.jpg Nancy Kerrigan] and [http://www.tonyaharding.com/tonya_harding_now.jpg Tonya Harding] seem to play this trait pretty straight. Kerrigan still looks youthful and gorgeous, while Harding (who, as anyone who was alive during the 1990s remembers, conspired with her ex-husband and bodyguard to break her rival Kerrigan's leg to render her incapable of competing in the Olympics), looks a bit like the mother from ''[[The Fighter]]'' after a few ''more'' years' hard living.
* Recent pictures of [https://web.archive.org/web/20111006124549/http://sports.rightpundits.com/wp-content/photos/Former_Figure_Skater_Nancy_Kerrigan.jpg Nancy Kerrigan] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131208055321/http://tonyaharding.com/tonya_harding_now.jpg Tonya Harding] seem to play this trait pretty straight. Kerrigan still looks youthful and gorgeous, while Harding (who, as anyone who was alive during the 1990s remembers, conspired with her ex-husband and bodyguard to break her rival Kerrigan's leg to render her incapable of competing in the Olympics), looks a bit like the mother from ''[[The Fighter]]'' after a few ''more'' years' hard living.
* Many Christian denominations believe human souls would be reunited with their bodies on Judgment Day, and their bodies would be transformed. The righteous would receive beautiful, glorified bodies that resemble extremely idealized versions of themselves, while the wicked would be placed in twisted, pain wracked versions of their old bodies.
* Many Christian denominations believe human souls would be reunited with their bodies on Judgment Day, and their bodies would be transformed. The righteous would receive beautiful, glorified bodies that resemble extremely idealized versions of themselves, while the wicked would be placed in twisted, pain wracked versions of their old bodies.


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