ugly teddy:
the terrible, overdone origin story
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Billy who lived in a comfortable, yet milquetoast house in suburbia. (Actually, It might have been a little girl named Sally, or possibly a little intersex child named Chris. It certainly wasn't a little girl named Sarah, though, and it definitely wasn't a little boy named Roger. We've ruled out those possibilities completely.)
All that Billy or Sally or Chris ever wanted in life was a cute little stuffed rabbit, and one year -- it was 2005 or 2006; I can't remember now -- he/she/ze got one. Things weren't all fine and rosy, though, or this website wouldn’t be here. There was a problem, and that problem was that the rabbit, despite having been fabricated for the sole purpose of being cute, soft, and cuddly, didn’t really want to be cute, soft and cuddly.
The rabbit wanted to be Ugly.
In one way, the most obvious way, the Ugly Teddies are the creations of part-time artists K Holly and Nihil, products solely of our imaginations. On the other hand, the Ugly Teddies have always been here, because some things -- stuffed animals included -- just don’t want to be cute. Some things want to be its antithesis, its greater, more honest and worthwhile opposite.
Some things just want to be Ugly.
Look around, enjoy your stay, and remember: Cute, like its counterpart Ugly, is in the eye of the beholder.
All that Billy or Sally or Chris ever wanted in life was a cute little stuffed rabbit, and one year -- it was 2005 or 2006; I can't remember now -- he/she/ze got one. Things weren't all fine and rosy, though, or this website wouldn’t be here. There was a problem, and that problem was that the rabbit, despite having been fabricated for the sole purpose of being cute, soft, and cuddly, didn’t really want to be cute, soft and cuddly.
The rabbit wanted to be Ugly.
In one way, the most obvious way, the Ugly Teddies are the creations of part-time artists K Holly and Nihil, products solely of our imaginations. On the other hand, the Ugly Teddies have always been here, because some things -- stuffed animals included -- just don’t want to be cute. Some things want to be its antithesis, its greater, more honest and worthwhile opposite.
Some things just want to be Ugly.
Look around, enjoy your stay, and remember: Cute, like its counterpart Ugly, is in the eye of the beholder.
