#The Ugly Duckling

[theshadowrealmitself]

Actually this has to be its own post, I hate how people treat the moral of the ugly duckling tale like it’s “don’t worry you’ll grow up to be beautiful”

no!!! It was never an ugly duckling because it was never a duck!!! It was a baby swan!!! A cygnet!!! It was never ugly to begin with!!! People only thought it was ugly because they were judging it by their own standards!!!! The moral is that you aren’t ugly, people just don’t see you as you are!!!!

#the ugly duckling #fairy tales #pet peeve sorry

[campesine]

Silly Symphony - The Ugly Duckling (1939)

#original #silly symphonies #the ugly duckling #disney #disneyedit #dailydisney #retrodisneydaily #vintage #vintage animation #uservintage #userkhael #tusermalina #userliz #userlaro #userraffa

[marlinspirkhall]

The Ugly Duckling was always my favourite story as a kid because I told myself I would one day grow up to a beautiful swan, but as I got older I unlocked a third option: press X to honk

#it's a beautiful day to be a horrible goose #untitled goose game #the ugly duckling

[weirdlookindog]

The Ugly Duckling

by Manny Stallman & John Giunta

from Chamber of Chills #22, Harvey, March 1954.

#the ugly duckling #manny stallman #john giunta #chamber of chills #harvey #horror art #comic art #pre code comics #horror comics #full story

[omnybus]

Growing up with autism, the story of "The Ugly Duckling" really resonated with me, for I too was ostracized by my peers because I liked to honk and bite people

#ramblings #autism #the ugly duckling

[enchantedbook]

From Hans Christian Andersen 's Fairytales :' The Ugly Duckling ' illustrated by Theo Van Hoyetma, 1893

#Theo Van Hoyetma #Illustration #the ugly duckling #fairytales

[haylenuwu]

#no caption just missed them #haylen's art 2022 #my art #original post #princess tutu #princess tutu fanart #fakiru #princess tutu ahiru #princess tutu duck #duck X fakir #ahiru X fakir #swan lake #the ugly duckling #ballet

[pinceauarcenciel]

The Queer Ugly Duckling, full illustration (and print) I painted for the @onceuponarainbowzine 🦆🌈 ✨

You can learn more about my thoughts behind the process of this piece (and the others) in the Behind the Scene PDF! Available in all the bundles (except Individual Merch)

✨🌈 Leftover sales are open until April 28th 🌈✨

#my art #fanzine #zine full piece #original art #fairy tale #the ugly duckling #queer #lgbtq+ #lgbt pride #artists on tumblr #traditional art #duck #swan

[artmama113]

The Ugly Duckling (Analog Horror)

I’ll be honest. I’m not too big a fan of Analog horror.. It feels too real to me.. But I really like this story. If y’all haven’t watched the original video.. Please go watch it 😍💕

Anyways, I hope you guys like this, and tell me what you think.❤️⭐️

Art is by me.

Character is from https://youtu.be/BKARJO_dpxM?si=eyqVTcHgIBtIMeVw

#digital art #my art #fanart #analog horror #the ugly duckling #the ugly duckling analog horror #analog horror fanart

[disneytoonland]

#Lilo & Stitch #2002 #Lilo and Stitch #The Ugly Duckling

[its-to-the-death]

Villain Song Showdown Preliminary Round #15

Top two will make it into the bracket

Songs below the cut

Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now - Villain: Arthur Savage

Give Them a Show - Villain: Arthur Savage

A Stranger I Remain - Villain: Mistral

It's Our House Now - Villain: A bunch of Disney villains

You're Not One of Us - Villain: The Ducklings

The Merchants Song - Villain: The Merchants

Faust - Villain: Swan

Money Is Such a Beautiful Word - Villain: Aunt Pristine Figg (with backup from Lickboot)

I Want the Good Times Back - Villain: Ursula

Les Poissons - Villain: Chef Louis

#villain song showdown #preliminary round #anna and the apocalypse #metal gear rising revengeance #the house of mouse #tom and jerry #the ugly duckling #timeless tales #the small one #phantom of the paradise #the little mermaid #the little mermaid musical #tournament poll #Youtube

[haischaper]

Felt like drawing something pinup-y so I drew Vaserella’s step sisters! Whistella (Left) and Rudella (Right)!

#twice before #grimsdale #whistella #rudella #character redesign #pinup #cinderella #the ugly duckling #1920s

[fawn-cottage]

Hello Kitty Furry Tale Theater | The Ugly Duckling

#hello kitty furry tale theater #hello kitty #sanrio #cottagecore #swan #the ugly duckling

[furiouspatience]

This Halloween has given me something terribly instructive.

And I also wanted to experiment with "broken" effects.

#the ugly duckling (analog horror) #analog horror #the ugly duckling

[thebigpapilio]

I saw a post that had something of a similar sentiment but I lost track of it

#thebigpapilio #kung fu panda #the ugly duckling #po kung fu panda #mr ping #po kfp #geese #ducks #swans #pandas

[babyspacebatclone]

The Ugly Duckling, Autism, and “Self” Diagnosis

Something a lot of people don’t realize about the story of The Ugly Duckling is that… the main character wasn’t ugly.

Cygnets (baby swans) are as cute as any other baby bird, as you can see above.

The problem is, this grey ball of fluff would be considered ugly for a duckling.

The problem wasn’t that the main character was born ugly and became beautiful - the problem was, and always has been, that the cygnet was being unfairly compared to something he wasn’t.

And the comparison prevented his actual qualities from being recognized.

The main character, fully grown, would still have made for an ugly duck, because he wasn’t a duck and judging him by duck standards is unfair.

How could the swan understand his own qualities and inherent “beauty”?

By being seen around other swans, and recognized as one of them.

Which brings me to Autistic “self” diagnosis.

Because, really, we’re not one day saying, “I think I’m a swan.”

Yes, we read up on “swans,” and see a lot of ourselves in them, especially the ways we’re different from “ducks.”

And it’s scary, and hard, and we’re not really, really sure.

When do we know?

When other swans say, “Yep, you’re a swan.”

Unfortunately, modern Autism diagnosis criteria is - woefully behind in identifying all but the lowest functioning or most “male presenting” cases.

For the rest of us? We tentatively swim out from the gaggle of geese, tread water on the outskirts of a flock of swans, and see if they call us over as one of their own.

#actually autistic #actually neurodivergent #the ugly duckling #self diagnosis #recognizing your group