stackyFACTSIn late 19th-century America, 'ugly laws' legally penalized people and animals considered unsightly from appearing in public. Officials used these draconian measures to clean up city streets, sweeping away the poor and marginalized under the guise of aesthetics. It stands as a chilling reminder of how the law can enforce sheer vanity.
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