/pt/ – Petrarchan

I think ears are the ugliest part of the body. They are simultaneously our most animalistic and also our most alien-looking bodypart. From the front they bend out like bird's wings; from the side the curl up like a conjured fungus. And from the back! Have you ever actually looked at an ear from the back? It's a protuding tube, with an upturned umbrella attached onto it. Everyone looks uglier when you take into account their ears, but we subconsciously block them out when we look at faces. This is attested by the fact that beginner artists misdraw or even omit them altogether often and no one complains; women with their constant obsession over fixing and tweaking their appearance rarely focus on their ears as much as they do their eyes, nose, lips, and so on. Ear tyranny spares no ethnicity either. The busy bigots of our day have correctly identified those drooping, protruding, pointy ears as a symbol of lower intelligence. But the most intelligent and accomplished people among us also have these ugly ass cartilage flaps too. And they get larger as we age, yet another curse of mortality bestowed upon the human race.