Dumb And The Ugly were an Australian band operating in the late 1980s. They consisted of Michael Sheridan (guitar), John Murphy (drums), and David Brown (bass guitar). Michael Sheridan is an Australian guitarist. ... John Murphy is a drummer who has played in bands such as Whirlywirld, The Associates, Max Q, Dumb And The Ugly, Shriekback, SPK, Death In June, Knifeladder, and Sword Volcano Complex. ...
They released an EP, Rude Mechanical, and an LP, Atmospheres Of Metal, both on the Dr Jim's label.
Ugly American is a term used to refer to perceptions worldwide of arrogant, demeaning, unthoughtful behavior of Americans abroad, based on the novel The Ugly American.
Books and stories with "ugly" in their titles include Howard Waldrop's story about dodos, "The Ugly Chickens", science fiction story The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov, 1927 essay Libido for the Ugly, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, a novel by Gregory Maguire.
Ugly dolls and Troll dolls are marketed for their ugliness.