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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: The moral was meant to be "don't judge yourself by comparing yourself to others", but people have interpreted it as "don't discriminate against others based on their appearances", "different cultures have different standards of beauty", "if you feel like an outsider, you may be in the wrong group", an allegorical GayAesop, or "people can change over time".
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* BrokenAesop: Since the duckling is only accepted by the other swans, the aesop can come across as "stick with your own kind!"
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* The fact that the titular duckling becomes so miserable that he throws himself at a flock of swans and [[SuicideByCop asks them to kill him]]. Granted, the happy ending is still there, but damn...
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* TearJerker: The fact that the titular duckling becomes so miserable that he throws himself at a flock of swans and [[SuicideByCop asks them to kill him]]. Granted, the happy ending is still there, but damn...
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* The fact that the titular duckling becomes so miserable that he throws himself at a flock of swans and [[SuicideByCop asks them to kill him]]. Granted, the happy ending is still there, but damn...
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* RainbowLens: Like many of Andersen's stories, "The Ugly Duckling" is often interpreted as an allegory for his experiences as a bisexual man in the highly queerphobic world of 19th century Europe. The titular "duckling" is immediately singled out as different for his appearance and is bullied by his siblings, motivating him to run away before realizing as an adult that he was actually a swan all along, and that he only saw himself as ugly because all he could compare himself to were ducks, ultimately finding happiness with other swans. This arc is noted as having strong parallels with queer people's experiences with anti-LGBT+ bullying, internalized queerphobia, and forming a FamilyOfChoice with other queer folks.
* ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories. That said, most adaptations tend to downplay the SweetAndSourGrapes nature of the ending.
* ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories. That said, most adaptations tend to downplay the SweetAndSourGrapes nature of the ending.
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* ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories. That said, most adaptations tend to downplay the SweetAndSourGrapes nature of the ending.
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* HollywoodHomely: Baby swans are more or less identical to ducklings except for feather color.
** It's probably more a case of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" since the other ducks still shun the titular ugly "duckling". Interestingly, in some versions where the old woman briefly takes him in, she comments on his ugliness, as well.
** It's probably more a case of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" since the other ducks still shun the titular ugly "duckling". Interestingly, in some versions where the old woman briefly takes him in, she comments on his ugliness, as well.
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* HollywoodHomely: Baby swans are more or less identical to ducklings except for feather color.
**color. It's probably more a case of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" since the other ducks still shun the titular ugly "duckling". Interestingly, in some versions where the old woman briefly takes him in, she comments on his ugliness, as well.
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* MemeticMutation: An 'ugly duckling' is now a common shorthand for someone who is secretly BeautifulAllAlong or [[SheIsAllGrownUp grows up to be beautiful]].
* MisaimedFandom: No, the Aesop is not 'stick with your own kind' or 'don't worry, you'll turn out to be beautiful'. The actual moral is about realising your own self worth and not judging yourself by the standards that others set for you. The 'duckling' believed himself to be ugly because he was comparing himself to how the other ducks looked, and they themselves bullied him because he was different from them.
* MisaimedFandom: No, the Aesop is not 'stick with your own kind' or 'don't worry, you'll turn out to be beautiful'. The actual moral is about realising your own self worth and not judging yourself by the standards that others set for you. The 'duckling' believed himself to be ugly because he was comparing himself to how the other ducks looked, and they themselves bullied him because he was different from them.
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* ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories.
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* ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories.
stories. That said, most adaptations tend to downplay the SweetAndSourGrapes nature of the ending.
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* ValuesRessonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories.
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* ValuesRessonance: ValuesResonance: No matter the era, bullying, abusive parenting and discrimination for things completely outside your control have enshrined this story and its relevance, as opposed to some of Andersen's many, many [[ValuesDissonance less temporally enduring]] stories.
