Tourist stunt is slammed
A TOURIST attraction sparked a row yesterday with plans to give UGLY people free entry Anyone who passes the Edinburgh Dungeon's 'ugly test' can save themselves the £10.95 entrance fee.
But yesterday the plan, under which visitors will be compared with celebrities including former EastEnder Dean Gaffney and Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, came under attack.
James McGuire, of Crossreach - formerly the Church of Scotland Board of Social Responsibility - said: 'It sounds like discrimination on the basis of looks, which I would be totally against, and quite unhappy about.
'The Dungeon is talking about having ugliness adjudicators but who are they to judge who is ugly? It sounds like they are trying to humiliate people.'
The scheme has also attracted opposition from those who fear they would be too good-looking to save the cash.
Model Scott Ritchie, 18, from Stirling, said: 'Their plan to waive the fee for people they find unattractive discriminates against the rest of us, who have to fork out over a tenner.
'I love the Dungeon but it's not a cheap attraction.'
Break Dungeon manager Andrew McDonald, who plans to put up signs saying 'Uglies Go Free' and 'Are You a Minger?', defended the scheme.
He said: 'The streets of Edinburgh are full of beautiful people at this time of year, so we thought we'd give the ugly people a break.
'We thought it would be fun to let ugly people in for free. Of course, they will have to subject themselves to the ugly test, but at least if they are ugly enough, they can save £10.95.
'Submission to be tested will be on a purely voluntary basis. The whole thing is very tongue-in-cheek and not designed to insult or humiliate anyone.
'We think it will be a big hit.' #The Royal Museum of Scotland is to get £16.8million of Lotto funding to turn it into a flagship visitor destination.
It is part of a £44.5million plan to allow the Royal, in Chambers Street, Edinburgh, to host big exhibitions and display double the number of exhibits
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Thanks to Laughlyn for this one!
Well, that means I can get in for nothing then.
However, I object to the dappy tart model complaining "Their plan to waive the fee for people they find unattractive discriminates against the rest of us, who have to fork out over a tenner."
Yeah, because ugly people have never, ever, in the history of mankind, been discriminated against. I means, there's loads of ugly people in Hollywood, television, magazines, advertising, etc. My word, its time the beautiful people spoke out against this oppression!
*automatic sarcasm/rant killer kicks in*
Basically,