Well, I didn't watch the videos because I can't ... my computer is too old and slow.
But we own an English Bulldog ... and, in all honesty ... yeah, she's a bit on the ugly side. That is the appeal ... so ugly she's cute. 
We are certainly not hyper-sensitive about the fact that we own a breed of dog that many people consider "ugly." But it seems that SO many people are so quick to jump on that hyper-sensitive band wagon these days.
The dog doesn't know someone voted for it as "The Ugliest Dog" on some internet page somewhere. If the dog has a good home and its owners love it ... that is ALL the dog cares about. Dogs are not like children ... they aren't offended, hurt and scarred if someone says they are ugly. They just want a scratch behind the ear and a treat.
I just said to Rosie, our EBD, "Are you ugly, Rosie? Are your feeling hurt by that label?" She wagged her tail (well, her whole body actually, she doesn't have much of a tail) and tried to climb in my lap. I don't think she was too hurt by the remark. 
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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And I would expect most people to consider myself ugly if I had a crooked jaw and missing teeth. That's why people do something about it. Plastic surgeons wouldn't exist if the human race didn't care about looks.
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