Ugly characters are never the hero

I'm mainly discussing cartoons here, but live-action movies can be just as guilty.

While you always have your few exceptions, the majority seems to agree with each other that the main character(s) of a story needs to be attractive, and background characters, comic relief or villians are allowed to look as out-of-place as they want to be.
As evil has always been associated with ugly people, I'm surprised we all haven't brainwashed ourselves to go kick ugly and old people to death yet. What's next, video games don't really make children violent? Preposterous.
But seriously, we still prefer Aladdin over Jafar, but I think all those Photoshopped pictures in fashion magazines have more to do with that.

While we like to believe it's the inside that counts, you'll still have to wonder: would any of the Disney princesses end up with their Prince Charming if they weren't pretty?
Would our beloved Cinderella, goodhearted and hardworking, got what she deserved if she wasn't pretty? The answer is no. The prince fell for her looks and amazing dress. Nothing else.

Even in "Cinderella 3", where the prince had spend more time with Anastasia, compared to Cinderella, the guy still chooses for the girl he danced with for 1 minute and knows nothing about. Honestly, because she is prettier. Was it such an impossible thought for him to grow fond of Anastasia?
Basically, good things only come to those who work hard and look drop-dead gorgeous. Mainly the latter.

Even Quasimodo from Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" doesn't really get what he deserves. While he's the hero of the story, he is cast aside by Esmeralda for the bland and self-important Phoebus. Honestly, because he is prettier. Never mind that Esmeralda and Quasimodo have a way better relationship.
I don't want to force anyone onto anyone, since Esmeralda is still her own person, and if she falls for someone else, then that's fine, but she has no real connection with Phoebus. It would've made more sense if she didn't fall in love with anybody, and the movie ended with her being her free and independent self.

Besides being "ugly", most villains also adore the colour black. Which isn't really fair towards those with black hair.
We could use lesser clichés, and we should stop making villains less appealing by making them less appealing. No child will cheer for a character that has a rotten personality, we don't need to make them ugly.
Maybe we should start teaching children that, in fact, pretty people are usually the douchebags.