Just when you thought it was safe....

[Rellik San]

YO!

I'm back... again, to terrorise you all.

So to stop this becoming a paradoxically spam based thread.

Thoughts on my return and thoughts on gothic representation within popular culture particularly imagery with in childrens media (NBC, Corpse Bride, Coraline etc.)  

[Simim]

Haha! I've seen yoo before.

"Goth" imagery in children's cartoons, to an extent, has always been around. Goth in children's media, period, has always been around. For every happy-go-lucky cartoon, book, or comic, there's always been a "beware, look at the spooky things" complement.

I mean, look at Grimm's Fairy Tales. Those could be considered "Goth" and were regularly told to children. We have a macabre tale for any happy-ending tale, to keep that contrast going.

This isn't anything new. Actually, in the past 5-10 years, we'd experienced a tad more censoring than needed for children's cinema and television.. Now it's starting to open back up.

Ahh!! Real Monsters. I remember that. <33

Also, one could also say that the camp-quality horror that comprises a fair share of "gothy" things also makes them perfect for children. Camp-scary isn't really scary, just spooky. And that's great for kids. XD