Twee-Morbid

[verin_the_brown]

Yesterday I saw a woman on the train with a bag decorated with, as best as I can describe it, undead Hello Kitty. But this is just an example of what I could only call cutesy-goth. But Goth isn’t right, because the folks under the bags and clothes don’t look goth, just a bit “alternative.” No black hair and eyeliner. No non-functional chains.

Comments

[khedron]

I don't watch South Park much anymore, but I know they covered this a bit recently, on Goths vs. Vampires. Or maybe it was Goth/Vampires vs. Alternative/Punks. I'm not sure which. I know the recent "Twilight" movie was mentioned, as well as the Hot Topic mall chain.

Undead Hello Kitty doesn't surprise me, but that's because Hello Kitty goes with anything.

[enochs_fable]

I've totally seen it. It's like tween-goth!

[going_not_gone]

I saw this stuff today, while I was Christmas shopping. A bunch of pink stuff (hats, bags, sweatshirts, etc) decorated with skulls wearing hello-kitty-style hairbows.

At Sears.

It's....weird. Hello Gothy?

[crouchback]

Perky Goth. See the Dork Tower comics for details.