{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66f706c02750688fd03c72b5/6a1b5203dd90858af987244d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E70: Manic Pixie Goth GF - the Commodification of Alt Girls in Media","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66f706c02750688fd03c72b5/1784626136688-7bc7a5db-4665-46b9-9676-4f72a86d0c2c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pagesandprejudicepod?igsh=YnlpbGRvYjdzNTg5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Send inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com</a>.</p><p>Buy merch on <a href=\"https://pagesandprejudice.threadless.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Threadless</a> or <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/PagesandPrejudice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">become a Patron</a> to support the show!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p><p>Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, &amp; tiktok)</p><p>Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@AnotherBadSalad\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Another Bad Salad</a> (@anotherbadsald on tiktok and youtube) aka the <em>Bob’s Burger’s</em> lady</p><p><br></p><p><em>It’s not a phase mom, this is who I am!</em></p><p><br></p><p>Adrie and guest Holly (anotherbadsalad) dig into the \"manic pixie goth girl\" — the pop culture archetype of the politically-charged, aesthetically-consumed goth girl in teen and animated media, and why her actual beliefs almost always get tossed aside in favor of her look. From Ally Sheedy's makeover in <em>The Breakfast Club</em> to Jane Lane vs. Daria, Marceline's emotional labor in <em>Adventure Time</em>, Debbie Hyman in <em>American Dad</em>, the Hex Girls, and the underrated <em>Wendell &amp; Wild</em> — they trace how goth girls get fetishized, disposed, tied to trauma, and rarely allowed to just <em>be</em>. Plus: the racialization of goth aesthetics, the goth-to-supernatural pipeline, and why the Catholic Church is actually very goth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics: </strong>goth girl trope, manic pixie dream girl, media criticism, animated media, fetishization, teen media, Daria, Danny Phantom, Teen Titans, American Dad, Wendell &amp; Wild, fandom, representation, goth aesthetics</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reading Recommendations:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fiction:</strong></p><ul><li>The Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber</li><li>Leech by Hiron Ennes</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Television:</strong></p><ul><li>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</li><li>MTV’s Downtown</li><li>O’Grady</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Film:</strong></p><ul><li>The Craft</li><li>Forbidden Fruits</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Past Episodes:</strong></p><ul><li>E45: Once You Go Alien</li><li>E49: A Thin Line Between Love &amp; Hate</li><li>E54: Gay Twitches! Gay Twitches!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Music: </strong><a href=\"https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/holy-moly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠</strong></a><strong> by Shane Ivers</strong></p>","author_name":"Adrie Rose, Stitch"}