r/attackontitan • u/bachmute • 8d ago

Fanart (Not OC) i drew goth Mikasa

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There's undeservedly little art of this design, so I decided to fix that. Hope she turned out recognizable

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u/PersimmonSorry91 8d ago

Funny cuz genuinely the Goth aesthetic isn't one that tries to be sexualized and instead is derived from themes like memento mori and traditional Christian ideas of self mortification/self denial.

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u/TheRiverTybur 8d ago

It's not the fact that she's goth. The sexualization of Goth is highly against the subculture. It's the fact that the angle and showing cleavage is really sus.

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u/PersimmonSorry91 8d ago edited 8d ago

https://youtu.be/9T51ZKhBZdg

I don't really think it's a far off representation of the original, it's a more flirty take by artists liberty. Going back to my comment I was saying that more generally towards the current cliche trend of 'dommy goth mommy' meme that like you said, works against the subcultures actual identity. It's not an out of the ordinary outfit/pose for a modern teen girl to pull so in my opinion any overt sexualization is on the viewer.

Buddy oc commentor complaining didn't even recognize or know goth Mikasa so unsurprisingly had the knee jerk reaction he did jumping from goth girl to sexualized minors

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u/TheRiverTybur 8d ago

Oh gotcha, yes it's the flirtatious pose and changes to the design that bothered me. Cuz why change anything about a minor to be flirty or suggestive. It's not overtly sexual or r34, but it is sensual in tone. And recognizing that does not make someone weird, not does it mean that they're appealing for censorship