‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subcultures

Warning: this article contains major spoilers for The Drama.

In season one of the animated TV show Smiling Friends, there’s an episode that follows an anthropomorphic shrimp on a quest to win back his ex-girlfriend. This involves going into a clothing store to swap his outfit for something an “actual adult” would wear, but it doesn’t pan out. When he emerges from the changing room wearing a leather trenchcoat, thick glasses, and ahellip;

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