Obama makes goths smile

[pallas_athena]

This photograph of Barack Obama with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero and his family, including two vaguely gothic teenage daughters, is causing a bit of a stir.

"Try as they might to stay hidden, the children of world leaders will find a way to show off the regrettable teenage phases they are going through for posterity."

Sigh. They're not even that goth. No more goth than their mother, anyway. No corsets, no piercings, no overexposed flesh-- even the most conservative parent would concede that they're dressed entirely appropriately for a formal occasion (and very pretty).

I think I'm right in saying that if you, o gothic ministers of LJ, were to be photographed with a head of state, you would show these political types a thing or two about style? Oh yes.

Should I ever get a chance to meet Obama, damn right I'll be wearing a corset.

Meanwhile: solidarity, Spanish baby bats. Keep the faith.

Comments

[nanashi-jones.livejournal.com]

*squint, shrug* Eh. Looks like the kind of normal I put on when I'm being nice. Is the goth-radar that strong these days?

[larissa-00.livejournal.com]

Well su madre is all in black, so they're just following her example :-)
It must be horrible to have famous parents . . .

[wildwose.livejournal.com]

Well now, the Spanish have always been a bit Gothic.

[captrenault.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there's a limit to how goth the girls can be. If indeed they even are goth.

Last year high school, start of uni -- things will change.

Or maybe it's a big friggin' joke, and they're not goth at all, but dressed this way knowing that a picture would be released and they wanted to preserve their anonymity.

Heh.

[breltard95.livejournal.com]

That's not goth; it's more artsy.