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An Attempt at less scary gas masks (i.chzbgr.com)

submitted 1 year ago by KrisND to c/therewasanattempt

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This did not help the situation, imo I don't believe they would actually be considered "less scary". But if they worked, they worked?

Actual article for more details here: Did you know Walt Disney designed the world’s weirdest gas mask?

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[–] Jaarsh119 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember reading a comment about this when it was posted elsewhere a while back. They said at the time that the mask was actually not as creepy as we think it is now. We have generations of people that have grown up watching horror movies and playing video games like FNAF that have altered our perception of creepy. In the same way clowns used to not be creepy. The comment also mentioned that since Mickey was a beloved icon for children it actually comforted them to wear a mask in that form. Also it's worth noting that there were much more horrific things occurring daily for them so this was probably quite tame in comparison.

This comes from someone else who heard about it from their grandparents so take it with a grain of salt, but it wasn't necessarily a scary thing for them at the time.

[–] KrisND 11 points 1 year ago

True, I think that's a great point. I'm sure there are many things that are now considered cringe or scary that were not back in their day. At the time, it was probably a good marketing move, now it's creepy af.

I think clowns would be another example along those lines, less common now because it's more common to be scared of them thanks to movies and so forth.