Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
South Park S17 E4, “4. Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. A goth kid is sent to a camp for troubled youth, but upon her return her friends find her changed in disturbing ways, so they turn to an unlikely group for help.
Across the episode we counted 23 flagged moments in 5 themes: Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (4); Swearing (12); Racism & slurs (2); Fat-shaming (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S17 E4:
I like spiders, loss and rain! I'm only happy when I'm in pain! I'm goin' down to South Park to die! So I cast my body into the trails of blood.
The knife pierces deep, deep into my lonely eyes, so I can see this black world no more.
Agrees with who? Is that red dye in your hair or did a blood demon take a shit on your head, poser? Uhoh, he got you there, nigga.
We beat up their leader and burned down their lair.
Suicide & self-harm 4 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in South Park S17 E4:
Okay, okay, look, emos are more prone to suicide.
But goths are more prone to be depressed that so many people commit suicide.
I'd rather kill myself than put on gym shorts.
Not now, mom! I'm suicidal.
Swearing 12 moments
How Swearing shows up in South Park S17 E4:
I'm not a fucking emo.
Don't you even know the fucking diff? Do you know how your foul language breaks your mother's heart? Like calling mommy "demon jizz.
A goth believes that, deep down, the world is totally fucked up.
But an emo thinks that, deep down, they are totally fucked up.
Well, whoever you is, you better get your ass ready to run, motherfucker, 'cause you a damn traitor.
Hey, look, man, all genres of gothic subcultures are derivative of Poe's work Motherfucker.
They're vile, self-pitying, depressed assholes.
She didn't call me a bitch, and she actually apologized to me! That's more like it.
Holy shit, look! Where am I? What is this place? It's him! It's Edgar Allan Poe.
What the hell have they done to you? What do you mean? They couldn't do anything.
All she does now is hang out with the douchebag emo kids.
What did they do to you at that camp? What do you mean? Just the usual group therapy crap.
Racism & slurs 2 moments
How Racism & slurs shows up in South Park S17 E4:
And I'll bet you it's this little nigga right here.
Agrees with who? Is that red dye in your hair or did a blood demon take a shit on your head, poser? Uhoh, he got you there, nigga.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in South Park S17 E4:
Shut up, mom! Leave me alone, you conformist bag of demon jizz! Fatty! Ok, so Ike, do you have any questions? You're fucking stupid, Kyle! That's not a question.
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