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Goblin Mode is about staying at home in old pajamas and eating only junk food. Inherited from confinement, the pixie trend goes against the dictates of beauty or fashion. It is becoming more democratic via social networks, such as Tiktok, where the GobelinMode hashtag has 1.1 million views.
Does your day consist of sneaking from your bed to the cake cupboard? You may have adopted Goblin Mode. This attitude is characterized by the desire to stay at home, eating junk food and cutting off relationships with others as much as possible. A behavior that appeared following the weariness caused by the restrictions due to the pandemic.
The Goblin Mode or the pixie trend is taken from goblins, these creatures from Germanic folklore. They are ugly and rarely come out of their lair. Evidenced by its Latin origin, “gobelinus” which is a derivative of “gobalus” which means “domestic genius”.
“Goblin mode is like when you wake up at 2am and head to the kitchen wearing nothing but a long t-shirt to make a weird snack, like melted cheese on crackers“, defines the Juniper Twitter user; in the columns of the Guardian.
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Against the dictates of beauty
No search for aesthetics in the style of dress. Pajamas, t-shirt, slippers and above all no make-up or hairstyle. The idea is to be natural, and for sure to be proud to go against the dictates of beauty.
On TikTok, the GobelinMode hashtag has 1.1 million views. It is often accompanied by the mention #feralgirlsummer which refers to a perfectly made-up woman. In addition, goblin mode followers specify in their publication that they “go into goblin mode”. It would be a one-time choice and not a way of life.
This practice can also be suffered, in particular by people with disabilities. On the Refinery 29 media, journalist Hannah Turner testifies : “Crip communities often embody goblin mode because there’s often no choice but to not. I’m writing this in the same outfit I’ve been wearing since last Sunday, my hair hasn’t been washed in over a week and, seriously, I stink. I’m not telling you this as a badge of honor, to prove how goblin I am. It’s just a regular occurrence in my life as a disabled person.“.