NanetteTredoux opened this issue on Nov 01, 2013 · 77 posts
ockham posted Fri, 01 November 2013 at 1:38 PM
Interesting mention of the uncanny valley. I hadn't thought of it that way, but that's exactly the point of holidays like Halloween or Purim. Grab death and drag it across the UV into Fantasyland where you can look at it ... and get used to the idea ... without too much pain.
I think the US version has moved back into the UV in the last 10 years or so, with uncomfortable results. Could be influence from increased Mexican immigration, because Dia de los Muertos is distinctly more realistic than the traditional US Halloween.