In the '80s and '90s the distinctive lines between childhood and what it means to be an adult have become increasingly blurred. A middle stage reflecting both mindsets has taken over. Aspects of kidult can be seen everywhere in our society. Adults are searching for their inner children, collecting childhhod memorabilia and playing a more mature version of cowboys and indians disguised as paintball. Children on the other hand are frequently gravitating themselves towards adulthood with a sundry of preoccupation towards adult themes of violence, sex, political drama and social strategy.
Many new cartoons are simply candy-coated soaps for kids.
Then there's South Park for adults. A quick scan of the video games today is also a good indicator of who we are becoming as kids and adults together. The inertia continues. Marketers and media pirates are a sly bunch of folks who have caught on to this kidult theme and frankly there isn't a rock we can hide under. The mindless onslaught of kidultness will continue withought consideration to its social impact.