…well it might be in Russia if this shit passes:
Emo to be made illegal in Russia?
“My Chemical Romance fans protest at the Daily Mail’s London officeNew laws planned to stop ‘dangerous teen trends’
Legislation is currenting being formulated in Russia to heavily regulate emo websites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and government buildings.
The new laws are apparently being driven by fears that these “dangerous teen trends” encourage depression and suicide.
The legislation was presented last month at a hearing held by the State Durma, where critics claimed that the “negative” emo culture encourages anti-social behaviour and glorifies suicide.
Emo kids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercings and black hair with fringes that “cover half the face”, reports The Guardian
The weekend saw mass protests by Russian emo kids.
In Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, where laws are already being implemented, protestors in a march held signs saying “A Totalitarian State Encourages Stupidity”.
Dmitry Gilevich of Russian emo band MAIO stepped in backing the protests, saying: “Expressing psychological emotions is not forbidden by law.”
However, emo critics remain unconvinced.
Alexander Grishunin, an adviser to bill sponsor Yevgeny Yuryev, described a ban as necessary, stating: “This is the first step in the public discourse.”
The moves in Russia follow criticism of the genre in the UK earlier this year, which saw My Chemical Romance fans protesting at the offices of British newspaper The Daily Mail over their coverage which linked emo with suicide.”
It’s the State Duma, not the State Durma. You blew it, NME.
I can’t say this is too surprising: outsider youth subcultures have always been a popular target of social conservative wrath, and there are plenty of social conservatives in Russia (the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, is famous for denying permits for gay pride rallies under the rationale that homosexuality is satanic). Interestingly enough, much of the political suppression enacted by the Russian government in the past decade has been nominally to fight another youth subculture: straightedge skinheads.
Similar conflicts over emo culture have been taking place in Mexico, if you’re interested:
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/anti-emo-riots.html
We need to stop worrying about emos and focus on arresting all the Islams before they blow up any more of our towers.
I have heard much about the Mexican Emo riots, but I hadn’t really read into it… thanks for a link boy-o.
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127723.html
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