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A new Russian law could make being an emo kid illegal in the eastern European country.
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. Russia Bans Emos News Story
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Shouldn't it be the persons choice to which life path they take?
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Good
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This should've been done a while ago.
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I don't get enough attention so I'll dress in black, staple my face, and cut myself.
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Oh no
OH NO The ONLY thing this can do is make it worse. These kids think they're "rebels" by doing this sort of stuff. Now, if you tell them it's illegal and they can't do it, they're going to do it more. No good can come of this.
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I can understand the emos, but why lump the goths in with them? They are very different in their outlook on life.
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agreed
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Wow this is dumb i hate russia now lol
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I don't think I've laughed harder in my life. Really I like the emo styling but I hate what it's associated with. Banning them though is pretty freaking stupid because it's not like it's a big deal or anything...it's just how people dress and what people want to do in their own time should only concern them.
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thats deep man * flips hair
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xDDD
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EDIT: lol good luck russia... you can't ban a trend or a style.. this is ****ing retarded...lol
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Was about time those kids look dumb anyway XD
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now post a picture of yourself so we can laugh.
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Also, Russia has been doing some really dumb **** lately (read: Georgian invasion). I laughed at this. Last edited by foilman8805; 08-22-2008 at 05:17 PM.. |
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Calm down, Gibson. As far as I know, you don't live in Russia, nor do you have any close friends that you keep in touch with living in Russia, so this shouldn't affect you.
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and #2... sorry if i offended you by my crappy english.. it's not my native language so... keep your comments for yourself,at least im trying to learn. its not the fact that i don't live in russia.... the fact is that people like beethoven mask are stupid and that russia are even dumber for trying to set a rule about how to think. thats all.
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this is hilarious, but the posts on this topic are better
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Seriously...Gibson chill out.
And, Emo isn't a genre of music, contrary to what you think. It's a fashion statement because they weren't hardcore enough to become goth. |
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