Emo to be made illegal in Russia?
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.
This angers me muchly. People should be allowed to dress the way they want and not have to face the law.The suicide
thing is a bunch of nonsense. We don't cause depression in other people.They cause it themselves.
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