The Russian government is in the process of drafting a law to make emo and goth music illegal.
Last month a parliamentary committee was convened to discuss a draft proposal of the Russian government's Government Strategy In The Sphere Of Spiritual And Ethical Education bill, the details of which were leaked to The Moscow Times. The newspaper subsequently reported that, among other things, the draft bill dubbed the musical movements a "dangerous teen trend" and called for emo and goth websites to be regulated and young people dressing like emos or goths to be banned from entering schools and government buildings.
The newspaper interviewed one of the bill's authors, Igor Ponkin from the Russian Interior Ministry's Public Oversight Council. Ponkin called emo a "social danger" and "a threat to national stability" and said the bill is a reaction to teen suicides such as the tragic death of British teenager Hannah Bond.
"This type of behaviour is a crucial part of emo ideology," said Ponkin. "Of course there are emo teens who just listen to their music. But our actions are not directed at them but rather at those who also hurt themselves, commit suicide and promote those acts."
The Moscow Times also interviewed psychologist Inna Cherkova who said:
"Suicide is not a symptom of emo culture. I work with other teens too, and every group has emotionally troubled kids."
However, the bill is expected to become law in Russia before the end of the year.
Resource: Kerrang!
il mio commento sul forum dei ROMAncers (street team fans dei My Chemical Romance).
''non so che dire, queste cose mi disarmano abbastanza sinceramente, l'ignoranza diventa un problema sempre più grave, e persino la musica, la quale dovrebbe raggiungere tutti, incondizionatamente, è arrivata a essere concepita come un nemico O.o
personalmente, ho appena speso 23 euri per tbp is dead, indi non mi considero una ROMAncers ''senza più amore per i my chem''; per quanto riguarda quello per il micr, non c'è mai stato XD
comunque io credo che qui il punto non sia ''oddio oddio i nostri preziosissimi mychem'' quanto il fatto che uno stato si prende la libertà di bloccare drasticamente il commercio (e la ''cultura'') di un gruppo, o un movimento, senza nemmeno dare spiegazioni.
è QUESTO che dovrebbe inorridire, portare a riflettere, e personalmente a INCAZZARSI
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e voi, cosa ne pensate? a parte emo o non emo, credo che sia scorretto fare una cosa del genere a discapito di chiunque. il mondo mi lascia sempre più incredula.
