Emo and goth to be made illegal in Russia

[sanctified Veteran]

My God, now social niches are dangerous, right? I dislike those niches as much as anyone, but banning them just speaks tons of the intolerance of the russian goverment.

In the other hand, considering the very nature of those trends the Russian goverment just gave them the fuel to make them stronger.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

I wish similiar laws were passed in the US, Canada, and Australia. This should be banned out right since, it is causing harm (suicides) to the general public.

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They should ban rock and roll too!

Damn kids on my lawn, get off my lawn!

[NienorGT]

Isn't this an infringement of their human rights? Do they have those in Russia or are they one of those old countries living in the past.

AFAIK, Russia and Human Right never went together so well.

[Geranium_Z__NL]

but if i wear black clothes and listen to metal all day, that doesnt make me a god doesnt it?

im not looking white in any way (and yes i do Nerd a lot)

i hope this law gets into holland aswell XD

[Deletedforeverhaha]

Adults who dress as emos and goths are full of fail. I saw three guys who were in their mid 20's in tight black jeans with hair covering one eye and walking as if they were the center of attention. Let me see their list of accomplishments after "turning one away from the world" and other silly gimmicks. It's just a teenage fad of pure fail.

Apart from that, this law would be unacceptable in the US since being emo and goth does not harm anyone around the person who's in that fad. It's an infringement on a person's rights. Let them kill themselves if they want to. At least they're doing it without being a burden on others, except for all the teenagers who commit suicide and place an unfathomable grief on all the people who cared about them (parents).

Edited July 27, 2008 by masked unknown

[Azusa]

but if i wear black clothes and listen to metal all day, that doesnt make me a god doesnt it?

im not looking white in any way (and yes i do Nerd a lot)

i hope this law gets into holland aswell XD

No because.....I AM A GOD!

[PixilEyes]

The fact the gov't even has this on their agenda is pretty bad. I'm sure they could be using their power for something more useful than genociding personal expression.

[PixilEyes]

Adults who dress as emos and goths are full of fail. I saw three guys who were in their mid 20's in tight black jeans with hair covering one eye and walking as if they were the center of attention. Let me see their list of accomplishments after "turning one away from the world" and other silly gimmicks. It's just a teenage fad of pure fail.

I was about to respond to this but, this post has shown its faliure from the writer far too easily.

[tiagosilva29]

[Glassed Silver]

What a pile of crap.

That's ridiculous, as if there weren't any other problems.

Oh wait, this basically isn't a problem, but actually their good right according to Human Rights.

Then again....

AFAIK, Russia and Human Right never went together so well.

true that.

They should ban rock and roll too!

Damn kids on my lawn, get off my lawn!

hahaha, you made me laugh haha.

Good one!

Glassed Silver approves!

I was about to respond to this but, this post has shown its faliure from the writer far too easily.

OWNED!!!

+qft ^^

Glassed Silver:mac

[Deletedforeverhaha]

Russian government can do whatever it wants to do since it's more fascist than democratic. Too much govt. control for me to feel comfortable.

Apart from that, majority of people are finding this really funny because emo's and goths are silly drama queens and have their own specific fashion that emphasizes their pointless messages.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

LONG LIVE THE SOVIET UNION!

Now only the rest of the world needs to follow :D.

There is no SOVIET UNION :)

[BilliShere]

Excellent! The world is already starting to look and feel better! The should also make hippies illegal.. yes. hippies. get rid of em too

[Volatile]

Funny.. aside from Germany.. Russia is visualized as a place to primarily take that style...

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Excellent! The world is already starting to look and feel better! The should also make hippies illegal.. yes. hippies. get rid of em too

I thought they went away in the 70's. :)

[Memphis]

God bless the Fatherland! And it's not Goth that is a huge scene in Russia, it's Rivetheads, do not get them confused. Which mixes military uniforms with tattoos and piercings.

You beat me to it! It is nice to see others who know enough about russia to know the difference between a Rivethead and a goth. We got a few Rivetheads around her and believe me, they are ANYTHING but emo. Just a bunch of military boot trench coat lovers that like intimidating people. Usually their harmless.

[Xerino]

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Im not gonna say anything on account that I may offend some russian neowinians, but the emo attitude could go away, but the goth look can stay, I think the goth ladies are hot.

[Cormier6083]

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Edited July 28, 2008 by Cormier6083

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

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[mindscape]

I find this really sad.

And what about metalheads? Emo, goth, and metal are NOT the same. They don't look alike and emo, gothic, and metal music arent the same either.

Speaking of ideology, wouldnt metal be more of a "threat to national stability?" We all know what happened in Norway when the second wave of Black Metal emerged. XD

Rock on, CCCP!! \m/

[Ji@nBing]

This should be a world-wide law. Someone needs to step in and tell these kids what f^&ing tools they look like.

[gigapixels Veteran]

This should be a world-wide law. Someone needs to step in and tell these kids what f^&ing tools they look like.

:no: Somebody needs to step in and tell you about being tolerant and understanding. They're not hurting you so frankly it's none of your business how they dress or what they look like. You may not like it, but it's their right to express themselves however they'd like.

[spy beef]

This should be a world-wide law. Someone needs to step in and tell these kids what f^&ing tools they look like.

+1

[Ji@nBing]

:no: Somebody needs to step in and tell you about being tolerant and understanding. They're not hurting you so frankly it's none of your business how they dress or what they look like. You may not like it, but it's their right to express themselves however they'd like.

Oh, I'm an opinionated ******. I'm well aware of that. And they are hurting me because I have to see them on the street and see how stupid they look. This makes me very grumpy. A grumpy me is a not happy me.

What about my right not to have to see people that look like complete tools? There is not a fashion trend in the past 100 years that looks so stupid. I say we put a stop to it not only so the rest of society doesn't have to look at them, but for their own good as well :p

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

It all starts with banning emos/goths, then it'll be long haired men/hippies banned, and eventually all Russians will have to dress a certain way or else!

Sound like a past wartime? Hmmm.. I don't agree with their look but that's them being them and expressing themselves.

For people to say to them they're effin weird, well I think long haired guys are weird! LOL! And buzzcut woman scare me, but I woudln't make it illegal.

Everyone has a "look" they like. Like obese people in tight fitting clothes *shudders*