Russia Looking to Ban "Emo" and "Goth"

**Ristaron** · #1 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 07:31 PM

In my opinion, it would be a blessing to the world to have the music taken off the airwaves. As for wanting to prevent those styles from being expressed in public, that's not going to stop them from being expressed at home so I don't know what they really hope to accomplish.

Kerrang! Emo and goth to be made illegal in Russia

Panda_babii · 08-12-2008, 07:51 PM

Haha.. Sucks to be a communist.

Stossel · 08-12-2008, 07:58 PM

I don't even bother trying to justify "emo" anymore.

**Ristaron** · 08-12-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Stossel

I don't even bother trying to justify "emo" anymore.

You'll notice that my first post was similarly devoid of justifications for the emo movement.

**Brother of Yeshua** · 08-12-2008, 09:45 PM

Stupid. Yes, and Marilyn Manson should be in jail for Columbine.

Fortunately for crappy emo bands, they can hide under such superfluous labels as "indie" "progressive" and "college rock."

**Ristaron** · 08-12-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Brother of Yeshua

Stupid. Yes, and Marilyn Manson should be in jail for Columbine.

Fortunately for crappy emo bands, they can hide under such superfluous labels as "indie" "progressive" and "college rock."

Agree to both points. The latter especially. You can ban "labels", but people will just change the label. What the Russians are arrogant enough to attempt is to change the way people think. Sorry, folks, it doesn't work that way, regardless of how fucked up the way of thought you're trying to phase out may be.

If it worked that way, the Westboro Baptists would have been long gone by now.

**SARS-expl0ted** · 08-12-2008, 10:11 PM

Honestly, I think them banning those things is going to cause more people to lash out and dress that way because that is kind of how 'Goth' works. They do things differently to make a point. I mean, grunge and punk as well. They dress like that to express themselves as being different and a majority of them are highly educated and talented.

As for the whole 'emo' and 'scene' trends, I do not see them as a movement because they aren't standing up for any kind of 'beliefs' or any other point besides 'I cut myself, get over it' or 'Don't make fun of my tight ass pants.' 'Goths' dare to be different and 'Punks' fought against the society.

I cannot wait to see how this one turns out, I am going to keep reading up on it.

As for them banning the music genres, that is a little extreme. I do see where they are trying to go with it and all because they think it is affecting the people. So, yet again, people blame some sort of media for other's actions instead of taking the responsibility of the matters.

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Originally Posted by Panda_babii

Haha.. Sucks to be a communist.

Communism actually isn't a bad form of government.
I would honestly prefer it.

Stossel · 08-13-2008, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ristaron

You'll notice that my first post was similarly devoid of justifications for the emo movement.

I get the feeling our reasons are different, though.

--------------- Added 13 Aug 2008 at 07:40 am ---------------

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Originally Posted by [ Jew Blaster ]

Communism actually isn't a bad form of government.
I would honestly prefer it.

Not the pure form, at least.

Aphrodisiac · 08-13-2008, 03:05 PM

It's very rare I have found a goth band make it on the radio. I don't know how it is in Russia though. Mason inst not goth or emo music by the way. If it's like it is here though it makes no difference except for the emo. The large majority of goth bands don't play on the radio anyway. Like Jew Blaster said about "dare to be different". A lot of goth bands don't make it big because they are very different in both instrumentals and themes than what the mainstream bands are.

**Arcángel** · 08-13-2008, 03:43 PM

Ok, so let me get this straight. In what could have been in the midst of another important government meeting of some sort, somewhere in Russia, the topic of banning Emo and Goth came up? It actually came up?

have they ran out of other things to discuss? Quick! Someone blow something up!