A new Russian law could make being an emo kid illegal in the eastern European country.
Legislationis currently being formulated in Russia to heavily regulate emowebsites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and governmentbuildings.
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 Duma, where critics claimed that the "negative" emo culture encourages anti-social behaviour and glorifies suicide.
Emokids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercingsand 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."
Themoves in Russia follow criticism of the genre in the UK earlier thisyear, which saw My Chemical Romance fans protesting at the offices ofBritish newspaper The Daily Mail over their coverage which linked emowith suicide.
http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38392
Legislationis currently being formulated in Russia to heavily regulate emowebsites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and governmentbuildings.
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 Duma, where critics claimed that the "negative" emo culture encourages anti-social behaviour and glorifies suicide.
Emokids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercingsand 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."
Themoves in Russia follow criticism of the genre in the UK earlier thisyear, which saw My Chemical Romance fans protesting at the offices ofBritish newspaper The Daily Mail over their coverage which linked emowith suicide.
http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38392
