Russia bans emos

And punks, and goths, and halloween and pretty much everything else in between

‘Together with proposals to combat child alcoholism and pornography, the policy project outlines a raft of draconian measures such as a 10 p.m. curfew for all school-age children and a ban on tattoos and body-piercings.

Under the new measures, schools would be prohibited from celebrating Western holidays like Halloween and St. Valentine’s Day, which are deemed inappropriate to “Russian culture.” Toys in the shape of monsters or skeletons would be banned as “provoking aggression.”

The proposal also sets its sights on teenage subcultures such as emo, a style of hardcore punk, and goth, which lawmakers accuse of “cultivating bisexuality.” Both styles, the legislation implies, are social scourges on a par with the skinhead movement, and must be eliminated from the social landscape.’

Cultivating bisexuality?! First things first, bisexuality is not a crime, and secondly, you don’t become bisexual because of the music you like! Jeez louise.

Also, I’m not a fan of emo music or fashion but what i will say is this, it is definately not on a par with the skinhead movement. Skinheads are racist thugs, (we’ve all seen This is England), emos only really care about what music people like.

And a 10pm curfew for all school age children? I believe that’s what they give people with ASBOs over here. What a swell government Russia has.