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Where Emo Fans Go When They Die
Posted by Jess McGuire at 2:05 PM on May 9, 2008
As easy as it is to poke fun at the angsty youth of today, with their deep love of mascara and sweeping fringes, when what first looks like a standard case of the pubescent sooks actually ends in a suicide, it's a tragic situation and there are no laughs to be had (unless you were born without a soul and are the type of person who lists kicking elderly cripples in your Facebook interests).
So believe me when I say I am not taking the piss out of this terrible story of a thirteen year old girl who took her own life in the UK
A girl of 13 killed herself after becoming obsessed with a fashion which links death with glamour, an inquest heard. Hannah Bond hanged herself from her bunk bed with a tie after becoming an 'Emo'.
Oh god, not again - are we really going to blame a hilariously rubbish genre of music for the death of another teenager? Is it not more likely that poor Hannah Bond was struggling with depression anyway, and the fact she wore too much eye makeup and listened to My Chemical Romance has absolutely nothing to do with her suicide? When a young sport star commits suicide, do the press go apeshit blaming the cult of Sherrin and a brutal culture which encourages phsyical aggression amongst teenage boys?
Sadly, this explanation of "emo" culture tacked onto the end of the Hannah Bond piece actually made me laugh. And then I felt awful. But come on -
The Emo phenomenon began in the U.S. in the 1980s. It is a largely teenage trend and is characterised by depression, self-injury and suicide.
Followers wear tight jeans with studded belts and wristbands. Their hair is dyed black and worn in long fringes to obscure their faces.
Emo - from the word emotional - is a reference to the angst-filled lyrics and melancholy themes of the rock music central to the culture.
One of the foremost of these "suicide cult" bands is My Chemical Romance, from New Jersey. Their first single, Welcome to the Black Parade, from the album The Black Parade, was released in 2006 and became a huge hit, going to number one in Britain.
The concept album follows the story of a character called The Patient, who dies of cancer. The Black Parade is a nickname for the place where Emo fans believe they will go when they die.
I'm sorry. Repeat that?
THE BLACK PARADE IS A NICKNAME FOR THE PLACE WHERE EMO FANS BELIEVE THEY WILL GO WHEN THEY DIE.
Unbelievable. Has anyone ever heard of this musical Valhalla, where Panic! At The Disco and Simple Plan blares through speakers constantly and everyones parents finally get them?
Lindsay Tanner is gonna have to write another presentation on "emos", I think.
Tags: au | emos | future walkley award winners | lindsay tanner | my chemical romance
Comments
se
Posted May 9, 2008 6:51 PM
The article currently fronting the age online edition 'emo admits teen sex' attempts to play on the same idea of blaming the 'culture.'Ha- pity the judge in the case points out that your hair doesn't define your criminality. Also,doesn't being 36 years old disqualify you from being an 'emo'??
amy-Faye
Posted May 10, 2008 2:04 AM
i find it so annoying that there blaming MCR the band do only good, there anti-suicide. Only an extreamly stupid person would think the black parade was real, im a fan and i dont know anyone who thinks TBP is a real place
Lisa
Posted May 10, 2008 10:19 AM
I don't believe what u listen to can cause you to commit suicide. I listen to My Chemical Romance and so do a lot of my friends and none of us have commited suicide. Of corse if I did I wouldn't be writeing this comment.
twister411
Posted May 10, 2008 4:16 PM
Let's see, hmmm, where the hell was this girl's parents? Nothing in the MCR lyrics talks about killing yourself. Talking about blaming someone else for your problems. This girl sounds like she has more problems than her parents or anyone else wants to admit.
I read somewhere she joined a blog/website that constantly talks about suicide. WOuldn't that play a larger picture than MCR would if all facts were looked at.
acharis
Posted May 12, 2008 7:22 AM
If a band/subculture is more influential than family/friends, then a kid's got problems.
kim
Posted May 15, 2008 12:27 PM
[not inteded towards the author of this article, because obviously you really know what's going on about MCR :)]
This is inteded for any reader who believes My Chemical Romance is 'emo'
Blahblahblah.
It's all the same crap.
Sorry to inform you, but My Chemical Romance was simply made to save lives.
It's people and media who don't understand and has warped their image and reputation.
Look into them before you open your mouth, because obviously you don't know what you're talking about.