So, I have stumbled upon that blog a couple of minutes ago, and I felt obliged to state my opinion through my blog. First things first, I would like to say that I am nowhere near from being “EMO,” though the description given fits me in some ways. No, I do not cut myself nor do I sit at a corner and bawl my eyes out. However, the fashion/clothing description is something you will see me wearing. I wear a lot of black (from shirts to jeans), my nails are painted black, I have an Emo/Scene haircut (crazily layered/fringes, I need to trim it), I have dark hair (almost jet-black, soon will be having coon tails), I have studded belt (that I wear most of the time), and I wear chucks.
With that being said, I am utterly offended with Russia’s idea of what “EMO” is because not everyone who wears those clothing items, have those piercings or have the hairstyle are instantly “EMO.” They are ridiculing the people who fits the description because they are rashly pointing out that those people are depress or suicidal. I feel like they are placing certain people in a certain social group – stereotype. Physical appearance does not define a person.
Banning “EMO” only creates a bigger issue out of it because it will offend many – obviously, since I don’t live their and I already feel offended. I can just picture the teens rebelling against this law leading to a mass destruction – well not a mass destruction, but something close to that. In addition, I don’t see the point of following through with this ideology for anyone can take away the “EMO” trend, but there is no way in hell that anyone could take away the emotions. Somehow, the Russian government are promoting unfair judgment, and depriving their citizens of freedom of expression. They show their thirst for control, telling - well more like dictating - their people how to dress. Gally, controlling much?
I am mystified by their plan. I cannot comprehend the reasons behind their attempt of eliminating a trend, a fashion statement. There are more important issues that need to be tackled, which includes the battle they have against Georgia – a much important matter that infuriates me.
I know this problem should not matter to me because I don’t live there nor do I want to visit the country – no offense. Nevertheless, the idea triggered a nerve that leads me to crave to express my opinion about it. There is only one thing that I want to say:
To ban “EMO” is to ban individuality.
Outspoken,
Jhay
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