A gaggle of My Chemical Romance fans hacked off at the media’s depiction of the band as a ‘suicide cult’ have organised a protest march on the offices of the Daily Mail.
The group – whose online HQ is here - are rallying at the “careless journalism” propagated by the British press that “runs the risk of trivializing… teenage depression.
“Depression is a serious thing,” a statement reads. “My Chemical Romance have always tried to ward their fans away from depression and aid them in seeking help, even going as far as to call suicide hotline numbers from the stage.
“Whereas badly researched journalism is in danger of promoting irresponsible stereotyping and taking away from depression as a serious medical illness.”
The march takes place on Saturday, the 31st of May and will begin at 10am at West Pond in Hyde Park before The Black Parade descend upon the offices of the Daily Mail (London, W8 5TT), whose typically hysterical recent coverage of the emo subculture (link; link; link) - including the suicide of 13-year-old Hannah Bond - has been pinpointed by fans as most heinous.
A throng of 300 is so far confirmed - DrownedinSound just signed up Raziq Rauf, for whom we are thankful for the tip.
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that picture :S
just out of interest that is a boy isnt it?
Getting a semi?
They have a point
who?
They
i never looked at it that way
i agree
those articles linked above contain some terrible journalism.
good on them for actually trying to stand up for themselves. (even if they look slightly ridiculous)
I'm well up for this
Get a bit of riot going, I fucking love public disorder
Are you going as an emo or a Tory?
can't he be both?
WillEMO Hague
or Emo-ch Powell perhaps?
or Michael Portill-emo etc etc etc
The Rt Hon Theremo May MP
Emo Molam
That picture made me actuaLOL
This is all
so Twisted Sister
This is all so...
...ridiculous. I hate the Daily Mail but I hate emos almost as much. Why? Because the music is shit.
Goth is good. Punk is good. Metal is good. Don't try and combine the three just to flog more fucking Cobain t-shirts.
goth is good?
your opinions are hereforth void
Emo is good
Someone should give those kids some Assfactor 4 records and stuff.
Surely the Mail will love this
"Mass Suicide Cult storm mail offices" and headlines to a similar effect
lol kamikase emos
ATTACK
DIE FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN
plz
This cant be real...
"the 'black parade' is a place where all emos believe they will go when they die" key word being all
who's with me?
I'll be there with an army of mexicans
We don't need no
stinking badges
"runs the risk...
of trivializing teenage depression"
cheer up love, you'll be fine when you finally get yer hole
ahhh the daily hate mail
telling us whats wrong with the world, one minority at a time.
Yeuch!
"We hope to show that My Chemical Romance is not a ‘suicide cult’ - as the Daily Mail has called them in a recent article - but simply a rock band that wants to save people’s lives."
oh just a rock band trying to save the world y'know, no delusions of grandeur. They must really love dumb persecution like this.
"people" does not equal "the whole world"
have a word with yourself mate.
regardless
it's a pretty pretentious baffoonish statement. I read a shitty interview in Kerrang (I know!) where he said "this record nearly killed me!". People like that give musicians a bad name.
That picture made me choke
I would go just to see that, really.
Fauxmo is serious business.
Suicide cult is a bit much...
The problem with extreme, hysterical media articles is that, apart from idiots buying in to them, they inspire equally extreme responses from people who only succeed in cementing the reputation the media's given them. Music isn't 'responsible' for anything, people are responsible, but lets not pretend a subculture that bases itself around emotional bleakness can be wholly seperated from increased suicide rates when it factors so hugely in its members lives.
i fancy
going down there, masquerade as an emo and then start cutting myself. just to make the daily mail seem 'spot on'.
it would really wind the emos up.
erm
American bands such as My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte and Blink 182 are particular favourites.
blink 182?
didnt they have a song about getting a blow job from someones mum...
dEMOnstration
should have been the headline, no?
kinda annoyed at the picture.
If you're going to take a condescending tone, at least explain why in the article.
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT
:D
nothing is better than that picture.
.