Emo Movement Under Fire Over Teenage Hanging

Coroner says genre is 'very disturbing'...

by Jason Gregory
Thursday, May 08, 2008
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Emo Movement Under Fire Over Teenage Hanging

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A teenage girl committed suicide because she thought the act would impress fans of emo music, an inquest has been told.

Hannah Bond, 13, hung herself from a bunk bed in her bedroom after telling her parents that she was going to kill herself.

The teenager, who was described by her mother as a “normal girl”, apparently left a suicide note which was signed with the nickname Living Disaster.

The inquest was told that the teenager had lived a double life and was a devout following of emo music.

The coroner in the inquest, Roger Sykes, said he found elements of the emo movement “very disturbing”.

Bond was a fan of My Chemical Romance and had spoken secretly on chatrooms about The Black Parade – which was also the title of the band’s last album.

According to the Telegraph, in a tribute book at the teenager’s school one pupil wrote: “I hope you enjoy the black parade.”

It emerged recently that fans of emo, which stands for emotional, were being attacked in cities across Mexico because of their appearance.

At a concert in the country last month, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way spoke directly to fans, saying the band “don’t want to see any fucking violence.”

What do you think about the coroner’s verdict? Is it unfair to blame emo? Leave a comment below...

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Emo is a myth, isn’t all music emotional?
~ by Noods 5/8/2008
- It’s a bunch of cry babies with instruments, basically whining to a rytm... I think my dog could make better music.
  ~ by Emo4Gheys 5/8/2008
- no
  ~ by anonymous 5/9/2008
A ’movement’? It’s just posh wankers in shit clothes, isn’t it??
~ by Emu 5/8/2008
- basically. people just dont want to have to take the blame for such things so they turn to blame something society can more easily put their focus on.
  ~ by brett 5/8/2008
Emo is goth for lightweights.
~ by Fred Zeppelin 5/8/2008
- Clearly, you have a deep understanding of all things wrong.
  ~ by Lila 5/8/2008
It’s an unentertaining music genre that has involved into a lifestyle choice for people who claim not to want to follow a fashion. Its fundamentally hypocritical. Not too mention the impressionable youth feel they have to mimic the depressive and sad emotions often portrayed in this genre
~ by Chris 5/8/2008
Everyone knows society is to blaim especially the papers with their scapegoating propoganda
~ by anon 5/8/2008
First of all, all music is not emotional- some of it is just fun. They call it ”emo” because these kids think they have a depth of emotion no one else could possibly relate to.
~ by Anonymous 5/8/2008
It promotes bad music, but I can’t believe any music is the sole cause of a suicide.
~ by crs 5/8/2008
You can’t blame the music. She was a clearly a disturbed kid. What about all of emo’s other fans who don’t kill themselves?
~ by Krunch 5/8/2008
if she did it after telling her parents she was going to, why didn’t they stop her instead of blaming her poor taste in music?
~ by Captain Duck 5/8/2008
This is a really old issue, who cares what you call it . Does anyone remember Judas Priest being taken to court because some kids killed themselves who were fans of their music? It’s not strictly the music doing it, these kids who take their lives are mentally ill.
~ by Fitzbath 5/8/2008
DON’T YOU DARE FUKING TALK ABOUT HANNAH LIKE THAT I WAS HER FRIEND HOW DARE YOU THIS IS DISRESPECTFULL !!
~ by R.I.P 5/8/2008
- You’re not much of a friend if you didn’t try to help her with her fucking problems. What’s disrespectful is the fact that not even her parents listened to her when she said, ’I’m going to kill myself.’ What kind of role models are these parents.
  ~ by Fukoff 5/8/2008
- How can you say they wernt much of a friend? Im close friends with hannah’s best friends, we are trying our bloody hardest to sort this out and to tell the haters and liers to shut their mouths! Which is basicly EVERYONE whos not hannahs friends or who didnt know her!!!
  ~ by chloe 5/9/2008
Didn’t we go through this in the ’80s with heavy metal? There’s always someone else, or something else in this case, to put the blame on.
~ by Tyler B 5/8/2008
this is total BS you can’t blame MCR for one girls actions. She obviously wasn’t of right mind but no one in that band is to blame for what she did in any way...and I agree with Noods all music is/should be emotional and from the writers emotions.
~ by /\\/0PI-I33r 5/8/2008
Blame her parents!!! They should have beat more sense into her.
~ by Nate 5/8/2008
I’m so sick of these pathetic people/parents putting the blame on everything but themselves, including the music their children listen to. the parents were more than likely to blame for her wanting to end her life, and whatever else was going on in her life at that time. have they ever listened to MCR? cause seriously...they can’t possibly think THAT kind of music would influence a suicide. music is what people listen to when they are going through a bad situation to MAKE THEM FEEL B
~ by LB 5/8/2008
this is so fucking stupid, girl was depressed and her parents were too blind to realize/ do anything about it... blaming my chem, and the entire genre is ridiculous, lazy, and ignorant. ppl who listen to country music kill themselves sometimes too
~ by idiots 5/8/2008
It’s just music that peeople enjoy, at the end of the day it was her choice to do it, not like she was told to do it by soe emo cult. This is ridiculous. Such a stupid steryotype that i sgetting blamed for s many awful things. I am sorry to hear about the girl but don’t blame the music she listens to, imagine how MCR must feel, almost reponsible for a girls death.
~ by anon 5/8/2008
These aren’t even emo bands. Emo died like 10 years ago, and was some great music. Sunny Day Real Estate, The Promise Ring, Get Up kids...thats emo...and they dont sing about killing themselves. People need to do their research.
~ by Dave 5/8/2008
What happened to “MCR saved my life?” every one knows there all about helping people and saving people and overcoming addiction and suicide and everything. There is no reason blame my chem. Or the on music the other so called ”emo” bands 2 there’s no reason to blame it. And this girl wasn’t mental. I’m not gonna sit here and diss on the girl. MCR saves people they dnt bring them to suicide and the fact the parents and the media think its music’s
~ by demolition lover 5/8/2008
Do they even know the story behind t black parade? I bet they’ve never listened pass the lyrics and understood the deeper meaning.
~ by demolition lover 5/8/2008
Do they even know the story behind t black parade? I bet they’ve never listened pass the lyrics and understood the deeper meaning.
~ by demolition lover 5/8/2008
Do they even know the story behind t black parade? I bet they’ve never listened pass the lyrics and understood the deeper meaning.
~ by demolition lover 5/8/2008
emo stands for emotionally charged HARDCORE PUNK. anybody who thinks mcr are emo needs to get a reality check. and a fist in the face.
~ by angry 5/8/2008
I have seen my chemical romance play before... and everytime the singer made a speech about getting help if you are depressed etc... so if anything they promote anti-suicide messages
~ by ant 5/8/2008
Emo is a stereotype its up to the kid who dresses like they tell you to to make a dissension to complete the stereotype and cut or kill them selves cause “And people say you Dye your hair and wear tight jeans, that doesn’t mean. That you cant scream, or like loud noise, you got a choice you have a voice.” Hollywood undead
~ by not all emos cut! 5/8/2008
If she told the parents that she was going to commit suicide and then proceeded to do so, how is anyone at fault other than the parents for not preventing this and getting help?
~ by Blame the parents 5/8/2008
I just find it hilarious that anyone thinks Ryan Ross or Hayley Williams are ’emo’. Emo is an outdated title for a semi-genre of bands who don’t even actually understand why they’re labelled it. Some of the band members may have suffered emotional or mental breakdowns, but they certainly don’t encourage suicide - if anything they talk openly about over coming it. People just want someone to blame for their failings.
~ by icedmaple 5/8/2008
i cant believe this article is even posted, or even attempts to create some serious nature out of it. goodbye gigwise, never coming back here again.
~ by mike p 5/8/2008
this is the worst written, most uninformative peice of music journalism i may have ever read. you should be ashamed of yourself.
~ by adam 5/8/2008
ummm the real person to blame is the girl for being a retard.
~ by adam 5/8/2008
I’m sorry, but you can’t blame people killing themselves on a genre of music. That just shows how irresponsible society is and how willing everyone is to point a finger. Statements from people like this doctor’s are laughable. I’d like to add that all good music is emotional, not just emo. Also, I would hardly call emo a movement. It’s a bunch of people who like a certain fashion, and music. Mocking ”emos” really just shows how insecure you are.
~ by Paxtron 5/8/2008
this whole thing is stupid! those bands don’t go around telling their fans to kill themselves! actually all of the one mentioned above promote anti-violence! i get so angry when people blame the music for makeing their child committe suicide instead of look a little closer to home! weather she seemed to be a ”normal” child or not, many things could have provocked this! people judge others by their look in stead of personallities! and people suck because of that!
~ by sofia 5/8/2008
Blaming emo or My Chem is so stupid. If you need someone to blame, blame the parents. If your child says she’s going to kill herself...maybe you ought to listen. The Black Parade is a concept. You don’t see the members of the band cutting themselves, it’s entertainment and in their own way, art. Don’t blame something just because you don’t understand it.
~ by Kale 5/8/2008
This is the worst written article ever. MCR’s main theme is suicide isn’t the answer. Dark? Yes. With lyrics like ”I am not afraid to keep on living” I’m pretty sure they’re anti-suicide. Do your research on articles or stop writing.
~ by Kob 5/8/2008
most bands people think ar ”emo” are not. People are just too ignorant to see this. Before you bash something you should atleast know what it is.
~ by suckit 5/8/2008
Ah, yes, lets blame a hugely popular band for a girl’s death. Couldn’t possibly be from personal issues or anything, she obviously just wanted to impress people. That make TOTAL sense. This as bad as when Schoolyard Heroes got called a satanic cult that drives kids to kill people. *entire phrase is coated in sarcasm* secondly, there ain’t nothing wrong with emo. at all.
~ by Zoe Petryk 5/8/2008
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Of course the media blames ”emo”, a nonexistent stereotype. If you want to know what emo is, listen to Rites of Spring or Promise Ring or something. It was a movement of hardcore bands that decided not to sing about politics and society, and wrote lyrics about relationships. the fucking media should get its story straight.
~ by oh hey 5/8/2008
was there something in the note that said she thought this would impress fellow ”emo” kids? What relation is there between my chemical romances music and suicide? this article is ridiculous and not even spell checked.
~ by j 5/8/2008
”emo is a pile of shit” - Gerard Way. i rest my case. this girl was sick in the head. do not drag in bands and ”evil cults”. this girl obviously had other issues. You do not commit suicide because My Chemical Romance is fricken awesome. Otherwise no body would be left to go to their concerts.
~ by Annon 5/8/2008
i think that ”emo music” doesnt exist first of all,about every song made is based on some sort of emotion.if the band is so bad,why would they do charities and stuff like that on some of their tours?! I think if the parents are really blaming my chemical romance for the suicide of their 13 year old daughter, they are clearly desperate enough to blame anything but themselves.Im sure they couldve been there for her more than they were.They couldve done something more than let her jus
~ by Mikeal 5/8/2008
Emo has nothing to do with fasion. Emo is a made up word to put a lable one something. To call a certain genre of music ’emo’ is fundamentally flawed. What musician, band, song out there isn’t an of-shoot of emotion? People are always looking to blame what happens on others, no matter what the case may be.
~ by John 5/8/2008
It’s a label stolen from a true music genre that stayed out of the mainstream and pioneered by true emo acts like Lifetime and Texas is the Reason. This girl told her parents she was going to kill herself. She was troubled and ignored. Way to go mom and dad for making Emo responsible for your kid. You can’t wash your hands of this one. Nothing wrong with young kids listening to perceivably bad music. Thats been going on for generations.
~ by US 5/8/2008
This is pretty much the same thing that happened to Marilyn Manson at the time of the Columbine shooting. Just because she listened to MCR does not mean that them or the ”emo” genre is to blame for this, she was just a depressed kid who couldn’t deal with things anymore and wanted an easy out.
~ by Dana 5/8/2008
These bands do anything but promote suicide. This girl is obviously fucking stupid. Why didn’t her parents do anything when she told them she was going to kill herself? They must be fucking stupid aswell. It’s kids like Hannah Bond that give music a bad name.
~ by Jackie 5/8/2008
This is ridiculous. ”Emo” is the most ludicrous genre ever conceived by the idiots in the media. Music is an emotion. My Chemical Romance started as a band to provide hope to a hopeless generation. Simply because this naive little girl had a skewed perception of the music does not give the media the right to attack the band. Seriously, quite making this metaphorical world so goddamn literal.
~ by Johnee K. 5/8/2008
This article is absolute bush-league journalism.
~ by Greg 5/8/2008
emo is not short for emotional it is short for emotive ... emotive hadcore, which was created in the 90’s ... people who put it down are jealous that they can’t capitolize on the genre, they are still stuck on their comps
~ by dave 5/8/2008
it’s awful that people steriotype in the first place; let alone blame the death of a girl on a genre of music. this world is getting pathetic.
~ by katie 5/8/2008
its just music??? i listen to my chemical romance and i dont wanna go hang myself
~ by randy 5/8/2008
They need something to blame. People are suicidal. It’s gonna happen. All music is emotional, so the whole emo thing is just ignorant. On the other hand, many people follow music as a guide to life and try to immitate the style. Honestly though, when parents see that their kid is taking it too seriously, they need to do something about it.
~ by Shelby 5/8/2008
those bands arent emo! and that girl had issues. it had nothing to do with the music she listened to. so if she listened to pop, would she become a stripper?
~ by Roxi 5/8/2008
Why is it always someone else’s fault? Why don’t they ever blame the parents or society, or illness? And BTW- PAramore, Panic, FOB, MCR, and TBS are NOT emo bands.
~ by hXc 5/8/2008
This sort of attack on ”emo” is so 2007.
~ by Susan 5/8/2008
what the hell. you’re all sooo fucking stupid. just stop talking, everyone. 13 year olds have no reason to be that sad. give these kids a god to live for. and emotive hardcore is fucking dead.
~ by pissed 5/8/2008
1. this is stupid. how can you blame music for suicide? just because people are extremists doesn’t mean that you can sterotype everyone. she obviously had issues. and to be fair, she did tell her parents. this should be a wake up call for parents to start actually listening to their children. & 2. those bands aren’t emo. maybe scene. not emo. and if you’re referring to emotional music, then ALL music is emotional. that’s the point of music. it’s ca
~ by alexandra 5/8/2008
This is quite possibly the stupidest article I have ever read. How about instead of blaming music for her death, take a look at her parents who did nothing to help her after she told them she wanted to kill herself.
~ by HaterOfIgnorance 5/8/2008
This is the most irresponsible article I’ve seen written in quite awhile. Who cares what a coroner says about a genre of music? That makes absolutely no fucking sense to me. Now, I’m not in particularly a fan of the bands music, but to each his own. This is just another attempt to blame the media for a trouble young persons unfortunate departure. Does the name Marilyn Manson ring a bell? Jesus Christ. Learn how to write an article with read depth, not some bullshit to entertain. Now
~ by Matt 5/8/2008
- Irresponsible? Its called reporting isnt it? News relevant to music... Its hardly as though whoever wrote the ’irresponsible article’ expresses personal opinion and it ends by asking readers to express their opinion on the coroners verdict.
  ~ by cockknocker 5/9/2008
This is ridiculous. ”Emo” didn’t cause this girl to die. It was her own decision to hang herself.
~ by Nicole 5/8/2008
i don’t think that you can blame a style of music, or a particular band for somebody’s suicide. music is a way of expressing one’s emotions and it’s not fair to say that because of a certain genre teenagers will want to kill themselves.
~ by kath 5/8/2008
It’s like saying blame rap for the next black dude that shoots someone. Just tabloid crap. Tha lassie was obviously just a bit mental.
~ by Caldy 5/9/2008
Eh. I don’t think it’s right to blame the music. It’s the dumbass kids who do stuff like this. That’s like saying violent video games are responsible for school shootings.
~ by anon 5/9/2008
this is terrible, - the article that is. emo is just the new hippies & punks. get over it.
~ by caramorex 5/9/2008
my chem isn’t guilty. that girl just wanted attention. all music is emotional in many kind of ways. emo is a trend and it hasn’t really something to do with music but with attention.
~ by Monica 5/9/2008
is there such a thing as an ”emo” band...there are emo songs...but none of the bands shows here are even close to emo....stop trying...
~ by jman 5/9/2008
Lets face it...humanity is screwed...society is screwed... people are just taking stereotypes to an absolute extreme. I don’t agree with cultures such as ”emo”, but in this case i think it was rather the parents not taking responsibility of their daughter. If i had a child who told me they wanted to commit suicide, i’d act on it - sharpish.
~ by Frankie Parsons 5/9/2008
The most subtle Darwin award in history...
~ by Ceceil Felias 5/9/2008
this is ridiculous...
~ by nick 5/9/2008
she told her parents she was going to kill herself...they didn’t do a good job of stopping her. How is My Chem to blame or emo music? Its the kids that aren’t right in the head not the music. Stop placing the blame on music rather than on the parents. And oh by the way ”The Black Parade” isn’t some cult like ur making it sound. Its My Chem’s fucking album title you tool.
~ by Darrell 5/9/2008
emo is a style of clothes, a genre of music... it is not the reason a silly, naive 13 year old commits suicide. What, did her crush not like her? Seriously people. She clearly wasn’t a ’normal’ girl, her parents just didn’t see everything of her.
~ by alix 5/9/2008
This is ridiculous. Dont be lazy. Do your research. Know what you’re talking about.
~ by Youre Slow 5/9/2008
how about lets blame the parents for not knowing their child well enough!!
~ by tim 5/9/2008
ummmm, paramore is a christian rock band
~ by mcrkid 5/9/2008
Emo is just another stupid sterotype. Everyone should just stop giving a fuck about it.
~ by Jezz 5/9/2008
it’s just fucking music. that’s all. people are fucking stupid.
~ by emoememoemo 5/9/2008
I don’t feel it was fair for MCR to be blamed for this girls suicide. If one pays closer attention to this band and what they stand for then they would know that Gerard and the rest of the band want to help kids who like their music cope with social anxieties. I was one of those kids. I WAS suicidal. And then I listened to MCR none stop for months. Now I enjoy life. MCR does that. This girl that killed herself had to have had something else going on in her life that made her want to e
~ by anon 5/9/2008
ha. this is wack.
~ by =) 5/9/2008
Since when did emo make people start violence? What about rap and rappers who talk about rape and killing and what not. Punk or hardcore shows are wayyy more violent then an mcr show...Emo is a trend, i agree with noods!!
~ by donny 5/10/2008
i wish any of the bands mentioned in this article were emo. hell, i wish anyone actually knew what emo is nowadays. The Promise Ring, Sunny Day Real Estate, Embrace, Moss Icon, The Jazz June....these were emo bands, when emo was still a movement. Now its become a sick mockery of itself.
~ by matt 5/11/2008
emo is a sad cult that once used to be alright. but now ”fans” have to mimick the stero-typical movement of self harming, depression and having a ”bad life”. it’s ruining people that actualy self-harm for a decent reason, such as abuse or personal trauma. and it’s destroyed my mate. he’s been sent to counsellors and psychologists for a reason to his ”problem”. there’s no problem. its a fucking myth because he believes that to be emo
~ by KeriRiot. 5/11/2008
This is retarded. You can’t blame a steriotype or bands or anything like that on the mindstate of this kid. It’s not like My Chem went and told her to kill herself. I’m a fan of theirs. I haven’t killed myself. She obviously had serious issues and it’s the fault of her parnents/teachers/other trusted adults that she killed herself, because they didn’t see the signs. My Chem can’t be blamed!!
~ by Jayde 5/11/2008
I don’t see why My Chem is being blamed for this. I mean, if she listened to Hannah Montana, HM woudn’t have any blame in this at all. This kid probably listened to more than just My Chem. And you can’t blame emo eirther! I mean, come on! It’s a steriotype, it can’t premote violence! That’s like saying being a prep premotes being a slut. This is just really stupid to me because this girl didn’t kill herself because music or emo told her to, she killed he
~ by rainyday285 5/11/2008
That is crap! it is just some dumb ass reason to blame music instead of blaming the parents for actually being interested in there kids life! pay attention and realize when something is wrong, how the hell can a 13 year old know how to lead a double life! I am a huge fan of my chemical romance but my parents also know what is going on in my life. Pay more attention to your kids!
~ by Emma 5/12/2008
emo is great and i fucking tired of people stepping all over it. emo music nor my chem is responsible for this girls death. there had to be something deeper than that.
~ by jesi 5/12/2008
My chemical romance is completely against emo, they’ve said it in every interview!!! This girl had her own problems, MCR shouldn’t be blamed!!!! Even my mom agrees with me!!!
~ by emoandstillsane 5/13/2008
My Chemical Romance has nothing to do with the death of that emo girl if she wanted is to blame for suicide because she had other problems or perhaps I simply wanted to find out what it is felt to be dead but My Chemical Romance has nothing to do’s mother this girl comes to do something to My Chemical Romance and all the fans and we will avenge them because it is an injustice to accuse this group for something they have not done
~ by angie melissa 5/13/2008
you all need to start understanding the emo movement before you start talking shit about it. it still pisses me off, but dont talk shit till u understand what it is. go do some research.
~ by DougDivinity 5/13/2008
My chem dint do anything but help people and make awesome music! and emos arent a bad thing we are normal people!
~ by MCR ROX 5/13/2008
Clearly these people have no idea what they are talking about, because if they knew what My Chemical Romance and a majority of their fans stand for, they would not write articles as pathetic as what is circulating right now.
~ by Hayley 5/13/2008
the press is throwing a load of crap at awesome band such as My Cheical Romance jsut beacause they have the subject of death in the lyrics. This girl may have had a genuine reason to want to die because no band would encourage suicide especially My Chemical Romance who are sorely against it. I feel sorry for this girls parents and family but if they blame great bands I’m beginning to lose that sympathy
~ by MCRmy Dude 5/14/2008
”Emo” was never about depression or self harm, but simply a music genre. Emotional music. My Chemical Romance has never once said they were emo. It’s been brought up to them that media sees them as this, so they’ve fought back. They are, in all aspects, against ’EMO’. They’ve made the band to save lives. To fight AGAINST depression and self harm.
~ by kim 5/14/2008
“I hope you enjoy the black parade.” ever think that person was talking about the actual album...? as for blaming ”emo” bands, particularly MCR, that’s complete bullshit. Bond did not pinpoint that she was going to kill herself b/c of MCR or any other band classified as emo. How did the band even-*sigh*-this is complete bullshit....
~ by danni 5/15/2008
You can’t blame suicide on music, tv, videogames, magazines, radio....
~ by wake up 5/15/2008
But you can partailly attribute (alongside a whole group of variables) music, tv, videogames, magazines, radio etc as a trigger mechanism for those predisposed to violent acts whether to themselves or others.
~ by anon 5/15/2008
paramore isn’t emo...
~ by 1234 5/15/2008
Maybe if her parents sat down and talked to her a little bit, and explained to her that music like this isnt LITERAL..she wouldve understood it. Im not a fan of MCR, but im sick of people blaming music for their problems. Its not the bands fault, its the parents fault for not connected with their kid, because clearly she was looking for something/someone to connect with, and in her search found music. Bottom line : Pay attention to your kid.
~ by Sam 5/15/2008
Emo is just for people to express their feelings, but it just seems most ’emo’ kids today seem to be depressed and self harm, and that’s not what emo is all about.
~ by Dafydd 5/15/2008
Emo is for people who who are too afraid to be goth because it involves ’too much extreme behavior.’ Just screw all the lame labels. It’s all these teenagers that don’t ’fit in’ so they wear their sister’s pants and call it emo. Who the flip wants to fit in? BTW-MCR promotes living happy and healthly, so nobody can blame the band.
~ by Yahoooooooooooooooooo! 5/15/2008
ok emo can be to blame the music is sinister its dark and if you constantly listen to sinister and dark music then you become impressionable upon. to be honest though how can anyone say ’emo’ is violent when you look at the way rap promotes violence, i think that all music has its values and downfalls but to be honest people who class themselves ’emo’ are pathetic and do need to realise songs are just songs there not for cults or clicks.
~ by Ben 5/16/2008
All these people that say they are ”emo” are stuck in 2000. Seriously, dont blame shitty music for the reason why people are fucked up. My Chemical Romance is not ”emo” anyway. If people knew anything about music would not write silly articles about stuff like this.
~ by alifetimeaway 5/16/2008
This stuff about EMO!! is a load of rubbish, the stereotypin of emo is stupid ... the main one being they slit their wrists and are always depressed. Many people that i know have never slit the wrists and i do admit there are a few that have Some people that self harm either have their own reasons to do. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!! Anyways MCR aint emo!!!! Bullies are the main cause of suicide, cz they bully people cz of the way they dress n it pathetic!! Nuff̵
~ by Natasha 5/16/2008
well, basically this is a load of rubbish, music has nothing to do with it and all 5 of the bands this page called ”emo” are NOT!!!! And it make me so ANGRY that the media straight away blame these fantastic bands! They should get their genres right before accusing! And being ”emo” doesn’t make you suicidal, I know plenty of happy emos so everyone should stop being so stereotypical!!!!!
~ by Imogen 5/16/2008
i would just say - its only cos its emerged - its not a movement theres been emo’s since the 1980’s
~ by Perri 5/17/2008
emo is watever you want it to be, people who blame emo music are dumb because most emo music are out there on a mission to help people, obviously this girl had problems in her life and no one noticed, or she just hasnt figured out the true meaning of the music and needed to be loved idk.. but i hope she rests in peice and if she was a true mcr fan then she wouldnt want poeple blamming them, they didnt just go up to her and say ”go kill yourself” its not their fault.
~ by crystal 5/18/2008
neither society nor a music band can be blamed for the suicide of a young girl, it´s pretty clear that the girl in question must have had more serious problems than what she listened to in order to willingly take her own life
~ by btarg 5/18/2008
blaming a group isn’t going to solve anything my chemical romance are a amazing band and shouldn’t get the blame. lost of teens have been through rough patches and my chem have helped them through it .
~ by my chem 4lyf 5/19/2008
This has realy realy upset me, i feel very sorry 4 the pearnts and my heart gos out 2 them. being emo myself (before the whole ”i slit myself 2 feel alive” bullshit came around) i feel that people who do these things rnt impressing any one, just makeing the rest of the ”emo” FASHON look like suisidal maniacs and giving us a realy bad image. i know loads of emo/scene people and none of them slit, and personaly i love life and dont wana die at all. love you all x www
~ by Alx-8 5/19/2008
mcr is not emo and the people how said hope you in joy the black parade does not mean that was started by the band
~ by jon 5/21/2008
that complety wrong, i love mcr, and i have never tried to kill myself, and i love emo music, but i dont do things like that.. just cause one girl does it, doesnt meant that they should be blamed for it, i was shocked when my boyfriend told me about this, because it is totaly unfair, and if anything, they are about not slitting wrists,
~ by Izzy 5/22/2008
omg stop blaming them. 1. those bands are NOT emo 2. emo has nothing to do with commiting suicide. That girl didnt kill herself because she was emo, its because she had PROBLEMS. its sad and all but it has nothing to do with any music you listen to. does listening to rap make you a criminal just because the lyrics talk about drugs and shooting people and whores? omg no..
~ by bex 5/25/2008
I can’t believe this crap. What stupid, ignorant, ill-minded person would blame a genre of music and a type of fashion because they’re clearly MENTALLY challenged and ATTENTION CRAVING teenage girl killed herself? These people have no idea what they’re talking about; they’re getting information from biased boards and areas, rather than asking the EMO KIDS themsevles; they make up lies and make it seem like EMO is so awful. What’s is wrong with this world?
~ by Britney 5/25/2008
MCR doesnt kill people, it saves them and this young girl was messed up in her head, it is unfortunate but MCR is not responsible for this young girls death. The parrents are, any parent in there right mind knows that if a 13y/o says there goin to kill themselves, knows thats 1 of the many signs of depression, she was aparently self mutilating herself prior to the suicide, the parents should have gotten her help, i am what you would call an ”emo”, and i will tell u that EMO isnt the
~ by Rachel 5/26/2008
why aren’t the girl’s parents/school being blamed for her suicide? they’re the ones raising her, not MCR.
~ by helz 5/31/2008
My daughter tried to kill herself. At first, she was a happy child, then she became emo. She said it was ”emotional.” She began cutting. She hid it at first, but we found out after she tried suicide. Please look at http://whatisemo.bravehost.com . If you are parent and want to talk to other parents whose children were hurt by emo, join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsagainstemo/.
~ by Father of Emo Kid 6/5/2008
All music is emo!!! Otherwise...it’’s just sounds My Chemical Romance? Taking Back Sunday? Fall Out Boy? Panic at the Disco? Paramore? Are you kidding me? This is so stupid
~ by <333 6/18/2008
emo has nothing to do killing yourself and its kinda sad this is the same old shit that usually happens when a kid kills them self they blame everyone but the parents its just like columbine when they blamed marilyn manson for the kids attacking the school. emo is just beng used as a scapegoat
~ by mike 9/9/2008
my personal definition of EMO would be, Goth for Pussies
~ by Anon 10/31/2008
emo means emotional everyone is emotional ps i love mcr they rock
~ by liz 11/1/2008
It's pathetic to blame such a good band like My Chemical Romance. If 'Emo' is being stereotyped as suicidal then howcome MCR's lyrics have one's such as "I am NOT afraid to KEEP on living" "We'll carry on". MCR helps save lives.
~ by Rachel 12/5/2008
OMG u people are so retarded emo is emotional and a way people express themselves yes suicide is alittle extreme but cuting isn't if it helps go for it, but don't put my favorite band in the spot to where it looks like they killed her! I'm also 13 but i dont see me commiting suicide! NEVER BLAME MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE! EVER!
~ by Kelsey 12/22/2008
i'm emo and get over it.
~ by kelsey 12/22/2008
im going to kill myself
~ by XxeMoXx 1/5/2009
I was kinda surprised with a couple of the bands labled 'emo' and i must agree with so many others that these bands are just scapegoats. Just because people cut themselves and want to commit suicide, it doesn't mean it's the musics fault. I get called emo heaps at school and it pisses me off cause i really don't listen to much "emo" music at all. Another thing people need to get through their heads is that screamo doesn't mean emo...
~ by Dave-O 10/21/2009
About half my ipod has songs which scream in it and it's mostly rock/hardcore music which barely talks about death or whatever people think. I know of someone who's dad commited suicide, does this make him emo?
~ by Dave-O 10/21/2009

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