Not Again...

Telegraph.co.uk: 'Emo' fan 'hanged herself after talking of suicide'

Would it really be so remarkable if it weren't for the Hannah Bond controversy in May?
And nobody reached out to this poor girl who was asking for help?
And why are these the only suicides that make it into the media?
And why the hell do people keep finding this blog by googling emo cult?

Blog post and comments which refered me to the article

Posts about the Hannah Bond/MCR case:
http://thesuicidelist.blogspot.com/2008/05/ridiculous-to-say-least.html
http://thesuicidelist.blogspot.com/2008/05/mcr-thing-is-still-bugging-me.html
http://thesuicidelist.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-post-on-emo-cult-suicide.html

My thoughts can be applied similiarly.

Another Post on "Emo Cult Suicide"

The two previous posts:

http://thesuicidelist.blogspot.com/2008/05/ridiculous-to-say-least.html

http://thesuicidelist.blogspot.com/2008/05/mcr-thing-is-still-bugging-me.html

It's crazy out there. Guess I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but then again I had previously never heard of the Daily Mail, which recently published an article similar to those already online, with the same shoddy research- it claims that The Black Parade is My Chemical Romance's (MCR)'s first single, capitalizes emo, etc.

I'm assuming the Daily Mail is a more widely circulated publication than other places variations of the article have appeared, as two weeks ago when I searched for Hannah Bond on YouTube all that came up were the two videos I posted links to and some random James Bond things. Go there today, and dozens of videos posted by outraged fans appear. Some are organizing protests against the Daily Mail; one calls for MCR fans to rally outside the Daily Mail offices on May 31. Here is a video I think covers the topic especially well: (WARNING: People Typing Like This)

It's sort of amazing, really, but I'm also slightly disturbed. It seems that some people are more concerned with the band's image than the fact that Hannah Bond died. I'm not saying that they don't care, far from it, but while MCR is now urging depressed/suicidal teens to seek help (apparently the message they always wanted to convey was that it is OK to be a little screwy; so is everyone), the fans don't seem to be doing a lot of the same. If I'm wrong here, please inform me, or maybe I'm just weird about it

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Like I've said, it's just so stupid they're blaming MCR- if Hannah wasn't a fan, it would never have come up. Eva was a massive Green Day fanatic, and I don't see anyone blaming them.

I understand that Mr. and Mrs. Bond want to hold someone responsible; I blamed myself for Eva's death, it's a perfectly normal thing to do, but please, these people get paid for this kind of crap press and journalism? That's what disgusts me more than anything.

For a compilation of scans all press releases concerning MCR: http://theydrewblood.blogspot.com/

The MCR thing is still bugging me.

Links to two YouTube videos put up by Hannah's friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUy9CkZhig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCbUqzmP3U

Ridiculous (to say the least)

An article about how a 13-year-old hung herself and how it's all My Chemical Romance's fault (!):

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23482961-details/Girl,+13,+hangs+herself+after+becoming+obsessed+with+Emo+

And just as ridiculous, the comments on this LiveJournal page featuring the article:

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/23252087.html

I would like to know who wrote the article- it's laden with stereotypes, generalizations, and rationalizations about the girl's suicide.

Not everyone who listens to MCR is depressed or commits suicide- many of their songs are top hits, and some actually contain what I would consider anti-suicide lyrics. As someone in the LJ comments points out, it's like blaming Columbine on Marilyn Mason. I personally am more likely to believe that a person's mindset influences their music choices, not the other way around.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by some of the LJ comments, but somehow people who think everyone who is a little different than them should die never fail to amaze me.