A 13-year-old U.K. girl recently hanged herself, "believing her death would impress fellow followers of the 'emo' movement," the U.K. Telegraph reports. According to the article, Hannah Bond, who went by the nickname "Living Disaster" hanged herself in her bedroom right after telling her parents "I want to kill myself." Her parents dismissed the comment, but an hour later found her hanging an inch off the ground in her room. She left a note, but the article doesn't detail what was written. It seems the best explanation investigators have offered thus far is that emo is to blame for her death.
"She had secretly chatted to 'emo' followers online all over the world, talking about death and the glamorisation of hanging and speaking about 'the black parade' - a place where 'emos' believe they go after they die. She had even scratched her wrists in a form of self-harm often seen as a form of initiation into the popular fashion and lifestyle fad followed by young people who dress in black like their older “Goth” crowd. On her page on Bebo, the online networking site, she told friends with names like Sam Suicide, that she was obsessed with the American band My Chemical Romance, who hit number one with their last album The Black Parade. "
The article goes on to give a typical daily newspaper exploration of the "emo movement":
"Emo, which stands for 'emotional, ' is a youth movement based around dark music, dark clothing and a dark view of the world. It was pioneered in America and emo followers adhere to a host of cult-like conventions to demonstrate dedication to this new wave of pop music and lifestyle. The emo brand of music sounds much like indie or rock, but it takes its unique name from the emotional lyrics and melancholy themes. While most fans simply enjoy the music and dress, others take their fascination to a sinister level. They indulge in self-harming and become obsessed with death and suicide."
Remember when this was called goth and emo meant going to a Promise Ring/Texas Is the Reason double bill?
"'the black parade' a place where 'emos' believe they go after they die."
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