Doug PollardStop Blaming Subculture for Youth Suicide
The subculture of emo is used by many of today's teenagers as way of not only expressing themselves but forming their own unique idea of their own identity, usually through a brand of clothing or through a genre of music however emo is in the spotlight for an altogether disturbing reason, just recently two teenage girls from Melbourne, who were believed to have been 'emos', committed suicide, since then claims have been made by certain sections of the media that emo is somehow to blame for teenagers cutting themselves on purpose or committing suicide in some extreme cases.
To blame a subculture for youth suicide is far too easy and in reality is really just covering up the real problem which of course is depression. Many teenagers who don't consider themselves as being emo, have depression and probably at some point, have considered suicide as a way of escaping their problems and don't try to talk to others about it because they percieve that no one understands what they are going through therefore not seeking out a family member, friend or a form of counselling to talk to about their worries, however there is no link to 'emo' in many cases and that what is really going on is that the person involved is suffering from depression.
So people should cut the idea that 'emo' is the cause of youth suicide when in reality, the real reason for youth suicide is depression and we should stop looking around for other reasons to blame for a massive issue in society like Australia such youth depression and suicide.
To blame a subculture for youth suicide is far too easy and in reality is really just covering up the real problem which of course is depression. Many teenagers who don't consider themselves as being emo, have depression and probably at some point, have considered suicide as a way of escaping their problems and don't try to talk to others about it because they percieve that no one understands what they are going through therefore not seeking out a family member, friend or a form of counselling to talk to about their worries, however there is no link to 'emo' in many cases and that what is really going on is that the person involved is suffering from depression.
So people should cut the idea that 'emo' is the cause of youth suicide when in reality, the real reason for youth suicide is depression and we should stop looking around for other reasons to blame for a massive issue in society like Australia such youth depression and suicide.
But i do not agree