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  • July 2008

    • Russia Goes After Emo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 24, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Russia Goes After Emo

      (Newser) - Fearing a threat to the wellbeing of its youth, the Russian Duma is going after what it sees as Public Enemy No. 1—emo.  Lawmakers are debating legislation to ban all signs of emo culture—an offshoot of punk music—from schools and government buildings, the Guardian reports. Lawmakers see the  trademark skinny jeans, black lipstick, and outré hairdos as “dangerous teen trends” that could lead to antisocial behavior and suicide. More »

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      Russia  • music  • fashion  • culture  • legislation  • youth  • Russian parliament  • Duma  • emo

  • March 2008

    • Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire

      Wired  |  Mar 28, 08 10:58 AM CDT

      Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire

      (Newser) - An ugly clash of cultures is surfacing in Mexico with so-called emo teenagers being viciously beaten in big cities across the country, Wired reports. In one well-publicized attack north of Mexico City, an 800-strong mob—made up of punk fans and ordinary working-class teens—beat up a handful of long-haired, mascara-wearing teens. Another attack in the capital itself has prompted the police to begin anti-riot patrols. More »

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      Mexico  • teenagers  • Latin America  • riots  • Mexico City  • youth  • Tijuana  • emo

    • 5 Actors Who Rock 'Stink Chic'

      MSNBC  |  Mar 15, 08 11:19 AM CDT

      5 Actors Who Rock 'Stink Chic'

      (Newser) - Clean-cut is so five years ago. Today, it’s all about the “stink chic” of rumpled clothes and unwashed bods, MSNBC reports. Its top five actors who look like they smell bad: Colin Farrell: The butt always dangling from his mouth is just icing on his greasy-hair-scraggly-beard-creased-clothes cake. Matthew McConaughey: Disheveled locks and beach-bum lifestyle pale beside the fact that this uber-athlete never uses deodorant. More »

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      list  • celebrity  • Hollywood  • Johnny Depp  • Kate Hudson  • Matthew McConaughey  • Colin Farrell  • emo  • body odor  • Orlando Bloom

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