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| "Goth" youths more likely to self-harm |
| 2006-04-18 |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Young people who adopt the "Goth" lifestyle of dark clothes and introspective music are more likely to commit self-harm or attempt suicide than other youngsters, according to a study on Friday. Gee, you mean you needed grant money and a controlled statistical study to figure out that anguished teens who dress all in black and fetishize evil and death and nihlism are more likely to want to end their bleak and miserable existence by cutting their own wrists? |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 "Meanwhile, Dunnigan tortures the cat." Sorry—that's from the description of the old SPI mock-wargame, The Plot to Assassinate Dunnigan. I was a Friday-night playtester an eon ago. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2006-04-18 21:17 |
| #9 Some here have never heard of imitating behaviors to fit into trendy identities... |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2006-04-18 19:28 |
| #8 Dunnigan's inference doesn't seem to work; except maybe in US prisons. While new converts can be pretty radical, most Muslims aren't converts. We can't blame those bloody borders on thugs deciding they like the benefits of being male Muslims. |
| Posted by: James 2006-04-18 18:52 |
| #7 In one of Dunnigan's old dead tree versions of A Quick and Dirty Guide to War, he infers something similar about Islam - that Islam doesn't make people violent, but that violent folks prefer Islam. He cites the long history of war in those regions (pre Mohamad) for his reasoning. Reading Memri translations of the Imams provides a counter arguement though...maybe it's just something in the water. |
| Posted by: Thriling Sneresing9400 2006-04-18 17:09 |
| #6 On the way to the office this morning the radio announced some group or other had discovered that people who listen to RAP music were more likely to be anti-social and violent. They went on to say they were not sure if RAP caused the behavior, or if violent types just preferred RAP. Certainly not on a par with the discovery of electricity, but interesting nonetheless. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-04-18 16:47 |
| #5 In other breaking Reuters news, water has been found to be wet! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-04-18 15:17 |
| #4 Anybody recounting time with sheep....well, were the lights on or off ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-04-18 11:51 |
| #3 I worked with a goth once - lol was a funny guy when i got to know him and suprisingly not to unlike your average 19 year old guy - was a bit disturbed though how he got all excitable when recounting his old job in a slaughterhouse killing sheep, seemed to look opon it as one of his fondest memories lol. |
| Posted by: ShepUK 2006-04-18 10:46 |
| #2 That would require more study. Which way to the university grant office, please? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-04-18 10:17 |
| #1 Can't they use coke, exctasy, ketamine, metamphetamine, or something, to be more energetic and upbeat? This way they won't self-harm, obviously. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-04-18 10:14 |