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Article: Burning Questions: Should Parents Worry About Emo Music?

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November 4, 2006
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Aarggh! My Chemical Romance (pictured) are sweeping across the nation. Who will save our children from this evil?

This is a joke, I assume. You know perfectly well that My Chemical Romance are just an ordinary pop band.

Not a pop band. An Emo band. Haven't you read the papers? Emo is a dangerous teenage cult! Now My Chemical Romance, who are among its ringleaders, are at number one in the British singles charts. Lock up your teenagers!

I take it you're attempting to lampoon a Daily Mail article which appeared back in August, describing Emo music as a "dangerous teenage cult", claiming that many parents and teachers are worried about an apparent rise in self-harm among teenagers, and ...

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