End Metallophobia (previously named 'Fear of a metal planet')

Bulldozer's 'Rob Klister' and Pungent Stench's 'Klyster boogie' - what exactly is a klister? Bulldozer - Rob "Klister" Klister - he's a dirty maniac Klister - a sexual neurotic Klister - he once bought Klister - a rubber syringe Klister - he wanders around Klister - looks for an ass Klister - he's ready to pour Klister - the liquid inside He bothers the girls touching their ass he never got fucked at all always refused he never surrenders he wants to succeed he wants to deflower Klister - he's mental insane Klister - his parents mad Klister - he hides in his room Klister - a ton of porn magazines Klister - rotten inside Klister - takes off his pants Klister - holds it in the hand Klister - and runs all the times The enema is the dream of his life he waits for the shitty inundation makes the girl swim in the mud but first she needs a real golden shower But what is a 'klister' anyway? I thought it would be related to something dirty, ...

Is this song 'narcissistic' or altruistic?  Check out the lyrics in the video and judge for yourself (yes, it is based on pride, but the focus is on 'we', not 'me' or 'I').

This article states that the lyrics of many recent Pop songs are becoming more narcississtic and selfish, according to research psychologist, Dr Nathan Dewall.  The article focuses on rap music and Generation Y, and compares this type of music to what used to be around in the 1980s (eg We Are the World by USA for Africa, the USA's answer to Band Aid). No heavy metal songs are mentioned, though I am guessing that many metalheads have alot of pride in themselves as a group - how much individualistic 'self love' they posess, I don't know (I'm also guessing that most of the 'narcissism' exists amongst the 'pretty boys' of heavy metal, rather than the 'death metallers')

Another example of how the early sexualisation of children is not confined to heavy metal (especially because not all young kids - especially girls - know what heavy metal is).

Just A Smack On The Ass: A Tale Of Sexual Assault, Vengeance And Nervous Swearing Shows how a woman or girl doesn't have to be raped to feel violated: she was *still* assaulted, yet wasn't afraid to stand up to the guy who did it, nor call the police.

Two videos that illustrate this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hjAVL5zFrlU http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nXLu1p15Rvw

This article is by a teacher who not only teaches feminism and gender equity to girls, but more recently to boys. She had found that many of her male high school students are surprised to learn about 'male privelege' and 'toxic masculinity', even though they might endure racial and class inequalities. They were surprised to hear of girls' experiences with street harassment and how 'clueless' about what girls have had to endure (eg not being able to leave the house without being 'hollered at'), and have stated that they had fears of their own - being branded as a 'fag' or a 'poof' - regardless of their own sexual orientations. When this happens, boys miss out on learning how to 'express their masculinity in ways that are healthy, loving and emotive' (quoting from the article). This is what is known as 'toxic masculinity'. When I read this article, I was reminded of something my brother said in his eulogy at our father...

The more recent incidents of gang rape (even of young girls) in the USA has prompted me to write something about the 'early sexualization' of children, particularly girls. We hear numerous news reports and documentaries on television and the internet about the early sexualization of children, and how girls are under pressure to look sexy and beautiful, and to please men and boys (even from a very early age). Girls get 'mixed messages' about what they should be wearing, how they should act around boys and so forth, and they don't want to look like 'dags'. And then, if something happens to them, we blame them for their own situation because they dressed and/or behaved a certain way, and how the poor guy gets the 'wrong idea'. And it's not just the girls who are also pressured to behave in a certain way: boys also get conflicting messages about how to behave around each other and with girls. For instance, if they don't act 'macho', they ...

Rape victim 'inviting,' so no jail This is a similar article where another sex offender was allowed to 'walk free' because of how the victim was dressed. We can debate the issue of how offenders have to 'live with' what they have done, but so do the victims. This victim impact statement was quoted in the article: In a victim impact statement, the woman described her ongoing fear related to the attack. "I'm a prisoner in my own home," she wrote. The woman said she bears a permanent reminder of what Rhodes did to her -- a scar on her knee. And while a scar in her knee was one physical reminder, often the worst 'scars' are the ones we don't see - either the psychological scars, or the injuries which aren't so obvious to other people. I was never raped, though I have also had to live with my own 'traumas' as well. I was severely sexually harassed at work a little over a decade ago. I didn't dress provocatively at all (or w...

This is something a young woman published about how the myths surrounding rape and assault are perpetuated.

This is the actual article that was in the New York times that sparked outrage from writer Melissa Cambell of Sparksummit.com (pardon the pun). A note was made about how the victim was dressed and how she behaved around boys, though it was quoted from the neighbours of the victim. It was like, “Where was her mother? What was her mother thinking?” Only a short mention was made of the attackers' backgrounds (some of which were from more priveleged back grounds, while others already had criminal records). Understandably, such an incident would divide a community, but the comments about the boys was like, "how could their young men have been drawn into such an act?" and “These boys have to live with this the rest of their lives.” As if the welfare of the assailants mattered more to that community than that of the victim. And while I am an 'outsider looking in', reading this article (and know nothing first hand of this incident), my initial answer to the first question...

This is yet another case of a young man who was severely ill but was refused treatment by the NHS (National Health Service in the UK). Peter Williamson, a punk-rocker with a mohican haircut and facial piercings, was experiencing flu-like symptoms and yet was denied the Tamiflu vaccine and other 'life-saving' treatment because the medics thought he was a junkie. The young man was found dead in his flat at the 'tender' age of 27 - an age where he *should* be out enjoying himself), but instead he was suffering badly from the flu.  The tests confirmed he had swine flu and bronchopneumonia, and a pathologist stated that his death could have been prevented. The family are preparing to sue the NHS for negligence, yet a spokesperson for the NHS stated they would never discriminate against any patient. I agree wholeheartedly that they (the NHS) could have gotten their facts right before rejecting the patient and assuming he was a junkie.  And yet, I am also on the fence ...

This article is in regard to an 11-year old girl who was gang-raped by 18 people; and like most rape investigations, the focus was how the young lass was dressed - the fact that she was wearing make-up, tight jeans and a boob tube; and that the 'poor boys' would have to 'live with this for the rest of their lives'.  And, in two other attacks like this, the victims were also blamed for wearing skinny jeans also. But apparently, 'real' victims of sexual assault are not supposed to wear tight clothes or other provocative clothing, flirt, drink or go to parties. And in the article, the writer stated that there was more concern for the rapists than their victims: that they will have to live with this for the rest of their lives, that they will lose their jobs etc.  Instead of saying to a boy, 'Don't have sex with a passed out girl' we tell girls, 'Don't get too drunk'; or we say to girls, 'you asked for it' instead of saying to boy...

I have copied and pasted this blog entry onto the End Metallophobia blog (from my regular Night Owl blog).  Even though it is not specifically relevant to heavy metal, I think it is important to understand we all have times in our lives where we are bullied in some form or another, and we all have our 'breaking points'.  In particular, metalheads who have been bullied and can relate to it will enjoy it.  A few weeks' ago, this youngster (a 15 year-old boy from St Mary's, NSW, Australia) was on the news. He didn't do anything particularly 'extraordinary' but his actions had extraordinary outcomes for many people who could relate to his story, who are surprised what they are capable of when they decide to fight back. It shows that we all have our breaking point, and even though none of us wants to reach it, sometimes it is a necesary evil Casey Heynes was one such person who, for most of his life, was bullied for being overweight, but when he hit high school...