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

Imagine being *SO PRIVILEGED* that one can 'hate' me for ... ... not liking Kylie Minogue. GOOD F*****G GRIEF!!!! I posted a response to someone who commented on Kylie Minogue; and I was pretty much on board with what they were saying... They said something along the lines of 'our very own Kylie Minogue' who had become an 'international superstar' etc. I responded by saying, 'with the help of some *very skilled PR*' and executives and the like. And of course, I got told I was 'making myself look dumb' and that I was 'supposed to be an artist'. I started off explaining (very calmly), that I wasn't critical so much of her as a 'performing artist' or human being - she got her 'humble beginnings' in acting (especially in the TV soap opera, Neighbours), and then her numerous hit songs afterwards.  Meanwhile, her sister Danni (Danielle) Minogue got her start in Young Talent Time.  As did Jason Donovan (who played Scott) and ...

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

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...

This is for the UK census so I'm assuming the UK has it's census the same year(s) as us (Australia).  I can only speak for Australia on this, but I am certainly happy to back England on this.  Let's make this campaign worldwide, or at least get all the English speaking countries on board. The idea behind this is to list Heavy Metal music as a religion, because even Star Wars fans can list Jedi as a religion, so why can't metal fans list their preferred music as a religion also? I don't consider any music as a religion myself, but am happy to list it as a special interest, just like football (or any other sports, though some would argue their sports are a religion also), Star Wars (or any other sci fi movies or TV), or any other type of music. And special interests are obsessions which sometimes can be followed 'religiously', just like religious people become fanatical about their faith just like any other special interest group.  And anyone fanatical a...

I don't want to delete myself from the Internet, though there are times when I have said some things about other people that I regretted later on. For instance, I have been 'dragged' into some 'flaming' wars on some Yahoo groups I used to belong to, and as a consequence, I am no longer in these groups. Some of them have been over guys I used to like, some of them over making comments that were allegedly 'racist' (even though there weren't generally racist, they were more about certain 'subgroups' among 2nd and 3rd generation migrants whose own behaviour offended me also), while others were when some of my friends were being bullied online and subject to *sexist* jokes and comments (like how 'fat' they were, or how 'slutty' they looked). In many of these cases, I was also treated like I was 'dumb'. The sad reality was that all of them, where I was subjected to online bullying myself (because I was either sticking up fo...

A Study Proves That Media Can Subtly Induce Society To Justify Violence Against Women I actually found this article via the 'Psydir News' blog, but it was originally written in Medical News Today. The article states that when a violent crime is committed by a male against a female, and is reported in the media (ie, the newspaper), there are often 'rationalisations' behind the crime, ie what 'provoked' it. The author(s) state a number of 'reasons' or 'causes' behind the crime, eg, drunkeness/alcohol, jealousy, arguments or situations of prolonged unemployment - to explain the aggressor's behaviour. In other words, the aggressor seen as a 'victim of circumstance' or a 'victim of society' when he commits such crimes. Or, if they are pinpointing what the victim had done to 'deserve' it, it would be like "the aggressor had asked her to marry him and she refused". In other words, she is portrayed as 'a bitch...

These are 2 really cool groups for people who have faced prejudice because of their interests in different subcultures. Eternal Souls - Fighting prejudice against alternative people! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=75446590234 Fighting Against Workplace Prejudice for Alternative People http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33161623171&ref=mf This is the sort of thing I want to achieve for my fellow metalheads and goths here in Australia. So far, so good. With Eternal Souls, some of my Australian friends have joined, inlcuding Megan, Cathy (a girl I went to school with who I knew liked both Iron Maiden and the Sex Pistols back in those days), Gorgoroth (of Battlegod productions), Mike Young and Bence Kocsi. Some of these same people also joined the other group (Fighting against workplace prejudice for Alternative people). It is good to see some Australians jump on board - because the problem exists worldwide.

Shows a BBC report on a protest march by some goths in England, who are being persecuted, picked on and bullied by Chavs. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=194393410206&subj=624250206 Here is another news report on the subject(on the BBC) - someone recorded it on their mobile, so the quality isn't so great.

http://news.psydir.com/Psychology-Articles/genes-dont-make-you-racist/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PsydirNews+%28Psydir+News+%7C+Published+News%29 If that is the case, they don't make you metallophobic either.

THE BILL OF RIGHTS Have you hugged your Congressman today? 15 Sep .THE BILL OF RIGHTS Posted by admin Published in Have you hugged your Congressman today? THE BILL OF RIGHTS The Amendments to the Constitution Ratified 1791 ARTICLES IN ADDITION TO, AND AMENDMENT OF, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PROPOSED BY CONGRESS, AND RATIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURES OF THE SEVERAL STATES, PURSUANT TO THE 5th ARTICLE OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION. (The first 10 Amendments were ratified 15 December 1791, and form what is known as the ‘Bill of Rights’.) AMENDMENT I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a re-dress of grievances. AMENDMENT II A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed...

Dolla-Another Rapper Shot Dead in Los Angeles Have you hugged your Congressman today? Not strictly related to heavy metal, but still an item of interest related to a person of a particular music scene and genre.

The media has negatively stereotyped heavy music; resulting in the stigmatisation and marginalisation of bands and fans; and exclusion from mainstream institutions. This marginalisation is reinforced through the authorities (religious or otherwise) and the social scientific community, has driven the music ‘underground’, and made fans revolt against mainstream institutions. Questions to ask Who believes it is true? Who doesn't? Other things to think about: When I refer to heavy music, we have to think about what is (or could be) defined as Heavy Music. Does it just refer Heavy Metal? Or can it include other genres and sub genres like punk, new wave, industrial, hard rock, AOR (adult orientated rock), prog rock, emo, hard core and metal core? What are the mainstream institutions? What is meant by stigmatisation and marginalization? And exclusion? Discrimination? Harassment? Bullying? How is it reinforced? Who rewards this type of behaviour? Who are the authorities? Who is do...