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Mrs. Brisby and the Goths of NIMH
Republican U.S. Representative Sam Graves has granted $273,000 to Blue Springs, outside Kansas City MO, "to identify Goth culture leaders that are preying on our kids." Mind you, this is not an out-of-pocket grant, this is Congressionally-approved funding.
This article gives the details, and an interesting look at the community and the goths in it to establish context.
It looks like a case of good motivations turned bad by stereotypes. Drug abuse, self abuse, and depression in teens are all worthy issues to address, but linking them to a particular subculture has led to a great deal of negative publicity and a case of "forest for the trees" mentality about these problems in the community.
"Goth leaders preying on our kids." As if.
(Story first spotted over at Rebecca's Pocket.)
