Do You Listen To Pop Music? You’re Struggling With Homosexuality Say Doctors. Bollocks.
Listening To Culture Club Means You're Struggling With Your Sexuality. Oh Wai-?!
According to an article written by Australian publication The Age doctors should “ask their teenage patients what type of music they prefer to determine if they are at risk of developing a mental illness or committing suicide”. Well according to a bunch of lousy researchers who probably get paid £50-an-hour to come up with this utter bollocks.
I quote:
A study, published in today’s Australasian Psychiatry journal, found that teens who listened to pop music were more likely to be struggling with their sexuality, those tuning in to rap or heavy metal could be having unprotected sex and drink-driving, and those who favoured jazz were usually misfits and loners.
I’m sorry - what? Talk about a broad generalisation of teenage culture as a whole. While I totally understand where this “research” could derive from I thought we’d gotten past the stage of putting people in boxes. Sure there is always going to be cliques and groups but from a medical standpoint this sounds wrong? How on Earth can you make a sweeping statement that says anyone who is enjoying the new Natasha Bedingfield album is struggling with their sexuality? The same applies to the metal heads having unprotected sex.
I probably agree with the jazz comment though. (Just kidding).
The study goes on to clarify itself by saying that said behaviour only links to those teenagers who may have a mental disorder.
“It’s more a case of teenagers who may have a mental illness or are involved in these antisocial behaviours being drawn to certain types of music.”
Here’s what your music tastes say about you:
POP: Conformists, overly responsible, role-conscious, struggling with sexuality or peer acceptance.
HEAVY METAL: Higher levels of suicidal ideation, depression, drug use, self-harm, shoplifting, vandalism, unprotected sex.
DANCE: Higher levels of drug use regardless of socio-economic background.
JAZZ/RHYTHM & BLUES: Introverted misfits, loners.
RAP: Higher levels of theft, violence, anger, street gang membership, drug use and misogyny.
Whoever did this “research” did a shit job because most of the stuff listed in “pop” should have been put in a “rock” section.
