This week, I will be sharing my opinions of moshing with you. I recently watched a clip of The Phil Donahue Show discussing the 'dangers' of moshing. Click here to watch the clip and tell me your opinions on the comments of this post. (all pictures in this post are from pintrest)
What is moshing?
Moshing is a form of self-expression,
related to metal and harcore music. Taking place in crowded areas or
'pits', it includes pushing and shoving. Other forms of the moshing
activity include the more dangerous, stagediving. This means: climbing
up onstage, jumping off the stage into the crowd and being handed from
person to person around the auidence. Other variations include pogoing
(jumping up and down on the spot, usually associated with punk rock) and
circle pits (running round and round in a large circle).
What do I think?
Regarding injuries, people put themselves into the pit. They choose to go to a concert and get in that pit. Although I myself have never been moshing, I believe that people don't get pushed into the pit. From interviews i have watched with people who mosh I am led to believe that people who fall are picked up by fellow participants. In the interviews i have watched, they also talk about the security at the venues. From watching videos of moshpits, I can observe that guards are being more aggresive than assertive.
Thank you for reading this post and please feel free to share your opinions in the comments.
So long and goodnight...
Liv x
A couple of my friends have gone on record saying they feel safer in the pit than some pop concerts. One of my friends actually liked 1D before they got into alternative, and watched how brutal directioners are! A whole group of them even climbed over a disabled girls wheelchair to get a better view and no one said a thing! At least moshers are respectful and pick people up if they fall. I've never moshed, but in my opinion it is up to the people taking part to decide whether they are at risk or not.
ReplyDeleteI hear directioners are rabid war machines, but they think metalheads like me are brutal! Hope you have a lovely christmas and tell Eleanor i said happy christmas too! :)
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