Posted on 01/23/2008 10:47:51 AM PST by forkinsocket
A goth who leads his girlfriend around with a dog lead and collar was stopped from getting on a bus amid fears for passenger safety, a bus firm confirmed. Dani Graves, 25, and his fiancee Tasha Maltby, 19, of Dewsbury, West Yorks, claim they have been discriminated against by bus firm Arriva Yorkshire.
The black-clad couple said they had been told to leave one bus and prevented from boarding another.
The bus firm said safety came first, but it was investigating the complaint.
Bus operator Arriva claimed other passengers could be put at risk if the bus braked sharply.
Operations director for Arriva Yorkshire, Paul Adcock, said: "Arriva takes any allegation of discrimination very seriously and have interviewed the driver regarding Mr Graves' claims.
"Our primary concern is passenger safety and while the couple are very welcome to travel on our buses, we are asking that Miss Maltby remove her dog lead before boarding the bus.
"It could be dangerous for the couple and other passengers if a driver had to brake sharply while Miss Maltby was wearing the lead."
The company said it was writing to Mr Graves "to apologise for any distress caused by the way this matter was handled".
no, you’re thinking black metal. the corpse-like face painting? black trenchcoats in summer? that’s black metal.
piercings? look more to punk. tattoos? that’s most gen x/y groups except religious right.
but if you’re wanting to base attire as “look at me attitude” then i’m gonna say men in power suits are no different. that’s a HUGE “look at me” attitude. sceaming, “look, i look like i have money, i want to look classy, i want to be noticed for how classy i am.”
AMEN!
Another thread, same topic, different article....They live on the dole...
Bauhaus, nihilism and black eye-liner vs. Bright Eyes, self-loathing and superficial self-mutilation. Otherwise, there's not much difference. Both appeal to attention-starved, dispossessed kids looking for an easy, ready-made identity to latch onto.
“what’s the difference between goth and emo?”
According to my kiddies, bot of whom went through the “goth” phase, “Emo kids cry a lot, goth kids make them cry.”
>>What do people like this do for a living.....computer programmers maybe? Perhaps accountants....yes, I’m sure it is something like that.<<
Without facial piercings or extreme visible tattoos they could do a lot of different things. When he lived in Atlanta, Rupaul sold Menswear at Rich’s (Now Macy’s). I assume he didn’t wear a dress at work.
Besides she’s 19 - likely a student. And cute.
They can have whatever kind of relationship they choose and I don’t see where its the government’s or a bus driver’s business.
But he looks awfully healthy to be on welfare.
>> no, you’re thinking black metal. the corpse-like face painting? black trenchcoats in summer? that’s black metal. piercings? look more to punk. tattoos? that’s most gen x/y groups except religious right. <<
Yes, but black face painting AND trenchcoats (an/or vampire-like cloaks) AND piercings AND tattoos... Now THAT’S Goth!
It’s like you’re arguing a fish isn’t a fish (scales? that’s reptiles. Swims? That’s whales. Soft eggs? That’s arthropods. Limbless? That’s worms.)
Actually she does kinda look like Chelsea Clinton in the face.
If they ended up together,,he beat the hell out of her multiple times and one of them has ended up dead.
Classic possessive behavior.
No fathership buying the tats and for sure no gubment paying for it.
I guarantee a kid making the choice between eating and a tat is gonna choose food...Especially if the cost of the tat is a months rations.
Hunger is a wonderful motivator for getting off your ashcan and doing something useful.
LOL, right. I missed that entirely!
Yep, they look like they are just trying to offer a moment of levity to a sad sick world /s
Against all odds, I love that movie. Probably because it really highlights the buffoonery of many in rock/popular music. They couldn’t make that movie about today’s “artists”, too many are buffoons from the get-go, no translation required. (Except maybe the ones like the rapper who wanted to beat up Weird Al for spoofing his stupid song—”Amish Paradise” or something. He was just jealous because Al’s version was better, LOL)
You’ve got to see that movie. I generally won’t watch anything newer than the 1950’s, but this was hilarious. I loved the band “YES”, and it was a spoof on them, amongst others-kind of a composite of different bands being spoofed.
I’m not decrying them, I’m making fun of them. If anyone thinks that they’re going to walk around looking like extras from a Dracula B-flick, with a leash on the woman, and not have some fun poked at them, then they’re too “emo” to live on Planet Earth. They weren’t born dressed like that, they chose to dress like that.
LOL!
My neice has decided she’s emo. It’s really quite pathetic. Such the drama. whiiiiiiiiiiiiiners
Told me about her friend whose father abused her. Had my sympathy too, until I found out she (and my not-so-bright sister-in-law) considered the fact that he wouldn’t buy her a car to be abuse. sheesh.
Weird Al's versions of songs are often better than the originals.
i have to admit, those are some pretty looking clothes. Too bad I can't say as much for the people. lol
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