yesthattom | Goth? Listen to this. Deal with "at risk youth", the second part.

Yesterday I heard this on the radio. You have to listen to this story on This American Life:

Act One. American Goth. There are the people who take two hours to get dressed every day, who dress primarily to be seen, and then there are most of the rest of us. Writer Sarah Vowell decides to make the leap into the two-hours group. As part of her lifelong quest to look meaner, she takes lessons in Goth. Goth is the subculture of people who dress in lacy black clothes and dark eye makeup. (15 minutes)

And if you deal with “at-risk” youth, or are concerned about how we can best deal with gangs and help kids escape them, listen to

Act Two. Lifesaver. Ira tells the story of Lucia Lopez, a former gang member who would beat you up if she caught you looking at her... and how her life changed when she put herself in a position where hundreds of people were looking at her.