I get it, stage diving can be a fun experience at any show. I'm all for enjoying the shows, but the thing that gets me is when people decide to stage dive with a backpack. It's bad enough when you get knocked in the head with the various limbs of the person diving into the crowd, but to get choked by the straps of the bag? Or how about getting slammed in the head by how ever many bricks you decided to put in your bag that night? Don't even get me started on photographers that stage dive with their camera bag full of equipment, that's just plain foolish. Now I know, if you can't take the 'hit' get out of the pit. The thing is, it's not about being able to take the 'hit'. It's about said stage diver not being a moron.

Shelby Schimcek writing for Women In Metal:

“ I’ve been listening to the genre for eight years and I definitely know what I am talking about. However, there has been plenty of times where I was never taken seriously when I told a guy I listen to metal. I typically get weird looks or I get told I don’t look like I listen to metal and the most popular question, “then what bands do you listen to?” I have to answer that question carefully. I know if I name a certain band right from the start, I’ll lose all credibility even though chances are that guy listens to that band (secretly) too. The look, not dressing the part and criticized by the bands I listen to: those are the three stereotypes I have experienced and this is typically the order it happens in when talking to a guy about metal. That’s if our conversation gets past “the look” phase.”

The Daily Complaint: Stage Diving With a Backpack.

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