Verdant Haven wrote:Debussy wrote:How touchy is suicide and depression in issues that are suppose to carry some form of humor? I guess I'm asking how do I write about those topics, or are those types of issues acceptable?
The idea I had was that a popular sad song leads to a sharp increase in depression and suicides and the nation has to address what to do about it.
It is an "adult" topic generally, but we do have a number of issues that touch on the question of suicide and depression. Issue 62 is directly about government response to rising depression-related suicides, and issue 496 is actually about suicide in the music world, with accusations about certain songs being "pro-suicide." There are also issues addressing suicide as it pertains to a number of other influences or factors.
If handled tactfully and with care, both depression and suicide are topics that can be written about within the NS Issues world. Finding a new or unique angle from which to approach the topic will require some research, but certainly can be done.
Also 576, which is one of my favourites of all the issues I've edited.