The moral panic over the malign influence of Squid Game and the theoretical dangers of children wearing ‘dangerous’ fancy dress.
Tag: Moral panic
The Mask As Sexual Liberation In The Work Of Paul Soso
The late fetish photographer’s work is celebrated in a timely new exhibition.
Vienna Strips On OnlyFans
Blanket social media censorship of nudity is forcing arts organisations to think outside the box.
Christian Parents Are Still Terrified Of Iron Maiden
Mentally unbalanced Christians demand a school principal is removed from her position because of ‘Satanic Imagery’.
Printed Poison – Mid-Sixties Moral Panic From The Citizens For Decent Literature
More 1960s anti-smut hysteria from notorious fraudster Charles Keating.
Undignified And Immodest: Ralph Steadman Banned In North Carolina
A beer label featuring a stylised naked figure is too much for North Carolina.
Naked Fury: The Moral Panic Over Naked Attraction’s Cheeky Advertising
How a cheeky but harmless advertising campaign wound up the easily offended.
The Mass Panic That Came To Tea
How the throwaway comments of a single campaigner led to hysterical press reports around the world.
Kriminal – Italy’s Second-Best Costumed Anti-Hero
Sadistic and murderous, Kriminal was nevertheless a hugely popular comic book character in the 1960s.
X-Rated Beer From Jacquie And Michel
The French adult producers lend their name to a couple of blonde beers.
Here’s To My Sweet Satan (And Stairway To Heaven)
The continuing Satanic Panic and religious hysteria surrounding Led Zeppelin’s most famous recording.
The Relentless Lies And Contrived Hysteria Over The Existential Threat Of Porn
We would never take people seriously if they suggested that the whole of any industry or culture was represented solely by its worst elements. So why do we accept such blanket criticisms of adult entertainment?