When we fixate on the concept of ‘bad’ ideas and simple disagreement causing actual harm, we simply empower those who want to control our every thought.
Tag: Moral panic
Is The Advertising Standards Authority Drunk?
Brewdog once again shows that there is no need to pay for advertising when the self-proclaimed authority can be conned into doing the job for you.
Mandatory British Video Censorship Is Outdated And Unnecessary
Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?
Halloween Panic Catches Fire
From drugged candy to kids bursting into flame, this year’s Halloween moral panics are well underway.
All Kneel Before DomCon
The BDSM lifestyle event returns for another year to New Orleans.
Remembering Martin Barker
The academic author who was the lone defender of Video Nasties and horror comics during the cultural dark ages of the 1980s.
Britain’s Forgotten Moral Panic Of 1992
The Daily Mail’s relentless campaign of misinformation and outright lies against 0898 premium rate phone lines.
From Psychedelics To Satan: The Endless Lies Of Beatrice Sparks And Her Fictional Teen Diaries
The fraudulent author of 1970s misery memoirs and the birth of the Satanic Panic.
America’s Religious Moral War Has Only Just Begun
The overturning of Roe v Wade is the first salvo in a bigger battle – one where the reactionaries are being aided by misguided liberals.
Dancing With The Devil – A Music Censorship Documentary From 1991
A Channel 4 exploration of Christian hysteria about the evils of rock music.
Custom Car’s Scantily-Clad Cover Girls
Blinged-up cars and near-naked girls – what 1970s teenage boy could resist?
The Political Fixation With Shifting The Blame Onto Porn
In the desperation to find something to blame apart from the obvious, sexual expression is always a go-to distraction.