"Cancel Culture"lemmy.mlimage Grayox ( @Grayox@lemmy.ml ) Memes@lemmy.ml • 3 months ago message-square45fedilinkarrow-up1758
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minus-square TimeSquirrel ( @TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ) linkfedilink37•3 months agoAnyone up for some D&D?
minus-square octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish31•edit-23 months agoFor anyone who isn’t aware of the Satanic Panic, this was a pretty fun time to be a D&D player: https://gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373 https://gizmodo.com/how-we-won-the-war-on-dungeons-dragons-1550936588
minus-square AnarchoNoAdjective ( @AnarchoNoAdjective@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink16•3 months agoI believe the culture war junk is part of distract and divide tactics. ‘hey parents don’t worry about all the bloodshed from neoliberal policies, your kids are summoning demons!’
minus-square creamed_eels ( @creamed_eels@toast.ooo ) linkfedilink11•edit-23 months agoThat’s why I wear my “Let’s summon demons!” shirt at every opportunity. Pearl clutching intensifies!
minus-square oatscoop ( @oatscoop@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoYou can’t just mention D&D and Satanic Panic without sharing the Chick Tract.
minus-square octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-23 months ago:D I absolutely should have. I think I had at least a half dozen of these specific ones in physical form at one point back in the day. Edit: Last time this came up I learned of this. 😀 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNYxu1LqkyT3Ihj7l2n2WSH0KlqOJaEio
Anyone up for some D&D?
For anyone who isn’t aware of the Satanic Panic, this was a pretty fun time to be a D&D player:
https://gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373
https://gizmodo.com/how-we-won-the-war-on-dungeons-dragons-1550936588
I believe the culture war junk is part of distract and divide tactics. ‘hey parents don’t worry about all the bloodshed from neoliberal policies, your kids are summoning demons!’
That’s why I wear my “Let’s summon demons!” shirt at every opportunity. Pearl clutching intensifies!
You can’t just mention D&D and Satanic Panic without sharing the Chick Tract.
:D I absolutely should have. I think I had at least a half dozen of these specific ones in physical form at one point back in the day.
Edit: Last time this came up I learned of this. 😀 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNYxu1LqkyT3Ihj7l2n2WSH0KlqOJaEio