From Reddit. You'll see a lot of these from there; it's like therapy for old time RPGers. |
I don't need to rehash the whole thing --it's all over the internet, so have a fun time hunting-- but let's just say that D&D and Heavy Metal music and all sorts of rebellious activity by kids back then were all gathered up and lumped into the "Satanism" camp. Throw in some court cases brought against some people due to "found memory hypnotism", and... Yeah. The Panic.
But hey, here's a multigenerational Starter Pack for you. From Reddit. |
Yeah, I can relate. From Reddit (and that other platform). |
Anything to make them feel justified, I suppose. From Reddit. |
Yeah, it kinda was, and the people who believed it then are also the people who believe fake news now. From Imgflip. |
Sometimes what set off people's Satanic Panic detectors was weird. Some people gave Lord of the Rings a pass, others didn't. From Reddit. |
But evidence of good things to come out of tabletop RPGs such as D&D were denied by the true believers. Such as my parents. From Reddit. |
And one last item about the Satanic Panic...
But you can buy the t-shirt from Etsy!! From Etsy. |
EtA: Corrected grammar.
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