SMN: Moral Panics And How To Spot Them

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🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Hi. In today's episode, we look at the similar patterns followed by nearly all moral panics, whether they're about teenagers eating Tide Pods or nonsense stories about litter boxes in school restrooms. These moral panics may seem silly, but they have very real and dangerous consequences for marginalized groups. Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Support us on our PATREON: http://patreon.com/somemorenews Check out our MERCH STORE: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews?ref_id=9949 SUBSCRIBE to SOME MORE NEWS: https://tinyurl.com/ybfx89rh Subscribe to the Even More News and SMN audio podcasts here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/some-more-news/id1364825229 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ebqegozpFt9hY2WJ7TDiA?si=5keGjCe5SxejFN1XkQlZ3w&dl_branch=1 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/even-more-news Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SomeMoreNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SomeMoreNews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SomeMoreNews/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somemorenews Athletic Greens is going to give you an immune supporting FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit https://athleticgreens.com/morenews today. Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/morenews. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yEcInh6XNDH85KqDmY9e4DBm3My1GivL4QK0YSC-Hik/edit?usp=sharingSupport the show!: http://patreon.com.com/somemorenewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Experiencing the news each day can feel like a journey.
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0:06.9	Welcome to 15 easy minutes of breaking news clarity on international and national affairs,
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0:47.0	I'm not a coward, not like this goose.
0:50.1	What a piece of trash.
0:52.0	Anyway, news.
0:53.5	Here is some news.
0:55.6	For you, switch blades.
0:58.2	Did you know that they were once like really scary?
1:02.2	Here's a 1950 issue of women's home companion featuring the article The Toy That Kills.
1:08.0	The author recognizes that even though, quote, a knife to a growing boy is as important
1:13.4	as lipstick to a young lady, that a switch blades chief purpose, as any crook can tell
1:19.5	you, is for committing violence.
1:22.2	The article was based almost entirely on anecdotal evidence, and for that reason it got
1:27.2	some major things wrong.
1:29.2	For example, the author writes that crime statistics everywhere reveal that knives cause far more
1:35.4	trouble than guns.
1:37.4	Now that statement is obviously laughably false in 2022, but it probably seemed entirely
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