This goes way back. The Rolling Stones hasda song in the 1960s called "Sympathy fro the devil." They stopped playing it when, Druing the Altmont Music festival, a person in the audience was killed while they were singing it. But, further back, in the 1920, a popular Blues singer named Robert Johnson did a song about going to the crossroads and then feeling like he was sinking down." This led to a widespread rumour that he had sold his would to the devil in exchange for his musical success. (In west African religion, which was imported to many parts of the USA, the crossroads was the home of the trickster Gold League. Due to the instance of Christian missionaries that Elgua, with his hedonistic and tricky ways, was the devil, His worshippers came to believe it to be true. And these ideas did come to North America, especially among black people in the South. There was also a popular song called "The devil goes to Georgia,' in which the devil challenges a fiddler to a contest. If he wins, he gets a fiddle made of gold, but if he does, the devil gets his soul. He wins. (It seems to me a silly bet to take on.) The first reference I know of somebody selling their would to the devil was in the 16th Century play "Faustus," made at a time when the majority of people in Europe did think that witches were real and served Satan. It was later made into a German opera. Who knows how deep this kind of thing goes back in both European and African folklore, It's not new. But I've hung around Pentecostalism preachers, and they see Satan in everything, absolutely everything that is different from them. And I think that they, and their predecessors, always have.
on the line of people “making fun of christianity” wasp persecution complex is a real thing and it turns criticism of the church into personal attack because they just can’t fathom thst they aren’t the absolute truth. poking fun at other religions has definitely been a thing before in music especially during the iraq war, maybe less so in imagery as in actual content, but that has been explicit dehumanization of people. dancing for a tongue in cheek song in a church is WAY different from just straight up calling an entire population slurs and dehumanizing them while their countries are being invaded by foreign troops.
yeah making fun of christianity isn't the same as making fun of other religions bc christians have not been oppressed in like 2 thousand years and have mostly been opressers since then.
Yea, but Catholics stuff, because of it's inherent theatricality, gets mocked more. It's just not as much fun to dress as a man in a suit with short greased down hair or a woman in a dress wearing way to much make up as it is to dress as a priest or a nun.
and yeah, as you spoke on a lot of the use of religious imagery is trauma reclamation. especially for queer people. the fact that's lost on so many religious folks speaks volumes
Same with the "grooming" conspiracy theories that have been floating around long before the word went viral. Someone actually sent me a video of a queer Disney writer (or some such position) "admitting" that she was pushing the "gay agenda" into Disney films when it was pretty obvious that she was talking about her decision to put representation of her own group into the films as someone who would have benefited from that growing up, and used the term "gay agenda" in a clearly joking tone that is easily read as reclaiming a demeaning smear. Conspiracy theorists, church freaks, and bigots have zero sense of irony. Their brainlessness is honestly petrifying.
everyone saying "think of the children!!!!!" always makes me so exasperated... why doesn't parents do their Job and actually teach their kids why things are bad or why they don't want them to engage with certain art instead of expecting everyone to cater to kids? because not all music, or other art, is made for kids. like obviously, lady gaga (for example) who is making party music about drinking and hookups are not intended for your kids and you should talk about what is in these songs with your children, not just let them loose on the internet which is not safe for kids. this is just something that grinds my gears and feels so very... american and individualistic to me (as an european)
Pop music is used in children's media in the US so this makes little sense, things like Kidz Bop, having these artists play or perform at "kid-centric" events, etc. Artists even cater to child-like images, sounds, etc. in some of the same music that is about adult topics.
I was a punk/goth teen in the 80's and it was insane how over the top evangelicals were during that time. I had a friend in high school convert and he burned all of his music because it was considered Satanic by his church. I'm pretty sure it was an Assemblies Of God one.
I knew when Kylie released Padam Padam last year people were saying shes satanic and that shes part of the illuminati i knew the song was going to blow up😭
The song is so ass i cant even 💀. And yh ppl prolly called her satanic bc the instrumental of the song is giving off the “sex trafficking in an underground club”.
I mean people had images of her on their conspiracy theory videos with the one eye thing and other singers, but I don't think many in America even knew who she was.
It’s such a smart idea to move into the Satanic Panic phase because you can move right out and people will never catch onto the idea of it, no matter how much you explain it to them.
@@bestb9110 making profane what is sacred, Disrespect to our Lord and Savior, most of the record executives are jews that hate Christianity as well whether for religious reasons, or if not Christian for secular reasons
Evangelical/Pentecostal Satanic Panic was so ridiculous growing up in the late 90s/early 2000s. My dad wouldn’t even let me watch the Care Bears! The freaking CARE BEARS!!!
The satanic panic attacked pokemon too I remember having the stupid cause they ruined my childhood Christian channel have hour long talks about what was and wasnt satanic and peer pressure in the black community my mom wanting to be a good mom burned all my pokemon merchandise sadly
Rightttt, religious peer pressure in poc communities needs to be talked about more, I hate how its always a fight to see who's veneer shines the brightest and who can sing their adoration the loudest, since a kid I was always against that, and so I became an embarrassment for my parents, even though you can clearly see how religion has affected them negatively, they would never admit them, so the mother stays overworked and anything a son or father does is heavily excused to the point they are babies.
@@Njirimara The "all sins are equal" crowd comes out in droves for men no matter how horrible. I notice it so bad with Black celebrities. I don't need to name names lol.
Omg same!! It was Pokemon and Monster High that were banned for me, but I even had some friends who were banned from disney movies because of the "magic" lol
i feel like there’s a difference between not being christian or ever being christian and making fun of christianity vs having a history with christianity and religious trauma or distaste with it and then having your work somehow reflect that and your feelings about a religion you were previously apart of. the christian’s who criticize these artists tend to group them all under the first camp even though most of these people have had experiences with christianity. i mean christianity is one of the most common religions, it’s not that hard to imagine that maybe they’ve had encounters with christianity and those happened to be negative. rather than being offended about the representation that people who have had horrible experiences with christianity choose to use i feel it’s more beneficial for these christian’s to do some self evaluation on why them and their religion is viewed that way and what helpful seeds they can start planting to change such imagery
But it’s like… even if she was (or is) a so-called "devil worshipper", who cares? Is anyone’s life truly affected? If you don’t like it, don’t listen. But to call Beyoncé a devil-worshipper or a witch (as I’ve read many articles even describing her mother as a voodoo priestess because she’s from Louisiana) is insanity. Why is Christianity acting like they rule the world? Is that not a cult-like mentality itself? 🤔 Think snout it. Why is one organization constantly claiming to be the "answer" and be the "light", yet they have priests molesting altar boys? People will take anything and run with it. The term "devil worshipper", in and of itself, also is kind of a generic, stereotypical term-so what! 😂 It could be so much more than that! Or…it could be nothing.
@@GravityFallsUpfr,they don't use Christianity to spread love at all,that doesn't even hit the tip of the iceberg of how its been used against people of the lgb (especially trans people)
I went to a Christian high school and all the teachers sat us down and told us about the Travis Scott concert and how it was indeed a portal to hell. We were told only to listen to Christian music because it could "get us too. " That was one of the craziest school days I've ever had😂😂
Duude, this is a big one. I remember all those videos playing songs backwards or pointing out so called „Illuminati“ symbolism in music videos. It was huge during the late 2000s/early 2010s with Gaga, Kesha, Rihanna, Katy etc. I honestly never even understood what people were claiming the effects of all the „subliminal messaging“ to be. Like, what do you think Lady Gaga doing hand gestures around her eyes is going to do to your child, except maybe make them copy it cause they think it looks cool… I personally always found violence and weapons in lyrics or visuals way more concerning. But America loves their guns, I guess, so no outrage to be found there. In general I am for freedom of artistic expression (given no living being is harmed in its creation), but I can also still find things to be tasteless or cheap rage bait. Also, I do somewhat agree that people get away more easily with using Christian imagery than that of other religions, but to me that’s a good thing in regards to the liberal attitudes of Christians at large, not including the hand full of fundamentalists. Artists should be able to use or even „mock“ religious themes and imagery without having to fear for their safety. But that’s obviously all just my opinion.
full offence to those involved in organised religion, in any other context, such high levels of collective paranoia would be chalked up to rampant mental health concerns. the fact they can use the bible as a cover is... ✨️concerning✨️
I’m not a Christian, but you misspelled offense. Also the sensationalist media version of certain secret society cults, is to purposefully poison the well and discredit the evidence based conspiracy theories that are out there, and do have a lot of credence to them. It’s a really convoluted topic, but there’s more to these things than what’s presented in this video, and by the media.
36:45 This is genuinely my opinion on ALL the satanic panic things in pop culture. Like yall these people arent the devil, theyre just boring and want attention 😭 The only reason why all these changes seem so sudden is because their teams ran out of ideas and ran to the first "controversial" yet pretty tame concept to ride on. Theres a reason most of these "satanic" songs are so bad 😭
Literally I think the same. All these gimmicks for marketing and "edgy" points are painfully obvious shock tactics by desperate entertainers. Fools think they KNOW what all the secret cults are busy doing, I see. Meanwhile the rush of attention must be appreciated by artists. Their brands need a crutch - so... let's wear red, dance in church, sing about rebirth and borrow religious symbols?
Christianity is the leading cultural force behind western imperialism same as its been for centuries. In spite of this a lot of western christians have a built in persecution complex. Like im sorry but its ridiculous to say ur beliefs were undermined by a gay person getting freaky in a church for a music video, when those beliefs are historically and currently being coddled by our society on a systematic level. Why are the rest of us supposed to gaf about their delicate sensibilities
My grandma didn't like my dad when he was first dating my mum in high school cause he listened to metal and she was really Christian and thought it was satanic. She's normal now and cringes at the memory
This was a good and very thorough/informative watch/listen and I appreciate the chance to say that while I understand the belief of earlier generations that the conspiracy of evil was real but considering that the real evils have been shown to many of us time and time again its very frustrating that they keep choosing this one “fault” over and over. like the ease of a lie like blaming satan is better than the reality of truths like the actual sex cults and traffickers tend to be more so the richest of us all rather than the poorest though everthing can get caught in the webs.
My first brush was in third grade. Someone drew something on my desk and whispered, “See this? If you draw this it means you worship the devil.” It was in ‘95 😆. Still, a lot in this video I didn’t know.
It's hard to think of anything that has managed to remain "countercultural" as long as pretend satanism lmao. The fact that you can still be edgy with the same pentagram you could 40 years ago is wild.
As a queer person, I think it’s really important to allow artists to praise or criticize the world’s most popular religion however they want. I’m really sick of people spewing shit for ulterior motives or more commonly about what they don’t understand to seem intelligent or compassionate, I think it’s more dangerous than actual persecution in a way because it complicates the public perception of those issues which helps normalize them. Criticizing Judaism or Islam is completely different because the people from those demographics are constantly “othered” in the US and treated as exotic while Christianity is the standard, comfortable faith. Making fun of Islam is not the same as making fun of Christianity, it’s punching down. Islamophobia in this country has been extremely rampant, especially in the last twenty-three years. 23 YEARS! That’s not okay and the only reason we think so is because we’ve been fed so much propaganda that many people to this day still see Islam as a religion full of extremists. It’s sad, I do have major criticisms for every organized religion but it’s just ridiculous to see people who’ve dedicated their whole lives to chapter two of a book, vilify and dehumanize the people who dedicate their whole lives to chapter three
You're still bigoted towards Christians. That's not punching up. Unless the Christian has offended YOU, you have no right to be disrespectful towards Christians who just try to live their daily lives. The ones who actually live a Christian life and treat others with respect get the MOST disrespect from others. All because bad people claim to be Christian then you guys associate them with the whole community. You're still a bigot at the end of the day.
Learn how to criticize the Christian church instead of making personal attacks towards Christians who've done nothing to you. Being a bigot isn't cute.
Learn how to criticize the Christian church instead of making personal attacks towards Christians who've done nothing to you. Being a bigot isn't cute.
@@alexandriasalazar8522 that’s seriously what you got from this comment? I vaguely say Christianity because I can't blame a specific denomination or diocese, there are people from all of them who my criticisms apply and don't apply to. I actually don't blame large groups of people for the actions of a few which I thought was clear since a major point of my comment was condemning other people for doing exactly that. And I never said “Christians” I used the term “people” because there are Islamophobes in every major group, even internalized within Muslim communities. I have every right to criticize those who use Christianity to persecute Muslims. They aren't personal attacks on the group as a whole, do YOU think all Christians are derogatory towards Islam? I’m also not a bigot for pointing out the conflation of complaints against the major religion compared to more oppressed religions or for criticizing followers who demonize other religions
As you said, there are criticism to be made for all the big religions, their contribution to homophobia being an example. Yes critic of Islam can be sneakily linked to islamophobia/ xenophobia sometimes but I'm always afraid this possibility scare folks to speak up by fear of the islamophobia accusations/ assumptions. 😢 We need to address things ( both religious practices consequences and xenophobia) without any trials of intent paralyzing us. ❤
First thought before seeing the video: Thank god u talked about this cuz i cant keep a sane head while i see the beyonce blasphemy thats been happening 😭 These ppl dont know or care about these artists, just care about feeling like "everyone around them is a sheep and they know the TRUTH!1!1" and call anything they feel uncomfortable with demonic, because they cant fathom that their religion is currently a mess, so the population becoming less religious is not because a lot of religious folk still deny womans autonomy rights, they abuse of queer ppl, etc... but because "beyonce is brainwashing them 🤬😡🤬😡" It makes me so mad as a queer person that something like sam smith performing his (flop) song clearly expressing queer religious trauma which is a major theme in queer art gets turned into him being in a "humiliation ritual" (because being queer is apparently humiliating) just because he is queer and overweight. They are ike transvestigators, they look at you already in mind with their conclusion so they will only accept evidence (mostly tiktoks sith the copyright free scary music) of them being correct, because otherwise they would be expose as wrong and transphobic.
Naomi, I watch a lot of your videos and I love your content. This one may be my favorite! You went off with the research! I’m sure I’ll be watching this one again 🖤
Yeah but death metal wouldn’t exist for at least another 3-5 years if you use 1985 as a jumping off point and thrash was just getting started in the early-80’s. The biggest bands at the height of the satanic panic (1980-1985 culminating in the famous Dee Snider/Tipper Gore hearing) were Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, etc so just gotta remember this is what was big at the time haha
It's sad that the "satanic panic" can target kid-friendly stuff too, like the Blue's Clues reboot having TH-cam videos that support LGBT people, modern Disney films being called "woke" for accepting diverse elements, and some kids' anime such as Pokémon due to including magic, ghost and psychic types, and the concept of evolution. I feel bad for the kids that live in far-right households.
Here's the thing.. as a creative person you can't possibly think every time an artist is being "deep" they also happen to display something demonic. If the average artist isn't doing that why would this continuously happen in the media for larger artists? It's disingenuous for anyone to act like they don't see there's a reason why they ALL end up doing this.
that took me back to 2006-2014. pop culture was fun back then. love the way you edited the video mixing pop culture moments with history of the main topic of the video
I love how DnD is so heavily inspired by the most satanic author ever... JRR Tolkien. I know there are several inspirations, but Tolkien has enormous influence even to this day.
I don't like religion for some reasons, but i find so cringy what lil nas x did with "J Christ" just all the things he did on that video and the song its just not it.. sound so so bad 😭
21:47 this will forever be the funniest shit to me. Beyoncé is literally turned around and Kesha has hair over her eye. Note to self: if you don’t want to be accused of being in the illuminati DONT BLINK OR TURN
I automatically stop supporting an artist when I see them using satanic imagery. I don’t think that’s something you play around with even for the sake of “art.” That kinda stuff can have a dark influence on younger minds who haven’t yet developed their own spiritual connection and higher consciousness. It doesn’t sit right in my spirit at alllllll
@OfficialRanika orrr y'all are teaching innocent little ones to fear man made concepts/imagery and feel guilt and shame they otherwise wouldn't. just a thought
If you really want to depict your issue with religion, then why not make imagery that actually depicts it. Like…idk…demonic church goers who judge and are hypocrites. Or demonic priest who take advantage of their flock while judging and excluding you. Instead all everyone does is skimpy outfits and selling sexual church imagery. Or Just admit sex sells 🤷🏾♂️
The people who are most screechingly vocal about it ARE THE ONES ACTUALLY DOING IT! It's maximum deflection. Which means they were the ones doing it in the eighties.
The satanic panic started in America in the 1600s, to me. The witch trials. It never stopped it's always a thing because we live in a country where Christianity is the main religion since it's inception.
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What is hilarious is how off base and insultingly innacurate most of these pppl's accusations are. 😅Like, they really think anyone's outthere wasting perfectly good blood by ruining it with PEE?? Absolutely NOT. 🤦♀That blood came expensive, you better visit the little girls room BEFORE we sit down for this ritual, istfgoddess. 🤣🙌
I feel like more people are opening their eyes to how dark/satanic the music industry really is. I can no longer look at music as "just music". I now know music is more powerful than people think. And from a Christian perspective, I encourage everyone to really listen to the lyrics that their favorite artists put out. Trust me, I can say I enjoyed many popular artists growing up like Beyonce, Drake, etc but all these artists are the same. Everyone needs to be careful of what you listen to. Your eyes and ears are gateways.
I'm just saying music and art can be "dark" without being called satanic, you know? Especially with video games made by foreign studios outside of Christian America. A great example is Chilla's Art games, they're horror grounded in mundane and surreal situations - stalking, supernatural curses. The theme of exploring scary mysteries in the world and in ourselves is fascinating. We could learn so much (and be entertained too) without making it about the devil.
And it’s not even that deep. You just have to ask why every single artist that has went mainstream has the same symbolism surrounding them . Whether it’s religious or not. It’s 2024 and I think it’s okay and not some egregious take to say that there is a lot of corruption in the industry and a lot of people in power practice in heinous things. The whole “Illuminati” thing just dilutes the actual cult like organizations that are prevelant in said industry.
@@anisamohamud8246 Alright then, if the real Satanists are saying these "evil" and "controversial" videos and performances are just as tame as popcorn I'm gonna believe them. Because why waste critical thought explaining to you the difference between using an aesthetic for attention/ artistic expression versus genuine devotion to Satan, right?? "Everything is the DEVIL" 😮😬🙄
marrying your therapist is SUCH a red flag
y? sometimes they're just hot
Its unethical for a therapist to have a personal relationship with a patient
wait who?
Yeah, it really feels like he manipulated her.In so many ways and purposely traumatized her.
who was this?? pls help a girl out
If you never got the allegation of selling your soul, your music was not it.
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This goes way back. The Rolling Stones hasda song in the 1960s called "Sympathy fro the devil." They stopped playing it when, Druing the Altmont Music festival, a person in the audience was killed while they were singing it.
But, further back, in the 1920, a popular Blues singer named Robert Johnson did a song about going to the crossroads and then feeling like he was sinking down." This led to a widespread rumour that he had sold his would to the devil in exchange for his musical success. (In west African religion, which was imported to many parts of the USA, the crossroads was the home of the trickster Gold League. Due to the instance of Christian missionaries that Elgua, with his hedonistic and tricky ways, was the devil, His worshippers came to believe it to be true. And these ideas did come to North America, especially among black people in the South.
There was also a popular song called "The devil goes to Georgia,' in which the devil challenges a fiddler to a contest. If he wins, he gets a fiddle made of gold, but if he does, the devil gets his soul. He wins. (It seems to me a silly bet to take on.)
The first reference I know of somebody selling their would to the devil was in the 16th Century play "Faustus," made at a time when the majority of people in Europe did think that witches were real and served Satan. It was later made into a German opera.
Who knows how deep this kind of thing goes back in both European and African folklore, It's not new. But I've hung around Pentecostalism preachers, and they see Satan in everything, absolutely everything that is different from them. And I think that they, and their predecessors, always have.
Play ever make a big hit song and re-release it with its alternates I'm going to put the phrase "no souls were sold." on the packaging somewhere.
What if it’s true and yall are defending evil? How will yall feel when the truth comes out? Hmmm
@tiffanymae4290 that's the dumbest way of thinking
Still can't believe that Prince was the reason why albums have the explicit content sticker
It would’ve been NWA if it wasn’t him
And to this day you can’t say “masturbate” on the radio 😂
😮I thought it was 2 live crew. Uncle Luke
Anything that plays in the satanic panic trope gets mad attention, music, tv, i dont know why ppl still fall for it like 😭
It’s mental illness
on the line of people “making fun of christianity” wasp persecution complex is a real thing and it turns criticism of the church into personal attack because they just can’t fathom thst they aren’t the absolute truth. poking fun at other religions has definitely been a thing before in music especially during the iraq war, maybe less so in imagery as in actual content, but that has been explicit dehumanization of people. dancing for a tongue in cheek song in a church is WAY different from just straight up calling an entire population slurs and dehumanizing them while their countries are being invaded by foreign troops.
yeah making fun of christianity isn't the same as making fun of other religions bc christians have not been oppressed in like 2 thousand years and have mostly been opressers since then.
Yea, but Catholics stuff, because of it's inherent theatricality, gets mocked more. It's just not as much fun to dress as a man in a suit with short greased down hair or a woman in a dress wearing way to much make up as it is to dress as a priest or a nun.
lol I'm sorry but when you said dungeons and dragons I went straight to singing "rwar rwar like a dungeon dragon."
goood old mad child
"Yall haters corny with the Illuminati mess."
"Change your little drawers 'cause your pants are sagging"
and yeah, as you spoke on a lot of the use of religious imagery is trauma reclamation. especially for queer people. the fact that's lost on so many religious folks speaks volumes
Same with the "grooming" conspiracy theories that have been floating around long before the word went viral. Someone actually sent me a video of a queer Disney writer (or some such position) "admitting" that she was pushing the "gay agenda" into Disney films when it was pretty obvious that she was talking about her decision to put representation of her own group into the films as someone who would have benefited from that growing up, and used the term "gay agenda" in a clearly joking tone that is easily read as reclaiming a demeaning smear.
Conspiracy theorists, church freaks, and bigots have zero sense of irony. Their brainlessness is honestly petrifying.
everyone saying "think of the children!!!!!" always makes me so exasperated... why doesn't parents do their Job and actually teach their kids why things are bad or why they don't want them to engage with certain art instead of expecting everyone to cater to kids? because not all music, or other art, is made for kids. like obviously, lady gaga (for example) who is making party music about drinking and hookups are not intended for your kids and you should talk about what is in these songs with your children, not just let them loose on the internet which is not safe for kids.
this is just something that grinds my gears and feels so very... american and individualistic to me (as an european)
Pop music is used in children's media in the US so this makes little sense, things like Kidz Bop, having these artists play or perform at "kid-centric" events, etc. Artists even cater to child-like images, sounds, etc. in some of the same music that is about adult topics.
I was a punk/goth teen in the 80's and it was insane how over the top evangelicals were during that time. I had a friend in high school convert and he burned all of his music because it was considered Satanic by his church. I'm pretty sure it was an Assemblies Of God one.
I knew when Kylie released Padam Padam last year people were saying shes satanic and that shes part of the illuminati i knew the song was going to blow up😭
Ppl were saying that?! Pls can't a woman do a red look without it being satanic 😭
Wait i didnt know that lol i mean the music video and the lyrics are so tame she just wear red people are so dumb lol
Nooo not Kylie! Well nobody is safe. Don't wear red and look stylish I guess 🙄
The song is so ass i cant even 💀. And yh ppl prolly called her satanic bc the instrumental of the song is giving off the “sex trafficking in an underground club”.
I mean people had images of her on their conspiracy theory videos with the one eye thing and other singers, but I don't think many in America even knew who she was.
It’s such a smart idea to move into the Satanic Panic phase because you can move right out and people will never catch onto the idea of it, no matter how much you explain it to them.
you cannot simulate blasphemy,
@@GLad346 can i ask how it’s blasphemy?
@@bestb9110 making profane what is sacred, Disrespect to our Lord and Savior, most of the record executives are jews that hate Christianity as well whether for religious reasons, or if not Christian for secular reasons
@@bestb9110 we pray for them everyday
We are on the internet you can look back at most anything…..
The research that went into this video 👏🏽
@@lyximichelle1367 thank u🫶🏾
Evangelical/Pentecostal Satanic Panic was so ridiculous growing up in the late 90s/early 2000s. My dad wouldn’t even let me watch the Care Bears! The freaking CARE BEARS!!!
Hey, if a teddy bear came to life and started trying to hug me I would be spitting every Bible verse I can remember at it.
@@Gorehoundula but… but… they CARE! It’s in the naaaame. 😝
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The satanic panic attacked pokemon too I remember having the stupid cause they ruined my childhood Christian channel have hour long talks about what was and wasnt satanic and peer pressure in the black community my mom wanting to be a good mom burned all my pokemon merchandise sadly
They even did it about E.T. in the 80s!
Rightttt, religious peer pressure in poc communities needs to be talked about more, I hate how its always a fight to see who's veneer shines the brightest and who can sing their adoration the loudest, since a kid I was always against that, and so I became an embarrassment for my parents, even though you can clearly see how religion has affected them negatively, they would never admit them, so the mother stays overworked and anything a son or father does is heavily excused to the point they are babies.
@@Njirimara The "all sins are equal" crowd comes out in droves for men no matter how horrible. I notice it so bad with Black celebrities. I don't need to name names lol.
I’ve heard about that but Harry Potter because of the use of Magic, but POKEMON?!!!!! I can’t find a reason for why
Omg same!! It was Pokemon and Monster High that were banned for me, but I even had some friends who were banned from disney movies because of the "magic" lol
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i feel like there’s a difference between not being christian or ever being christian and making fun of christianity vs having a history with christianity and religious trauma or distaste with it and then having your work somehow reflect that and your feelings about a religion you were previously apart of. the christian’s who criticize these artists tend to group them all under the first camp even though most of these people have had experiences with christianity. i mean christianity is one of the most common religions, it’s not that hard to imagine that maybe they’ve had encounters with christianity and those happened to be negative. rather than being offended about the representation that people who have had horrible experiences with christianity choose to use i feel it’s more beneficial for these christian’s to do some self evaluation on why them and their religion is viewed that way and what helpful seeds they can start planting to change such imagery
chile when i saw that reversed single ladies video i was scared for days 😭 convinced me she was a devil worshipper and then some
ahahaha same 😂😭
@@gwsnsonlyfan plssss you just unlocked a memory, there was another Rihanna one that used to get me too 😭
But it’s like… even if she was (or is) a so-called "devil worshipper", who cares? Is anyone’s life truly affected? If you don’t like it, don’t listen. But to call Beyoncé a devil-worshipper or a witch (as I’ve read many articles even describing her mother as a voodoo priestess because she’s from Louisiana) is insanity. Why is Christianity acting like they rule the world? Is that not a cult-like mentality itself? 🤔 Think snout it. Why is one organization constantly claiming to be the "answer" and be the "light", yet they have priests molesting altar boys? People will take anything and run with it. The term "devil worshipper", in and of itself, also is kind of a generic, stereotypical term-so what! 😂 It could be so much more than that! Or…it could be nothing.
Umbrella @@naomi.cannibal
I know even in the 80s and 90s people would blame bands for the reason somebody a killer rather than the killer
When Christianity stops being used as an excuse to be homophobic is when I’ll take the “mocking Christianity” seriously.
How is it an excuse ? It's literally in their religion. I Wonder if you would say the same thing about islam.
@@ghitarakik8508 yeah I would. I don’t respect people that use their religion to be hateful
@@ghitarakik8508 Does that mean all the Abrahamic faiths don't need an excuse to stone unruly children to death?
@@GravityFallsUpfr,they don't use Christianity to spread love at all,that doesn't even hit the tip of the iceberg of how its been used against people of the lgb (especially trans people)
Who cares who you mock?,
I went to a Christian high school and all the teachers sat us down and told us about the Travis Scott concert and how it was indeed a portal to hell. We were told only to listen to Christian music because it could "get us too. " That was one of the craziest school days I've ever had😂😂
😭😭🙏🙏🙏
People died at that concert though homie. Some wierd shit happened there
Duude, this is a big one. I remember all those videos playing songs backwards or pointing out so called „Illuminati“ symbolism in music videos. It was huge during the late 2000s/early 2010s with Gaga, Kesha, Rihanna, Katy etc.
I honestly never even understood what people were claiming the effects of all the „subliminal messaging“ to be. Like, what do you think Lady Gaga doing hand gestures around her eyes is going to do to your child, except maybe make them copy it cause they think it looks cool…
I personally always found violence and weapons in lyrics or visuals way more concerning. But America loves their guns, I guess, so no outrage to be found there.
In general I am for freedom of artistic expression (given no living being is harmed in its creation), but I can also still find things to be tasteless or cheap rage bait.
Also, I do somewhat agree that people get away more easily with using Christian imagery than that of other religions, but to me that’s a good thing in regards to the liberal attitudes of Christians at large, not including the hand full of fundamentalists. Artists should be able to use or even „mock“ religious themes and imagery without having to fear for their safety.
But that’s obviously all just my opinion.
Lol! Damn, what a paragraph. Hope I’m making sense at least.
full offence to those involved in organised religion, in any other context, such high levels of collective paranoia would be chalked up to rampant mental health concerns. the fact they can use the bible as a cover is... ✨️concerning✨️
I’m not a Christian, but you misspelled offense. Also the sensationalist media version of certain secret society cults, is to purposefully poison the well and discredit the evidence based conspiracy theories that are out there, and do have a lot of credence to them. It’s a really convoluted topic, but there’s more to these things than what’s presented in this video, and by the media.
36:45 This is genuinely my opinion on ALL the satanic panic things in pop culture. Like yall these people arent the devil, theyre just boring and want attention 😭
The only reason why all these changes seem so sudden is because their teams ran out of ideas and ran to the first "controversial" yet pretty tame concept to ride on. Theres a reason most of these "satanic" songs are so bad 😭
Literally I think the same. All these gimmicks for marketing and "edgy" points are painfully obvious shock tactics by desperate entertainers. Fools think they KNOW what all the secret cults are busy doing, I see.
Meanwhile the rush of attention must be appreciated by artists. Their brands need a crutch - so... let's wear red, dance in church, sing about rebirth and borrow religious symbols?
Cope
Christianity is the leading cultural force behind western imperialism same as its been for centuries. In spite of this a lot of western christians have a built in persecution complex. Like im sorry but its ridiculous to say ur beliefs were undermined by a gay person getting freaky in a church for a music video, when those beliefs are historically and currently being coddled by our society on a systematic level. Why are the rest of us supposed to gaf about their delicate sensibilities
Satanic Panic still alive
Sabrina Carpenter: *Why are you booing me? I'm right.*
She didn't do anything particular to get them mad.
My grandma didn't like my dad when he was first dating my mum in high school cause he listened to metal and she was really Christian and thought it was satanic. She's normal now and cringes at the memory
I need something to cheer me up, thank you for this 🙏🏽
edit: 50 mins!? Ohh I am SAT!!
“Dancers with whips” BB THATS VIOLET CHACHKI AND GOTTMIK
This was a good and very thorough/informative watch/listen and I appreciate the chance to say that while I understand the belief of earlier generations that the conspiracy of evil was real but considering that the real evils have been shown to many of us time and time again its very frustrating that they keep choosing this one “fault” over and over. like the ease of a lie like blaming satan is better than the reality of truths like the actual sex cults and traffickers tend to be more so the richest of us all rather than the poorest though everthing can get caught in the webs.
At some point
The shock value is just finished cause its overused
My first brush was in third grade. Someone drew something on my desk and whispered, “See this? If you draw this it means you worship the devil.” It was in ‘95 😆. Still, a lot in this video I didn’t know.
It's hard to think of anything that has managed to remain "countercultural" as long as pretend satanism lmao. The fact that you can still be edgy with the same pentagram you could 40 years ago is wild.
As a queer person, I think it’s really important to allow artists to praise or criticize the world’s most popular religion however they want. I’m really sick of people spewing shit for ulterior motives or more commonly about what they don’t understand to seem intelligent or compassionate, I think it’s more dangerous than actual persecution in a way because it complicates the public perception of those issues which helps normalize them. Criticizing Judaism or Islam is completely different because the people from those demographics are constantly “othered” in the US and treated as exotic while Christianity is the standard, comfortable faith. Making fun of Islam is not the same as making fun of Christianity, it’s punching down. Islamophobia in this country has been extremely rampant, especially in the last twenty-three years. 23 YEARS! That’s not okay and the only reason we think so is because we’ve been fed so much propaganda that many people to this day still see Islam as a religion full of extremists. It’s sad, I do have major criticisms for every organized religion but it’s just ridiculous to see people who’ve dedicated their whole lives to chapter two of a book, vilify and dehumanize the people who dedicate their whole lives to chapter three
You're still bigoted towards Christians. That's not punching up. Unless the Christian has offended YOU, you have no right to be disrespectful towards Christians who just try to live their daily lives. The ones who actually live a Christian life and treat others with respect get the MOST disrespect from others. All because bad people claim to be Christian then you guys associate them with the whole community. You're still a bigot at the end of the day.
Learn how to criticize the Christian church instead of making personal attacks towards Christians who've done nothing to you. Being a bigot isn't cute.
Learn how to criticize the Christian church instead of making personal attacks towards Christians who've done nothing to you. Being a bigot isn't cute.
@@alexandriasalazar8522 that’s seriously what you got from this comment? I vaguely say Christianity because I can't blame a specific denomination or diocese, there are people from all of them who my criticisms apply and don't apply to. I actually don't blame large groups of people for the actions of a few which I thought was clear since a major point of my comment was condemning other people for doing exactly that. And I never said “Christians” I used the term “people” because there are Islamophobes in every major group, even internalized within Muslim communities. I have every right to criticize those who use Christianity to persecute Muslims. They aren't personal attacks on the group as a whole, do YOU think all Christians are derogatory towards Islam? I’m also not a bigot for pointing out the conflation of complaints against the major religion compared to more oppressed religions or for criticizing followers who demonize other religions
As you said, there are criticism to be made for all the big religions, their contribution to homophobia being an example.
Yes critic of Islam can be sneakily linked to islamophobia/ xenophobia sometimes but I'm always afraid this possibility scare folks to speak up by fear of the islamophobia accusations/ assumptions. 😢
We need to address things ( both religious practices consequences and xenophobia) without any trials of intent paralyzing us. ❤
First thought before seeing the video: Thank god u talked about this cuz i cant keep a sane head while i see the beyonce blasphemy thats been happening 😭
These ppl dont know or care about these artists, just care about feeling like "everyone around them is a sheep and they know the TRUTH!1!1" and call anything they feel uncomfortable with demonic, because they cant fathom that their religion is currently a mess, so the population becoming less religious is not because a lot of religious folk still deny womans autonomy rights, they abuse of queer ppl, etc... but because "beyonce is brainwashing them 🤬😡🤬😡"
It makes me so mad as a queer person that something like sam smith performing his (flop) song clearly expressing queer religious trauma which is a major theme in queer art gets turned into him being in a "humiliation ritual" (because being queer is apparently humiliating) just because he is queer and overweight.
They are ike transvestigators, they look at you already in mind with their conclusion so they will only accept evidence (mostly tiktoks sith the copyright free scary music) of them being correct, because otherwise they would be expose as wrong and transphobic.
Coming from the most atheistic country in Europe all this sh*t is f*cking hilarious.
@@mariefryzelkova7927 Why did I read this as “most aesthetic country” and was like okayyy 💅🏾
Which country is the most atheistic in Europe ? (Honest curiosity)
@@danascully254 idk what country she is but according to Google the most atheist country is Sweden
Naomi, I watch a lot of your videos and I love your content. This one may be my favorite! You went off with the research! I’m sure I’ll be watching this one again 🖤
@@Mustardyellowvase this is so sweet omg thank you 🫶🏾
The heavy metal they were scared of is some of the corniest music ever recorded.
Yeah but death metal wouldn’t exist for at least another 3-5 years if you use 1985 as a jumping off point and thrash was just getting started in the early-80’s. The biggest bands at the height of the satanic panic (1980-1985 culminating in the famous Dee Snider/Tipper Gore hearing) were Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, etc so just gotta remember this is what was big at the time haha
It's sad that the "satanic panic" can target kid-friendly stuff too, like the Blue's Clues reboot having TH-cam videos that support LGBT people, modern Disney films being called "woke" for accepting diverse elements, and some kids' anime such as Pokémon due to including magic, ghost and psychic types, and the concept of evolution. I feel bad for the kids that live in far-right households.
I don't like when artists make this type of music or style, just not my thing but i know i will enjoy your video❤
Me neither
Here's the thing.. as a creative person you can't possibly think every time an artist is being "deep" they also happen to display something demonic. If the average artist isn't doing that why would this continuously happen in the media for larger artists? It's disingenuous for anyone to act like they don't see there's a reason why they ALL end up doing this.
I don’t see artists doing it the same way they used to but it’s still there
“…namely the part where he slides down a pole to hell to give Satan a lap dance.” 🤣 What a sentence! 🔥
Oh? Almost an hour video? Sat 🪑
Once again giving us a beautifully made video on an interesting topic 💖 No one is doing it like you!
that took me back to 2006-2014. pop culture was fun back then. love the way you edited the video mixing pop culture moments with history of the main topic of the video
I love how DnD is so heavily inspired by the most satanic author ever... JRR Tolkien. I know there are several inspirations, but Tolkien has enormous influence even to this day.
14:32 - hmph! Not Barney being pulled into the satanic panic too! Disgraceful! It just oooooo annoys me to no end
I don't like religion for some reasons, but i find so cringy what lil nas x did with "J Christ" just all the things he did on that video and the song its just not it.. sound so so bad 😭
A great video, Naomi
This is an algorythm boosting comment!
The truth will come out in the end. Don't let the lukewarm christians drive you away from Christ.
Just realized this is a good topic for Spooky month 👹😈🙀
I’m SO excited for this video!
21:47 this will forever be the funniest shit to me. Beyoncé is literally turned around and Kesha has hair over her eye. Note to self: if you don’t want to be accused of being in the illuminati DONT BLINK OR TURN
naomi just wanted to live…
@@deedeesga34 🤔 (indeed I do)
yup you ate this one up
My mom literally calls me a demon for having the same mental illnesses she does but cause I’m gay im othered and a “daemon” for it
I hope you got your own talk show like Wendy williams soon😚💅🏻
Nice vid...you packaged it well👍
I automatically stop supporting an artist when I see them using satanic imagery. I don’t think that’s something you play around with even for the sake of “art.” That kinda stuff can have a dark influence on younger minds who haven’t yet developed their own spiritual connection and higher consciousness. It doesn’t sit right in my spirit at alllllll
this is the Truth, you cannot simulate blasphemy, it doesnt matter if they really "believe" it or not
Oh brother here we go again
@@GLad346
God can go fuck himself honestly
Satan Not exists
@OfficialRanika orrr y'all are teaching innocent little ones to fear man made concepts/imagery and feel guilt and shame they otherwise wouldn't. just a thought
If you really want to depict your issue with religion, then why not make imagery that actually depicts it. Like…idk…demonic church goers who judge and are hypocrites. Or demonic priest who take advantage of their flock while judging and excluding you. Instead all everyone does is skimpy outfits and selling sexual church imagery. Or Just admit sex sells 🤷🏾♂️
So just your almost average church goer?
I have nothing to worry about , I know god is real and I worship him idc if other people want to or not
*God *Him…you might feel you know what you’re typing but read it and understand that that sentence without my correction does not mean the same
The people who are most screechingly vocal about it ARE THE ONES ACTUALLY DOING IT! It's maximum deflection. Which means they were the ones doing it in the eighties.
Goodmorning: Doja Paint the Town Red video is so weird & looks disturbing. Seems like you did alot of research for this video. Great video 🙂🙂...!!
These celebs really lack basic respect like…
HEY NAOMI IM EARLYYY
@@888.ant_ heyyyy
The satanic panic started in America in the 1600s, to me. The witch trials. It never stopped it's always a thing because we live in a country where Christianity is the main religion since it's inception.
The Ethiopian Bible predates the KJV…ain’t here to argue…you read it…take it or leave it…maybe wand t even for you but yea
36:41 omg why is this hilarious 😭
what is SRA? i missed it.
love your videos!!!
Satanic ritual abuse
Can u do a video on the dark side of concerts and scientology?
Illuminaught members by name:
Vincent Bolloré UMG ( worlds largest record label)
Len Blavatnik - Warner Music Group ( second largest )
John C Malone - Live Nation, TicketMaster, Sirius XM, Pandora,Slacker
Ashley Tabor King; Global Media & Entertainment Limited - IHeartradio ( Most of Americas FM radios)
Philip Anschutz - AEG ( second to LiveNation ) : Coachella and Stage Coach Festivals
If kat Williams turns out to be right again, the panic will be validated 😅
Lol
Kat Williams also claimed that he read 3000 books in a year or something like that.
It’s crazy how artists make music about worshipping Satan and gangbanging and then act like people are crazy for believing them.
It's an act.
It peaked at #69 on the chart😂😂😂
Oh dear it only 7 hour and it already attracted wrong type of people 💀
Ouuuu this video just dropped and the situation just happened but I wonder if this video will cover Ken Carson torso pentagram tattoo panic 🤭🤭🤭
1 corinthians 6:9-11. Nuff said.
What is hilarious is how off base and insultingly innacurate most of these pppl's accusations are. 😅Like, they really think anyone's outthere wasting perfectly good blood by ruining it with PEE?? Absolutely NOT. 🤦♀That blood came expensive, you better visit the little girls room BEFORE we sit down for this ritual, istfgoddess. 🤣🙌
Y isn't this a thing with other religions only Christianity?
It depends on which religion is most dominant in the country. Some of this happens with metal music in Middle Eastern islamic countries.
I will say those looks like child coffins in that sabrina carpenter video. I know thats not the intention but it just looks odd
You need a talk show
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I feel like more people are opening their eyes to how dark/satanic the music industry really is. I can no longer look at music as "just music". I now know music is more powerful than people think. And from a Christian perspective, I encourage everyone to really listen to the lyrics that their favorite artists put out. Trust me, I can say I enjoyed many popular artists growing up like Beyonce, Drake, etc but all these artists are the same. Everyone needs to be careful of what you listen to. Your eyes and ears are gateways.
I'm just saying music and art can be "dark" without being called satanic, you know? Especially with video games made by foreign studios outside of Christian America. A great example is Chilla's Art games, they're horror grounded in mundane and surreal situations - stalking, supernatural curses.
The theme of exploring scary mysteries in the world and in ourselves is fascinating. We could learn so much (and be entertained too) without making it about the devil.
fuck yeah listen to evil music hail satan 🤘
And it’s not even that deep. You just have to ask why every single artist that has went mainstream has the same symbolism surrounding them . Whether it’s religious or not. It’s 2024 and I think it’s okay and not some egregious take to say that there is a lot of corruption in the industry and a lot of people in power practice in heinous things.
The whole “Illuminati” thing just dilutes the actual cult like organizations that are prevelant in said industry.
@@magical-soap5359 ... These music videos are not horror kinda dark. Its just satanic. period.
@@anisamohamud8246 Alright then, if the real Satanists are saying these "evil" and "controversial" videos and performances are just as tame as popcorn I'm gonna believe them. Because why waste critical thought explaining to you the difference between using an aesthetic for attention/ artistic expression versus genuine devotion to Satan, right??
"Everything is the DEVIL" 😮😬🙄
Staying power ? So are you saying that all these survivors and victims are lying?! Wow…. I hope you eat your words