{"id":2107,"date":"2021-10-28T11:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lstr.net\/blog\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2021-10-28T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:10:33","slug":"moral-panic-day-creepy-sexualization-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lstr.net\/blog\/2021\/10\/28\/moral-panic-day-creepy-sexualization-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Moral Panic Day! Creepy Sexualization Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all know what a moral panic is, right? That’s when there is an upwelling of public distress — pearl clutching, if you will — over a concern (real or imagined) that outweighs the actual consequence of the thing. It can be a flash moment (think Four Loko<\/a>) or lead to terrible consequences ( think Satanic Panic<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Think of the children!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So, today, I thought I’d mention two items that, had I seen them on Twitter, I might have accused folks of pearl clutching over nothing. The first involves Urban Outfitters in a move I actually do find creepy. The second involves something from my childhood in the early 80s that is of absolutely no concern to anyone but, were I a parent then, I might actually complain of it being marketed toward elementary school-age kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today on the Lstrblg...<\/p>\n<\/div>