Pop Music That F*cks: An Oral History of Outrage

Eating For Free · Feb 9, 2023 · 2h 5m

As Kim Petras and Sam Smith don 'devilish' attire for their Grammy performance of 'Unholy', right-wring pundits claim Satanic panic, echoing outrage seen in American politics since the 1830s. Our new series charts 200 years in American moral panics about music, race, sexuality, and the conservative religious zealot's war for control of America's heart and mind.

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Kim Petras Defends Sam Smith Against 'I'm Not Here to Make Friends' Music Video Backlash (Exclusive) [ET]

The Christian Right Is Having a Meltdown Over the 'Satanic' Grammys [Vice]

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