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44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

Released Saturday, 31st October 2020
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44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

Saturday, 31st October 2020
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Did you know that Procter & Gamble, noted purveyor of soaps and shampoos and such, is deeply involved with the church of SATAN!?!!?!? Well, at least that's what a lot of concerned evangelicals were saying in the 80s and 90s. Today we explore the origins of this strange panic in a very SPOOOOKY Halloween edition of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!!!

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Sources:Skvarla, Robert. “When 1980s Satanic Panic Targeted Procter & Gamble: The company spent decades battling false claims that it was in league with the Devil.” Atlas Obscura. (July 13, 2017) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theoryStrouth, Chris. “How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records” City Pages. (March 8, 2013) http://www.citypages.com/music/how-i-burned-the-guys-who-wanted-me-to-burn-my-kiss-records-6652150Belkin, Lisa. “Procter & Gamble Fights Satan Story.” The New York Times. (April 18, 1985) p C3 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/18/garden/procter-gamble-fights-satan-story.htmlFisher, Kieran. “Satanic Panic: America’s War On Heavy Metal in the 1980’s” Heavy Blog is Heavy. (November 30, 2016) http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/Blumenfeld, Laura “Procter Gamble's Devil Of A Problem.” The Washington Post. (July 15, 1991) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/07/15/procter-gambles-devil-of-a-problem/36f27641-e679-40f4-ac02-9d12c59a2f3b/?utm_term=.68983d6f98bcWerwein, Austin C. “Logo Rumors Haunt P&G” The Washington Post. (March 26, 1980) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/03/26/logo-rumors-haunt-p38/3bca78c8-b5ea-480a-8894-573a2f5aa084/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ae7fe7c58677UPI “P&G files lawsuit over Satan rumors” UPI Archives (August 28, 1995) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/08/28/PG-files-lawsuit-over-Satan-rumors/6872809582400/AP “Procter & Gamble Wins Satanic Civil Suit” CBS News. (March 20, 2007) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wins-satanic-civil-suit/

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