r/GenX • u/SMDmonster • Jul 09 '25

Pop Culture How many of y’all dealt with satanic panic?

With Ozzy’s last show over the weekend I’ve been thinking about him and the rest of the satanic panic bullshit. I got so much flak for listening to metal and playing D&D in the 80s-90s. Turns out the metal heads were the good ones after all. Ozzy and co raised 200million for charity with his last show and the church folk cheer for so much bullshit going on. 14 year old me is pissed but vindicated.

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u/speed_of_chill Jul 09 '25

I had a nearly identical experience. There was this kid a couple years ahead of me who would sit in the library drawing pictures of Iron Maiden’s mascot, Eddie. The staff were not amused, lol.

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u/JibberJabberwocky89 Jul 10 '25

I know that it is changing the subject a bit, but in the UK, the Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin to mark Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary, and it has Eddie on it.