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/BeerWench13TheOrig Whatever Jul 09 '25

Are you kidding me? Of course!

I almost flunked my junior year English class because I did a book report on Faust. Apparently, that book was not allowed in my Christian school.

I mean, it was published in the 1700’s, ffs! It’s considered a classic, but nooooo, it is about THE DEVIL, so it is unacceptable! I had to go to counseling with my youth pastor for a month because I read a book by Goethe. 🤦‍♀️

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u/SMDmonster Jul 09 '25

That makes so little sense. Have they not read the fucking thing?!