BrianL
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Oh, and in the 80’s, some declared even Care Bears as evil, because they had some cuddly bear magic or something. Those folks must have ran when they first saw a Furby.
Oh, yes, there was a lot of moral panic about 80's cartoons and other media aimed at kids. They touch on this with the Dungeons & Dragons controversy seen on the latest season of Stranger Things. There really were a lot of parents groups against it. Characters like Skeletor and Mum-Ra were also targets as they were monstrous and cast spells. There was a belief that subliminal messages were being embedded in cartoon shows, so the producers at G.I. Joe actually hid one in some backwards chanting that when played back has the character voice say something like "Anyone looking for subliminal messages in this show is a fool!"

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