an overwrought public anxiety that evil things are afoot. The term seems to have been coined by Jock Young in 1971.* The most obvious example of an ancient moral panic is the blood libel.
Other famous examples of moral panics include the 1955 Boise scandal, in which three cases of lewd conduct between men and teenaged boys, plus a noxious editorial, triggered a general war against homosexual men. In the early 1930's, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) launched a public relations effort to have federal laws passed banning the use of marijuana; it was driven by a jurisdictional struggle between Harry Anslinger (FBN) and J. Edgar Hoover (FBI). The campaign was a success; it not only achieved the desired legislation, but created a wave of mass hysteria about the "threat" of marijuana.
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* Goode & Ben-Yehuda, *Moral Panics* (1994), p.12.
Other famous examples of moral panics include the 1955 Boise scandal, in which three cases of lewd conduct between men and teenaged boys, plus a noxious editorial, triggered a general war against homosexual men. In the early 1930's, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) launched a public relations effort to have federal laws passed banning the use of marijuana; it was driven by a jurisdictional struggle between Harry Anslinger (FBN) and J. Edgar Hoover (FBI). The campaign was a success; it not only achieved the desired legislation, but created a wave of mass hysteria about the "threat" of marijuana.
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* Goode & Ben-Yehuda, *Moral Panics* (1994), p.12.
In the movie *Quadrophenia*, set in Brighton, UK in the late 1960's, a recurring theme was the contemporary moral panic over the clash between Mods and Rockers.
by Abu Yahya February 15, 2009
The d.gg chatters all spammed " REM WAS RIGHT LULW HASAN IS MORALLY LUCKY " as hasan was getting destroyed by REM.
by ArcticFirst July 10, 2019
A humorous stop-motion show that appeared on adult swim. It centered around Orel, an 11/12 year old church goer who tries to do the right thing by living up to an extreme Protestant ethic. The show itself is a satire of Protestantism, Christianity, morality, and 1950s culture, just to name a few. As the show progressed it began incorporating more dark humor with its episodes. It aired for three seasons before it was denied renewal, most likely due to a combination of the episodes "Nature (part I and II)", "Numb," and "Alone."
by Matt..... May 26, 2009
son: dad why was i taken to police station for public drunkenness, even if I didn't a bottle of alcohol on me?
father, lol, the moral of the fable is, that, when you drink, and then walk around in public, even if you don't actually have the bottle on you, you still have the smell of the firewater on your breath, especially if it's something hard, like whiskey. an experienced police officer, when they come close enough to talk to you, can actually smell the stuff on your breath.
father, lol, the moral of the fable is, that, when you drink, and then walk around in public, even if you don't actually have the bottle on you, you still have the smell of the firewater on your breath, especially if it's something hard, like whiskey. an experienced police officer, when they come close enough to talk to you, can actually smell the stuff on your breath.
by Sexydimma June 15, 2013
The sickening feeling you get when you wake up after a party or otherwize crazy night. You feel okay until you suddenly remember what you did the night before. Except bedrest and pepto bismol wont fix this one. Questionable hookups, an unknown venue, random writing on your body, unexplained costumes, and a real hangover often accompany this. Most often your first words of the morning are "what the hell did I do last night?"
Hey that party was awesome last night! You hooked up with so many people! You were crazy.
-Tell me about. This morning I had the worst morality hangover when I woke up handcuffed to my dining room table wearing some other guys's boxers.
-Tell me about. This morning I had the worst morality hangover when I woke up handcuffed to my dining room table wearing some other guys's boxers.
by Kristina R September 10, 2006
He contaminated the audience like a Moral Vampire
by Minerfortyniner May 24, 2020
Appeal to emotion or (argumentum ad passiones), it's an act of committing a logical fallacy by attempting to manipulate someone into agreeing or disagreeing based on emotions and not sound arguments.
Man: She was moral fagging yesterday at the debate so hard.
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: She has no argument based on evidence, just emotional manipulation.
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: She has no argument based on evidence, just emotional manipulation.
by SkyCrossbones December 4, 2017