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moral panic

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.
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.
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Pulling a Monado

Falling off a bridge or island during a match of skywars in minecraft without any sort of force pushing the object off.
Held: Monado now don't you dare pull a Monado
Monado: I wont pull any sort of Monado Today!
Held: Monado i swear you're pulling a monado as we speak.
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Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers will live up to be a future classic.
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miradie

Nice beautiful god that served people greatness and happiness around the globe and believed in god
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MoraisHD

MoraisHD is a funny fat Portuguese streamer on twitch that plays video games, do reactions and do random things.
He likes to say that his friend TJI, also a streamer, steals money from kids.
One for the most popular things said by MoraisHD is: "Stop being a conas!"
and means: "Stop being an coward!"
Also "#conteúdo" , and "o TJI rouba putos." that means: "TJI steals money from kids"
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Morakinyo

Morakinyo is a rare Yoruba male given name which means, I see a hero, I'm Happy.
Morakinyo is usually tall and hefty,

Friendly, accommodating, funny, handsome, loving, caring to a fault, principled but loves drinking beer.
Morakinyo is the ladies Man but only inlove with one woman genuinely.
When he loves, he supports and defends.

Be like Morakinyo!
Morakinyo is a good guy
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Moral Orel

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."
Despite how dark Moral Orel ended, it is still a good satire that manages to get good jokes in.
by Matt..... May 25, 2009
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