44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast

Did you know that Procter & Gamble, noted purveyor of soaps and shampoos and such, is deeply involved with the church of SATAN!?!!?!? Well, at least that's what a lot of concerned evangelicals were saying in the 80s and 90s. Today we explore the origins of this strange panic in a very SPOOOOKY Halloween edition of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!!! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy, Cori Thompson Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: Skvarla, Robert. “When 1980s Satanic Panic Targeted Procter & Gamble: The company spent decades battling false claims that it was in league with the Devil.” Atlas Obscura. (July 13, 2017) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theory Strouth, Chris. “How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records” City Pages. (March 8, 2013) http://www.citypages.com/music/how-i-burned-the-guys-who-wanted-me-to-burn-my-kiss-records-6652150 Belkin, Lisa. “Procter & Gamble Fights Satan Story.” The New York Times. (April 18, 1985) p C3 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/18/garden/procter-gamble-fights-satan-story.html Fisher, Kieran. “Satanic Panic: America’s War On Heavy Metal in the 1980’s” Heavy Blog is Heavy. (November 30, 2016) http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/ Blumenfeld, Laura “Procter Gamble's Devil Of A Problem.” The Washington Post. (July 15, 1991) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/07/15/procter-gambles-devil-of-a-problem/36f27641-e679-40f4-ac02-9d12c59a2f3b/?utm_term=.68983d6f98bc Werwein, Austin C. “Logo Rumors Haunt P&G” The Washington Post. (March 26, 1980) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/03/26/logo-rumors-haunt-p38/3bca78c8-b5ea-480a-8894-573a2f5aa084/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ae7fe7c58677 UPI “P&G files lawsuit over Satan rumors” UPI Archives (August 28, 1995) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/08/28/PG-files-lawsuit-over-Satan-rumors/6872809582400/ AP “Procter & Gamble Wins Satanic Civil Suit” CBS News. (March 20, 2007) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wins-satanic-civil-suit/ Music: Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/