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6 days agoThe Devilish History of the 1980s Parental Advisory Sticker: When Heavy Metal & Satanic Lyrics Collided with the Religious Right
Frank Zappa referred to the group of wives of Congress members, who campaigned against rock lyrics in the mid-1980s, as the "Mothers of Prevention." These women sparked a significant cultural backlash against music deemed inappropriate, contributing to the wider moral panic over rock and metal music during that era.
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