‘SNL’ and Lady Gaga Just Kick-Started Another Satanic Panic
Back in the 1980s, one couldn’t enjoy Dungeons & Dragons, He-Man or even the Care Bears without some dude who looked like a lounge singer that isn’t allowed within 1,000 feet of a public school claiming that it was really the handiwork of Lucifer himself.
But as we’ve mentioned before, the so-called “Satanic Panic” never truly went away. Even in the 21st century, fanatics still routinely accuse innocuous pop-culture properties of colluding with the Prince of Darkness, be it the 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony, the Minions or the songs of Pat Benatar.
Now, in 2025, that same evangelical hysteria has come for Saturday Night Live.
This past weekend’s Lady Gaga-hosted episode included a sketch in which a group of friends dine out at a Friendly’s family restaurant, which Bowen Yang’s character points out still has “100 locations on the East Coast.” But when one of them lies...
But as we’ve mentioned before, the so-called “Satanic Panic” never truly went away. Even in the 21st century, fanatics still routinely accuse innocuous pop-culture properties of colluding with the Prince of Darkness, be it the 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony, the Minions or the songs of Pat Benatar.
Now, in 2025, that same evangelical hysteria has come for Saturday Night Live.
This past weekend’s Lady Gaga-hosted episode included a sketch in which a group of friends dine out at a Friendly’s family restaurant, which Bowen Yang’s character points out still has “100 locations on the East Coast.” But when one of them lies...
- 3/10/2025
- Cracked
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