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There was a time when even saying the word "Ninja Turtles" was absolutely out of bounds in Great Britain, leading to censorship that went from cutting nunchucks in the original cartoon show... to Michelangelo handling sausages in the movies.
A couple of weeks ago the BBC released a podcast re-evaluating the life of Mary Whitehouse. For those too young to remember, Mary Whitehouse was a British Christian moral campaigner who came to prominence in the 70s and 80s. She sought to protect the public from obscene – particularly pornographic – content in an increasingly permissive age.
Samira Ahmed assesses the legacy of decency campaigner, whose name became a byword for prudery and censorship.
Samira Ahmed assesses the legacy of decency campaigner, whose name became a byword for prudery and censorship.
Schools are fretting about copycat games from the viral Netflix show. But as history proves, these waves of moral panic are always overblown