Tag: moral panics
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Sociology in the News (8) – Killer Clowns and Donald Trump’s Misogyny
The Killer Clown Craze The societal response to the so called ‘Killer Clown Craze‘ seems like a good example of a moral panic. Piers Morgan (moral entrepreneur supremo) has waded in against the craze, and as soon as he gets involved in anything, that’s a sure sign of moral panic). Twenty years ago, people dressed in…