History Main / EveryoneIsSatanInHell

* This is one of the biggest reasons why UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode was created. In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published a book called ''Seduction of the Innocent'' which argued that comics were a danger to children. It didn't help that there was a US Congressional hearing being held about comics at the same time. Before the MoralGuardians could crack down, the industry created the Comics Code itself. Eventually, someone actually went through Wertham's notes and [[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140804/08494028095/learning-history-how-one-lying-liar-almost-screwed-comic-book-industry.shtml found that his book was actually one big load of crap.]]

** Others claim it's racist because the characters are all white, but the race of many characters is never even mentioned in the books. [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Some fans interpret Hermione as being black]].[[note]]Admittedly, this is mostly because ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' cast a black actress as Hermione. Hermione is mentioned as having pale/white skin in the books proper.[[/note]] And that's not even getting into all the [[FantasticRacism fantasy-oriented criticisms of racism]]. And there actually are a few characters who are definitely not white (Cho Chang, Angelina Johnson, Dean Thomas, the Patil twins, among others).

* A TV Advert for Ride/AltonTowers Nemesis: Sub-Terra faced controversy over whether a TV advert for the ride was racist. The advert in question showed an alien egg hatching and then cut to an extreme close-up of a (clearly terrified) black man's face; [[EverythingIsRacist this was seen by some as implying he was the monster within the egg]]. Alton Towers had to clarify that the man was scared of the alien.

All those pretty colors and shapes? Those aren't just eye candy to captivate the show's hyperactive target audience - those are ''eeeeeeevil'' occult symbols!

** "There is no good or evil; there is only power, and those too weak to seek it." Horrible philosophy? Yes. That's why the one saying it is ''the bad guy'' -- but some moral guardians cited this as the supposed message of the book.

** There were actually quite a few kids that started getting into the occult after ''Harry Potter'' got really popular, but if anything the parents were to blame rather than the books. And anyone who actually knows anything about occultism quickly realizes that ''Harry Potter'' magic is a useless guide anyways (consisting almost entirely of CanisLatinicus puns).

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Few]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] (Jewish and Gentile) have accused Mother Gothel in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' of being (or at least resembling) an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case. However, [[https://tangledbea.tumblr.com/post/687549550733492224/sigh-the-mother-gothel-is-an-anti-semitic some dispute this]], as Mother Gothel's design is actually a mixture of an InkSuitActor (for her VA Donna Murphy) and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Music/Cher, neither of whom are Jewish. And most of Gothel's behaviour is fairly standard for the WickedStepmother archetype.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsMovie'' was once accused of promoting the occult because a character used magic from a talking spellbook, despite the spellbook ''being the villain''.

* Simon and River run into a backwoods clan that attempts to burn River at the stake because they mistake her PsychicPowers for witchcraft in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.

** Some books actually ''do'' include ceremonial and RitualMagic information. The ''entire'' Goetia (Lesser Key of Solomon) made it into ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' in 1986. Minus the sigils, fortunately.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Few]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] (Jewish and Gentile) have accused Mother Gothel in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' of being (or at least resembling) an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case. However, [[https://tangledbea.tumblr.com/post/687549550733492224/sigh-the-mother-gothel-is-an-anti-semitic some dispute this]], as Mother Gothel's design is actually a mixture of an InkSuitActor (for her VA Donna Murphy) and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/Cher, neither of whom are Jewish. And most of Gothel's behaviour is fairly standard for the WickedStepmother archetype.

** On the other end, there's the people who think ''Lord of the Rings'' [[EverythingIsRacist promotes racism and white supremacy because the orcs are dark skinned and violent]], which [[UnfortunateImplications they take to mean they must represent black people]]. Never mind that Tolkien went out of his way to deny or refute any supposed racial subtext with orcs, and spent much of his writing career trying to think of an origin for them that would stamp the idea out (the concept of an AlwaysChaoticEvil race clashed badly with his religious beliefs). Not helping matters is works inspired by Tolkien's, such as ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', that actually ''do'' go with the "orcs as black people" thing (yet [[DoubleStandard don't really get criticized for it]]). Similarly, some claim that the dwarves are anti-Semitic caricatures, despite the fact that they're almost invariably ''good guys'', as well as that Tolkien himself was vocal about respecting Jewish culture and hating antisemites like the Nazis.[[note]][[http://www.openculture.com/2014/04/j-r-r-tolkien-snubs-a-german-publisher.html One famous letter from Tolkien]] was sent to a German publishing company, as a response to their letter asking if he was Aryan. He informed them that they clearly had no idea what they were talking about, that he was sad to say he had no Jewish heritage (he refers to Jews as "that talented people"), and that the Nazis could fuck right off.[[/note]] Apparently, FantasyCounterpartCulture is a bad thing when done by Tolkien.

* Christopher Lord, AKA [[http://www.truthiracy.com/ Truthiracy]]. The contents of his [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Truthiracy1 YouTube channel]] must be seen to be believed - he aims to prove that '''everything''' is Satanic. His [[LargeHam over-dramatic delivery]] of ''everything'' and his [[InsaneTrollLogic insane troll etymology]] suggests that it is a StealthParody -- though [[PoesLaw you can never really be sure.]]

* A [[https://toughpigs.com/my-week-in-japan-4/ Tough Pigs article]] on the Sesame Street area of Ride/UniversalStudios Japan tongue-in-cheek claimed that the ''only'' way to interprete the backstory of Moppy (a pink monster who came through a mirror when Elmo touched the star on his hand) is as a demon who Elmo summoned via his "pentagram stigmata".

* In the DVD commentary of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Doc Hammer talks about an incident where ''his own mother'' got on his case for including a scene where the Monarch calls someone a retard, as if the word's mere inclusion meant Hammer endorses such things. He responded by stating the obvious; the whole point of the scene was that Monarch is a {{Jerkass}} PoliticallyIncorrectVillain who doesn't care about other people's feelings.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' is about the Grim Reaper be forced to eternally serve two kids after they win a bet against him. In one episode of the show, Grim [[HumanityEnsues is temporarily turned into a mortal human]]. The creators intended for Grim's human form to be a black man, [[InkSuitActor matching his actor]] Creator/GregEagles. The censors vetoed this on the basis that this would create the image of [[EverythingIsRacist a black man being "owned" by two white kids]], forcing Grim's human form to be altered to be white instead. When the creators argued that this is an absurd connection to make and only a moron would take offense, the censors actually agreed but pointed out that it didn't matter; even if the connection made no sense whatsoever, the mere fact that it ''is'' possible to make that connection means that somebody ''would'' and would raise a stink, creating problems for Creator/CartoonNetwork.

** If you're wondering what cola the fundamentalists ''will'' drink: Some reject cola altogether (which is sort of bizarre, as the kola nut was first introduced to the world outside West Africa by Muslims); others drink [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca-Cola Muslim]]-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla_Cola made]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_(soft_drink) colas]] as TheMoralSubstitute. Note that the makers of these colas don't necessarily buy into the conspiracy theory themselves (for instance, Mecca-Cola and Qibla Cola, run by Muslims in Europe, were established with the goals of backing Muslim charitable causes like relief for the Palestinians, while Zamzam Cola was produced in Iran after American sanctions denied the country Coca-Cola and Pepsi).

** The 13 stars have more to do with P&G having started in the United States of America, which uses the number 13 in its iconography. This implies that the USA is itself Satanic by the standards of its own citizens who are followers of this trope. (It would explain a lot.)

** The anti-Gates sentiment saw a resurgence in the 2020s due to his vaccination advocacy in relation to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with those who bought into the conspiracy theories blaming the former Microsoft chairman for allegedly conspiring towards a New World Order.

* This trope is basically the reason why UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode was created. In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published a book called ''Seduction of the Innocent'' which argued that comics were a danger to children. It didn't help that there was a US Congressional hearing being held about comics at the same time. Before the MoralGuardians could crack down, the industry created the Comics Code itself. Eventually, someone actually went through Wertham's notes and [[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140804/08494028095/learning-history-how-one-lying-liar-almost-screwed-comic-book-industry.shtml found that his book was actually one big load of crap.]]

* Even Creator/ShirleyTemple, of all people, isn't safe from it -- As if the comments on a video of "On The Good Ship Lollipop" from ''Film/BrightEyes'' about the perceived distastefulness of a young girl in the company of grown men wasn't upsetting enough, some on [=YouTube=] and on conspiracist forums have alleged that the scene alluded to if not promoted satanic ritual abuse.
* Surprisingly - or perhaps not - the Film/Barbie2023 movie has been accused of [[https://www.themarysue.com/right-wing-christians-think-the-barbie-movie-is-demonic-and-want-you-to-boycott-it/ being satanic and of drawing children into homosexuality.]]

* ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Hoo boy. There's been so much brouhaha over the supposed occult and Satanist themes in the series that [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] had to devote [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series an entire separate article to the subject.]]

** One criticized Voldemort's drinking of unicorn blood, claiming that the book was teaching children that they could gain immortality by drinking the blood of something that wasn't Jesus. Of course, they didn't mention the parts where it's explained that drinking unicorn blood is an atrocious thing to do and that while it will stop you from dying, you will live a cursed half-life.[[note]]John Granger's extensive research into the symbolism of ''Harry Potter'' goes a different route, pointing out that the unicorn has long been a symbol of Christ Himself... overthrowing that "something other than Christ" claim and furthermore nailing Voldy's act by calling up Paul's comments on "drinking [communion] in an unworthy manner."[[/note]]
** Not to mention that [[spoiler: Quirrell]] (Voldemort in the movie) says "There is no good or evil; there is only power, and those too weak to seek it." Horrible philosophy? Yes. That's why the one saying it is ''the bad guy'' -- but some moral guardians cited this as the supposed message of the book.

** From a different part of the political spectrum, it has been claimed that the whole series is centrist propaganda and/or promotes capitalism, essentially because Harry's parents were well-off and left him a bunch of money (his best friend is poor, and other wealthy families like the Malfoys are portrayed negatively, but apparently this doesn't matter), and because at the end [[spoiler:Harry becomes an auror]] instead of dismantling the corrupt wizard government. Never mind that the heroes spend much of the series fighting the corrupt elements of that government, driving most of them out by the end.

** Others claim it's racist because the characters are all white, but the race of many characters is never even mentioned in the books. [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Some fans interpret Hermione as being black]].[[note]]Admittedly, this is mostly because ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' cast a black actress as Hermione. Hermione is mentioned as having pale/white skin in the books proper.[[/note]] And that's not even getting into all the [[FantasticRacism fantasy-oriented criticisms of racism]]. Not to mention that there actually are a few characters who are definitely not white (Cho Chang, Angelina Johnson, Dean Thomas, the Patil twins, among others).
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' has actually been banned in some Christian school libraries because it's supposedly Satanic. Never mind its obvious Christian allegories, it was written by a devout Christian, and that Aslan ''is literally Jesus.''
** It ought be noted that, as with [[Literature/HarryPotter Mr. Potter]] above, [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalists]] also hated ''Narnia'' because it mentioned magic. Making it quite obvious to everyone that apparently every fundamentalist ever skipped the day that symbolism was taught in Language Arts class.

* Jack Chick is hardly the only one to denounce Tolkien as "Satanic"--see [[http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org/tracts/tract11.html this essay]] for an example. Interestingly, ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings books themselves take this stance''. All "magic" is either a product of the villains or the Istari, who are literally Angels sent to guide the mortals against said villains. Everything else, the narrative and the characters take extreme pains to describe as ''not'' being magic, merely very skilled creations or natural talents, to the point where Galadriel gets offended when her Mirror is described as magical.

** Not to mention [[https://web.archive.org/web/20011127061544/http://flag.blackened.net/liberty/moorcock.html this bit of work]] by Creator/MichaelMoorcock, in which he claims the orcs and other AlwaysChaoticEvil races are "thinly disguised working class agitators".

* Legendary ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' hater "Allecto" picked apart just about every action and line of dialogue in the series in an effort to expose what she saw as Creator/JossWhedon's hatred of women. As far as she was concerned, the show was Whedon's manifesto of how he thought women should be abused by men.

* During the infamous Satanic Panic of the 1980's, lots of metal bands such as Music/{{Slayer}} and Music/BlackSabbath were accused of hiding Satanic messages in their music via [[SubliminalSeduction backmasking]]. Naturally, if you listen to music backwards, and are trying to hear something, the gibberish will sound like something to you. Today, accusations of backmasking are almost always PlayedForLaughs, though there are still some conspiracy theorists who take them seriously.

* In the late 90's, the main Scapegoat was Music/MarilynManson especially during the Music/AntichristSuperstar era with many claiming that the Antichrist refers to Manson himself. Ignoring how this isn't really the case since it is a ConceptAlbum about a fictional person, it wouldn't make sense anyway since it contradicts pretty much everything in the Literature/BookOfRevelation anyway. To the religious groups' credit, Manson was conferred the title of Reverend by Church of Satan founder Anton [=LaVey=] and wrote the foreword to one of [=LaVey's=] books, ''Satan Speaks!'' hence their concerns, but even that "satanic priesthood" title was more honorary than anything else and was not an actual member of the Church of Satan past-''Antichrist Superstar''.

* Oddly enough, Music/DavidBowie avoided the “Satanic” label despite writing songs with allusions to Nieztchean Supermen, Crowley, Kabbalah, and even gay sex with actual demons.

* Heck, even ''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} himself'' was accused of practising demonic acts as told in [[https://www.bibleref.com/Matthew/12/Matthew-12-24.html Matthew 12:22-37]], where the Pharisees accused Jesus of performing sorcery by the power of Beelzebub (yes, [[Music/{{Queen}} that]] Beelzebub) as he drove demons off a blind and mute man who was also healed of his condition. Naturally, Jesus did not take kindly to such a spurious accusation and left a stern reply rebuking their claims.

* Christopher Lord, AKA [[http://www.truthiracy.com/ Truthiracy]]. The contents of his [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Truthiracy1 YouTube channel]] must be seen to be believed - he aims to prove that '''everything''' is Satanic. His [[LargeHam over-dramatic delivery]] of ''everything'' and his [[InsaneTrollLogic insane troll etymology]] suggests that it is a StealthParody. [[PoesLaw Of course, you can never really be sure.]]

** The 13 stars, of course, have more to do with P&G having started in the United States of America, which uses the number 13 in its iconography. Which implies that the USA is itself Satanic by the standards of its own citizens who are followers of this trope. Actually, that explains a lot.

* Since the colorless energy image on the Pokémon [[TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}} trading card game]] looks like a hexagram, it led to the game being repeatedly considered a Zionist conspiracy, and even being [[BannedInChina banned in Saudi Arabia]], as shown [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1243307.stm here]]. There's also the presence of crosses (think Christianity) and triangles (think Freemasonry) in the cards.

* Monster Energy Drink [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bntfUA6TmLs is the work of SATAN!]] To be fair, most people who've tasted Monster would probably agree with the church lady there, [[TakeThat though for entirely different reasons]].

* Creator/{{Microsoft}}, specifically its founder Bill Gates, has had its fair share of satanic accusations, with Gates being accused of selling his soul to the devil thus accounting for his immense wealth (though as we all know, it had more to do with his company's monopolistic tendencies than anything else). A programme by the Philippine television network Creator/{{ABSCBN}} entitled ''[[GratuitousLatin Verum Est]]'' [[https://youtu.be/35WlpV07axg?t=789 once aired a segment]] about rumours connecting Microsoft to the antichist—only to be made quite [[{{Irony}} ironic]] when said TV network ran ads for Microsoft products years later. Not to mention that the segment was riddled with factual errors: Bill's role in the company when Windows 95 was released was more of an executive role than a programmer, and he was far from the one who invented computer software as we know it; the "Hall of Tortured Souls" message is an EasterEgg hidden within ''Excel 95'', not ''Windows'' 95, and this did not in any way grant Gates immense power to subjugate the world either.

* It's not as common as other examples, but the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' trading card game and [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]] have been attacked for being Satanic and evil. Take [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030524060035/http://www.studytoanswer.net/contemporary/yugioh.html this article]] for example. Part of the argument is that the game encourages summoning Pagan gods and refers to the Ancient Egyptian themes as "occult". And, of course, it mentions ''almost everything else'' that gets attacked for being demonic (''Literature/HarryPotter'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'').[[note]]Surprisingly, despite the fact that people like this attack the concept of Yugi harboring an ancient spirit, they don't seem to attack [[PerkyGoth Yugi]] himself for his [[FreakyFashionMildMind typical attire]].[[/note]]

** A user on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]], on a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Space_Marine_(Warhammer_40,000) talk page]] for a ''40k''-related article, tried arguing that the symbol of the [[SpaceMarine Ultramarines]] is based on the symbol of the Ustaše[[note]](a historic group of Croatian [[LesCollaborateurs collaborators]] with the Nazis during WWII)[[/note]]. Ignore the fact that the Ultramarine logo is literally just the Greek letter Omega (Ω) turned upside down. They even claim the "ultra-" prefix is a reference to ultranationalism (instead of, you know, a reference to the actual shade of blue called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine ultramarine]]).

* Pretty much any and all video games will be subject to this, since some MoralGuardians consider all video games to be "satanic", with only a few exceptions (see [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_video_game this Wikipedia article]] for a more in-depth look of the phenomenon). These are just the most egregious examples, which were attacked mainly because of their popularity.

* There's no question that the original ''VideoGame/{{DOOM}}'' eventually takes the player to Hell. Enemies are explicitly referred to as demons. Satanic imagery is rampant. However... the player is tasked with ''destroying'' these images and agents of evil, yet the game has been accused of ''supporting'' the forces of Hell instead of opposing them.
** According to id level designer Sandy Petersen, he saw no conflict between his affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (of whom he is a devout member of) and the satanic themes present in ''DOOM''. He went on to tell John Romero during development that "I have no problems with the demons in the game. They're just cartoons. And, anyway, ''they're'' the bad guys."

* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKW7cZ9WCFk rumor]] that started around the early TurnOfTheMillennium claims that ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is actually [[DirtyCommunists Communist propaganda]]. Among the many [=McCarthyist=] pieces of evidence to support this claim are Mario's resemblance to UsefulNotes/JosephStalin, Mario pulling down a flag with a peace sign (actually meant to be a skull) and putting up a flag with the Red Star at the end of each level, Mario coming from a working-class background, and Mario striving to depose [[BigBad Bowser]], a monarch, just like the Bolsheviks deposed the tsar (never mind that Mario's ''also'' trying to [[SaveThePrincess rescue and reinstate another monarch]]). One of the Bowser events in the ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series is "Bowser Revolution", which [[DirtyCommunists would take all the coins from the players and redistribute them evenly so that each player would get the exact same amount]]. So one could argue that in a sense Bowser has some communist tendencies as well.
* Not even ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch'' is safe. It seems as if some are appalled by the references to Buddhism that were, surprisingly, left in the game. It doesn't help that the game is literally about paranormal phenomena, which some interpret as "satanic".

* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' -- Accused of being Satanic by [[ConspiracyTheorist Texe]] [[TheFundamentalist Marrs]], due to the abundance of stars and rainbows in its imagery. According to Marrs's logic, if someone who isn't God is throwing around rainbows, that person is definitely promoting Satanism. Surprisingly he didn't seize upon two (actually, three) connections that would have halfway made sense. The star is an ancient symbol of Islam (or, alternately, could be mistaken for the pentagram), while the rainbow is, of course, one of the most famous symbols of gay pride. So, you could say that Rainbow Brite is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot satanic Islamist-homosexual]]! Texe Marrs really lived and died by this trope. In ''Circle of Intrigue'', Texe quotes Hermes Trismegistus as saying "God is a circle." He then reasons that, since, of course, Hermes was a Satanist, Hermes's god is Satan. Therefore, by his logic, ''anything'' that uses a circle as a symbol is Satanic. He then goes on to list examples of things that have circles in their logos, coats of arms, or general shape.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus'' -- pulled from TV in some places because Heat Miser was deemed "Satanic." Especially absurd because he looked much more like a clown than like a devil.

** One blogger accused Rainbow Dash of being a lesbian (simply because of her mane and [[LesbianJock her love of athletics]]), and saying that books won't get you anywhere in life and you need authority figures to tell you how to be happy (completely ignoring the fact that Twilight Sparkle's book knowledge more often than not gives vital information to the characters). After reading it, one gets the impression that the author did not watch past the end of the opening credits. Fortunately, Lauren found out about the blog post and fired back with one that addressed every concern and even criticized the original poster. This actually ended piquing people's interests, causing them to tune into ''Friendship is Magic'' to see what all the fuss was about. A few people liked what they saw and stuck around, [[PeripheryDemographic helping to create the "brony" phenomenon]]. Thus, [[StreisandEffect by trying to stop people from watching the show, the original article made far more people watch it]].

* ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964'' was [[https://people.com/movies/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-controversy/ accused]] of promoting bullying because the [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer other reindeers are assholes to Rudolph because of his nose]], even though the whole special is about embracing your special qualities. Heck, with that movie, you'd think people would have more of a problem with Santa saying that he's going to "cancel Christmas," which implicitly makes the holiday SantaClausmas while subverting the celebration of Christ's birth.

* Human Gotara-worshippers in ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' are quick to blame just about anything unpleasant on "evil elf spirits", even if the elves have been suffering the same misfortunes all along (e.g. Madcoil's attacks) and even acted to stop them.

* {{Parodied|Trope}} (like pretty much everything else) on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' when Brad Sherwood plays a Fundamentalist who sees the devil's work in everything, such as [[ItMakesSenseInContext Ryan's head growing on Colin's shoulder]].

** Technically the allegations of atheism were kinda true. The Christians really did deny the existence of Zeus, Hera, Mars and all the other Roman gods. From the point of view of Romans who thought that those gods were real and would smite offending cities who allowed them to be disrespected, the atheism charges would have seemed justified.

Never mind the distinct possibility that Bob is half-Japanese and "Hikaru" was chosen because it's a relatively common name that reflects Bob's Japanese heritage (maybe it was his grandpa's name or something); it ''must'' have been chosen to represent Lucifer! This is also funny because "light-bringer" has been used to describe ''Jesus'', which brings a whole other set of implications further.

** Arabic countries [[BannedInChina banned the game]] due to it containing a six-pointed star, and it's been claimed that "Pikachu" means "be a Jew," or worse, "stronger than God" in Latin America. (The truth is much more benign; the name is based on a Japanese onomatopoeia, coming out to roughly "Sparklesqueak" in English. Alternatively, it's named after the small fuzzy animal known as a pika. Or it could be both; they [[PungeonMaster do love their puns]] in Japan, after all.)

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' gets this treatment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRM5ihaKWRA in this video]] that claims Edward Cullen was named after the kid who escaped a Satanic cult that one time, and the chessboard on ''Breaking Dawn''[='=]s cover is supposed to look like the floor of a Masonic lodge. Incidentally, Bill Schnoebelen is the guy who claims that ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' contains "authentic" spells and rituals. Given the bizarre, sensational, and contradictory stories he's told over the years, it's conjectured that he simply makes a large portion of his stuff up.

* Surprisingly - or perhaps not - the Film/Barbie2023 movie has been accused of
[[https://www.themarysue.com/right-wing-christians-think-the-barbie-movie-is-demonic-and-want-you-to-boycott-it/ being satanic and of drawing children into homosexuality.]]

* There is an urban legend that the word "picnic" derives from "pick a [N Word]" and was originally used to refer to a lynching with food and music for white spectators. ''{{WebSite/Snopes}}'' [[http://www.snopes.com/language/offense/picnic.asp dealt with this one...]]

** Not to mention one blogger accussed Rainbow Dash of being a lesbian (simply because of her mane and [[LesbianJock her love of athletics]]), and saying that books won't get you anywhere in life and you need authority figures to tell you how to be happy (completely ignoring the fact that Twilight Sparkle's book knowledge more often than not gives vital information to the characters). After reading it, one gets the impression that the author did not watch past the end of the opening credits. Fortunately, Lauren found out about the blog post and fired back with one that addressed every concern and even criticized the original poster. This actually ended piquing people's interests, causing them to tune into ''Friendship is Magic'' to see what all the fuss was about. A few people liked what they saw and stuck around, [[PeripheryDemographic helping to create the "brony" phenomenon]]. Thus, [[StreisandEffect by trying to stop people from watching the show, the original article made far more people watch it]].