Doja Cat isn't a devil worshiper, you're just gullible.

[@NicoleRafiee]

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[@Galaxyboiiie]

mrbeast

[@sporkzzz]

Rick Astley is alive dw

[@ioanareal76]

55% off while you re at 555k subscribers?? sounds pretty devilish to me

[@marvelousmia]

get a real job

[@ioanareal76]

@@marvelousmia she makes more money than you do take a chill pill

[@ellaronci2703]

this reminds me of that video where its just a random woman in the grocery store and someone asks if she supports lgbtq and she says yes and they ask 'so you support saten' and she goes 'yes'

[@Ghost_Token]

Icon

[@janelle0619]

LMAO

[@theholyllama6950]

Oh my God I need to see this. Got a link?

[@maze6949]

@@theholyllama6950 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5C2c6Wem8admtk

[@DiMagnolia]

Slay

[@necromancer6359]

women shave their head or do anything different and the media really goes off the rails

[@ToriTheDormouse]

Imagine we did this for any bald man 😂

[@steamyvegetables1445]

@ananas-fy4on Damn the clit is the portal to hell. Meddle AF.

[@Pissnation]

@ananas that is so ICONIC

[@erinys2]

​@ananas-fy4onLMAO I WISH

[@skullettee]

@ananas shadow wizard money gang. we love casting spells

[@abrookinthesky7016]

"Pierced through my soul and made me feel some type of way" sounds like her gay awakening

[@maze6949]

I WAS GONNA COMMENT THE SAME THIN

[@zeze1257]

LMFAO

[@evelyne-h9090]

BAHAHAH THIS IS SO FUNNY AND SO ACCURATE 😂

[@L4TMxSacrificex]

So it's a choice

[@nava-..]

@@L4TMxSacrificex how is that I’m any shape of form related at all???

[@janelle0619]

when doja made those faces in the mirror I burst out laughing LMAOOO

[@Zectifin]

I've never listened to any of her music and don't really know much about her, but this makes me already like her.

[@shelley5449]

See, now laughing your ass off at that face, that's the right reaction, pretty sure that's the actual intended reaction

[@ObeyLucifer]

She's so goofy 😭😭😭 I love her. It's mad funny how people are "disturbed" and put off by it. Like, BFFR

[@gigachad.4632]

​@@ObeyLuciferHow much time do you spend on social media watching all these videos and commenting and replying to these people? Yet it does not benefit you anything, it does not make you just and even. Even your name is disappointing, Lucifer is weak.

[@ObeyLucifer]

@@gigachad.4632 cope

[@lydiaellen127]

i’m a pretty devote christian and one thing that confuses me is that the devil is never described as a little red man with horns anywhere in the bible. the only time we physically see the devil is as a serpent, but many christian’s believe that the serpent may have been symbolic and the devil game to the garden as a “ crafty spirit “. the devil is more commonly talked about as a spirit of lying, greed, rage and pain. most of the images we associate with the devil come from literature.

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

The idea comes from “lake of fire” the animalistic qualities comes from the animals unclean to eat in first testimony and pagan rituals

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

Should probably explain I’m an ordained universal minister before saying more lol. So there’s an outrageous amount of books that were submitted to be in the Bible that were rejected. Some removed later. Even the book of Enoch was ordered to be removed and denominations of Judaism refused, hence why it’s there. These books contain a whole lot of material that describes demons and even the ones that in many ways even worse than the devil if that’s conceivable. Worth looking into. I chose to study demonology bc I wanted to know the warning signs & solutions but I was in for so much more. Had no idea about the other devils

[@mjewrites]

I was 12 and saw a video where this pastor claimed a young girl in his congregation who recently converted died and went to hell for a few minutes (before her conversion). While she was there she saw Selena and she told her to tell people not to play any of her songs because it causes her pain. Of course I was a dumb scared kid (who was also religious at the time) so I refused to listen to any of Selena’s music for a while because I didn’t want to add to her suffering and it also made me feel guilty about my own decision to listen to an artist who wasn’t Christian like me. Of course now I realize that the pastor was lying out of his ass and using a combination of scare tactics, people’s sympathy, and people’s love for an artist (not to mention the attention it would get, using a big celebrity for this) to get more converts. This isn’t directly related to satanic panic but it’s in the same ~genre~ and I just got reminded of it lol.

[@February_Flowers]

Oh my god! I was literally just thinking about how when I was like ten my church had this conference thing two days before Halloween to talk about the dangers of celebrating the holiday and ways that they were indoctrinating us in schools to become gay criminals where they told us about this and then played an audio recording of what was supposed to be her screaming and being tortured and it went on for like five minutes. I had literal nightmares for years about this stuff! Also, on an unrelated note, my church was really big on the whole Halloween is evil thing. They even refused to hold the conference on Halloween and our parents wouldn’t send us to school because they were worried that satanists and witches would kidnap all of the kids to perform a ritual. They also found a dead dove on the property and held a prayer vigil because they were convinced that a witch had attempted to curse our church.

[@tinymogi]

I heard the same thing but about Michael jackson

[@GirlDo3]

Ive heard that about Selena and Michael Jackson lol

[@astroo1756]

Your Pastor wasn’t lying if you were a follower of God you shouldn’t be listening to secular music because it doesn’t glorify God period. You also shouldn’t idolize anything or anyone.

[@jaopbeantown]

​anyone in the entertainment industry is down with Satan, aka freemasons. Why do u think all these celebrities do the same symbols and same ideas in there music videos.

[@delicateBruise]

"Clementine, not now, I'm talking about the devil."😂

[@kaylalynn3421]

one of my favorite quotes about history is “history doesn’t repeat, but it sure does rhyme.” it’s interesting to see how themes like satanic panic have come back around in 2023 and how it still applies to those who are different than others. thank you for this wonderful video essay!

[@proudveggie]

As someone who lived through "My Chemical Romance are a death cult" and also did a lot of research into the 80s/90s SatPan, it is FASCINATING to see how each generation have their own version of this nonsense. I would never have guessed Doja Cat would be the target but there we go 😅

[@uh4975]

except it's not nonsense, it's just disguised that way. It's amazing how every generation gets an opportunity to hold groups accountable and continue passing it up

[@Iamyl4]

Except you clearly don’t understand what Christians believe to begin with…if you did you wouldn’t find it so fascinating but I digress. The Bible says if you don’t serve God the father by default you serve Satan the adversary and adversary is exactly what Satan means in Hebrew. So again if you don’t serve God you serve the adversary. Satan rules the lower functions of mankind, sex, flesh and even before his fall from heaven he was the angel of music which a lot of people even Christian’s don’t know. That’s why his symbolism is so prevalent in the music industry because they have to worship and give thanks to the one they serve. Even so the Bible says Satan is the god of this world while God the father is the God of heaven and all of creation. God is allowing Satan his time but his time is almost up that’s why the world is getting crazier and crazier everyday and this symbolism is more prevalent in todays media. What people don’t understand is Satan doesn’t care if you worship him, he just doesn’t want you to worship the true living God of the bible. Do you know what the serpent said to Eve? He told her that God told Adam and her not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil because if they did their eyes will be opened and they will be as gods knowing good and evil. So Satan told them they will be their own gods, and look at the world now, is that not how most people think? Satanist claim they don’t actually worship Satan but they believe they are their own gods lol that’s exactly what worshipping Satan is so it’s funny when people are like “you don’t even know what Satanist’s believe your dumb!” Sureeee we are the dumb one but I digress 😂anyways so yeah if you don’t serve the God of the Bible you have the spirit of antichrist because you are against Christ it’s really THAT simple. Furthermore why do y’all care? If you truly don’t believe God is real and Satan isn’t real then why does it bother you if people claim they worship Satan? They clearly aren’t worshipping the God of the Bible lol

[@bloop4527]

​@@uh4975why is it not nonsense?

[@proudveggie]

@@Iamyl4 This is genuinely fascinating because you're right, I didn't know any of that context - thank you for sharing! The thing I care about isn't whether people worship Satan or not (cue "some of my best friends are Satanists" but it's literally true haha and some of my best friends are also Christians so 🤷🏻‍♀️), it's the mass panic of propaganda turned against one person/group which is interesting and concerning to me. The absolute vitriol and hysteria being whipped up is disproportionate to the actions Doja Cat is taking, and it's damaging to young people to see their heroes punished for perceived transgressions which aren't even that.

[@avelynn5976]

​@@uh4975 accountable for what? being edgy and cringe? will weirdo christians ever realize they are not the main characters and that a good portion of people dont believe in the things you do? the answer always and forever will be no cause you can't accept different perspectives exist. sad.

[@shaniah9322]

As a black girl, I 100% understand Doja cutting her hair. It’s very hard to maintain and upkeep my hair and it makes me cry sometimes lowkey.

[@chlorox01]

That was something I thought was so weird about this situation. Its very common for black women to shave their heads. Doja is mixed and doesn't like dealing with her hair, why are people so up in arms about it?

[@marvelousmia]

doja wasn’t blessed with mixed girl hair sadly, so i understand why she’d cut it off

[@marvelousmia]

@justoutherefoolinaround all i’m saying is she doesn’t have hair like zendaya or kehlani so i understand why’d she want to cut it off or cover it with wigs all the time

[@marvelousmia]

@justoutherefoolinaround i’m just stating that doja doesn’t have the typical mixed girl hair so i understand why she cut it.. you’re doing the most

[@sp4cegrl27]

@@marvelousmia you should’ve just sat this one out bb.

[@dae1396]

A Satanic Panic in 2023 is crazy lol. History really does repeats itself.

[@ihavenoname5940]

Well there are a lot of satanic symbolism all around the music industry. U think it’s just a coincidence?

[@mauritius7152]

ppl got even more paranoid after the pandemic unfortunately..

[@enzop2835]

Demons exist numbnuts

[@jessicac2751]

@@mauritius7152yes 👏

[@nabilaghozali2648]

people are that stupid as always.

[@Cindyxx0]

People miss the old Doja cuz they think she was prettier

[@adrianapeissel113]

Bc men wanna control women and get mad when they don't dress for the male gaze

[@dabriyahharris2066]

Yeah

[@underw777]

because they always sexualize female artists 🙄 the true colors are showing

[@ben3347]

This really checked out

[@bmhwdy]

It’s amazing to me that a lot of the people freaking out about this stuff don’t realize that they’re the ones being played, not the fans of the artists. Your dumb outrage is being capitalized on. Controversy sells. That’s really what all this boils down to. Also, is it really so hard to fathom that not everyone believes in God or views life through a religious lens, and therefore doesn’t mind playing around with dark imagery to be provocative or edgy? People don’t wear devil horns because they literally believe in the devil lmfao

[@a_rinass]

I think the people who are incapable of understanding these very obvious things aren't really worried about being unreasonable, I can't imagine it ever crosses their minds to stop and assess the situation from a more or less neutral point of view. which is a shame, but it is what it is.

[@awa04]

You said everything I think about this

[@ChipChap-p2j]

Friendship with the world is enmity with God

[@R-0-R-Y]

I don’t think satanism has been edgy since the 80’s. By 1999, we were all cynical as hell. It’s weirder to do all this now, when it’s not really taboo or edgy or original. To me, it’s cringy, even if she’s being ironic. Her pop music and style was less tacky than other popular artists like Cardi B and sounds better than most, but I’m interested to see if she has better music on her new album.

[@Iamyl4]

Except the same people saying this aren’t the same ones buying her music or buying concert tickets but good try

[@flyingbeagle6371]

Doja Cat is just out there taking her love of Eddie Munson and Hellfire to the next level and exposing everyone for being the fear mongerers they watched and sat there criticising in Stranger Things last year. Girl is just vibing and trolling and living her best life.

[@michelleryan6002]

Heh actually the real hellfire club I’m guessing the shows is loosely based on is pretty sinister.

[@urmothermia]

@@michelleryan6002 cry about it

[@Bubba1025]

I get your a fan and everything but she isn’t your friend nor does she give a shit about you. Also it isn’t fear mongering, it’s just fear, and I don’t blame them. But it’s a free country, so you wanna listen to it then that’s cool. But with how she’s acting recently it’s expected to get this reaction and even if she’s just trolling it’s still pretty evil to purposely scare people with satanic imagery for money.

[@coffeegirl18]

I know right. She's awesome

[@RomanEmpireMetals]

Garbage

[@L0laxx0114]

i feel like a lot of the drama around doja wouldn't even exists if people actually knew what it meant to be a satanist lmao

[@gerganadimitrova8812]

Very valid point! Except that wouldn't stop the religious extremists, no actual argument will, as they are brainwashed and unwilling to even listen :^/

[@ObeyLucifer]

Literally. These people are so dumb.

[@3v3_n]

True

[@internetgangstersprw]

The definition of “satanist” is not a real satanist. A real satanist is someone who worships the devil. Plain and simple. The church of Satan only exists as a scapegoat for real satanic churches like the Catholic Church And the Masonic Temple

[@moxie_babe]

So what does it mean? Tell us 🎤

[@camillelee-own8380]

The irony of using Harry Potter theme music in the conspiracy theory tiktok about Doja shaving her head when there was so much moral panic about that series being satanic back in early 00s…

[@acesword8330]

Literally didn’t watch it until I was 12 and sabrina the teenage witch was banned my mum now realizes that she was being dumb but still 😭

[@jestenia590]

Conspiracy theorist: “I have a distrust of authority, that’s why I subscribe to organized religion”. As someone who couldn’t show their Pokémon cards at kindergarten show and tell because of the original satanic panic, this sequel blows chunks

[@faeriesmak]

Yea..I am not happy to see this come around again…as a victim of the 80s/90s panic..just because I was messy and wore a lot of black clothing and listened to Depeche Mode.

[@Iamyl4]

Except your generalizing. You do understand not everyone who believes in conspiracy theories belongs to a religion or sect right? Please tell me you aren’t that dense? Wait, judging by your regurgitated comment I think you might be or at least just not be that original in your thoughts.

[@avelynn5976]

​@@faeriesmak depeche mode is so good too

[@KJ_Reviews]

Some religious people have no issues with authority. Kind of the opposite as we know how to humble ourselves. Not sure what Pokemon has to do with satan whatsoever but to each their own.

[@jestenia590]

@@KJ_Reviews Notice how we're describing two different groups of people. "Conspiracy theorist" is literally the first word in the comment, so I'm obviously talking about them.

[@Crimsoncrossing]

It’s almost like they’ve never seen an alt person before

[@aneteeditss]

LMAO FR

[@spongeboholic]

Ikr

[@TheDarkOne1920]

I really loved this video essay!!! I'm studying psychology, gonna do a presentation soon about how fear makes people discriminate against others. Has been some time I have felt sociaty is getting more controlled by fear and the discrimination is getting really bad and seeing this video has make me understand more about the situation. Hopefully we found a way to make things better, before they get even worse than they already are.

[@remediis8599]

good luck on your presentation!! i've wanted to study psychology for a while now. im curious about the contents of your presentation, would you be opposed to sharing? :)

[@TheDarkOne1920]

@@remediis8599 Not a problem at all. Will give you a review after the presentation, will have to translate it, because it will be in spanish, but I'm happy to share my findings. Is a really great topic to do a full investigation, maybe some day I will fully do a full inveatigation on it!

[@aroangeI]

thats awesome

[@candacefischer8096]

LOL. U call it fear? Who do Christians fear? God ONLY! We are just his messengers. Time is getting shorter. We are lovingly trying to save your soul from the pit aka hell aka lake of fire. We aren't panicked. We feel sad there are so many willing to live in sin and debauchery and live for satan than to live in truth and goodness. That's on u. I will remember u no more than after I post this. God remembers u until your last breath. When that comes its over and u made your choice. He judges you and u will either go to heaven or hell. And when u say "but God I've been a good person" and he says "Go from me, I never knew u" and next u are screaming in hell. Only u can make that choice. Us Christian just talk(u call it forcing our religion on u) u don't mind people talking satanic things to u, or commenting on anything else but the devil inside u gets angry. Hearing anything about GOD'S name. If you would rather watch satanic songs than songs of anything good or from God u already know which side of the fence u sitting. If u don't care so be it. No 1 is forcing u (with a gun, with a knife, trying to strangle u) to believe in God. 😏😊

[@kjwflrt]

I had a class this semester about Witchcraft and Religion and one of our classes was about Satanic Panic, I'm glad more people are talking about it right now and trying to not feed the delusion.

[@zbeh4495]

That's legal?

[@sharkvinny]

​@@zbeh4495 why would it not be??? are u christian??

[@Katia.t.t]

What are you studying? It seems really interesting

[@0rchid_lily6868]

@@zbeh4495huh? Why would it be illegal?

[@Nana-km4gw]

I got told I was a satanist for having green hair and being a vegetarian

[@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4811]

You don't shed animal blood to make it more special on the full moon.👹

[@Rainjojo]

How ironic that not eat slaughtered animals correlates to satanism? They’ll find anything to label as evil 💀

[@candacefischer8096]

So u are gonna base what 1 person said who was wrong to hate all people who worship God and don't celebrate the devil. 🙄👌

[@Nana-km4gw]

@@candacefischer8096 bestie what the fuck are you talking about 😭💀

[@фдф]

@@candacefischer8096 not what they said, Candace

[@taylorcarson2848]

great video!! I’m so glad you touched on the dangers of these insane ideas and how it’s more than just thinking a celebrity is worshiping satan.

[@Nicole__Natalia]

Everyone always blamed satanic panic on churches, religion, conservatives, etc. (which if course they played a part) but it was sensationalization by the media that was the root cause IMO

[@faeriesmak]

I believe that it was both. It depends on the churches and the community, though.

[@missbimbeaux]

bingo. a simple search proves this. if we r gonna point fingers lets point them at ALLLLL parties involved. the media is such a ingrained part of our lives that we forget it is the sensationalization from and by media itself that causes the panic with so many things over the years and in history.

[@Nicole__Natalia]

@@faeriesmak yes, agreed 👍

[@ramonarodriguez82]

Of course it’s sensationalized. Most people in that industry worship satan and they wanna influence the masses 👁️

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

@@faeriesmakthe churches are behind on media. I’ll be straightforward with this. I’m a ordained universal minister. The extreme level of how much they don’t know and what I just don’t say bc they’d panic for real, they don’t know for the MOST part

[@swordinthestone313]

I would Iike to add to this with the very important mention that Jewish people are heavily affected by conspiracy theories and how so many of them are anti-Semitic, as well as the rise of nazis once again because of CTs and Covid being the catalyst for it all, as well as the trans genocide because of it all. Just in case anyone sees this, please do look into it, it's very serious. I'm a very new subscriber, only found you a couple days ago but instantly subscribed, I was stoked to see a new video today and as per usual you slayed ❤

[@desology444]

i was pulling an all nighter because of school work and nicole posts??!! this is exactly what i needed.

[@alwayscommentrarelyreply]

i went to a small private christian school. freshman year, HEALTH CLASS, not music class, not english, not bible class, HEALTH class, my teacher (grown ass man) spent TWO SEPARATE ENTIRE CLASS PERIODS explaining to us all these satanic artist conspiracies. you’d probably think “oh maybe he’s talking about lady gaga or lil nas x or sam smith?” no. TAYLOR SWIFT, ARIANA GRANDE, ED SHEERAN, RIHANNA, NICKI MINAJ, KATY PERRY. it’s a long running joke with my sister, because he went on for 45 minutes, playing and analyzing LWYMMD talking about how taylor swift is the REINCARNATION of the satanic priests daughter (not clone, reincarnation, which is strange, because he’s a christian), and about how TAYLOR SWIFT LOVING CATS IS SATANIC BECAUSE CATS DONT GO TO HEAVEN AND THEY SYMBOLIZE SATANISM. a kid in the class was so terrified of the LWYMMD music video that he started CRYING, COVERING HIS EARS, and SHAKING because this man convinced him he would be possessed bc of taylor swift and her cats. HE WAS SAYING RIHANNA WAS THE BIGGEST DEVIL WORSHIPPER EVER when i chose to play love the way you lie for my assignment.

[@E42545]

As a massive Swiftie and victim of religious ab-se/ the original Satanic Panic, the Taylor thing is actually REALLY common. If anything, I think she’s viewed by many evangelicals as “worse/more powerful” than “overtly satanic” artists like Lil Nas X, Doja, etc because she’s considered to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The idea is that she’s luring the “good” ( read: conventionally attractive, blonde, white, country) little girls by presenting herself as ‘’one of them”. These people absolutely ran with the snake imagery for this exact reason. I actually find it super interesting (in a hate and makes me sick way) because I think it says so much about how satanic panic is tied to race and gender- most of the time these bigots just broadly consider anyone who’s not “like them” to be evil just as a default, and it’s treated as this very visible and overt thing. The “exclusivity” of being The Deceiver is reserved for those who *do* look and act like them, because there’s racist rankings even within defining evil. It’s the kind of thing that gets worse and worse the more you look at it. *lots of quotes because obviously I don’t agree with these things but am trying to get across how they’re described by the POSs who believe them

[@alwayscommentrarelyreply]

@stargirl._- I JUST NOW SAW THIS BUT LMAO I KNOW RIGHT LIKE WHAT IS HE ONNN

[@zuko1478]

You have no clue about the music industry

[@alwayscommentrarelyreply]

@@zuko1478 I absolutely, 1000% do. I am going to college for music theory, business, and production. And, with a religious background, I am highly aware of the evil behind the scenes. I am not clueless. There are vile people in the industry. But my biology/health teacher did NOT acknowledge the behind the scenes evil, and he didn’t provide us with any actual evidence or support for his theories. He’s a biology teacher, HE does not know about the music industry.

[@emilyhutchinson97]

It's kinda poetic that in the midst of the return of the Satanic Panic, the D&D movie is #1 at the box office lol

[@avelynn5976]

yes!!! nerds keep winning.

[@Talia778]

I saw a comment that said that ppl see her as a satanist till she puts a wig on and it’s trueeee. Are you concerned with satanism or are you afraid of a pretty person taking a step to look differently than you want them to.

[@Hannah-ym3qv]

They literally say every celebrity is worshipping the devil every 5 months 💀

[@zbeh4495]

They are

[@akuplease3298]

Because they are and its happening every single day just open your eyes and ears

[@aneteeditss]

@@akuplease3298you are delusional

[@noalail986]

And curiously it’s often black people

[@candacefischer8096]

Probably cause the devil is getting more and more blatant. Oh and they ARE.

[@chlorox01]

This is so weird, for me especially, because I grew up Christian and still practice it (in my own way). BUT I am also in art school and would fancy myself an artist. The amount of times artists and creatives have been labeled "satanic" because they were different or weird or did something out of the social norm, is countless. It's honestly baffling seeing my friends and family (who are much more conservative and traditional than I am) genuinely see stuff like this online surrounding Doja and lil' Nas and Sam Smith and Lady Gaga, etc and truly believe it. Like? It seems so obvious to me that this is intentional and just a way to shock conservative mindsets and make them uncomfortable. As an artist, I can attest that being edgy and making people uncomfortable with my work and upsetting conservative mindsets IS SO MUCH FUN. I love seeing my grandparents look at my drawings of skeletons and stuff for school and think its weird. Its fun. And you're right that these music artists are smart for capitalizing on it, its free publicity and the people who freak out about it just make themselves look even dumber for not realizing that its just artists being edgy weirdos. But, it really is concerning seeing how many young people my age (like I said, even my friends freak out about stuff like this) are falling into this conspiracy theorist mindset. My parents were metalheads in the 80s. So luckily they are experienced enough to recognize this is just a repeat of that time. But the kids who didn't live through it, or don't have parents that suffered from the first round of satanic panic, aren't as lucky or informed enough to navigate a repeat of history like this.

[@kisskill9438]

If you're still connected to Christianity you should know that this world is also spiritual. I was a very sceptical person before living and experiencing things that could not be explained at all.

[@murdermeets]

@@kisskill9438 I agree, it’s a reason why your suppose to read your Bible. God tells us not to listen to music because the devil is OF this world (this happened when he fell from the heavens). He was a angel of music in heaven… so it’s no suprise that the industry of music is demonic itself. We as Christian’s have to be aware to these things and the dark forces that are around us.

[@avelynn5976]

​​@@murdermeets "music is evil" is such a deranged take that im not surprised the church attendance numbers have been steadily dropping for decades. this type of insane takes are the reason i became secular lmao.

[@Astro4Knowledge]

​@@murdermeetsthere is literealy nothing about the bible not allowing people to listen to music,are you muslim by chance?bc in the qur'an there is a rule like this

[@chlorox01]

@@murdermeets yeah I've never read that anywhere in the bible fam

[@sleepylilwolf1749]

I am writing an essay about lil nas x and the satanic panic surrounding it for school, so this is pretty good timing

[@krushkannon]

i confess (ironically), that i had no idea about the rise of catholicism, especially in hollywood and new york rich places. i got a small taste of it on tiktok with the rise of the "catholic girl summer aesthetic" and it took me by surprise, heavily. i was raised roman catholic and when i talk about it with ppl not raised that way but like the look of it, they're disgusted by the rigidity and antiquated, nearly draconian ideas, heirarchy, and all around way of living. there is no room for joy and happiness in catholicism if it doesn't relate to god. can't wait to see them all cry when they attend an actual catholic mass or even a latin mass.

[@a_rinass]

I'm really surprised to hear about this too, I was raised without religion (my parents seem to have ~some sort of~ faith but they never discuss it or adhere to any religious rules, so I honestly have no idea what's going on there), and the notion of young people being dead serious about fucking satanism and things like that is completely wild to me. none of my peers in my social circle are openly religious, and those who have religious beliefs are very chill, so... blows my mind. either it's largely due to my limited experience, or the situation is really as dire as it seems.

[@ripley4884]

i grew up catholic too and had no idea it became an "aesthetic". i would like to see them actually try a catholic mass too, i guarantee it won't be fun lmao

[@avelynn5976]

​@@ripley4884 its so fucking boring fr

[@avelynn5976]

​@@a_rinass nah this is all fearmongering on the internet

[@krushkannon]

@@avelynn5976 if by fear monger it you mean catholics and christians calling things satanic and devil worship, then yes.

[@mrv5283]

I remember when I was 10 and my very religous grandma would tell me about backmasking and these satanic artist, and I was so scared of listening to any music for a while 💀

[@jartecus]

Oh my god I’m so glad you posted this I saw a comment saying Beyoncé’s new art couture collection was demonic and it had 1k likes, absolutely insane behavior.

[@akuplease3298]

Beyonce is demonic ash 😂😂😂 wake up

[@candacefischer8096]

She is taken over by a demon. She calls herself Sasha Fierce. Amd in that interview when asked by Oprah if she os with her all the time, she said no "she's only there when I perform". If u knew all about satan your would know he was actually the director of music in heaven before him and his followers named demons, got kicked out of heaven for wanting to be better than God. That's why we see it happening more and more. All of these artists portraying devil videos, shows. Open your eyes. Satan is getting desperate because his time is coming to an end soon. When Christians on the earth won't be on the earth for him to deceive no longer. And his name in the Bible is called the father of lies. The biggest thing the devil did was convince all unbelievers all of this is ok, harmless, no big deal. Anyone against God is for satan. Period. God gave u free will. What u do with it is on u. Not me, not God. No 1 points a gun to your head and says u have to believe in God or else. Almost all unbelievers I encounter say I'm forcing my beliefs on them. Did I point a gun to their head. Or did God give them fingers to scroll, block, erase the comments or person, did he not give them legs to walk away. Or were u forced to believe it because there was something else involved???? 🤔🤷‍♀️

[@almondsandrevolution]

So according to these people we live in a real life hunger games because doja cat wore a campy outfit and not because of huge gaps of wealth inequality and profit before all else. Okay.

[@alltoowell99]

I saw a girl on TikTok who is 100% convinced that Taylor Swift is a witch who's casting spells on her fans while performing her song "Willow". She has also made a whole 1 hour and 30 minutes long video explaining the details of the "satanic rituals" Taylor performs during her shows with biblical and mythological references 💀💀 Ngl watching these tiktoks has kind of become a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@avelynn5976]

spell casting witch taylor swift would be rad as hell tho. apart from all the stake burning ofc.

[@zbeh4495]

What if all these super famous celebrities are witches

[@akuplease3298]

Taylor is the worst

[@araujo444ines]

@@zbeh4495beyoncé is. that’s why peoples hair is falling out after using her hair care brand

[@baehbee7583]

i did see say so on your spotify cry playlist when i was stalking you the other day i love you so much

[@ainsleymatthews8099]

one time i was talking to my brother (he's a Christian, but not republican) about satanic panic in the 80s, mainly about anti DnD stuff. He explained to me how some of the fear was rooted in the rules around Christianity, or at least his interpretation. He told me how in earlier editions of the game people had to speak the spells they were casting, idk if that's true but if it is, according to his faith that's spiritually unsafe. What's interesting about this is how satanic panic was taking somewhat real concerns about approaching this stuff as a Christian and turning it into fear mongering. Leaders in the church took the Christian people's worry and concern and decided to capitalize on it for social/economic power.

[@frenzypoprain]

as a fellow early adolescent believer of the illuminati conspiracy theories, i’m grabbing the popcorn also RIP cowboy’s balls

[@Dxdme1]

I think people should actually listen to the music. Attention is a fucking brilliant song with her lyrics being the best I’ve ever heard, and she expresses very explicitly what she has to say to her fans, stans, and haters. Also, I think her song Paint the Town Red is her playing with people’s perception of her. I think the lyrics aren’t what she’s saying, but what people are saying about her. And she’s like ok I paint the town red, saying all her previous work were cash-grabs (which they were) and coloring them red, and getting everyone talking about her. I mean her TikTok pfp was of a ridiculous demonic creature, totally trolling the people that made her cash-grab music blow up. Honestly, respect.

[@USAUncut-2027]

Chill Broflake

[@omgkatstephens]

As a 35yr old, my first encounter with "satanic panic" was through The X-Files 😄

[@Zectifin]

Yeah I remember them getting all worked up about Maryln Manson. Turns out hes an abuser not a satanist. If anything their outrage and his level headed well articulated responses made him look much better and hid a lot of the garbage human he actually was.

[@breezyrenee3299]

lucky ive been hearing about it since I was a child

[@peterwallis4288]

​@Zectifin an abuser, not a Satanist? Well, i hadn't heard that until now, but you are saying that the guy is an abuser, and this could not possibly have any cirrelation with the satanic imagery?

[@kfore444]

the video essay format is absolutely perfect for you !!!!

[@Shelleebeee]

i love this video, i wish more people analyzed music and celebrity from the context of how fans and the public interact with their art -- so much music criticism and reporting is straight 'behind the artist' or reviews, rather than actually digging into what happens when others are attributing meaning to the art that's been made. it's so fascinating, thanks Nicole!!

[@ducky19991]

I got commodity gold from scentbird too it smells soooo good 😌 also being accused of satanism/witchcraft is a green flag

[@NicoleRafiee]

yes!!! my fav

[@sporkzzz]

REAL

[@candacefischer8096]

I pray u find out the truth before its too late. Once u die and make these omissions until your last minute on earth u will not be able to reverse it. If u don't care, that's on u. Not me. I will forget who u are and so will GOD/JESUS.

[@candacefischer8096]

God gives u every chance. Even until your last minute. He knows if u are sincere also. He searches the heart.

[@rachael6823]

ur skin is just.. wow. impressive. so pretty

[@NicoleRafiee]

thank you!!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@apallo.11]

when artists reference "selling their soul" im not sure how it flies over so many peoples heads that its talking about signing predatory record deals........ a very well documented and widespread issue across the entire music industry at large........

[@merryull]

omg by far my favorite video essay youv'e done! love the red motif, and aghhh cowboy in the little devil horns

[@purpledinosaurs801]

Watching this a year later, and people still don’t understand Doja.

[@Klexman232]

People will say that certain celebrities aren't demonic, but it's actually in your face.

[@officialmxndy2831]

It really is in all of our faces but people choose to stay in denial

[@blethr]

i shaved my head when i was in high school and it’s super fun. might do it again tbh. i feel for her when she talks about how she’s sick of worrying about her hair.

[@societycrumbles]

I've actually thought about this a lot ; if I were a celebrity, I would absolutely devote my life to playing into this satanic illuminati bullshit just to piss these kinds of people off -- I think it would be hilarious.

[@juliansith7563]

So you would mock millions of peoples religion, in order to piss people off? Think about that… would you mock God in front of a crowd of Muslims?

[@Freshest_Water]

Also because I want to make it a perfect thirty.

[@marquesmarques8611]

Why lol just be you.

[@Leeamos21]

This isnt something you should play with regardless

[@PeggyGlazer]

yeah its not like doing that will lead to eternal suffering whether you are joking or not right

[@piscesmoon6333]

I laughed so hard at the pictures of you with the pee filter oml 💀

[@NaN-wx9ss]

Doja really is trolling so hard. I don't know about satanic rituals and the like but this kind of stuff really does feel like elementary school level panic. Especially because back in fourth grade I remember we would like sit in a classroom and play this weird game called 'Charlie Charlie' with a pencil as we tried to summon his ghost and my friend told me it was a satanic thing and that Walt Disney was also satanic so my little 10 year old self would be panicking about Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and bloody mary. It was definitely a lot more paranoia in my life but I feel like we all got over that as the years passed.

[@ciaranicoole]

i want you to know that you have been my favorite youtuber for ages and i’m so glad that you have evolved into video essays! i love u sm

[@NicoleRafiee]

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@alexisjerde1631]

Personally as a catholic, I think people who aren’t Christian/Jewish/Muslim just like playing with the concept of the devil. Doesn’t make them satanists, maybe just non-believers. So I’m not gonna get riled up over Doja Cat because what’s the point? If it makes me so uncomfortable I just won’t listen to her music, and move on with my day. A celebrity shouldn’t be the reason someone strays away from their faith tbh

[@peterwallis4288]

Well, of course, that should not be the reason. But she is a very influential person with a lot of impressionsble, young fans.

[@morrigan.444]

@@peterwallis4288 doja cat is not her fans mother lmao

[@peterwallis4288]

@@morrigan.444 did I say she was?

[@2cloud22]

Ppl proclaiming some random celebrity is a satanism = Milking said celebrity for content

[@baby.nay.]

I like how doja is goin thru my late 2000s art school phase 🩸

[@theultimateplaylistmaker3605]

The amount of hate I get online when I advertise my satanic server on discord is craaaazy especially when I distinctly add “we accept all religions it’s just the vibe we picked for the server” like I make that VERYY clear but i still get called a bunch of slurs and threats💀💀

[@theseamstress32]

My own MOTHER told me all this illuminati shit when I was only 12 years old and that freaked me out in a real way, it's so obviously just a motif famous people use for clout, as you said. I think it's hillarious now and honestly do it myself in my own art. It's just camp.

[@drampti]

I remember when lil nas x put blood in the Nike shoes he was dropping and called it "satan shoes" or something, n then everyone went batshit crazy over it.. i could not help but cheer him on because like all their doing by blabbing their opinions only added to his bag LMFAOO

[@SetASpark]

🤦🏻‍♀️ Maybe think about why Hollywood is always using satanic symbolism and satanic themes. Even if you don't believe they're part of the cult. It should at least raise some questions. No other job does that.

[@trippssey]

Ok, but like why is that a goal or a virtue to get rich on the trolling of people? Why would you cheer people on for capitalizing on discord among people or misunderstandings and ultimately suffering? Why do we still justify everything people do if they get rich off it?

[@akuplease3298]

Stay sleep

[@kenpachiramasama9431]

Remember the preacher who made a video about how they’re just shoes and it’s not a big deal then backpedaled when people got mad?

[@rose-xg5df]

at this point the internet might as well just start putting people into burnfires to complete the regression to the middle age

[@matylda6270]

I love "new" Doja Cat - loved her from the beginning and I really support her new look. She can pull anything and I don't hate people just because they cut their hair XD She can change just like us and it's good that she can and don't loose all of her fanbase in the process. Can we stop demonising (pun intended) women for not being hiper feminine? (ofc when she was hiper feminine some people hated her too because she was too feminine?! Or too sexy?! Literally wtf). Also she was always campy and "weird" so it's not new..

[@pregnantleggies3696]

Fr people barely know her for her other songs and only got into her for Say so, boss bitch, streets, and I need to know. They’re dense and clearly are unaware Doja is a unbothered bad bitch

[@amberbeam4248]

Even if someone DID drastically change. First off…people change, thats a thing. But as you point out anyone that knows doja knows she’s always been a jokester, super creative, into alternative fashion. And this is just seems like a very natural evolution in her style and stardom. But the thing that gets me is there are people who HAVE been doja fans, who are saying this shit and it does almost feel like “oh i preach inclusivity, alternative thinking, fashion and artistry, BUT NOW she’s doing it in a way that is ugly to me so NOW its weird. Now its a problem. When its done in a way that is hot/cute/aesthetic to me its fine” it just all seems EXTREMELT SHALLOW. And 100% like there’s so many people who really are a sheep brained as the people they claim to be different from

[@catesebiri1630]

im watching this in my dark room and the closeup of dojas pfp. scared me so bad. my heart is still pounding LMFAO.

[@collardeperro]

I feel like a lot of the doja cat outrage has to do with her not looking feminine or traditionally attractive anymore. it also reminds me of the way ppl talked about lady gaga in like 2010 bc of her "odd" style

[@justinmccarty7890]

You know,maybe people wouldn’t think that if every single Christian or song promoting god wasn’t blackballed out of Hollywood. Seems a lot more people talk about the devil in music way more than god, wonder why….

[@greydavis7227]

how will I live knowing my sweet baby boos are associated with the devil 🥺😖

[@candacefischer8096]

Enjoy your sleep here. There is no sleep in hell. Just pain and suffering. 🤷‍♀️

[@0rchid_lily6868]

@@candacefischer8096huh???

[@ExploreEmbraceExpress]

All I will say about this topic is beware of what you are consuming. When I really started to listen to some of the lyrics of the music I was listening to I realized I don't appreciate the actual messages (to say the least). To each their own, just be sure what you're consuming is what feels good for your soul. Stay safe out there 💛

[@ClaudiaHernandez-cq9so]

Honestly I don’t understand why when I say this, I have people coming at me saying I’m a fear mongerer and I’m gullible (much like the video). If I don’t like Doja cat anymore for my own reasons than why is that a problem for other people? Ik this has barely anything to do w ur comment but ur comment is exactly what I’ve been saying and everyone wants to say I’m crazy. But ppl also say I’m crazy bc I don’t trust our government and big pharma so I always wonder who’s rly the gullible ones here 😅

[@vanessajackson3956]

New subscriber here! Lol so when Lady Gaga came out I was immediately obsessed. A sexual,bubbly talented artist was what I needed fresh out of highschool ( my body cringed when you said you were nine when she came out) I'm 31. 😅. I remember watching the Illuminati videos about every artist and eventually was like well I'm a demon now because their music slaps. 😂 I'm still a lil big monster and had several Myspace pics covering one eye 👁️ to be edgy of course lol I remember feeling for a brief moment that I was going to hell for enjoying great music. That acceptance really woke me up. No disrespect to religious people but growing up in fear of hell is so abusive. Anyway loved the video time to binge the channel!!

[@SXC101]

My dear friends, the devil was an angel, he was not some hideous creature,he was and still is beautiful, don't forget that.

[@nevaehstache7155]

cowboy pierced through my soul, PROBABLY a devil worshipper, shucks 😭😿( im sorry for your loss cowboy)

[@greenbean381]

women: do anything men: DEVIL! WITCH! EVIL!

[@avelynn5976]

omg it literally its the witch trials all over again

[@juliansith7563]

Only all the witches in the trials didn’t openly support the devil and advertise it to millions 🤔

[@sharkvinny]

​@@juliansith7563 yeouch u clearly didn't watch the video

[@emm_like.thebird]

Great video! Love how you discussed this, it's so true! I also really enjoyed your discussion about religion as I didn't know it was gaining popularity. I grew up in a strong in faith catholic family and after many years away from the church, I'm still working through a ton of shame, guilt, fear from that experience. Edit @20:44, you should make a whole video about this because I've got no clue who that man is🤔

[@t-blood9358]

I grew up a Lady Gaga and Marilyn Manson fan.... was never afraid that I was being recruited into the illuminati or devil worshipping. 😂

[@Kittyj1135]

Whether she is a devil worshiper or not, she is still treating her fans like crap just for supporting her previous music I do not see her as being a kind person, regardless of who she does or does not worship

[@Hehaw42]

“Clementine not right now, I’m talking about the devil”😂 5:54

[@nayaomkamala6786]

I don’t think making fun of Christians is kind or necessary to make your point. Some people are Christian and deserve to be treated with DIGNITY what kind of inclusive social action is judging an entire religion.

[@nanoreo7098]

Look if doja cat is demonic, satan take the wheel

[@paulajaracampos140]

thank u for givin me a big reason to stop studying, make tea and just enjoy ✨

[@derpleyew]

The fact I got a notification while I was halfway through this video telling me someone had called me uneducated on a YTshort about doja’s “satanic tattoos” where someone commented the tattoo is of the demon who owns her soul 😂 I love how education is what they’re telling me I need when they’re giving 1700s villager vibes

[@lukrecijaprdic8194]

You are uneducated ;)

[@sanne-td2ns]

I missed your uploads nicole. They have me entertained all the time. Thanks so much for posting this on the weekend!!

[@heyitsel4557]

On the topic of Doja Cat specifically, the wildest part to me is that I know very very little about her and even I'm able to recognize it's just Doja Doja'ing like ??? are ya'll well ??

[@sunydoh]

honestly, the reason why people do this again and again, is because almost no one calls it out 😭

[@PoliceOfficer-b4d]

"clementine not right now I'm talking about the devil" -Nicole Rafiee, 2023

[@ashasarca]

i can't believe people older than me don't know about the satanic panic, like genuinely found that shocking

[@trulyelvira]

Yippee you posted!!!

[@laurajimenae]

i loved the part "clementine not right now i'm talking about the devil"😂

[@candacefischer8096]

Ya, real funny 🙄. Somehow I don't think it's gonna be funny when u meet him for real. It's gonna go like this... crying hysterically, screaming in pain, your flesh rotting off and melting, stench of vomit, burning and decaying flesh. Ya that's cool 🙄

[@Vinnybin]

​@candacefischer8096 Nah honey, I think you're the one who's going to hell.

[@XdjwolfX32]

Has everyone forgotten what art and expression is??

[@Byancabbp]

"clementine, not right now i´m talking about the devil" looool 😭

[@rkivelover]

Growing up Catholic and turning out to be queer truly gives you so much perspective on these things 😭

[@jaxon430]

You haven't made it as a pop girlie if you haven't been of accused of supporting satan.

[@Floss.1e]

i hate when u post vid essays bc then i know i have to wait ages for the next one grr pls keep doing theseee

[@susukenma12]

the whole entire history of satanic panic is just hilarious. from the 80s satanic panic for heavy metal to now people calling Doja Cat a satan worshiper is just so funny to me.

[@candacefischer8096]

Satan was the director of music in heaven before him and the demons were kicked out of heaven for wanting to be bigger than GOD. It's been going on for a long time sweetheart. He's just getting more blatant about it(with peiple dressing up as the devil, demons, or in their lyrics) I just watched a video right before this of all the musicians that admitted they sold their souls to the devil for money and fame. They either said it in an interview or in their lyrics.) Right after they did they learned music well. Some woke up in the middle of the night due to the devil telling them to write this song. Some of them deeply regret it but say they have to as they made a contract and it needs to be fulfilled. I don't think that's a coincidence. U probably do though. And satan is getting more and more blatant with all these musicians dressing up as him, with debauchery because his time is getting short to lead people astray from the truth. The Bible names him the father of lies

[@madz7236]

Doja realised its easier to break through to the industry with the pop songs which then gave her a way to create a path to what music she really wants to make. I dont like doja but i can understand her transtion and could always see she wasnt that happy being compared to other artists

[@postjoon86]

I honestly think all these boring expectations people have on mainstream artists are the main reason a lot of artists have been running away from becoming mainstream

[@masonbain7098]

a girl that looks like this and not only that she admitting she’s a fan makes her opinion useless because she’s already biased

[@heyfella5217]

i grew up in a devout roman catholic household and IDK why anyone would want to live a life like that, or put their children through that. All of my formidable years were spent being paranoid and feeling afraid. You are congratulated for being broken, and stuff like mental illness and self-harm are smeared as something they are not. I'm still picking up the pieces even though I left 4 years ago. If anyone is thinking of converting to catholicism, this is your warning lol because it can get masochistic at times...

[@anthonyp3066]

Really I've been catholic and never had any of these problems. Actually, pretty great sleep after praying the Hail Mary.

[@themilouperson]

Thank you so much for this, we're tired of this bullcrap!!

[@alliea4392]

We experienced the satanic panic in the way that all 2000s kids did: Monster High