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Catholic Archbishop in Mexico Fails To Have Marilyn Manson Concert Canceled

The announcement of Marilyn Manson's free concert at the 2025 San Luis Potosí National Fair (FENAPO) sparked a strong reaction from the Roman Catholic Church in San Luis Potosí. During a press conference on June 15th 2025, Archbishop Jorge Cavazos Arizpe of San Luis Potosi revealed to journalists that he had sent a formal letter to Governor Ricardo Gallardo Cardona asking him to cancel the upcoming August 10th concert of Marilyn Manson in the Mexican city with more than 800,000 residents, arguing that his artistic history violates the values that should be promoted at a family and cultural event. “I have sent a letter to the governor, asking that, for the good of society and not just Christians, we have seen issues in his history that concern us,” the prelate declared at the press conference. Cavazos asserted that his request not only responds to religious principles, but also to social concerns, especially for the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of those who attend the eve...

How Evan Rachel Wood and Her Supporters Use Coercion and Bullying To Gain Support

A Few Words on Cancel Culture For most of human history, shunning, excommunication, and public humiliation have been used for social conformity. The modern versions are generally categorized as “calling-out” or “canceling.” While the first use of these terms is not certain, sometime in the early 2010s, "fans" of various celebrities and groups began to post on social media, identifying imperfections in their "idols" and “calling them out” on their behaviors. During 2017 and 2018, online posts calling out others drastically increased and were part of the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements. By 2019, the term "cancel culture" became more known and moved into mainstream media usage. Cancel culture has been considered acceptable by some people in some cases because it seemed to provide a way for marginalized individuals and groups to silence someone they deemed hurtful. As a result, powerful individuals or groups that would otherwise evade responsibility for...

Marilyn Manson in the News (October 3 - December 15, 2022)

October 3 - Evan Rachel Wood Appears on Two Episodes of the Podcast "A Little Bit Culty" Ever since Evan Rachel Wood appeared in the premier episode of season five on the podcast A Little Bit Culty on October 3rd, and when the second season of The Vow premiered on HBO on October 17th, which is a documentary series that chronicles the escape of the podcast hosts from NXIVM, which they describe as a cult, Evan has not only been fan-girling the hosts, but she has revealed how their documentary series was instrumental in her moving forward with her own documentary, Phoenix Rising , emphasizing what she describes as similar cult-like experiences while she was with Marilyn Manson. It is for this reason that I wrote the following article: How Evan Rachel Wood Tried to Make Marilyn Manson a Dangerous Cult Leader and Herself a Heroic Survivor Forthcoming is another article in which I will go through the long two podcast interviews with Evan and offer an analysis on some of the parts...

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