Reposted by Matt
I have very few followers here, so spread this to anyone you can think of who might be in need of this: SPOTIFY AI is removing episodes of my (and many other!) podcasts. Obviously any music commentary show will play 3rd party music, but this is allowed if it falls under 'educational purposes' ...
![Moral panic
In 1907, a Catholic priest in Michigan declared teddy bears to be "horrible monstrosities", which by supplanting the "good old dolls" would cause girls to lose the urge to nurture babies, leading to declining birth rates among the white population and race suicide. The suggestion attracted widespread but short-lived attention.[18]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreifxrmmgxo3bc6lb62jd2zfsutjx7pltattsfddg6lud26nx3ac6x4)
