Monsters and Mental Healthcare - Vivian Asimos & Kathleen Hale
Digital Folklore
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The Super Predators, No More Real Than Slender Man
I think the most ironic thing in this case is that at the end of the day, the super predators, no more real than Slender Man. How can we be so down on these girls for believing in Slender Man when a majority of adult lawmakers across our country came to believe in something called a super predator? It's very easy to see the story and just say, all these kids did something horrible because they believed something horrible. But if you think back to being a kid and playing pretend and doing all these other things, it's not, I don't know, it's just a very human thing that spiraled in a bad way.
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