The free access which many young people have to romances, novels, and plays has poisoned the mind and corrupted the morals of many a promising youth

Said by Rev. Enos Hitchcock about novels.

The indecent foreign dance called the Waltz was introduced … at the English Court on Friday last … It is quite sufficient to cast one’s eyes on the voluptuous intertwining of the limbs, and close compressure of the bodies.

Written in ‘The Times of London’ in 1816 about the Waltz

This new form of entertainment has gone far to blast maidenhood

From ‘The Annual Report of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’ in 1909 about films.

Does the telephone make men more active or more lazy? Does [it] break up home life and the old practice of visiting friends

Survey conducted by the Knights of Columbus Adult Education Committee in 1926 about the telephone.

The effect of rock and roll on young people, is to turn them into devil worshippers

Quoted from Minister Albert Carter in 1956.

So, does that mean that videogames and networking sites (which are what people panic about today) will get integrated into the culture.

No you can’t!