Distrusting the Police has been passed on from generation to generation at this point in time, but the most controversial special team that poured gasoline on the fire was that of the LAPD C.R.A.S.H Team. The Anti- Gang Unit that would be seen as another Gang in the Rampart Division of Los Angeles left a legacy as tainted as the hoodlums they were trying to protect citizens from. When art started to imitate life the legacy and stories of the team would change culture in America and law enforcement forever (Part 1 of 3)

The MMA world could not ignore the dominance of Ronda Rousey, and despite UFC President Dana White stating he would never have women fight in the Octagon he was forced to realize he was walking away from a star athlete. Ronda Rousey changed the sport forever and single handedly put female MMA into the mainstream. A truly dominate force that would have to be questioned and attacked after defeat, but without any doubt change sports forever. Part 2 of 2

Full contact sports was always dominated by the testosterone that many felt fueled it and it would be scene as a violent act that was exclusive to men, but as MMA rose and the appeal of the sport needed something more to save it, the star power would come from a female and the fans would be enthralled by something they never saw before and would embrace it with as much hate as love. Ronda Rousey was that game changer and the mainstream embrace would come with a mighty price as she took the sports world be storm. Part 1 of 2

Critics showed venom, parents would protest, and a major studio would go into full damage control mode after the release of Silent Night, Deadly Night, as the demand for the film became bigger and bigger due to its controversy, the creators would still try and bury it. The ad campaign would be the center of all the negative attention but the producer would find a way to get the product out in people hand, and America would show the importance of keeping the character of Santa Claus pure for their children. But audiences wanted to watch the killer Santa and the legacy would continue on for over two decades of this classic 80’s slasher. Part 2 of 2

The Christmas spirit was a special and sacred time for children in America, and Santa Claus was the mythical figure that represented that special time, but in the 1980's slasher films were becoming viewed as a major market and Tri-Star pictures wanted in on the trend, and their advertising plan for a Santa Slasher would be meet with rage and protest, causing an outrage from parents and critics that nobody saw coming. Part 1 of 2

After the release of The Golden Age of Grotesque the mystique behind one of Heavy Metal's most prolific figures was fading, the fame would follow him in ever motion he made, and public relationships became as much the focus of his career as his music, throughout the voice of reason to the disenfranchised, was turning inward and the art was becoming secondary, and the stage show would be faltered by substance abuse and a rotating cast of musician, setting up a comeback to the genre he was a legend in. Part 3.5 of 3.5

The world was his after the release of Mechanical Animals, and rock n roll had a new star that would scare parents and empower the youth, but with the image and rage behind him the media would make him the easiest finger to point at. The career trajectory would halt after a tragedy the would leave 15 students dead and Manson as a scapegoat, but in the wake of the negative media attention, instead of backing down, he would release his most powerful statement and fight against the lies associated to his namesake and band. Part 3.0 of 3.5

Following up the culture impact of Antichrist Superstar was just one of the challenges faced by Marilyn Manson when he went back into the studio for the first time without Trent Reznor. What he would create would be the antithesis of his past work, and be seen as a new chapter in a unpredictable theatrical performer. Part 2.5 of 3

When Marilyn Manson released its first album to the world it didn't leave the impression or hype behind the act as they hoped for, the hype was still there behind to co sign of NIN frontman Trent Reznor, but the traveling act needed its own identity and vision, and taking art and performance to an extreme with no compromise would soon redefine them, and behind a performance that would ignite debate and fear across the globe, they would release an album that matched the performance art that would shock and change a generation of teenagers, and introduce the Antichrist the youth could relate to.

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The birth of the last greatest shock rocker in America could have only came from the soil of Mid West Americana. Brian Warner would be indoctrinated in a culture that would never accept him and his passion for artistry, but he found friends and acceptance through his records and music. The power of intelligence and the limits to defeat fear would create his theatrical alter ego Marilyn Manson, and the music he would create in South Florida would eventually point all media attention and blame at him as he became the scapegoat and antichrist for the soil that forever owned his youth. Part 1 of 3