Manson

Infamous commune patriarch

Manson is a surname, most notably associated with Charles Manson, the cult leader whose followers committed the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and others in Los Angeles.

The name often appears in discussions of cults, true crime, and cultural violence: the Manson family, the Manson murders.

Musician Marilyn Manson adopted the surname as a stage name, pairing it with the actress's first name.

cult

Charles

Popular regal name

brainwashing · indoctrination · manipulation · Sharon Tate · murders · prosecutor · trial · swastika · forehead · prison

musician

Marilyn

Glamorous fifties actress name

Trent Reznor · controversial · makeup · stage persona · MTV · album · tour · band · provocateur · 90s

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

patronymic · ancestry · heritage · lineage · Mason · variant · spelling · origin · records · census

Categories
Opposites
moral character and influence

MansonMother Teresa

Canonized Albanian missionary

Mahatma Gandhi · Martin Luther King Jr. · Jesus Christ · Dalai Lama · Fred Rogers

type of leadership

Mansonliberator

One who frees others

emancipator · healer · protector · Dalai Lama · shepherd

cultural legacy

MansonWoodstock

Landmark 1969 music festival

John Lennon · Bob Dylan · Joan Baez · peace movement · flower children

Phrases
Family

mansion

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13