Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Arent Your Icons
On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\u2026 yas, queen?\n\nIt\u2019s been hard to avoid an onslaught of memes about bad people lately. People like Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and George Santos have been punished for their misdeeds in one way\u2026 but now, it seems, they\u2019re being rewarded by the attention economy. The question is: is it our fault?\n\nRachel Greenspan, writer and social strategist, joins us once again to argue for discretion in memeing.\n\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\n\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus! Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\xa0for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices