Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Arent Your Icons
b'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'