Chappell Roan and the Trolls of the Ring

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Show Notes

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Chappell Roan’s cancellation by a certain set of voters got us thinking: When do fandoms become toxic? How does “stanning” an artist, a politician, or a (literal) piece of work disproportionately push people who already live at the margins of our culture out of the culture entirely?

This week, Katelyn and Christine nerd out on nerd culture’s historically toxic fandoms with Jessie Earl, aka Jessie Gender, the YouTube essayist who hosts two popular channels. Together, they try to find the “nuance in the nerdy,” from the “Lord of the Rings” to the 2024 presidential election. And “Your Ombudsmom,” Christine’s media critic alter ego, returns with her new regular segment. Stay tuned for out of context cancellations from Katelyn and Christine!

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Links

• Jessie Gender YouTube channel 

• Jessie Gender After Dark channel

• Katelyn Burns: “Concerning “The Rings of Power,” season one

• spoilers ahead Jessie Gender reviews “The Rings of Power,” season two, starting with episodes 1–3 and continuing through the finale

• Nicole Chung for GQ: Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Kelly Marie Tran Has a Story to Tell

• Rebecca Sun for The Hollywood Reporter: The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving “Star Wars” Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and “Raya and the Last Dragon’”

• Madison Malone Kircher for The New York Times: What is the KHive?

• Jon Blistein for Rolling Stone: Chappell Roan on Why She Turned Down White House Invite: “I Won’t Be a Monkey for Pride”

• Jessie Gender After Dark: The Treatment of Chappell Roan

• Scott Detrow for NPR: Bernie Sanders Defends Campaigning For Anti-Abortion Rights Democrat

• Meredith Shiner for The New Republic: The Appalling Attack on Ta-Nehisi Coates Is a Massive Media Failing

Transcript

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