Horny Gen-X Women Brawl Over TikTok Star

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

TikTok star William White has a large and devoted fanbase of middle-aged women lusting after him as he lip-syncs to ‘80s songs. But things have taken a darker turn recently, as his fans have started turning on each other. On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle talk with journalist Jessica Lucas, who reported on White’s fanbase in a recent piece for Input. They discuss why these women are so obsessed with him, the alarming culture that has sprung up around him, and how he’s used his following for monetary gain. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:02.1	I'm Rebecca. I'm Josephine's mom.
0:03.8	I'm Elisa.
0:04.6	Can I go over to Josie's house to play?
0:06.4	She met a new friend and puff.
0:07.9	She's gone.
0:09.0	An ordinary play date.
0:10.5	The missing child is Lucia Blix.
0:12.4	Nine years old.
0:13.4	Is about to become every parent's nightmare.
0:16.3	The people who took Lucia plund it meticulously.
0:19.9	She's hiding something on O'It.
0:21.9	The Stolen Girl, a new original series, streaming April 16 exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.5	18 plus subscription required.
0:29.0	T's and Cs apply.
0:33.0	Nicole, thank you for PayPal and saying you make my day.
0:36.0	I'm glad I make your day and I'm always going to make you day.
0:39.3	Until I die.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher, and you're listening to I see Yomai in case you missed it,
0:48.5	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.3	As you can probably tell, I am alone here today.
0:54.1	Rachel is not here to record with me,
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