ICYMI: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Influencer Era

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🗓️ 13 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Candice Lim is joined by Vox culture reporter Aja Romano to explain the rapid social media rise of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. On December 28, 2023, Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years following the brutal murder of her mother. Almost immediately, Blanchard became a social media celebrity who currently has more than 8 million followers on Instagram and 9 million followers on TikTok. But Blanchard’s internet presence raises questions about the way social media treats prisoners who have left the carceral system and whether the overwhelming support for Blanchard is warranted. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were liars.
0:07.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:09.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hey, I'm Candace Lim, and you're listening to Icy YMIMI.
0:47.0	And case you missed it, it's a late podcast about internet culture.
0:50.6	And for everyone who was sad about Charles Melton, not getting a SAG nomination, let me tell you. I see you. I stand with you. And I am one of you because I am Charles Melton Hive. I was there at Riverdale and I do not feel fear. But instead, motivation to continue the campaign for Charles to get an Oscar nomination for his role in
1:13.1	May, December. And so I will be registering the club melt and handle, and we will be sending
1:19.2	out T-shirts to members as soon as possible. Now, before we jump into today's episode, I want to give a quick warning that this episode does include discussion of murder and sexual assault.
1:33.4	So today, we are talking about someone who has kind of been the internet's main character for several weeks.
1:39.8	I am, of course, talking about Gypsy Rose Blanchard. On December 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
1:52.8	On December 28, 23, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years for the brutal murder of her mother, D.D.
2:00.2	And when Gypsy Rose is released, the internet loves her. They make memes. They crown her mother.
2:17.7	They follow her on TikTok and Instagram. They write very supportive comments. And they talk about her like she is America's sweetheart. But when I think about Gypsy Rose's internet presence, I can't help but think about this episode we did in October, where we talked about John Romano,
2:24.7	a TikTok content creator who was also a former school shooter. When Romano was 16, he walked into his high school with a shotgun in an attempt, he says, to commit law enforcement-assisted suicide.
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