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ICYMI | Love Island’s Toxic Relationship With Social Media

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Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

After a contestant was kicked off Love Island USA for resurfaced racist social media posts, the internet backlash was swift. But some think the show mishandled her exit, especially in light of the UK franchise’s past failure to protect the mental health of those in the villa. Hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay dive into the show’s rocky relationship with social media harassment during its decade on air, including the tragic deaths of two UK contestants and host, Caroline Flack. How can the USA series learn from these tragedies, and how can the fandom stan—and unstan—responsibly? This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In late August 1992, Randy Weaver and his family were refusing to come down from the remote Idaho

0:37.4

mountaintop where they lived.

0:39.3

Weaver, a fugitive on a federal firearms charge, has been holed up in a cabin near Naples for more than a year.

0:45.3

The government thought Randy Weaver was a dangerous, possibly violent extremist.

0:50.3

Randy and his wife Vicki thought the government was an agent of Satan on earth.

0:55.5

When it was all over, three people were dead, and the government had spent millions of dollars to catch one man.

1:02.5

We'll find out why the siege at Ruby Ridge unfolded the way it did, and think about some of the questions it raises.

1:09.4

What should we do about white supremacists?

1:12.5

Why has the story of Ruby Ridge become an enduring myth for the far right?

1:17.2

And whose fault was it anyway?

1:21.0

Subscribe to Standoff What Happened at Ruby Ridge in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

1:42.9

Music Ridge in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Hey, I'm Candace Lem and I'm Kate Lindsay and you're listening to I see why am I.

1:48.1

In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.

1:52.4

And Candace, our long distance relationship has finally come to an end at least for now.

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