ICYMI: Was the MirandaSings Controversy Inevitable?

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🗓️ 17 June 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim are joined by Franchesca Ramsey, a television writer and producer, comedian, and former vlogger whose videos have amassed more than 30 million views on YouTube. The trio dive deep into the current controversy engulfing Colleen Ballinger, better known as her alter ego MirandaSings. In recent weeks, Ballinger has come under fire for the allegedly inappropriate communications she’s had with minor fans throughout her years long career. Ramsey, Hampton and Lim discuss how one of her accusers–YouTuber Adam McIntyre–has been sounding the alarm since 2020 when he was largely ignored, if not outright vilified, by the MirandaSings fandom. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton. This Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy’s and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me. When you're
0:23.0	left for dead, you want answers. We will liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hey there. Before the show
0:31.8	begins, we wanted to ask for you, the listeners, to help us out with something. We're working on this
0:36.8	episode about queer love and the internet for Pride Month.
0:39.8	If you have met a partner at any time in your life on the internet, it doesn't have to be a
0:44.8	dating app, it can be through fandom or NeoPet's forums, or even on a BBC, if you know what
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1:11.6	We're hoping the episode will go up at the end of June or so, so the sooner the better.
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