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In this 2-part series, Katie and Lady V take a deep dive into alt right radicalization in Star Wars fandom.
In Part 1, Lady V walks us through the timeline of conservative outrage culture from Rush Limbaugh to Steve Bannon. We discuss the harrowing impact of Gamergate, Breitbart News, and Cambridge Analytica on the so-called "21st century culture war" and what that all has to do with the #BoycottStarWarsVII hashtag.
Was this racist attack against actor John Boyega really just 4chan trolls? Did Gamergate ever actually "die"? And how many different ways can Katie really pronounce "Breitbart?"
Full show notes and article at www.rewritingripley.com
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