A diva among us: the Melania meme phenomenon
theloop.ecpr.eu
In the internet age, few figures have been subject to as much meme-driven mythmaking as First Lady Melania Trump. Mimi Mihăilescu argues that Melania memes reveal how humour and speculation can obscure the complexities of real-life individuals. They also reinforce harmful stereotypes and detach serious political discourse from reality

In the internet age, few figures have been subject to as much meme-driven mythmaking as First Lady Melania Trump. Mimi Mihăilescu argues that Melania memes reveal how humour and speculation can obscure the complexities of real-life individuals. They also reinforce harmful stereotypes and detach serious political discourse from reality

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    I was trying to go along with this article until I got to them criticizing the $Melania meme coin like that’s something the internet did. That’s the part where I just got fed up and said “Okay, but who’s doing this meme based mythmaking? Because it seems like it mostly benefits her as a smokescreen to her own problematic conservative politics.”