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In this week's episode, I break down the life, career, and controversies of Addison Rae. I also explore how Addison navigated a complete image overhaul recently, re-branding herself from a Louisana TikTok star to an indie pop icon with a cult following.
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Timestamps:
3:06 Background & family life growing up
5:55 Addison joins TikTok
7:53 Hype House era
9:18 Addison & Bryce Hall
11:35 Anti-BLM controversy
12:15 Partying in COVID controversy
13:28 Item Beauty
14:54 Addison tries music - releases Obsessed
17:26 Dancing on Jimmy Fallon controversy
18:23 Donald Trump controversy
19:23 Addison tries acting
20:13 Addison & Kourtney Kardashian
21:02 Monty Lopez, Sheri Nicole, Tana Mongeau & Yung Gravy drama
24:40 Adidas x Praying controversy
25:05 Addison’s rebrand
Resources:
https://centennialworld.com/addison-rae-bryce-hall-dating/ 
https://centennialworld.com/bryce-hall-addison-rae-cheating-rumours-explained-vegas-saiviantha/ 
https://centennialworld.com/addison-rae-item-beauty-brand/ 
https://centennialworld.com/addison-rae-item-beauty-copying-lonely-ghost/ 
https://centennialworld.com/item-beauty-addison-rae-discontinue-lip-quip-oil/
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/8/22663082/addison-rae-tiktok-netflix-film-deal-hes-all-that 
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a33368722/addison-rae-new-podcast-mom-sheri-leaving-college-moving-to-la/
https://www.distractify.com/p/why-does-addison-rae-have-different-last-name
https://www.wsj.com/articles/addison-rae-tiktok-interview-hype-house-charli-11591878894
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/addison-rae-interview/
https://www.tiktok.com/@addisonre?lang=en
https://people.com/celebrity/addison-rae-says-her-first-tiktok-only-got-one-like-before-she-went-viral/
https://justpmsing.com/category/50-days-of-addison-rae
https://justpmsing.com/category/50-days-of-addison-rae/page/5/
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a33636222/addison-rae-was-rejected-from-college-dance-team-before-blowing-up-on-tiktok/
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a33368722/addison-rae-new-podcast-mom-sheri-leaving-college-moving-to-la/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/addison-rae-tiktok-family-drama-1234577285/
https://elliottmag.com/all-posts/2023/9/addison-raes-new-music-is-2-die-4
https://www.leducrep.com/opinion/gallardo-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-rebrand
https://www.businessinsider.com/kourtney-kardashian-addison-rae-friendship-relationship-timeline-photos#:~:text=Addison%20Rae%20and%20Kourtney%20Kardashian,a%20fan%20of%20her%20videos.
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/tana-mongeau-says-monty-lopez-cheating-rumors-are-just-tip-of-the-iceberg-1867918/
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/valkyrae-stunned-as-addison-rae-launches-new-blue-light-skincare-product-1753975/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13111585/Addison-Rae-shows-curves-poses-sheer-black-bodysuit-new-social-media-photo-No-filter.html
https://people.com/addison-rae-on-debut-ep-new-music-to-come-exclusive-8559848
https://people.com/super-bowl-2024-addison-rae-teaches-giant-nerd-gummy-flashdance-nerds-super-bowl-commercial-8559492
https://www.hercampus.com/school/ucla/addison-rae-is-the-it-girl-2024-deserves/
https://people.com/tv/addison-rae-omer-fedi-relationship-timeline/
https://www.vogue.com/article/addison-rae-pop-diva-wardrobe
https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/addison-rae-will-not-be-owned-the-pitfalls-of-the-major-label-business-model
https://www.elitedaily.com/

*My apologies for pronouncing Marques Brownlee's first name incorrectly.
The biggest stories on the internet from April 17th, 2024.
1:11 Marques Brownlee faces backlash for giving a negative product review on the Humane AI Pin
6:16 Lil Tay goes off on JoJo Siwa claiming she has purchased bot Spotify listens of her new song
9:14 Instagram joins in on the Taylor Swift Easter Egg frenzy to celebrate The Tortured Poet’s Department
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The biggest stories on the internet from April 16th, 2024.
00:36 The Kid Laroi confirms he’s official with Tate McRae at his Dublin concert
2:47 YouTuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul expecting first baby with fiance Nina Agdal
5:03 Popular TikTok blind item creator Kyle Marisa Roth has passed away
8:20 StassieBaby confirms Jaden Hossler split
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The biggest stories on the internet from April 15th, 2024.
1:01 Bye Bambi x Yasmin Coachella backlash
4:43 Alix Earle gets a private influencer trip to Coachella powered by Poppi
7:33 TikTok's Trade Me Project goes wrong when house winner gets kicked out
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In this week's episode, I explore the ties between TikTok's popular looksmaxxing trend and incel culture. I cover what looksmaxxing is, how it became popular among boys and young men, and the incel ideology that underpins this trend. 
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Timestamps:
3:27 What is looksmaxxing & why is it popular on TikTok?
8:40 What does incel mean?
11:33 Core beliefs of incels: appearance-based hierarchy, misogyny & pill theory
19:00 The ties between looksmaxxing & inceldom 
Resources:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240326-inside-looksmaxxing-the-extreme-cosmetic-social-media-trend 
https://www.tiktok.com/@syrianpsycho 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9780135/ 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45284455“ 
https://incels.wiki/w/Looks_theory 
https://incels.wiki/images/e/ee/Okcupid.png 
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/male-messaging-curve.png 
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/female-messaging-curve.png 
https://www.tiktok.com/@syrianpsycho/video/7091686104650353966?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6899384367418131969 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/style/looksmaxxing-tik-tok-dillon-latham.html 
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/books/review/angry-white-men-by-michael-kimmel.html#:~:text=Failing%20to%20concede%20this%2C%20men,greater%20gender%20and%20racial%20equality. 
Solea, A.I., Sugiura, L. Mainstreaming the Blackpill: Understanding the Incel Community on TikTok. Eur J Crim Policy Res 29, 311–336 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09559-5 
 https://looksmax.org/threads/complete-guide-to-psl-ratings.379179/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7xmaze/learn-to-decode-the-secret-language-of-the-incel-subculture 
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/incels-in-australia-the-ideology-the-threat-and-a-way-forward/
 

The biggest stories on the internet from April 11th, 2024.
00:30 Leo Skepi has apologised for making fatphobic remarks after a wave of backlash
5:25 TikTok creator Sarah Joy has allegedly been faking being Amish for followers
12:03 Dbrand offers consumer $10K after tweeting racist comment about their last name
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