Why Do People Love to Hate Meghan Markle?
23 December - 25 mins
Podcast Series
Newstalk Daily
What happens when millions of people online seem to decide, almost overnight, that they don’t like you? A harmless Christmas special. Fifty-six minutes of cooking, crafting, and cosy domestic cheer. And yet, once again, Meghan Markle found herself at the centre of a full-scale online pile-on.
The reviews were ferocious. The tone was personal. And the backlash felt wildly disproportionate to the crime — if there even was one. On today’s podcast, Sean Defoe looks at why certain public figures become lightning rods for outrage, and why Meghan Markle continues to provoke such an emotional reaction.
He’s joined by journalist and writer Mary McCarthy, whose crime was watching With Love, Meghan:...
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