Earlier this week, I feel something there was a flood of memes And about social media posts luigi mangione26 year old charged with murder Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, I emailed Simon Driessen. She is professor of media and popular culture at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and frequent smart insight How online commentary and real-world issues intersect. Mostly, I wanted to know: What was going on? Why did the Internet anoint Mangione? folk hero,
Driessen's answer was the same one that has come to many people: People in America are frustrated with the health insurance industry, and posting reactions about Thompson's murder is a way to vent that frustration. Even before a suspect was caught or named, interest in the person behind the death did not necessarily reflect support of the suspect or the act, but rather “someone taking over (or taking down) the health care system.” Go(trying to go)”. she wrote. Memes help people understand that feeling.
Still, Draisen said, it's not necessarily all that's clear from the hunt for Mangione once he's identified as the alleged shooter. He wrote, “It fits somewhat into the social trend or media entertainment trend where we have this overall romantic portrayal of criminals” thanks to the recent popularity of true-crime series.
So it's no surprise more than this A some people Online It's been suggested the Mangione case could be fodder for the next Ryan Murphy Netflix series Dahmer Or Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez StorySome also suggest that Dave Franco, who bears a striking resemblance to the suspect, could play the role of Mangione.
yes that does Makes sense, but does anyone need this? Fascination with the case, and Mangione as a person, has reached fever pitch, and while it might make Hollywood dramatization an interesting possibility, it's a consideration. better left alone,
While there are already people who are concerned about Jeffrey Dahmer or the Menendez brothers' stories being turned into miniseries, there's also the fact that it's been a long time since those cases came to America. Dahmer was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the deaths of 15 people in Wisconsin in 1992; He was then extradited to Ohio where he was convicted of another murder. a jury convicted Lyle and Eric Menendez murdered their parents in 1996. The Netflix series about the two of them came decades after those cases were essentially closed. Bonnie and Clyde Came out in 1967; Both of them entered the world of crime in the 1930s.