Elizabeth Lambert Breaks Her Silence

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↵Yes, that one. And she breaks her silence in a lengthy piece from today’s New York Times that tries to offer insight into the mind of a monster well-meaning college soccer player that suddenly (gasp) found herself at the epicenter of a full-fledged meme!

↵Did this story ever have any meaning beyond that crazy, oddly hypnotic video? Maybe not, but it’s interesting to hear from Lambert, herself, about the reaction she received and the toll it’s taken on her own sanity. She’s sought therapy and still wakes up in the middle of the night sweating.

↵There’s some dark truth here about the way the new media treats its subjects—and the mass of faceless Americans compelled to e-mail, make demeaning comments, and generally go about dehumanizing these people—and what it means for us all as we go forward.

↵And the lesson is… What’s that? More pictures of Sammy Sosa? Ay, El Chupacabra!