How the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a pop culture icon
nypost.comwho died Friday at 87, became a pop culture icon — thanks, in part, to her fiery dissents on the bench.Her impassioned disagreement of the court’s decision in 2013 Shelby County v.
Holder decision sparked the “Notorious R.B.G.” Tumblr page and meme — comparing Ginsburg to rapper Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G.The nickname spawned a slew of merch, including “RBG” Halloween costumes, coffee mugs, T-shirts, tattoos, children’s books and so-called “dissent collar” necklaces mirroring the flashy neckwear Ginsburg donned to jazz up her black robes.She admitted in 2016 to having “quite a large supply” of “Notorious R.B.G.” T-shirts, which she said she gave out as gifts.In 2015, lawyer Shana Knizhnik and MSNBC reporter Irin Carmon turned the.
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