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Thank Goodness the ‘Holding Space’ Interviewer Doesn’t Get the Joke


A rare win for meme culture.

On the ever-curdling internet, where misinformation reigns supreme and the general vibe is tragic, it’s important to enjoy things while you still can. So it’s with joy that we can officially report that Tracy E. Gilchrist, the Out interviewer who introduced the concept of “holding space for the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’” to Cynthia Erivo and the world while doing a Wicked press junket, doesn’t really get what’s going on and has no plans to monetize it. I’m already seeing the T-shirts and the ball caps.” Overall, when she discusses the merch with her face on it that others have made, Gilchrist seems befuddled rather than offended by it.

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