In the essay, “‘You Did This To Him’: Ariana Grande, Mac Miller and the Demonization of Women in Toxic Relationships,” writer Brittany Spanos decried the “Yoko effect,” whereby women are expected to shoulder the weight of a male partner’s demons. In this way, people were giving into a sexist rock ‘n’ roll myth that blames women for the self-destructive choices of their male idols, according to a Rolling Stone essay defending Grande. Mac Miller, real name Malcolm McCormick, died of an apparent overdose at his San Fernando Valley home on Sept.
Following Mac Miller’s death by a suspected drug overdose Friday, Ariana Grande’s name was trending on Twitter, with the trolls leaping to blame her for causing the rapper’s downward spiral into despair and addiction by breaking up with him in April.
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