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English
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The Lindsey Stirling Effect
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Winter 2015
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48
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4
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Cambridge, MA
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Dialogue Foundation
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69-88
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On May 17, 2015, the Mormon blogosphere erupted into controversy over the designer gown worn by dancing violinist and YouTube star Lindsey Stirling to the Billboard Music Awards show, where she was to receive the Top Dance/Electronic Album honor. Much of her fan base was torn. Her charm, her quirky fiddle-prancing shtick, and her unapologetic LDS religiosity had made her one of the most eminently Facebookable Mormons in an era in which LDS members have been encouraged quite specifically over the pulpit to share their faith online. And yet there she was, posing for the press in a form-fitting dress with slinky black crisscross straps that framed far too many windowpanes of flesh. Here, Grimshaw discusses the backlash Stirling received from conservative Mormons as he takes a look at the cultural mash-up of Mormonism's celebrated musical protagonist.