How, exactly, did that happen?
The internet, as it’s wont to do, ran with it.
Movies ranging fromDeadpool 2toBooksmarttoThe Lego Movie 2gave her shout-outs.

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But Ginsburg’s iconic status was truly galvanized byDonald Trump’s election in 2016.
I think she has created a wonderful thing with Notorious R.B.G.
The same year, the justicesaid she had “quite a large supply"of “Notorious R.B.G.”
T-shirts, and that she gave them out as gifts.
Of course, Ginsburg’s foremost concerns were always the law, human rights, and movement for change.
I hope I can continue to be part of making that more perfect union.”
She also expressed her hope that more women would follow the path she blazed.
That’s the true legacy of the Notorious R.B.G.