CatboyKami
| CatboyKami | |
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| Born | Philip Hedley Brisbane, Australia |
| Other names | Lolisocks |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2016 - present |
| Known for | Alt-right |
CatboyKami (formerly Lolisocks), real name Philip Hedley, is an Australian social media personality, activist, and streamer known for his extreme antisemitic views and his advocacy of white supremacy. CatboyKami gained a large following due to his open alt-right beliefs, and through his promotion of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories such as the Jewish control of the media. He actively works to undermine the Black Lives Matter movement.[1][2][3]
History
Career
CatboyKami launched his YouTube channel on 30th January 2016, where he played video games and provided commentary. He would continue slowly rising in popularity until mid-2019. Hedley would only gain a large following and worldwide fame[4] after his livestreaming activity in June 2019. Since then, he has appeared on streams with Nick Fuentes, a close friend of his, and he maintains a working relationship with Milo Yiannopoulos.[1] CatboyKami's livestreams would become more and more political and feature high amounts of trolling. Hedley acquired a huge Russian cult following, with many seeing him as a devout supporter of freedom of speech and anti-censorship in the West.[1][2][4][3][5][6] He also gained traction among messaging boards such as 4chan and The Daily Stormer, as well as Slavic imageboards, such as Dvach.[3][5]
In September 2019, CatboyKami would be banned from Twitch, after getting arrested for pouring milk over himself in public.[1][7] Shortly after this, his personal accounts and servers dedicated to him were banned on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, DLive, Tiktok, Reddit, and Discord. However, Hedley would go on to bypass the bans and set up temporary accounts for his streams.[2][4]
Hedley's notoriety would lead to debates and interviews with others on social media, such as with Destiny,[8] as well those prominent in his Russian fan base, such as nationalist journalist Yegor Prosvirnin, author of Sputnik & Pogrom magazine.[4]
In July 2020, CatboyKami went viral after clips from his streams were posted on multiple social media websites. In these clips, the Austrailian streamer wore blackface on Omegle where he claimed to be a "trans-nigga", and dressed up as a police officer who mocked the death of George Floyd.[1][2][3][4][5][6][9] Some of these videos, including those re-uploaded after initial bans, reached several million views.[10] The Daily Mail wrote an article on CatboyKami, where they described the Youtube star as a "vile", "evil human". Despite the negative feedback, Hedley claimed that most of the responses to his videos were "very positive".[1][9] Following CatboyKami's rise in notoriety, petitions would arise to permanently de-platform him, with thousands of internet-users signing them.[3][5][6]
Political activism
In November 2020, several alt-right activists, including Baked Alaska, CatboyKami and those of the Proud Boys, attended a Donald Trump rally in Arizona.[11][12] Here, CatboyKami made an antisemitic speech, where he announced "We will not fall for the lies of the Jews this time. This time, we know our war is with them". His speech ended with applause and chanting from the audience.[11][12] During the rally, Hedley approached a BuzzFeed reporter and proclaimed "Hi, I'm CatboyKami and I hate niggers!", after which he was called out for racism. Hedley then sparred with the left-wing supporters.[13] Since then, CatboyKami made an appearance on BBC Newsnight. The notorious activist claims that only a bullet to his head would stop his acts.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Streamer CatboyKami trolls black people and collects views. And the fans are sure: the guy is fighting censorship". Medialeaks (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-07.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Who is CatboyKami who paints his face with black paint and mocks Black Lives Matter". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "How DVACH shapes the agenda: the CatboyKami case". Shmakov (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ""Only a bullet in the head can stop me." Interview with CatboyKami". Telegram (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Western streamer CatboyKami has become popular for his blackface and offensive jokes. He has fans on runet". TJ (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Racism and other entertainment. How the blogger CatboyKami makes money from scandals". 360 TV (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Anti-White Tech: Twitch Bans lolisocks for Getting Arrested for Pouring Milk on Himself". The Daily Stormer. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Interview with CatboyKami". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "'What an evil human': Sick moment Australian YouTuber paints his face black and uses the N-word as he mocks the death of George Floyd in racist stunt". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ sheeshgws (2020-07-15). "his name is catboykami. twitter amma need y'all to do your thing and ruin this mans career". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Right-wing Extremists React to President-elect Biden's Victory with Anger and Vague Threats of Violence". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Trump Supporters Cheers For A Neo-Nazi Giving A Literal Hitler Speech!". WorldStarHipHop. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ↑ "The Clash In Maricopa County". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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Category:Australian conspiracy theorists
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