Hbomberguy
Hbomberguy | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Harry Brewis 19 September 1992[1][2] |
| Residence | England |
| Occupation | YouTube personality |
| YouTube information | |
| Also known as | Harris Bomberguy,[3] H. Bomberguy, hbomb[3] |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Subscribers | 336,000 |
| Total views | 33 million |
| Updated January 21, 2019 | |
Harry Brewis[4] (born 19 September 1992) is an English YouTube personality and essayist.[5] Under the pseudonym Hbomberguy he runs the eponymous YouTube channel, "one of the more popular ones countering the growing tide of the manosphere and alt-right".[5] Brewis produces critical video essays on a variety of topics, such as film, TV, and video games, often "meld[ing] his thoughts on games and movies with larger arguments for leftist political and economic positions",[6] as well as creating "measured response" videos aimed at debunking conspiracies and alt-right arguments.[7]
His essays have received positive reception, with Charlie Lyne of Sight & Sound praising Brewis for "push[ing] the YouTube video essay into new territory".[5][8][6][9]
Content[edit]
Brewis started the Hbomberguy YouTube channel on 28 May 2006.[10] The first video on the channel, uploaded on 24 August 2013, was titled "Merry Go-Rilla", a gameplay video of the game Skullgirls. The video that first featured his format of video response, "The Sarkeesian Effect: A Measured Response", was uploaded on 25 October 2014. The Hbomberguy channel has continued to upload in these pop culture and measured response formats. As of 21 January 2019, the channel has over 336,000 subscribers.[10] The channel also has an associated Twitch.tv account on which Brewis produces video game livestreams.
Brewis produces critical video essays on a variety of topics, including video games, the game industry, and internet culture.[11][12] He uses techniques such as hand-drawn animation and humour to make his points.[13] His videos also deal with topics related to politics and social justice, including analyses of alt-right arguments and themes.[12][13] Brewis has built upon his "measured responses" style to form what has become a series of close readings of cultural figures such as flat Earth conspiracy theorists, pickup artists and content creators who perpetuate allegations about the feminising effect of soybean phytoestrogens.[7]
Mermaids charity stream[edit]
From 18 January 2019 to 21 January 2019, Brewis continually streamed an attempt to complete Donkey Kong 64 to raise money for British transgender charity organization Mermaids, which he completed in 57 hours and 48 minutes.[14] The charity had been designated funding by the British National Lottery, but the funding was withheld and put under review after criticism by Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan and others.[15] This inspired Brewis to livestream in support of the charity.
The livestream featured many notable guests, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Chelsea Manning, actress Mara Wilson, journalists Paris Lees and Owen Jones, Adam Ruins Everything creator Adam Conover, author Chuck Tingle, Matt Christman and Virgil Texas of the Chapo Trap House podcast, Donkey Kong 64 composer Grant Kirkhope, game designers Rebecca Heineman, Josh Sawyer, John Romero and Night in the Woods co-creator Scott Benson, youtubers Natalie Wynn, Lindsay Ellis and Jim Sterling, as well as the CEO of Mermaids, Susie Green.[7][16][17] Colin Mochrie, Neil Gaiman, Cher, Matthew Mercer, Adam Savage and SonicFox also tweeted in support of the livestream and the charity.[18] The livestream began with a goal of $500 USD, but it passed that goal and several subsequent funding targets quickly.[19] In the first 24 hours, the livestream raised over $100,000 USD. In total, over $347,000 USD (£265,000) was raised for the charity through the livestream,[14][20][21] with over 659,000 people watching the stream.[7] The official page for the Mermaids charity praised and thanked Brewis for the livestream.[22][23][24] It was described by The Guardian as "an antidote to the worst of gaming culture",[7] and praised in a motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament by Patrick Harvie.[25]
Reception[edit]
Brewis has been praised by critics for his YouTube channel's format and commentary.[6][11][13] His video analysis "CTRL+ALT+DEL | SLA:3" has received critical acclaim: it was selected by Polygon as one of the ten best video essays of 2018 and was nominated three times in Sight & Sound's collection of 2018’s most outstanding videographic criticism, with British film critic and filmmaker Charlie Lyne stating that "The reliably great H. Bomberguy pushed the YouTube video essay into new territory with this Matryoshka doll of an upload: a layered critique of the gaming webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del, Tommy Wiseau’s bad-taste classic The Room and the YouTube video essay itself. To cap it all off, it’s a horror movie".[9][8] His video on VHS was praised by TenEighty Magazine as an excellent "deep-dive" in the topic.[26]
His Mermaids charity livestream has garnered attention and praise.[20][27][19] Brewis was also congratulated in a motion passed by the Scottish Parliament for his January 2019 livestream’s fundraising success.[28]
Personal life[edit]
Brewis was born on 19 September 1992.[1][2] He is bisexual.[29]
Political views[edit]
As is reflected in his YouTube videos, Brewis considers his political views adjacent to socialism, but states he prefers not to label himself this way.[30] He is a member of the Labour Party.[31]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 H.Bomberguy (2015-09-12). "@Jayalay Yo it is my birthday on the 19th we should all watch the world's end and go out drinking". @hbomberguy. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Braidwood, Ella (23 January 2019). "How Hbomberguy—and Donkey Kong—raised $300,000 for trans kids". PinkNews. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hbomb is creating Videos and Video Essays". Patreon. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ Brewis, Harry. "Defective Products: Postal, Hatred, and For-Profit Controversy". Paste Magazine. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Moosa, Tauriq (2019-01-25). "'Success would've been three grand': meet the gamer who raised $340,000 for a trans charity". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Vanderwerff, Todd (20 December 2018). "The TV Club, 2018". Slate. Slate. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Hawking, Tom (22 January 2019). "How a 57-hour Donkey Kong game struck a blow against online toxicity". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verdeure, David; Trocan, Irina, eds. (2019-01-20). "The best video essays of 2018". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schindel, David (28 December 2018). "The best video essays of 2018". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Youtube. "hbomberguy - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kain, Erik (2017-07-10). "Here Are 5 Great Video Game YouTubers You Really Need To Watch". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Gormley, Connor (2018-04-19). "5 YouTube Gaming Channels You Should Be Watching". Cultured Vultures. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Rose, Quinn (2018-04-26). "Six Video Essays You Should Watch – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". TenEighty Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 McWhertor, Michael (2019-01-20). "How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wound up on a Donkey Kong 64 Twitch charity stream". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ W-K, Edie. "YouTuber smashes $69,420 goal for trans charity Mermaids in non-stop Donkey Kong 64 Stream". Checkpoint. Checkpoint. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Moyse, Chris (2019-01-21). "YouTuber Hbomberguy's Donkey Kong 64 marathon raised over $340,000 for trans youth". Destructoid.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ "Hbomberguy ends marathon 57-hour Donkey Kong session after raising $340,000". Metro. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ Grosso, Robert (20 January 2019). "Streamer Hbomberguy Raises Over $230,000 for Trans Charity". TechRaptor.net. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Kent, Emma (2019-01-21). "YouTuber sacrifices sleep to stream Donkey Kong 64, raises $340k for trans kids | Eurogamer". www.eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Moore, Matt (2019-01-20). "Hbomberguy raises over $100,000 for Mermaids by playing Donkey Kong 64 for 24 hours". Gay Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ "Gamer Hbomberguy hands funding row charity Donkey Kong boost". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ Mermaids. "Mermaids on twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Duffy, Nick. "Gamer raises $160,000 for trans charity Mermaids by playing Donkey Kong non-stop". PinkNews. PinkNews. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Tsjeng, Zing (21 January 2019). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Casually Drops in on Twitch Stream for Trans Kids". Broadly. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019.
- ↑ Patrick Harvie (21 January 2019), Online Gamer, Harry Brewis, Fundraising for Mermaids UK, Scottish Parliament, Motion S5M-15504
- ↑ Gillard, Sam (2017-10-09). "Video Spotlight: The Power Of VHS". TenEighty Magazine.
- ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (2019-01-21). "Hbomberguy Raises Over $340k for Transgender Youth During Twitch Stream". www.bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ Hale, James Loke (2019-01-21). "U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Helps Twitch Streamer 'Hbomberguy' Raise $340,000+ For Transgender Nonprofit". www.tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ hbomberguy, Outsiders: How To Adapt H.P. Lovecraft In the 21st Century, archived from the original on 1 January 2019, retrieved 21 January 2019
- ↑ Brewis, Harris. "H. Bomberguy on twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Brewis, Harris. "H. Bomberguy on twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
External links[edit]
- Hbomberguy's channel on YouTube
- Hbomberguy Live's channel on YouTube, a secondary channel for livestreams.
- Hbomberguy's Twitch on Twitch.tv
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