Shaun (YouTuber)
Shaun is a British YouTuber. Video essays by Shaun have covered popular culture and politics, specifically to critique neoliberalism and white supremacy.[1] He has 385 thousand subscribers as of January 9, 2020.
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Nationality | British | ||||||
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Years active | 2016 - present | ||||||
Genre | Political commentary, Video essay, Cultural critique | ||||||
Subscribers | 385000 (Jan 9, 2020) | ||||||
Total views | 33.8 million (Jan 9, 2020) | ||||||
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Updated: Jan 9, 2020 |
Shaun has made videos about the 2017 Unite the Right rally,[2] the scientific racism of The Bell Curve,[3] and politics in video games.[4]
His video "Doom: The Fake Outrage" was named by Polygon as one of 2018's best video essays, with Polygon describing him as "quite possibly the most droll human on the internet".[4]
Shaun has been included in an informal group of leftist YouTube essayists sometimes known as "BreadTube" or "LeftTube". This group also often includes Kat Blaque, ContraPoints, Hbomberguy, Lindsay Ellis, and Philosophy Tube.[5][6][1]
References
- Mirrlees, Tanner. "Socialists on Social Media Platforms". In Panitch, Leo; Albo, Greg (eds.). Beyond digital capitalism : new ways of living. New York: NYU Press. p. 123. ISBN 9781583678831.
- Schindel, Dan (31 December 2019). "A YouTube Doc Exposes What Went Down at the "Unite the Right" Rally". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Wilder, Darcie. "I am beginning to suspect that having a massive following on YouTube does not make people happy". The Outline. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Schindel, Daniel (28 December 2018). "The best video essays of 2018". Polygon. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Amin, Shaan (2 July 2019). "Can the Left Win YouTube?". The New Republic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Moosa, Tauriq (25 January 2019). "'Success would've been three grand': meet the gamer who raised $340,000 for a trans charity". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2021.