Carl Benjamin
Carl Benjamin (born 1 September 1979), known by his pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is an English YouTube commentator with a subscriber base of over 720,000 individuals.[1]
Political views
He is an anti-feminist who holds anti-Social justice warrior (anti-SJW) views. Politically, he self-identifies as a classical liberal with center-left views.[2]
Religious views
He is also an atheist.[3]
Carl Benajmin's remarks about Labour Party politician Jess Phillips receiving rape threats
In May 2016, in response to Labour Party politician Jess Phillips' public statement that she commonly receives rape threats, Benjamin said "I wouldn't even rape you” in a YouTube video and which he promoted at his Twitter account.[4] He is unapologetic about his remark to Jess Phillips.[5] See also: Atheism and rape
Guest speaker appearance at a 2017 atheist conference
Benjamin was a guest speaker at a September 30, 2017 annual atheist conference held by Mythicist Milwaukee.[6][7]
Feminist/progressive atheists unsuccessfully attempted to get the conference organizers to cancel his appearance.
External links
Notes
- ↑ About Sargon of Akkad YouTube channel
- ↑ Rozsa, Matthew (9 April 2016). "Sargon of Akkad and the Importance of Free Speech". The Good Men Project.
- ↑ Benjamin, Carl (14 May 2017). "What is Your Religion?". YouTube
- ↑ [Bish, Joe (20 November 2016). "Examining the Right Wing British Blowhards Using YouTube to 'Prove Everybody Wrong'". Vice News. 2017
- ↑ Daubney, Martin (5 June 2016). "I set out to troll her — why all this fuss about 600 rape tweets?". The Sunday Times, 2017
- ↑ The Mythicist Milwaukee Debacle. Daylight Atheism
- ↑ Conference to Give Anti-SJWs Strategic Platform in Atheist Community