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| '''Steven Blake Crowder''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|aʊ|d|ər}}) is a |
'''Steven Blake Crowder''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|aʊ|d|ər}}) is a Canadian-American<!-- Crowder was born in the United States. Do NOT change his nationality. --> commentator, actor, and comedian.<ref name="Steven Crowder"/><ref name="wt">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/20/steven-crowder-conservative-comedian-draws-prophet/ |title=Steven Crowder, conservative comedian, draws Prophet Muhammad on YouTube channel |publisher=Washington Times |date= |accessdate=2017-04-14}}</ref> He is the host of ''Louder with Crowder'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louderwithcrowder.com|title=Homepage » Louder with Crowder|publisher=}}</ref> a late-night style comedic television show covering ], ], and ] on his own site. He is also a former contributor at ], a former voice actor on the ] children's cartoon, '']'', and is frequently featured on '']'' and '']''. A one hour podcast, also titled ''Louder with Crowder'', is uploaded to iTunes and Soundcloud once a week and is broadcast live on YouTube on Thursdays at 8pm est. | ||
| Steven Crowder has been demonitized by YouTube for his racist, homophobic slurs. | |||
| == Early life and career == | == Early life and career == | ||
| Crowder was born in ], and raised in a ] household in ].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He describes himself as a ] Christian.<ref>March 17, 2017. ''Twitter.'' Retrieved: March 8, 2019.</ref> Early in his career, he worked as a ] for the character ] on the children's television series '']''. He |
Crowder was born in ], and raised in a ] household in ].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He describes himself as a ] Christian.<ref>March 17, 2017. ''Twitter.'' Retrieved: March 8, 2019.</ref> Early in his career, he worked as a ] for the character ] on the children's television series '']''. He began performing ] at age 17. He then acted in a number of films, including the role of Doug Moore in the 2009 movie '']''. Later, he became a frequent guest as an opinion panelist on television news programs, first appearing on ] at the age of 21. From 2009 to 2012, Crowder worked for Fox News.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dickson |first1=Caitlin |title=The Unmaking of a Conservative Pundit |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-unmaking-of-a-conservative-pundit |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |date=3 November 2013}}</ref> Crowder posts opinion and news videos, as well as political satire, to his ] channel, LouderWithCrowder, which has over 3 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-02-20|url=http://www.yourconroenews.com/news/article/Popular-comic-to-help-raise-funds-for-county-GOP-9502998.php|title=Popular comic to help raise funds for county GOP women|work=The Courier|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref><ref name=beast>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/03/the-unmaking-of-a-conservative-pundit|title=The Unmaking of a Conservative Pundit|last=Dickson|first=Caitlin|date=2013-11-03|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> The majority of the videos uploaded to the channel are clips from or full episodes of ''Louder with Crowder''. | ||
| == Political activity == | == Political activity == | ||
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| === ''Louder with Crowder'' === | === ''Louder with Crowder'' === | ||
| Crowder created the first video for his YouTube channel ''StevenCrowder'' on January 4, 2009.<ref>{{Citation|last=StevenCrowder|title=GO TEAM ISRAEL! (featuring Obama's moobs)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiBFdxdvn5M|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> As of 2019, the YouTube channel has over 3.7 million subscribers. Many clips and a few full shows are available on the platform. His full shows are broadcast on ] (formally CRTV) via a yearly subscription. This is referred to as the "Mug Club". ''Louder with Crowder'' features several special segments different from his "normal show". These segments include the popular "Change My Mind", which generated the meme mentioned above. In "Change My Mind," Crowder presents a viewpoint he holds on an issue and offers the opportunity for those who disagree with him to lay out a logical argument to change his mind. These have included "I'm Pro Life", "Build The Wall", "Kwanzaa Isn't Real", "America Is Superior", "I'm Pro Gun", "Hate Speech Isn't Real", "Socialism Is Evil", "Trump Is Not A Fascist", "There Are Only Two Genders", "'Rape Culture Is A Myth", and "Male Privilege Is A Myth." "Crowder Confronts" is a segment where Crowder confronts someone who has slandered, libeled, or threatened him. Crowder's crew have also done segments where they go "undercover." This included one crew member going undercover and infiltrating an ] group prior to a ] event at the ] |
Crowder created the first video for his YouTube channel ''StevenCrowder'' on January 4, 2009.<ref>{{Citation|last=StevenCrowder|title=GO TEAM ISRAEL! (featuring Obama's moobs)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiBFdxdvn5M|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> As of 2019, the YouTube channel has over 3.7 million subscribers. Many clips and a few full shows are available on the platform. His full shows are broadcast on ] (formally "CRTV") via a yearly subscription. This is referred to as the "Mug Club". ''Louder with Crowder'' features several special segments different from his "normal show". These segments include the popular "Change My Mind", which generated the meme mentioned above. In "Change My Mind," Crowder presents a viewpoint he holds on an issue and offers the opportunity for those who disagree with him to lay out a logical argument to change his mind. These have included "I'm Pro Life", "Build The Wall", "Kwanzaa Isn't Real", "America Is Superior", "I'm Pro Gun", "Hate Speech Isn't Real", "Socialism Is Evil", "Trump Is Not A Fascist", "There Are Only Two Genders", "'Rape Culture Is A Myth", and "Male Privilege Is A Myth." "Crowder Confronts" is a segment where Crowder confronts someone who has slandered, libeled, or threatened him. Crowder's crew have also done segments where they go "undercover." This included one crew member going undercover and infiltrating an ] group prior to a ] event at the ]. As well as undercover at an abortion clinic in ]. He has also denied the existence of ].{{Citation needed}} | ||
| In June 2019, ] investigated Crowder for multiple racist and homophobic insults in his videos that targeted '']'' host ]. Maza has said that Crowder's fans have doxxed and harassed him. According to '']'', Crowder's videos "routinely contain egregious violations of YouTube's policies against cyberbullying."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/31/18647621/youtube-steven-crowder-bullying-harassment-twitter-vox-carlos-maza|title=YouTube investigating right-wing pundit Steven Crowder for harassing Vox.com host|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=2019-05-31|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> | |||
| === Investigation by YouTube === | |||
| In June 2019, ] investigated Crowder for multiple use of racist and homophobic slurs targeting ] in several videos reacting to the ] series ''Strikethrough'' which Maza hosts. Maza said that Crowder's fans have ] and harassed him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/carlos-maza-youtube-hate-speech|title=Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref> Crowder responded with a video where he said that the investigation was a "war we will fight to the bitter end" and "this is an example of a giant, multinational media conglomeration ... attempting to squash a competitor." He also said that his use of racist and homophobic slurs was "playful ribbing".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-twitter-youtube-1441076|title=Carlos Maza, a journalist for Vox, speaks out about the harassment he's received from Steven Crowder and his fans|last=EDT|first=Steven Asarch On 5/31/19 at 3:49 PM|date=2019-05-31|website=Newsweek|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/446470-youtube-investigating-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|title=YouTube investigating conservative commentator Steven Crowder|last=EDT|first=Rachel Frazin On 6/1/19 at 11:24 AM|date=2019-06-01|website=TheHill|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-03}}</ref> YouTube concluded that "we found language that was clearly hurtful," but "the videos as posted don’t violate our policies."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/|title=A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.|last=Rosenberg|first=Eli|date=June 4, 2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> The decision drew considerable criticism from fans, observers, and the media.<ref name="WaPo1">{{cite news |last1=Rosenburg |first1=Eli |title=A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/ |accessdate=5 June 2019 |work=] |date=4 June 2019}}</ref> | |||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| Crowder married his wife Hilary in August 2012, and wrote about the benefits of remaining ] prior to |
Crowder married his wife Hilary in August 2012, and wrote about the benefits of remaining ] prior to his marriage.<ref name="abst1">{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/14/staying-celibate-before-marriage-was-best-thing-ive-ever-done/ |title=Waiting till the wedding night—getting married the right way |publisher=] |date=September 14, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| == Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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| Born | Steven Blake Crowder Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||
| Citizenship | United States, Canada | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, political commentator, radio personality | |||||||||
| Years active | 1999–present | |||||||||
| Movement | Conservatism | |||||||||
| Spouse | Hilary Crowder (m. 2012) | |||||||||
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| Website | louderwithcrowder.com | |||||||||
Steven Blake Crowder (/ˈkraʊdər/) is a Canadian-American commentator, actor, and comedian. He is the host of Louder with Crowder, a late-night style comedic television show covering news, pop culture, and politics on his own site. He is also a former contributor at Fox News, a former voice actor on the PBS Kids children's cartoon, Arthur, and is frequently featured on The Glenn Beck Program and The Dana Show. A one hour podcast, also titled Louder with Crowder, is uploaded to iTunes and Soundcloud once a week and is broadcast live on YouTube on Thursdays at 8pm est.
Early life and career
Crowder was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and raised in a Christian household in Greenfield Park, Quebec. He describes himself as a pro-life Christian. Early in his career, he worked as a voice actor for the character Alan "The Brain" Powers on the children's television series Arthur. He began performing stand-up comedy at age 17. He then acted in a number of films, including the role of Doug Moore in the 2009 movie To Save a Life. Later, he became a frequent guest as an opinion panelist on television news programs, first appearing on Fox News at the age of 21. From 2009 to 2012, Crowder worked for Fox News. Crowder posts opinion and news videos, as well as political satire, to his YouTube channel, LouderWithCrowder, which has over 3 million subscribers. The majority of the videos uploaded to the channel are clips from or full episodes of Louder with Crowder.
Political activity
By 2009, Crowder regularly posted satirical videos on politically conservative media, including Pajamas Media and later at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood. Crowder served as the master of ceremonies at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, and generated some controversy with a rap video he premiered at CPAC 2012. In October 2012, Crowder's YouTube video parodying Lena Dunham's ad endorsing Barack Obama was mentioned in the conservative magazine The American Spectator. In 2016, Crowder created a short video for the Conservative website Prager University in which he criticizes socialism as being little to no different than the Marxist ideology itself.
December 2012 union protest
In December 2012, Crowder and members of Americans for Prosperity were involved in an altercation at a demonstration in Michigan concerning the state's recently passed right-to-work law. The incident began with an attempt by union activists to tear down the Americans for Prosperity tent, which was eventually successful. During the altercation, Crowder was punched several times by a union activist. Crowder posted an edited video of the incident to his YouTube channel that cut footage of the alleged assailant being pushed to the ground and getting back up, right before throwing the punches at Crowder. However, Fox News' broadcasts of the incident included footage of the man being pushed. The New York Times stated "The same footage also shows that Mr. Crowder had his hand on that man’s shoulder just before he tumbled to the ground, but, while the camera does not capture the whole sequence of events, it seems likely that the man was knocked to the ground as members of the two sides pushed against one other, not shoved down by Mr. Crowder." Crowder later released an unedited copy of the video.
An AFL–CIO spokesman, Eddie Vale, stated that the organization did not condone the tearing down of the Americans for Prosperity tent or the violence against Crowder and his group.
In March 2013, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III declined to press charges against anyone involved in the December 2012 altercation. According to Dunnings, his office was originally sent an edited version of the video of Crowder's altercation. However, upon reviewing the unedited version, the prosecutor's office decided not to pursue the case. Dunnings stated that "It's pretty clear the person that they wanted to charge was acting in self-defense."
After Fox News
In October 2013 Fox News dropped Crowder. This was announced shortly after Crowder made negative statements about Fox News host Sean Hannity and about Fox News. In 2017, the Louder with Crowder program became a daily program featured on Conservative Review's new streaming service, CRTV.
Change My Mind meme
‘Change My Mind' is an Internet meme that originated from a photograph of Crowder seated behind a sign that reads "Male Privilege is a Myth / Change My Mind." Crowder set up the table outside the campus of Texas Christian University and invited students walking by to change his mind on the subject, as part of a regular segment Crowder performs on his YouTube channel and podcast, where he sits at a table with a sign including the phrase "Change My Mind". After Crowder uploaded it on his Twitter account on February 18, 2018, the photograph quickly became a means for others to change the signs about different situations.
In June 2018, Complex rated the meme at 18 on their list of "The Best Memes of 2018 (so far)".
Louder with Crowder
Crowder created the first video for his YouTube channel StevenCrowder on January 4, 2009. As of 2019, the YouTube channel has over 3.7 million subscribers. Many clips and a few full shows are available on the platform. His full shows are broadcast on BlazeTV (formally "CRTV") via a yearly subscription. This is referred to as the "Mug Club". Louder with Crowder features several special segments different from his "normal show". These segments include the popular "Change My Mind", which generated the meme mentioned above. In "Change My Mind," Crowder presents a viewpoint he holds on an issue and offers the opportunity for those who disagree with him to lay out a logical argument to change his mind. These have included "I'm Pro Life", "Build The Wall", "Kwanzaa Isn't Real", "America Is Superior", "I'm Pro Gun", "Hate Speech Isn't Real", "Socialism Is Evil", "Trump Is Not A Fascist", "There Are Only Two Genders", "'Rape Culture Is A Myth", and "Male Privilege Is A Myth." "Crowder Confronts" is a segment where Crowder confronts someone who has slandered, libeled, or threatened him. Crowder's crew have also done segments where they go "undercover." This included one crew member going undercover and infiltrating an Antifa group prior to a Ben Shapiro event at the University of Utah. As well as undercover at an abortion clinic in Boulder, Colorado. He has also denied the existence of AIDS.
In June 2019, YouTube investigated Crowder for multiple racist and homophobic insults in his videos that targeted Vox host Carlos Maza. Maza has said that Crowder's fans have doxxed and harassed him. According to The Verge, Crowder's videos "routinely contain egregious violations of YouTube's policies against cyberbullying."
Personal life
Crowder married his wife Hilary in August 2012, and wrote about the benefits of remaining abstinent prior to his marriage.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | Arthur | Alan 'The Brain' Powers | Voice |
| 2000 | Arthur's Perfect Christmas | ||
| 2001 | Two Summers | Friend | |
| 2004 | Arthur's Halloween | Alan 'The Brain' Powers | Voice |
| 2005 | 3 Needles | Depanneur Manager | |
| 2006 | The Covenant | Party Kid | |
| 2007 | The Secret | Classroom Boy | |
| 2008 | Bend & Break | Blake | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Baseball Boy #1 | ||
| 2009 | To Save a Life | Doug Moore | |
| 2017 | A YouTube Carol | Ebenezer YouTube |
References
- ^ Steven Crowder (February 20, 2014). "Allow me to clarify. I have dual-citizenship with the USA and Canada. I like the United States way, waaaay better" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Steven Crowder, conservative comedian, draws Prophet Muhammad on YouTube channel". Washington Times. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- "Homepage » Louder with Crowder".
- March 17, 2017. "Yes, I am a pro-life, Christian Conservative..." Twitter. Retrieved: March 8, 2019.
- Dickson, Caitlin (November 3, 2013). "The Unmaking of a Conservative Pundit". The Daily Beast.
- "Popular comic to help raise funds for county GOP women". The Courier. February 20, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Dickson, Caitlin (November 3, 2013). "The Unmaking of a Conservative Pundit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- "Pajamas TV Reporter Tracks Stimulus Spending". Hannity. Fox News. August 11, 2009.
- "CPAC 2011: Schedule of events" (PDF). Conservative Political Action Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Crowder, Steven (February 13, 2012). "Stop Lying and Let Racism Die". Huffington Post.
- Kaminsky, Ross (October 27, 2012). "Steven Crowder Wrecks Lena Dunham". American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - PragerU (October 31, 2016). "Democratic Socialism is Still Socialism" – via YouTube.
- Wemple, Erik (December 11, 2012). "Fox News contributor attacked at Michigan union protest". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- Mackey, Robert. "Selective Editing by Fox News Contributor Revealed by Fox News". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- "Fox News contributor releases unedited footage of fight at union rally". Fox News Channel. December 20, 2012.
- McMorris-Santoro, Evan (December 11, 2012). "AFL–CIO: 'Of Course We Do Not Condone' Ripping Down Of AFP Tent In Michigan". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- Wemple, Erik (March 8, 2013). "Fox News's Steven Crowder fistfight case: No charges". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- "The Union Protester Who Punched Fox News Comedian Steven Crowder Was Acting in Self-Defense, Will Not Be Prosecuted".
- "Man defending male privilege just became the intenet's newest photoshop battle". Rare. February 24, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- Studios, Mashable. "The 'Change My Mind' meme is revealing a lot about the internet's strongest beliefs". Mashable. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "15 examples of the Change My Mind meme that show the Distracted Boyfriend has been usurped". Independent.ie. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Conservative comedian changes mind, will make scaled-down appearance at UI". News Gazette. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- "Steven Crowder Made a Dumb 'Male Privilege' Sign that Got Parodied". The Daily Dot. February 26, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "The Best Memes of 2018 (So Far)". Complex. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- StevenCrowder, GO TEAM ISRAEL! (featuring Obama's moobs), retrieved January 10, 2019
- Alexander, Julia (May 31, 2019). "YouTube investigating right-wing pundit Steven Crowder for harassing Vox.com host". The Verge. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- "Waiting till the wedding night—getting married the right way". Fox News. September 14, 2012.
External links
- Louder with Crowder Website
- Official YouTube Channel
- Steven Crowder at IMDb
- Archive of articles at Breitbart.com
- Archive of articles at FoxNews.com
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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