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Personal information
Born
Colin Robertson[1]
NationalityScottish
OccupationSocial media personality
Websitemillennialwoes
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Years active2013[2]–present

Colin Robertson,known asMillennial Woesor simplyWoes,[3][4]is a Scottish formerYouTuber,white supremacist,andantisemitic conspiracy theorist.[5][6][7]

According toanti-racismandanti-fascismresearch groupHope Not Hate,Robertson is known for supporting slavery, and has called for the bombing of refugees crossing the Mediterranean.[8]

Robertson stepped away from political activism after various accusations of sexual harassment and assault were levelled against him.[9]Other leaders in the far-right movement, such asMark Collettand Jason Köhne, have stated that compelling evidence corroborates the allegations.[9]In response to the controversy, Robertson released a statement stating that "A few of [the allegations] are true, [but] many are not", apologized for "letting people down," and stated that he intended to "take some time away to actively work on my personal failings."[10]

In 2022, a documentary film was made about his alt right career, titled "Whovian Woes"[11]

Career[edit]

Robertson attended an art college inLondonin the mid-2000s. He launched his YouTube channel at the end of 2013.[12]

In January 2017, Robertson began receiving coverage fromBBC News[13]and national newspapers,[14]after Scottish tabloid theDaily Recordclaimed to havedoxxedMillennial Woes, "expos[ing]" hisbirth name,family's home address and sending reporters and photographers to his parents' home to try to find him.[15]Robertson was reported to have "left Britain", posting a video to his YouTube channel named "Fugitive Woes".[16]BNP-affiliated groupCivil Libertypublicly defended him, claiming his outing by media was a "hate campaign fomented byDaily Mirror".[17]

In August 2017,Salonclaimed that Millennial Woes was one of only a few alt-right platforms to rapidly grow, alongsideRed Ice,VDAREandThe Rebel Media.[18][19]

On 10 December 2017, he began an interview series namedMillenniyule 2017,inviting various internet personalities from thealt-rightmovement,[20]including an appearance fromFaith Goldy.[21]

Speeches[edit]

Robertson delivered a speech at theNational Policy InstituteConference in November 2016, in Washington DC. On 4 February 2017, Robertson gave a speech entitled "Withnail and Ias Viewed From the Right"at TheLondon ForuminKensington,[22]whichThe Independentdescribed as "a meeting of prominent far-right voices".[23]On 25 February 2017, Robertson gave a speech inStockholmorganised byMotpol,which had been promoted as "the most important alt-right conference in Europe". According toIBTimes,the event took place in a "secret location" inSödermalm.[24]On 1 July 2017, he appeared at the Scandza Forum inOslo,a far-right conference[25]known for promoting racism and antisemitism.[26]Searchlightcovered his appearance, reporting the title of the conference as "Globalism v the Ethnostate" and Robertson as a "scheduled speaker".[15]

Accusations[edit]

In May 2020, Robertson stepped away from political activism after various accusations of sexual harassment and assault were levelled against him by far-right communities online.[27]Other leaders in the far-right movement, such asMark Collettand Jason Köhne, have stated that compelling evidence corroborates the allegations.[9]

Views[edit]

Robertson is a proponent of thewhite genocide conspiracy theory.[4]He has claimed in interviews that "there are problems with the Jewish people".[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Fallout from modern protests: naming and shaming online".The Christian Science Monitor.17 August 2017.
  2. ^"Are these the faces of London's young 'alt-right'?".The Standard.2 March 2017.
  3. ^"I Love Hans Hoppe!".LewRockwell.23 October 2017.
  4. ^ab"Exposed racist vlogger flees home and faces police probe".Sunday Herald.15 January 2017.
  5. ^ab"WATCH: 'Alt-Right' Owns up to Anti-Semitism".The Forward.16 December 2016.
  6. ^"Warwick student's leading role in Facebook hate group exposed".The Boar.27 November 2017.
  7. ^Townsend, Mark (August 24, 2019)."Far-right activist posted to serve on Trident submarine".The Guardian.Retrieved23 September2019.
  8. ^"PATRIOTIC ALTERNATIVE: UNITING THE FASCIST RIGHT?"(PDF).Hopenothate.org.uk.Retrieved3 November2021.
  9. ^abc"White Nationalist YouTuber Goes Dark After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct".5 May 2020.
  10. ^"Millennial Woes".Telegram.Retrieved2023-06-22.
  11. ^Porter, Liam (2022-08-01)."Whovian Woes".YouTube.Retrieved2023-12-11.
  12. ^"Government suspends its YouTube advertising, amid concerns about where revenue goes".The Sydney Morning Herald.1 April 2017.
  13. ^"Scotland's papers: Crime figures 'fiddle' and Brexit warning".BBC News.9 January 2017.
  14. ^"Racist vlogger who became global YouTube sensation unmasked as jobless ex-student who lives with dad".Daily Mirror.9 January 2017.
  15. ^ab"International Nazi movement meets again in Norway".Searchlight.4 July 2017.
  16. ^"Vile YouTube racist flees to US and puts out the begging bowl after Record exposes him".Daily Record (Scotland).11 January 2017.
  17. ^"You Tube vlogger faces hate campaign fomented by Daily Mirror".Civil Liberty (UK).16 January 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 30 December 2017.Retrieved29 December2017.
  18. ^"Trump and the Nazis: Our troll-in-chief has a deep affinity with the alt-right — and with their ancestors".Salon.20 August 2017.
  19. ^As it was then known.
  20. ^"'Sargon Of Akkad' Cites White Nationalist Propaganda, Reveals His Alt-Right Sympathies ".Right Wing Watch.11 January 2017.
  21. ^"Faith Goldy Recites The '14 Words'".Right Wing Watch.20 December 2017.
  22. ^Poulter, James (12 March 2018)."The Neo-Nazi Home of the UK Alt-Right".Vice.
  23. ^"Activists blockade London meeting of 'secret Neo Nazi society'".The Independent.6 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-14.
  24. ^"Inside the alt-right: Stockholm conference brings together US and European white nationalists".International Business Times.3 March 2017.
  25. ^"US white supremacist arrested hours before far-right conference in Norway".The Independent.2019-11-03.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-14.Retrieved2019-12-12.
  26. ^Cotovio, Vasco."Norway arrests US white supremacist ahead of far-right conference".CNN.Retrieved2019-12-12.
  27. ^Holt, Jared Holt (2020-05-05)."White Nationalist YouTuber Goes Dark After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct".Right Wing Watch.Retrieved2021-05-14.

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