YoungRippa59

Eric July (born: ), better known online as YoungRippa59, is an American YouTuber, independent musician, comics book writer and political commentator who makes videos dissecting political issues, sharing his perspective, usually ones that are currently in the popular consciousness.
Most of his videos involve him heavily criticizing SJW's and cancel culture. He talks about generally real-life stuff, and also when these issues include fictional outlets, such as comic books, movies, video games, and even other YouTubers. He covers a broad range of topics, from politics to pop culture.
He's known to hate tokenization, a trend that has become prominent since the mid-2010s, claiming that it's lazy, disrespectful, and creatively bankrupt. The most often cited examples being Falcon as Captain America, Miles Morales as Spider-Man (who he refers to as "Peter Darker") and Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel (who he calls "Kamala Harris Khan"). A common point he makes is that the people who support tokens only see legitimacy in classically straight white male characters. Furthermore, he says that those who claim to be fans (often called "Stans") never actually read comics, but simply like the idea of them. Eric often calls such people disparagingly as "crack smokers".
One of Eric's core philosophies is "monetize your haters". Rather than try to block or ignore his haters, he fully engages with them, puts them in the spotlight, and makes content out of their (bad) arguments and beliefs, enriching himself in the process.
Eric is the frontman of the rap metal band BackWordz, described as a "libertarian Rage Against the Machine", and is also an independent rapper.
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== Trivia ==
*A former leftist, Eric now views himself as an anarcho-capitalist.
*Eric July has done voice acting, specifically voicing many black characters in FreedomToons' animated videos.
*He started his own comic book publishing company, Rippaverse Comics, because he had become dissatisfied with the current state of the comic book industry. The first book, Isom #1, made a record $3.7 million in its initial campaign.