Hbomberguy

Harry Brewis, about Tweet, Turned 25 in 2017. better known as hbomberguy or Harris Bomberguy, is a British YouTube talker who identifies as a libertarian socialist. about about Brewis is known for his gaming reviews, but he has also made videos ridiculing right-wing, anti-feminist, and/or bigoted YouTubers, particularly prominent figureheads of the Gamergate dumpster fire. He has also made take-down videos on Tommy TallaricoHis mother is very proud. and various plagiarists.
His channel has over a million subscribers and 131 million viewsAbout, YouTube and he makes over $6,655 per video, according to Patreon.Hbomb on PatreonThis number was last publicly visible on his Patreon Page in August 2018 and is thus out of date.
Brewis came out as bisexual in July 2018.Outsiders: How To Adapt H.P. Lovecraft In the 21st Century
==Views==
===Atheism===
Brewis describes himself as an atheist who has no investment in atheism: 
===Anti-antifeminism===
Brewis' bread and butter is mocking the anti-feminist "skeptic" community on YouTube:
*Davis Aurini AruniAccording to Davis' own website and Jordan Owen, creators of "The Sarkeesian Effect"The Sarkeesian Effect: A Measured Response, YouTube
*thunderf00tThunderf00t VS. FemiNAZI Ghostbusters: A Measured Response, YouTube. Channel: hbomberguy. Published 2016-03-30.
*Rocking Mr. E, The Golden One, Sargon of AkkadAntifeminism VS FACTS, YouTube#FreeSargon: A Measured Response, YouTubeDue Diligence, YouTube
*OthersThunderf00t VS. FemiNAZI Ghostbusters: A Measured Response, YouTube. Channel: hbomberguy. Published 2016-03-30.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E0p0GQCAM8
*JonTron: Mostly Tweets, video planned.
Brewis created a Browser extension for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome to disable reactionary YouTube suggestions,HOW TO FIX YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, YouTube which had around 3800 users.Hbomb's YouTube Censorship Addon, Chrome Web Store
However, this extension has been removed from the Chrome web store for "violating the guidelines" at some point.
===Politics===
Although Brewis' YouTube content focuses on debunking others, his off-YouTube content is substantially more political. For example, on Ask.FM he wrote:
On Twitter, he frequently criticises capitalism and defends socialism.from:Hbomberguy socialism, Twitter, , , , , . For example, on the subject of YouTube demonetizing people for their politics, he wrote:, , , . See also .
He has said he generally supports some versions of communismAsk.fm and has referred to himself as a communist.Ask.fm 
 Having said that, he hates the British Communist Party, describing it as "a fucking nightmare of actual literal stalinists".https://twitter.com/Hbomberguy/status/735923323150970881 He is also inconsistent with which label he chooses to describe himself with.
Brewis' videos occasionally contain anti-capitalist messagesFallout 3 Is Garbage, And Here's Why. and he is an outspoken critic of liberal capitalist democracies:
===Media analysis===
Brewis also makes videos analyzing media he likes and dislikes,Darkest Dungeon and LudonarrativeFallout 3 is Garbage and Here's WhyTHE NO MAN'S SKY RANTThe Power of VHS|Scanline sometimes with a political attitude.Power Fantasy, Male Objectification and Lady-FanserviceBethesda VS. Critics: How to Save the Games Industry
==Apologism for sexual harassment==
On April 6th 2017, Brewis' content was banned from ever being posted on the socialist subreddit /r/LateStageCapitalism.Left Mods response to Hbomberguy Revelations This was following a Tumblr post made by a former friend and employee of Brewis, Klaus, which has since been deleted. The post featured six screenshots from a Skype conversation that revealed Brewis had cast doubt on Klaus' memory of being sexually harassed by one of his moderators. The post has been archivedHey ya'll and there are additional screenshots of him doubting Klaus.https://i.imgur.com/G6zkiBg.png
Brewis posted an apology on his own tumblrAn apology but initially did not have a link to Klaus' screenshots due to a fear that his fans might "go after" Klaus. After rectifying this, he removed the link again after the posts deletion, and did not feature a link to an archived or re-upload of the screenshots.
Brewis' apology was criticized for not addressing what he was going to alter to remedy the situation, nor mentioning whether or not he was going to cut ties with the moderator in question.Under the title "Going Forward:" The apology was also criticized by the victim, Klaus, himself, for not being an apology at all.Hbomb’s apology post isn’t an apology at all Brewis has been criticized for not publicly addressing the situation further, but has stated that "[he has] been directly asked not to talk about it any more by Klaus."Hbomberguy comments on Hbomb's Hidden Scandal - r/BreadTube The accused moderator in question has been removed from Brewis' Discord.https://twitter.com/Hbomberguy/status/849440372841480194
==Mermaids stream==
In response to TV writer, transphobe, and self-described "lesbian expert" Graham Linehan's harassment campaign that caused the UK trans childrens' support group Mermaids to have a funding grant held for reviewPerslo, S.L. (2018, December 17). Big Lottery Fund reviews grant to trans kids charity Mermaids. PinkNews. Retrieved from https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/12/17/big-lottery-fund-grant-mermaids/ Harry held a charity livestream over the weekend of January 19-21, 2019. He played through the notoriously time-consuming video game Donkey Kong 64 to 101% completion while viewers donated to the stream.First part of the Mermaids streamNext part of the streamEpilogue of the stream Over the course of the 57 hour stream, he spoke with various members of the trans community such as:
*Natalie Wynn of ContraPoints
*Chelsea Manning
*Riley Dennis
*Casey Explosion
... in addition to other YouTubers such as:
*Shaun
*Abigail Thorn of Philosophy Tube (was not openly trans then)
*Three Arrows
* (was not openly nonbinary then)
...as well as other guests, such as:
*Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
*Adam Conover of Adam Ruins Everything
*Virgil Texas and Matt Christman of 
* who composed the music for Donkey Kong 64https://www.webcitation.org/5sqD99ttQ?url=http://www.grantkirkhope.com/donkeykong64.html and voiced Donkey Kong in several gameshttps://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong#Speech
* gay erotica author who wrote masterpieces such as Space Raptor Butt Invasion, Pounded in the Butt By My Own Butt, and Pounded in the Butt By My Book "Pounded in the Butt By My Own Butt"
* writer and former child actress
* co-creator of DOOM
Throughout the stream, they discussed topics ranging from issues confronting trans people, gender dysphoria and euphoria, the work the Mermaids organization does, nuclear power, differences in the financial model of growing bananas vs. most U.S. agriculture, and ape semen. At the time of its completion, the stream earned approximately $340,000 for Mermaids, roughly half of the grant that was awaiting review.
Shortly after the stream ended, a motion was lodged in the Scottish Parliament to honor him for his efforts, but failed to pass.https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5M-15504&ResultsPerPage=10
==See also==
*Shaun, also a socialist.
*Potholer54, one of Brewis' personal inspirationsBill Nye VS Pseudoscience (Part Two!) | Measured Response hbomberguy (YouTube). September 3, 2017. 
*ContraPoints, HBG's American counterpart.
*James Somerton, the YouTube plagiarist he exposed.
==External links==
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*Hbomberguy on YouTube
*Hbomberguy on Twitter
*Hbomberguy on Curious Cat
*Hbomberguy on Ask.FM
*Hbomberguy on Twitch
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