Billy the Heretic

{{italic title}}[[File:Billy the heretic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yes, this is the level of intelligence we're dealing with here.]]
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{{cquote|I'm actually a [[Nigeria]]n...that's why my parents thought I was black. Then they proceeded to provide me with citizenship of 5 other countries, [[Israel]], [[America]]n, [[France|French]] and a couple of others. I've lived all over the world with my rich international jewish{{sic}} parents. So, yeah, I'm white, but [[lie|I don't believe I'm "supreme" over other races]].|||Yeah right.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211221101239/http://billytheheretic.com/interogate.php Interogate{{sic}} Billy], ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 21 December 2021</ref>{{efn|The creators are actually from [[Michigan]] and [[Ireland]].}}}}
'''''Billy the Heretic''''' was an [[alt-right]] webcomic created by two [[Stormfront]] users.<ref name=stormfront>[https://archive.ph/90cKo Billy the Heretic - The Dilbert for WNs (comic strip)]</ref> The comic is [[bullshit|supposedly]] an "[[PIDOOMA|autobiographical]]" work about a white [[Africa]]n boy adopted into a [[Jew]]ish family, and its creator has called it "the [[Dilbert]] for White Nationalists".<ref name=stormfront /> The fact that the comic's website linked to Stormfront should tell you what you're in for, not to mention the fact that it's riddled with numerous obvious typos.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220331111038/http://www.billytheheretic.com/ Billy the Heretic], archived 31 March 2022</ref> ''Billy the Heretic'' is infamously considered to be one of the worst webcomics of all time, if not ''the'' worst,<ref name= cracked>[https://www.cracked.com/article_17607_the-5-circles-baffling-web-comic-hell.html The 5 Circles of Baffling Web Comic Hell], Nick Coffin and Jason Pargin, ''Cracked'' 10 August 2009</ref> and [[RedPanels|considering]] [[StoneToss|some]] [[Ben Garrison|of]] [[Sinfest|its]] [[Vegan Artbook|competition]], that's saying a lot.

At some point in 2023, the comic was taken offline.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230831050933/http://www.billytheheretic.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi Account Suspended], archived 31 August 2023</ref> Shortly afterward, the domain was put up for sale by [[GoDaddy]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20230914184345/http://billytheheretic.com/ The domain billytheheretic.com is registered, but may still be available.] Archived 14 September 2023</ref> Nothing of value was lost.

==Overview==
The "story", if you can even call it that, involves an [[Aryan]] boy named Billy who is adopted by the Rothsteins, a Jewish family. As befitting for the kind of work this is, the Rothsteins are portrayed as [[Evil Jew|greedy]], big-nosed, and at the center of an [[International Jewish Conspiracy]]. However, due to the terrible artstyle, the Jewish characters more resemble cartoon [[vampire]]s than the [[Le Happy Merchant]] look the creators were going for, which is especially noticeable in the [[Halloween]] strip where they dress up as vampires (which also gives the artist another excuse to be lazy, not that he needed one of course). The main problem with the story, however, is that it's just really boring. Despite constantly alleging [[conspiracy theory|conspiracies]], very little of it is actually shown and it just leads to being a bland regurgitation of [[neo-Nazi]] talking points. What makes it worse is how even ignoring his [[bigotry]], Billy is just a really unlikable character, as he is a petulant, abusive [[bully]], and he comes across as less likeable than his Jewish family, who are intentionally written to be unlikeable.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230831052248/http://outofthequicksand.blogspot.com/2012/01/good-bad-and-ugly-of-webcomics.html The Good, Bad and Ugly of Webcomics], ''Out of the Quicksand'' archived 31 August 2023</ref> It doesn't help that many of the Rothsteins' "evil" actions, such as supporting LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights, and donating to fight [[AIDS]] in Africa, only look bad if you subscribe to the extreme neo-Nazi views of the creator. But what makes the comic particularly infamous is the horrible art. The art is incredibly lazy and doesn't have any color, and in one comic that is supposed to critique [[affirmative action]], Billy's dad gives all his dark-skinned workers a raise, but because there is no color or even shading it looks like he's giving everyone a raise.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211221124841/http://billytheheretic.com/paint.php My Dad doesn't lilke]{{sic}} racists very much. ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 21 December 2021</ref> In another, Billy and his father are supposed to be reading newspapers, but the artist just draws their heads floating above the newspapers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170858/http://billytheheretic.com/pet_food.php My dad moved most of his manufacturing companies overseas.], ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 9 June 2023</ref> It says something when even people who like [[Ben Garrison]] and [[Stonetoss]] don't take this stuff seriously.

==Conspiracies==
{{cquote|'''[[Strawman|Billy's Teacher]]''': Genetic testing proves that people are BORN gay because of the high chance of being gay if you have a gay identical twin.<br>
'''Billy''': [[Tu quoque|You also said]] that people had an even higher chance of [[false equivalency|being a criminal]] if they had a criminal twin. [[JAQing off|Are black people BORN criminals?]]|||So is the point supposed to be that being gay isn't natural and is because of Jewish degeneracy, or that being gay is natural because of [[biological determinism]] about black people and criminality? These Nazis can't even keep their own batshit talking points straight.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609165851/http://billytheheretic.com/gay.php If gay people are born gay, then black criminals are born criminals], ''Billy the Heretic'', archived 9 June 2023</ref>}}
If this comic is to be believed, then Jewish people…
* Paid black people to vandalize windows in order to drum up sales for glass companies<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211220184205/http://billytheheretic.com/riots.php My Dad worked hard during the struggle for black civil rights.] ''Billy the Heretic'' 20 December 2021</ref>
* Forged [[Barack Obama]]'s [[birther|birth certificate]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609183356/http://billytheheretic.com/election.php My Dad really believes in democracy.] ''Billy the Heretic'', archived 9 June 2023</ref>
* Boil [[crucifix]]es in [[poo]] during [[Halloween]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609180723/http://billytheheretic.com/halloween1.php Halloween: The Rothstein's favorite gentile holiday.] ''Billy the Heretic'', archived 9 June 2023</ref>
* Are responsible for spreading [[AIDS]] in [[Africa]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609185203/http://billytheheretic.com/aids_in_africa.php My parents care a lot about aids in Africa.] ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 9 June 2023</ref>

Yes, all of it is as stupid as it sounds.{{nofact}} 

To top it all off, the webcomic also promotes:
* [[Race realism]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171334/http://billytheheretic.com/cows.php He knows a lot about minorities...] ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 9 June 2023</ref> 
* [[Holocaust denial]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171648/http://billytheheretic.com/frank.php Anne Frank died of natural causes, though my teacher doesn't like to hear it.] ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 9 June 2023</ref>
* The [[Solutrean hypothesis]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211221220251/http://billytheheretic.com/american_history.php My dad thinks all non-jews should inter-breed with each other...] ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 21 December 2021</ref>
* [[Homophobia]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609182357/http://billytheheretic.com/gaypride.php My parents love gay pride (even though they are straight...I think)] ''Billy the Heretic'' archived 9 June 2023</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Ethnic Cleansing (video game)|Ethnic Cleansing]]'' — the [[video game]] version
* ''[[Racial Holy War]]'' — the [[role-playing game]] version

==Notes==
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==References==
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