ContraPoints

Natalie Wynn
Natalie Wynn
	Wynn in 2020
Personal information
Born	October 21, 1988 (age 36); Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Berklee College of Music; Georgetown University (BA); Northwestern University (MA);
Occupations	YouTuber; livestreamer;
Website	www.contrapoints.com
YouTube information
Channels	ContraPoints; ContraPointsLive;
Years active	2008–present
Subscribers	1.81 million (main channel); 135 thousand (live channel);
Views	102.6 million (main channel); 5.15 million (live channel);
Creator Awards
	Last updated: July 22, 2024

Natalie Wynn (born October 21, 1988) is an American left-wing YouTuber, political commentator, and cultural critic. She is best known for her YouTube channel, ContraPoints, where she creates video essays exploring topics such as politics, gender, ethics, race, and philosophy.

Her videos often provide counterarguments to right-wing extremists and classical liberals. They comment on modern social issues such as class inequality, transgender rights (as well as LGBTQ rights on the whole), cancel culture, and modern internet culture.^[3] Her videos make use of set design, costumes, and characters.^[4] Wynn won a Streamy Award for "Commentary" in 2020 and was nominated in the same category at the 2021 Streamy Awards.^[5]^[6] In 2022, she became an honoree of a Peabody Award.^[7]

^ Robinson, Nathan J. (May 6, 2018). "God Bless ContraPoints". Current Affairs. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ @ContraPoints (August 19, 2020). "gorges to be honest I've been in the depths of a major depressive episode for a couple months and not doing well at all, but 1 million subs has jolted me alive and I'm so grateful for everything, thank you, love you so much" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Fleishman, Jeffrey (June 12, 2019). "Transgender YouTube star ContraPoints tries to change alt-right minds". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Cross, Katherine (August 24, 2018). "The Oscar Wilde of YouTube fights the alt-right with decadence and seduction". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "2020 YouTube Streamy Awards Winners: Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "ContraPoints". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[Robinson1-1] Robinson, Nathan J. (May 6, 2018). "God Bless ContraPoints". Current Affairs. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[2] @ContraPoints (August 19, 2020). "gorges to be honest I've been in the depths of a major depressive episode for a couple months and not doing well at all, but 1 million subs has jolted me alive and I'm so grateful for everything, thank you, love you so much" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] Fleishman, Jeffrey (June 12, 2019). "Transgender YouTube star ContraPoints tries to change alt-right minds". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[wilde-4] Cross, Katherine (August 24, 2018). "The Oscar Wilde of YouTube fights the alt-right with decadence and seduction". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[5] "2020 YouTube Streamy Awards Winners: Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[6] Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[pb-7] "ContraPoints". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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