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Born | September 1979 (age 44)[1] | ||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||
Occupation(s) | YouTuber, political commentator | ||||||
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Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
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Last updated: 9 June 2024 |
Carl Benjamin (born September 1979), also known by his online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is a British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator.[6][7][8] A former member of the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election.
During the Gamergate harassment campaign, Benjamin promoted the conspiracy theory that feminists were infiltrating video game research groups to influence game development. Since Gamergate, he has focused on promoting Brexit and criticising feminism, Islam, identity politics, and what he views as political correctness in the media and other institutions. Benjamin has been described as politically right-wing and far-right by multiple outlets. He denies this description of his politics, instead calling himself a classical liberal and a sceptic.
In 2016, in response to the British politician Jess Phillips's complaint that she frequently received rape threats from men online, Benjamin wrote on Twitter to her: "I wouldn't even rape you." Criticism of this comment—and of a later remark in which Benjamin said he might rape Phillips but for the fact that "nobody's got that much beer"—dominated press coverage of his European Parliament candidacy.[9] He apologised for the remark in 2024.[10][better source needed]
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