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change "anti-feminist" to "far-right wing activist", because it is the main focus of him, not any perceived "anti-feminism". Benjamin is a vocal supporter of TERF and right-wing/islamophobic feminism (like Ayaan Hirsi Ali). 82.113.99.11 (talk) 18:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - Benjamin's antifeminist activism assured his "rise" to prominence during GamerGate, and is still (as of 2020) his most frequently noted attribute. Newimpartial (talk) 18:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Be objective about the "might rape" thing

"Criticism of this comment—and a later remark in which Benjamin said he might rape Phillips but for the fact that "nobody's got that much beer""

This is very, probably intentionally, misleading. I had watched that video before it got deleted by mass-flaggings from the same kind of people who would write the sentence above. In the video, he was in a remote resort nearby a sea, and he was making obvious jokes and sarcasms. In those jokes, he said something like "My tweet was about NOT raping her, and the left are attacking me for that. I think they have problems with my position of NOT raping her. Well, if they keep attacking me for NOT raping her, I might cave in, but let's be honest, nobody is that drunk." (not exact quote, just from my memory)

If you cannot figure out that the above was a sarcasm towards the left, I think you are idiots. What he meant was that "he might cave in to the left's demanding an apology for not raping her"; and I think a neutral person would see it basically as "Hey, I said I would NOT rape her; why are you criticising me for that tweet, you want me to NOT NOT rape her?"

But you may say "that is just your opinion, and my interpretation was different." Then, why not write the full and exact quote of him surrounding that passage, and let the readers judge themselves? Don't quote-mine and add your arbitrary interpretation like a fact without the actual quote (not just one sentence, but at least a paragraph). Sin Jeong-hun (talk) 01:58, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Personal life

Benjamin is married and has two children. He lives with his family in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.^[1] He has stated that he is an atheist.^[2]

change the above to the bellow:

Personal life

Benjamin is married and has three children. He lives with his family in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.^[1] He has stated that he is an atheist.^[3] 2001:569:FA67:EE00:581C:B88B:98E6:E95D (talk) 23:06, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Also, remove the information entirely because this isn't exactly the most well-known person so details about private life are best avoided. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:30, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

List of YouTube channels

In the "Channels" section of the summary-box in the top-right of the article it lists:

Akkad Daily
Sargon of Akkad
The Thinkery

The following three are missing:

Ancient Recitations (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMG40p6XHFTeXv5noF6Wdw)
Sargon of Akkad Live (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6cMYsKMx6XicFcFm7mTsmA)
The Symposium (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xJftLtg3YJGgClZRr7hbg)

82.38.255.130 (talk) 15:59, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lotus Eaters

Given Carl's current main outlet is the Lotus Eaters podcast and website (https://www.lotuseaters.com), which has now been running for 90 episodes, it seems odd there isn't even a passing-mention in the article itself... 82.38.255.130 (talk) 16:01, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference The Sunday Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Akkad, Sargon Of (October 27, 2020). "Macron vs Islam". YouTube.
^ Akkad, Sargon Of (October 27, 2020). "Macron vs Islam". YouTube.

[The_Sunday_Times-1] Cite error: The named reference The Sunday Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] Akkad, Sargon Of (October 27, 2020). "Macron vs Islam". YouTube.

[3] Akkad, Sargon Of (October 27, 2020). "Macron vs Islam". YouTube.

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