Innuendo Studios
Ian Danskin is a YouTuber known for his channel Innuendo Studios. Video topics include philosophy, politics, pop culture and video games, discussed from a left-wing perspective.[1]
The Alt-Right Playbook is a web series created by Danskin.[2] Its first episode was released in October 2017. The series focuses on examining and dismantling the online culture of the alt-right and "the rhetorical strategies [it] uses to legitimize itself and gain power."[3][4] It uses drawings of simple figures on a grey background to illustrate its ideas.[1]
Daniel Schindel of Polygon listed Danskin's video "Lady Eboshi is Wrong" as one of the best video essays of 2018.[5] Julie Muncy of Gizmodo lauded Danskin's video series about the 2015 post-apocalyptic action movie Mad Max: Fury Road.[6]
References
- van den Berg, Pim (8 October 2019). "Dit zijn de linkse YouTubers die tegenwicht geven aan extreem-rechts". VN (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Somos, Christy (25 October 2019). "Dismantling the 'Alt-Right Playbook': YouTuber explains how online radicalization works". CTV News. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- Somos, Christy (October 25, 2019). "Dismantling the 'Alt-Right Playbook': YouTuber explains how online radicalization works". CTVNews.
- Danskin, Ian (October 11, 2017). "The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction". YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Schindel, Daniel (28 December 2018). "The best video essays of 2018". Polygon. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Muncy, Julie (2 October 2018). "This Fabulous Video Series Unpacks the Gender Dynamics of Mad Max: Fury Road". Gizmodo. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Further reading
- 5 Myths About the Alt-Right
- Maniac Mansion is finally available on GOG.com
- The magical thinking of guys who love logic
- Why Are You So Angry? — Innuendo Studios' Documentary on Internet Hate
- Why did one of the most celebrated indie game creators melt down and quit?
- Das ist Phil Fish und der Hass im Internet (German)