Canceling James Somerton (ft. Michael Hobbes)

Last week, an hbomberguy YouTube video about plagiarism swept across social media and Katelyn found herself right in the middle of the discourse. This week we welcome back guest Michael Hobbes (If Books Could Kill, Maintenance Phase, formerly You're Wrong About) to talk about YouTuber and plagiarist James Somerton's plagiarism and the larger systemic issues that enabled it all.

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Citations:Plagiarism and You(Tube) - hbomberguy video

I Fact-Checked The Worst Video Essayist On YouTube - Todd in the Shadows video

J.K. Rowling’s transphobia is a product of British culture - Katelyn's article that was plagiarized by Somerton

(All James Somerton videos have been taken down from his channel)

Reddit post documenting the plagiarism of the Vox article

Michael Hobbes links:

If Books Could Kill podcast, Maintenance Phase podcast

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