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Oli London
Oli London
Born	14 January 1990 (age 34); England
Occupation	Internet personality;
Years active	2018–present
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Channels	Oli London
Genres	Vlog; music;
Subscribers	65.6 thousand
Total views	30.14 million
	Last updated: 29 December 2022

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Oli London (born 14 January 1990) is an English Internet personality. London is known for his multiple ethnic plastic surgery procedures intended to make him look like Jimin, a member of the South Korean boy band BTS.

Born in England, London's interest in South Korean culture began after moving to South Korea in 2013 to teach English. In 2022, he announced that he would no longer undergo surgeries and that he had converted to Christianity and was planning to receive baptism in the Catholic Church.^[1] He thereafter affiliated himself with the anti-gender movement.^[2]

Early life

London was born on 14 January 1990.^[3] His father is an interior designer and his mother is a housewife.^[4]

London's interest in South Korea began in 2013, after arriving in Seoul to teach English for a year.^[4]^[5] London's partner, a Korean, taught him many Korean phrases; but according to London, he forgot almost everything he was taught due to his poor memory.^[6] He also began researching the country's culture, and became familiar with many South Korean music groups. He became particularly interested in BTS, and began idolising popular member Jimin.^[6]

The same year, London began having surgeries designed to make his face resemble Jimin.^[7] On Jimin's face, London stated: "Obviously, he's changed over the years. But he's just got a very round, cute baby face, the most beautiful eyes, his smile, everything about him."^[6]

Career

Television

London's television career is composed solely of guest appearances, all of which focus predominantly on his surgeries.^[8] He started attracting media attention after appearing in a 2018 episode of the Barcroft TV documentary series Hooked on the Look, which presented his multi-surgery process to resemble Jimin.^[9]

Music

In 2019, London began his K-pop career by releasing the single "Perfection", a bilingual English-Korean song revolving on the euphoria he felt after getting his surgeries;^[6] it received negative reviews from music critics for its excessive autotune.^[6]

In 2020, London released a Christmas song called "Christmas in Korea". Like his other song, he received backlash, this time for cultural reasons.

Acting

In his acting debut in 2021, London starred in the partially fictionalised short documentary film Gangnam Beauty. It was screened at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and London starred in two roles: as himself and as a sculptor forced to make fourteen different masks to save their village from the gods' wrath.^[10]^[11]

Personal life

"In Korea, having white skin is considered a sign of perfection or beauty. And Koreans go to great, great lengths to maintain that skin. You know, they don't go in the sea and stuff. They avoid the sun. I do go to great lengths—I also avoid the sun. I would like my skin to be, like, super, super, like Snow White, like Korean people. I get upset that some people think it's racist. I'm not racist."

—Oli London, 2022^[12]

London has been a former supporter of the Black Lives Matter organisation.^[12]^[13] He has since backtracked, and is now a vocal opponent of BLM and "woke culture".^[14]^{[non-primary source needed]}

London describes himself as someone with "an obsessive and impulsive personality".^[15] He practices speaking Korean with a private teacher every week.^[12] He dated the French pornographic actress Angelique Morgan.^[16]^[17] London has spoken of his poor relationships with family and friends and society's negative views towards him because of his racial identity. This eventually meant that he had difficulty finding a romantic relationship and caused him to become reclusive.^[12]

Religion and spiritual beliefs

London is a former atheist.^[18] Previously he was said to worship a cardboard cut-out of Jimin and even prayed to the singer.^[19] He has criticised the Islamic doctrines of women's dress codes.^[13] In November 2022, London announced his conversion to Christianity and his intention to be baptized in Catholic Church.^[20]

Transracial identity

Although he is of White British descent, London has previously identified as South Korean.^[21] His self-identification attracted worldwide attention^[22]^[23] and stirred debate around the validity of being transracial compared to being transgender.^[24]^[25] Sandra Song of Paper magazine accused him of fetishising South Korean culture, calling what he had done "incredibly offensive, especially since it effectively trivializes our identities because they're suddenly 'trendy.'"^[26] London has claimed to have received death threats on the Internet for being "transracial"^[27] but defended his identity as personal and said his intention was solely to appreciate the culture.^[28]^[29] Others showed support for him. American activist Rachel Dolezal, who similarly attracted controversy due to her racial identity, stated that someone's personal identity (including London's) should not be other people's main concern.^[30]

Gender and sexuality

London came out as non-binary during the Pride Month of 2021, announcing that he used they/them pronouns as well as neopronouns inspired by Korea and Jimin.^[31]

In mid-2022, he came out as a genderfluid trans woman and announced plans to get further surgeries to look like Blackpink member Rosé.^[32]^[33]

In October 2022, he told E! News that he was detransitioning, saying that he wanted to "go back to being [his] original self—a biological man", and updated his Instagram bio to indicate that he uses he/him pronouns.^[33] He thereafter affiliated himself with the anti-gender movement.^[2] London's book Gender Madness was published in August 2023.^[34]

Plastic surgeries

In March 2022, London announced plans for penis reduction surgeries, stating that "in Korea, [the average] penis is like 3.5 inches [...] People say, 'Oh, you can't be Korean. You're not 100 percent Korean,' and I just want to be 100 percent Korean. I would even have a penis reduction so I'm, like, the Korean average."^[35] This statement brought him criticism for promoting stereotypes of East Asian men.^[36]

At the time of his detransition in October 2022, he had undergone 32 surgeries, including six nose jobs, an eye surgery, a facelift, a brow lift, a temple lift, a teeth procedure,^[33] and skin whitening injections.^[12]^[15] He stated that he planned to stop getting further surgeries, which he said he had "undergone in [his] obsessive quest chasing perfection".^[33]

References

^ Heipel, Edie (4 November 2022). "De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity". Catholic News Agency.
^ ^a ^b Dickson, EJ; Ramirez, Nikki McCann (15 June 2023). "The Right Boosted Trans Hate – And Ran Up Their Follower Counts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ London, Oli [@OliLondonTV] (13 January 2022). "Omg it's my birthday tomorrow. I hope I become more Korean for my birthday" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Oli London, die erste transracialistische Person" [Oli London, the first transracial person]. Arte (in French and German). 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Kumar, Jaishree (30 June 2021). "We Spoke With a White Influencer Who Got 18 Surgeries to 'Become Korean'". Vice. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Walsh, Lore (Spring 2019). "Oli London: More than meets the eye?". UnitedKpop. pp. 38–45. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Smith, Ryan (28 June 2021). "Oli London Before Surgery Pictures as Instagram Star Identifies as Korean". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ LaCapria, Kim (29 June 2021). "White Influencer Identifies As Korean". TruthOrFiction.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ Vesty, Helena (5 October 2018). "BTS fan spends $100,000 to look like K-pop group member Jimin". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Vanoni, Louise (29 December 2021). "Dans le noir miroir d'Oli London" [In the dark mirror of Oli London]. Beaux Arts Magazine (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Gangnam Beauty". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Smith, Ryan (29 January 2022). "'Transracial' Influencer Oli London Says Trolls Turned Him Into a Recluse". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Villagracia, Nel (28 June 2020). "BTS fan shares thoughts on 'Jimin superfan' Oli London from another point of view". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ @OliLondonTV (22 April 2024). "BLM and the Palestinian movement are exactly the same" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Notarantonio, Lucy; Edwards, Rob (20 April 2022). "British man undergoes £230,000 plastic surgery to make himself look like Korean woman". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "Frenchy Morgan from 'Celebrity Big Brother' Wows In Teeny Bikini". OK!. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Milton, Josh (21 January 2020). "Bisexual reality TV star to undergo seven surgeries to look like her 'favourite anime doll'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Dawah, Ali; London, Oli (5 December 2021). Pop Star Opens Up to Muslim – Oli London (video). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via YouTube.
^ Roy, Barsha (2 July 2021). "'Whatever Jimin does, I worship like a God': Oli London thanks Rachel Dolezal for inspiring him to embrace his 'Korean identity'". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Heipel, Edie (4 November 2022). "De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity". Catholic News Agency.
^ Murray, Douglas (8 July 2021). "Oli London and the trickiness of being 'trans-racial'". The Spectator World. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Stanley, Tim (14 October 2021). Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West. Bloomsbury. p. 136. ISBN 978-14-72974-14-3. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Manieri, Rich (12 July 2021). "Welcome to a world where ethnicity is relative". The Daily Post Athenian. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Hill, Braden; Lane, Steven (2 July 2021). "No, you can't identify as 'transracial'. But you can affirm your gender". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Tuvel, Rebecca (6 July 2021). "Changing Identities: Are Race and Gender Analogous?". American Philosophical Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Song, Sandra (23 June 2021). "Oli London Says They're 'Nonbinary Korean'". Paper. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ Woodcock, Zara (30 June 2021). "Influencer Oli London getting death threats after 'coming out' as non-binary Korean". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Lago, Amanda; London, Oli (15 December 2021). Rappler Talk: 'Transracial' singer Oli London on their music and love for Korean culture (video). Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via YouTube.
^ Sung, Lauren (14 July 2021). "Oli London Demonstrates The Problem With Transracial Identities". Study Breaks. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Teh, Cheryl (2 July 2021). "Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a TikTok star who says they 'transitioned' races". Insider. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Neumann, Laiken (21 June 2021). "White influencer under fire for appropriating Korean flag after getting plastic surgeries to 'look Korean'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ Mallorca, Hannah (12 May 2022). "UK-born influencer Oli London defends 'transracial' identity as Korean woman: 'I'm Korean. People need to accept that'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hernandez, Angie Orellana (15 October 2022). "Influencer Oli London Shares He's Detransitioning Back to Male". E! News. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Former trans influencer blames TikTok stars for rise in gender ideology". Fox News. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ Smith, Ryan (29 January 2022). "'Transracial' Influencer Oli London Reveals Plans for Penis Reduction Surgery". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Cheong, Charissa (22 February 2022). "A white influencer said they want penis reduction surgery to be '100% Korean,' sparking criticism from celebrities, experts, and academics". Insider. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

External links

Oli London at IMDb
Oli London on Twitter

[1] Heipel, Edie (4 November 2022). "De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity". Catholic News Agency.

[:0-2] Dickson, EJ; Ramirez, Nikki McCann (15 June 2023). "The Right Boosted Trans Hate – And Ran Up Their Follower Counts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[3] London, Oli [@OliLondonTV] (13 January 2022). "Omg it's my birthday tomorrow. I hope I become more Korean for my birthday" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Twitter.

[Arte-4] "Oli London, die erste transracialistische Person" [Oli London, the first transracial person]. Arte (in French and German). 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[5] Kumar, Jaishree (30 June 2021). "We Spoke With a White Influencer Who Got 18 Surgeries to 'Become Korean'". Vice. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[UKP-6] Walsh, Lore (Spring 2019). "Oli London: More than meets the eye?". UnitedKpop. pp. 38–45. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[7] Smith, Ryan (28 June 2021). "Oli London Before Surgery Pictures as Instagram Star Identifies as Korean". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[8] LaCapria, Kim (29 June 2021). "White Influencer Identifies As Korean". TruthOrFiction.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[9] Vesty, Helena (5 October 2018). "BTS fan spends $100,000 to look like K-pop group member Jimin". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[10] Vanoni, Louise (29 December 2021). "Dans le noir miroir d'Oli London" [In the dark mirror of Oli London]. Beaux Arts Magazine (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[11] "Gangnam Beauty". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[interview-12] Smith, Ryan (29 January 2022). "'Transracial' Influencer Oli London Says Trolls Turned Him Into a Recluse". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[views-13] Villagracia, Nel (28 June 2020). "BTS fan shares thoughts on 'Jimin superfan' Oli London from another point of view". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[14] @OliLondonTV (22 April 2024). "BLM and the Palestinian movement are exactly the same" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[Daily-15] Notarantonio, Lucy; Edwards, Rob (20 April 2022). "British man undergoes £230,000 plastic surgery to make himself look like Korean woman". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[16] "Frenchy Morgan from 'Celebrity Big Brother' Wows In Teeny Bikini". OK!. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[17] Milton, Josh (21 January 2020). "Bisexual reality TV star to undergo seven surgeries to look like her 'favourite anime doll'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[atheism-18] Dawah, Ali; London, Oli (5 December 2021). Pop Star Opens Up to Muslim – Oli London (video). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via YouTube.

[19] Roy, Barsha (2 July 2021). "'Whatever Jimin does, I worship like a God': Oli London thanks Rachel Dolezal for inspiring him to embrace his 'Korean identity'". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[20] Heipel, Edie (4 November 2022). "De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity". Catholic News Agency.

[21] Murray, Douglas (8 July 2021). "Oli London and the trickiness of being 'trans-racial'". The Spectator World. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[22] Stanley, Tim (14 October 2021). Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West. Bloomsbury. p. 136. ISBN 978-14-72974-14-3. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[23] Manieri, Rich (12 July 2021). "Welcome to a world where ethnicity is relative". The Daily Post Athenian. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[24] Hill, Braden; Lane, Steven (2 July 2021). "No, you can't identify as 'transracial'. But you can affirm your gender". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[25] Tuvel, Rebecca (6 July 2021). "Changing Identities: Are Race and Gender Analogous?". American Philosophical Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[26] Song, Sandra (23 June 2021). "Oli London Says They're 'Nonbinary Korean'". Paper. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[27] Woodcock, Zara (30 June 2021). "Influencer Oli London getting death threats after 'coming out' as non-binary Korean". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[28] Lago, Amanda; London, Oli (15 December 2021). Rappler Talk: 'Transracial' singer Oli London on their music and love for Korean culture (video). Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via YouTube.

[29] Sung, Lauren (14 July 2021). "Oli London Demonstrates The Problem With Transracial Identities". Study Breaks. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[30] Teh, Cheryl (2 July 2021). "Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a TikTok star who says they 'transitioned' races". Insider. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[Neumann-31] Neumann, Laiken (21 June 2021). "White influencer under fire for appropriating Korean flag after getting plastic surgeries to 'look Korean'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[32] Mallorca, Hannah (12 May 2022). "UK-born influencer Oli London defends 'transracial' identity as Korean woman: 'I'm Korean. People need to accept that'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[DetransitionENews-33] Hernandez, Angie Orellana (15 October 2022). "Influencer Oli London Shares He's Detransitioning Back to Male". E! News. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[34] "Former trans influencer blames TikTok stars for rise in gender ideology". Fox News. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[35] Smith, Ryan (29 January 2022). "'Transracial' Influencer Oli London Reveals Plans for Penis Reduction Surgery". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[36] Cheong, Charissa (22 February 2022). "A white influencer said they want penis reduction surgery to be '100% Korean,' sparking criticism from celebrities, experts, and academics". Insider. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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-'''Oli London''' (born 14 January 1990) is an English [[Internet personality]]. London is known for his multiple ethnic [[plastic surgery]] procedures intended to make him look like [[Jimin]], a member of the South Korean boy band [[BTS]].
+'''Oli London''' (born 14 January 1990) is an English [[Internet personality]]. London is known for his multiple [[ethnic plastic surgery]] procedures intended to make him look like [[Jimin]], a member of the South Korean boy band [[BTS]].
-Born in England, London's interest in [[South Korean culture]] began after moving to South Korea in 2013 to [[Teaching English as a second or foreign language#South Korea|teach English]]. In 2022, he announced that he would no longer undergo surgeries and that he had converted to [[Christianity]] and was planning to receive [[baptism]] in the [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|Catholic Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252732/de-transitioner-oli-london-shares-conversion-to-christianity |last=Heipel |first=Edie |access-date= |website=[[Catholic News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref>
+Born in England, London's interest in [[South Korean culture]] began after moving to South Korea in 2013 to [[Teaching English as a second or foreign language#South Korea|teach English]]. In 2022, he announced that he would no longer undergo surgeries and that he had converted to Christianity and was planning to receive [[baptism]] in the [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|Catholic Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252732/de-transitioner-oli-london-shares-conversion-to-christianity |last=Heipel |first=Edie |access-date= |agency=[[Catholic News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref> He thereafter affiliated himself with the [[anti-gender movement]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last1=Dickson |first1=EJ |last2=Ramirez |first2=Nikki McCann |date=15 June 2023 |title=The Right Boosted Trans Hate – And Ran Up Their Follower Counts |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/trans-hate-follower-count-matt-walsh-1234770675/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
 == Early life ==
 London was born on 14 January 1990.<ref>{{Cite Twitter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113142755/https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1481632815729070083 |archive-date=13 January 2022 |url-status=live |title=Omg it's my birthday tomorrow. I hope I become more Korean for my birthday |last=London |first=Oli |user=OliLondonTV |number=1481632815729070083 |date=13 January 2022 |access-date=24 April 2022 }}</ref> His father is an interior designer and his mother is a housewife.<ref name="Arte">{{Cite web |url=https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/108594-000-A/oli-london-die-erste-transracialistische-person/ |title=Oli London, die erste transracialistische Person |date=18 March 2022 |website=[[Arte]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=French, German |trans-title=Oli London, the first transracial person |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501080007/https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/108594-000-A/oli-london-die-erste-transracialistische-person/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-London's interest in [[South Korea]] began in 2013, after arriving in [[Seoul]] to [[Teaching English as a second or foreign language#South Korea|teach English]] for a year.<ref name="Arte" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgjm4/white-british-influencer-surgery-to-look-like-korean-bts-member-jimin |title=We Spoke With a White Influencer Who Got 18 Surgeries to 'Become Korean' |last=Kumar |first=Jaishree |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307030843/https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgjm4/white-british-influencer-surgery-to-look-like-korean-bts-member-jimin |url-status=live }}</ref> London's partner, a [[Koreans|Korean]], taught him many [[Korean language|Korean]] phrases; but according to London, he forgot almost everything he was taught due to his poor memory.<ref name="UKP">{{Cite magazine |url=https://issuu.com/unitedkpop/docs/ukp_magazine_spring_2019/38 |title=Oli London: More than meets the eye? |last=Walsh |first=Lore |magazine=UnitedKpop |pages=38–45 |access-date=24 April 2022 |date=Spring 2019 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318232849/https://issuu.com/unitedkpop/docs/ukp_magazine_spring_2019/38 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also began researching the country's [[Culture of South Korea|culture]], and became familiar with many South Korean music groups. He became particularly interested in BTS, and began idolising popular member Jimin.<ref name="UKP" />
+London's interest in [[South Korea]] began in 2013, after arriving in [[Seoul]] to [[Teaching English as a second or foreign language in South Korea|teach English]] for a year.<ref name="Arte" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgjm4/white-british-influencer-surgery-to-look-like-korean-bts-member-jimin |title=We Spoke With a White Influencer Who Got 18 Surgeries to 'Become Korean' |last=Kumar |first=Jaishree |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307030843/https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgjm4/white-british-influencer-surgery-to-look-like-korean-bts-member-jimin |url-status=live }}</ref> London's partner, a Korean, taught him many [[Korean language|Korean]] phrases; but according to London, he forgot almost everything he was taught due to his poor memory.<ref name="UKP">{{Cite magazine |url=https://issuu.com/unitedkpop/docs/ukp_magazine_spring_2019/38 |title=Oli London: More than meets the eye? |last=Walsh |first=Lore |magazine=UnitedKpop |pages=38–45 |access-date=24 April 2022 |date=Spring 2019 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318232849/https://issuu.com/unitedkpop/docs/ukp_magazine_spring_2019/38 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also began researching the [[Culture of South Korea|country's culture]], and became familiar with many South Korean music groups. He became particularly interested in BTS, and began idolising popular member Jimin.<ref name="UKP" />
 The same year, London began having surgeries designed to make his face resemble Jimin.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/oli-london-before-surgery-pictures-instagram-star-identifies-korean-1604656 |title=Oli London Before Surgery Pictures as Instagram Star Identifies as Korean |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=28 June 2021 |work=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423064115/https://www.newsweek.com/oli-london-before-surgery-pictures-instagram-star-identifies-korean-1604656 |url-status=live }}</ref> On Jimin's face, London stated: "Obviously, he's changed over the years. But he's just got a very round, cute baby face, the most beautiful eyes, his smile, everything about him."<ref name="UKP" />
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 === Television ===
-London's television career is composed solely of guest appearances, all of which focus predominantly on his surgeries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.truthorfiction.com/white-influencer-identifies-as-korean/ |title='White Influencer Identifies As Korean' |last=LaCapria |first=Kim |date=29 June 2021 |website=[[TruthOrFiction.com]] |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704050054/https://www.truthorfiction.com/white-influencer-identifies-as-korean/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He started attracting media attention after appearing in a 2018 episode of the [[Barcroft TV]] documentary series ''Hooked On The Look'', which presented his multi-surgery process to resemble Jimin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a867769/bts-members-jimin-k-pop-plastic-surgery/ |title=BTS fan spends $100,000 to look like K-pop group member Jimin |last=Vesty |first=Helena |date=5 October 2018 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042646/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a867769/bts-members-jimin-k-pop-plastic-surgery/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+London's television career is composed solely of guest appearances, all of which focus predominantly on his surgeries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.truthorfiction.com/white-influencer-identifies-as-korean/ |title=White Influencer Identifies As Korean |last=LaCapria |first=Kim |date=29 June 2021 |website=[[TruthOrFiction.com]] |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704050054/https://www.truthorfiction.com/white-influencer-identifies-as-korean/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He started attracting media attention after appearing in a 2018 episode of the [[Barcroft TV]] documentary series ''Hooked on the Look'', which presented his multi-surgery process to resemble Jimin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a867769/bts-members-jimin-k-pop-plastic-surgery/ |title=BTS fan spends $100,000 to look like K-pop group member Jimin |last=Vesty |first=Helena |date=5 October 2018 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042646/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a867769/bts-members-jimin-k-pop-plastic-surgery/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Music ===
 In 2019, London began his [[K-pop]] career by releasing the single "Perfection", a bilingual English-Korean song revolving on the euphoria he felt after getting his surgeries;<ref name="UKP" /> it received negative reviews from music critics for its excessive autotune.<ref name="UKP" />
-In 2020, London released a [[Christmas]] song called "Christmas in Korea". Like his other song, he received backlash, this time for cultural reasons.
+In 2020, London released a Christmas song called "Christmas in Korea". Like his other song, he received backlash, this time for cultural reasons.
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-London has been a supporter of the [[Black Lives Matter]] organisation.<ref name="interview" /><ref name="views" />
+London has been a former supporter of the [[Black Lives Matter]] organisation.<ref name="interview" /><ref name="views" /> He has since backtracked, and is now a vocal opponent of BLM and "[[Wokeism|woke culture]]".<ref>{{Cite Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/olilondontv/status/1782435519600685502 |title=BLM and the Palestinian movement are exactly the same |user=OliLondonTV |number=1782435519600685502 |date=22 April 2024}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2024}}
 London describes himself as someone with "an obsessive and impulsive personality".<ref name="Daily">{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/british-man-undergoes-plastic-surgery-26751011 |title=British man undergoes £230,000 plastic surgery to make himself look like Korean woman |last1=Notarantonio |first1=Lucy |last2=Edwards |first2=Rob |date=20 April 2022 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421203843/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/british-man-undergoes-plastic-surgery-26751011 |url-status=live }}</ref> He practices speaking Korean with a private teacher every week.<ref name="interview">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/transracial-influencer-oli-london-says-trolls-turned-him-recluse-1673969 |title='Transracial' Influencer Oli London Says Trolls Turned Him Into a Recluse |date=29 January 2022 |work=Newsweek |last=Smith |first=Ryan |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412063946/https://www.newsweek.com/transracial-influencer-oli-london-says-trolls-turned-him-recluse-1673969 |url-status=live }}</ref> He dated<!-- removed specific date range; no source mentions initial announcement of relationship or breakup and all else is original research --> the French pornographic actress [[Angelique Morgan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://okmagazine.com/photos/frenchy-morgan-celebrity-big-brother-wows-teeny-bikini-pics/ |title=Frenchy Morgan from 'Celebrity Big Brother' Wows In Teeny Bikini |date=30 October 2018 |work=[[OK!]] |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115223053/https://okmagazine.com/photos/frenchy-morgan-celebrity-big-brother-wows-teeny-bikini-pics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/21/frenchy-morgan-anime-doll-barcroft-tv-hooked-on-the-look/ |title=Bisexual reality TV star to undergo seven surgeries to look like her 'favourite anime doll' |date=21 January 2020 |work=[[PinkNews]] |last=Milton |first=Josh |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424123102/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/21/frenchy-morgan-anime-doll-barcroft-tv-hooked-on-the-look/ |url-status=live }}</ref> London has spoken of his poor relationships with family and friends and society's negative views towards him because of his racial identity. This eventually meant that he had difficulty finding a romantic relationship and caused him to become reclusive.<ref name="interview" />
 ===Religion and spiritual beliefs===
-London is a former [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref name="atheism" /> Previously he was said to worship a cardboard cut-out of Jimin and even prayed to the singer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/whatever-jimin-does-i-worship-like-god-oli-london-thanks-rachel-dolezal-inspiring-to-embrace-korean-identity |title='Whatever Jimin does, I worship like a God': Oli London thanks Rachel Dolezal for inspiring him to embrace his 'Korean identity' |date=2 July 2021 |last=Roy |first=Barsha |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424124245/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/whatever-jimin-does-i-worship-like-god-oli-london-thanks-rachel-dolezal-inspiring-to-embrace-korean-identity |url-status=live }}</ref> He said he respects religious people.<ref name="atheism">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGtiQAiIjI |title=Pop Star Opens Up to Muslim&nbsp;– Oli London |date=5 December 2021 |last1=Dawah |first1=Ali |last2=London |first2=Oli |access-date=24 April 2022 |type=video |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424073035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGtiQAiIjI |archive-date=24 April 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has criticised the [[Islamic clothing|Islamic doctrines of women's dress codes]].<ref name="views">{{Cite web |url=https://pop.inquirer.net/96534/a-fellow-bts-fan-shares-thoughts-on-jimin-superfan-oli-london-from-another-point-of-view |title=BTS fan shares thoughts on 'Jimin superfan' Oli London from another point of view |date=28 June 2020 |last=Villagracia |first=Nel |website=[[Inquirer.net]] |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424121641/https://pop.inquirer.net/96534/a-fellow-bts-fan-shares-thoughts-on-jimin-superfan-oli-london-from-another-point-of-view |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2022, London announced his conversion to [[Christianity]] and his intention to be baptized in [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|Catholic Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heipel |first=Edie |date=4 November 2022 |title=De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252732/de-transitioner-oli-london-shares-conversion-to-christianity |access-date= |website=[[Catholic News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref>
+London is a former [[atheist]].<ref name="atheism">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGtiQAiIjI |title=Pop Star Opens Up to Muslim&nbsp;– Oli London |date=5 December 2021 |last1=Dawah |first1=Ali |last2=London |first2=Oli |access-date=24 April 2022 |type=video |via=YouTube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424073035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGtiQAiIjI |archive-date=24 April 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Previously he was said to worship a cardboard cut-out of Jimin and even prayed to the singer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/whatever-jimin-does-i-worship-like-god-oli-london-thanks-rachel-dolezal-inspiring-to-embrace-korean-identity |title='Whatever Jimin does, I worship like a God': Oli London thanks Rachel Dolezal for inspiring him to embrace his 'Korean identity' |date=2 July 2021 |last=Roy |first=Barsha |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424124245/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/whatever-jimin-does-i-worship-like-god-oli-london-thanks-rachel-dolezal-inspiring-to-embrace-korean-identity |url-status=live }}</ref> He has criticised the [[Islamic clothing|Islamic doctrines of women's dress codes]].<ref name="views">{{Cite news |url=https://pop.inquirer.net/96534/a-fellow-bts-fan-shares-thoughts-on-jimin-superfan-oli-london-from-another-point-of-view |title=BTS fan shares thoughts on 'Jimin superfan' Oli London from another point of view |date=28 June 2020 |last=Villagracia |first=Nel |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424121641/https://pop.inquirer.net/96534/a-fellow-bts-fan-shares-thoughts-on-jimin-superfan-oli-london-from-another-point-of-view |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2022, London announced his conversion to Christianity and his intention to be baptized in [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|Catholic Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heipel |first=Edie |date=4 November 2022 |title=De-transitioner shares conversion to Christianity |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252732/de-transitioner-oli-london-shares-conversion-to-christianity |access-date= |agency=[[Catholic News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref>
 ===Transracial identity===
-Although he is of [[White British]] descent, London has previously identified as South Korean.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://spectatorworld.com/topic/oli-london-trickiness-being-trans-racial/ |title=Oli London and the trickiness of being 'trans-racial' |date=8 July 2021 |work=[[The Spectator World]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |last=Murray |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Murray (author) |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184456/https://spectatorworld.com/topic/oli-london-trickiness-being-trans-racial/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His self-identification attracted worldwide attention<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7c_EAAAQBAJ |title=Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West |date=14 October 2021 |last=Stanley |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Stanley |isbn=978-14-72974-14-3 |page=136 |publisher=Bloomsbury |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430070300/https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/Whatever_Happened_to_Tradition/B7c_EAAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_2a333736-762d-502f-9191-e149ade61cd6.html |title=Welcome to a world where ethnicity is relative |last=Manieri |first=Rich |work=[[The Daily Post Athenian]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727171111/https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_2a333736-762d-502f-9191-e149ade61cd6.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and stirred debate around the validity of being [[Transracial (identity)|transracial]] compared to being [[transgender]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/amp/no-you-cant-identify-as-transracial-but-you-can-affirm-your-gender-163729 |date=2 July 2021 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |title=No, you can't identify as 'transracial'. But you can affirm your gender |last1=Hill |first1=Braden |last2=Lane |first2=Steven |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407123949/https://theconversation.com/amp/no-you-cant-identify-as-transracial-but-you-can-affirm-your-gender-163729 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/06/changing-identities-are-race-and-gender-analogous/ |title=Changing Identities: Are Race and Gender Analogous? |last=Tuvel |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Tuvel |date=6 July 2021 |website=[[American Philosophical Association]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404080157/https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/06/changing-identities-are-race-and-gender-analogous/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sandra Song of ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' magazine accused him of fetishising South Korean culture, calling what he had done "incredibly offensive, especially since it effectively trivializes our identities because they're suddenly 'trendy.'"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.papermag.com/oli-london-nonbinary-korean-2653496117.html |title=Oli London Says They're 'Nonbinary Korean' |last=Song |first=Sandra |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=9 July 2022 |date=23 June 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702112052/https://www.papermag.com/oli-london-nonbinary-korean-2653496117.html |url-status=live }}</ref> London received death threats on the Internet for being "transracial"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/influencer-oli-london-getting-death-24430443 |title=Influencer Oli London getting death threats after 'coming out' as non-binary Korean |last=Woodcock |first=Zara |date=30 June 2021 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630153853/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/influencer-oli-london-getting-death-24430443 |url-status=live }}</ref> but defended his identity as personal and said his intention was solely to appreciate the culture.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1X8WTRF-lU |title=Rappler Talk: 'Transracial' singer Oli London on their music and love for Korean culture |last1=Lago |first1=Amanda |last2=London |first2=Oli |date=15 December 2021 |website=YouTube |publisher=[[Rappler]] |type=video |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424115701/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1X8WTRF-lU&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=24 April 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/oli-london-demonstrates-the-problem-with-transracial-identities/ |title=Oli London Demonstrates The Problem With Transracial Identities |last=Sung |first=Lauren |date=14 July 2021 |work=Study Breaks |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813163811/https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/oli-london-demonstrates-the-problem-with-transracial-identities/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Others showed support for him. American activist [[Rachel Dolezal]], who similarly attracted controversy due to her racial identity, stated that someone's personal identity (including London's) should not be other people's main concern.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/rachel-dolezal-defends-oli-london-2021-7 |title=Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a TikTok star who says they 'transitioned' races |last=Teh |first=Cheryl |date=2 July 2021 |work=Insider |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430054125/https://www.insider.com/rachel-dolezal-defends-oli-london-2021-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Although he is of [[White British]] descent, London has previously identified as South Korean.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://spectatorworld.com/topic/oli-london-trickiness-being-trans-racial/ |title=Oli London and the trickiness of being 'trans-racial' |date=8 July 2021 |work=[[The Spectator World]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |last=Murray |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Murray (author) |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184456/https://spectatorworld.com/topic/oli-london-trickiness-being-trans-racial/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His self-identification attracted worldwide attention<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7c_EAAAQBAJ |title=Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West |date=14 October 2021 |last=Stanley |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Stanley |isbn=978-14-72974-14-3 |page=136 |publisher=Bloomsbury |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430070300/https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/Whatever_Happened_to_Tradition/B7c_EAAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_2a333736-762d-502f-9191-e149ade61cd6.html |title=Welcome to a world where ethnicity is relative |last=Manieri |first=Rich |work=[[The Daily Post Athenian]] |access-date=30 April 2022 |date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727171111/https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_2a333736-762d-502f-9191-e149ade61cd6.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and stirred debate around the validity of being [[Transracial (identity)|transracial]] compared to being [[transgender]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/amp/no-you-cant-identify-as-transracial-but-you-can-affirm-your-gender-163729 |date=2 July 2021 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |title=No, you can't identify as 'transracial'. But you can affirm your gender |last1=Hill |first1=Braden |last2=Lane |first2=Steven |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407123949/https://theconversation.com/amp/no-you-cant-identify-as-transracial-but-you-can-affirm-your-gender-163729 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/06/changing-identities-are-race-and-gender-analogous/ |title=Changing Identities: Are Race and Gender Analogous? |last=Tuvel |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Tuvel |date=6 July 2021 |website=[[American Philosophical Association]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404080157/https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/06/changing-identities-are-race-and-gender-analogous/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sandra Song of ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' magazine accused him of fetishising South Korean culture, calling what he had done "incredibly offensive, especially since it effectively trivializes our identities because they're suddenly 'trendy.'"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.papermag.com/oli-london-nonbinary-korean-2653496117.html |title=Oli London Says They're 'Nonbinary Korean' |last=Song |first=Sandra |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=9 July 2022 |date=23 June 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702112052/https://www.papermag.com/oli-london-nonbinary-korean-2653496117.html |url-status=live }}</ref> London has claimed to have received death threats on the Internet for being "transracial"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/influencer-oli-london-getting-death-24430443 |title=Influencer Oli London getting death threats after 'coming out' as non-binary Korean |last=Woodcock |first=Zara |date=30 June 2021 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630153853/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/influencer-oli-london-getting-death-24430443 |url-status=live }}</ref> but defended his identity as personal and said his intention was solely to appreciate the culture.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1X8WTRF-lU |title=Rappler Talk: 'Transracial' singer Oli London on their music and love for Korean culture |last1=Lago |first1=Amanda |last2=London |first2=Oli |date=15 December 2021 |via=YouTube |publisher=[[Rappler]] |type=video |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424115701/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1X8WTRF-lU&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=24 April 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/oli-london-demonstrates-the-problem-with-transracial-identities/ |title=Oli London Demonstrates The Problem With Transracial Identities |last=Sung |first=Lauren |date=14 July 2021 |work=Study Breaks |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813163811/https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/oli-london-demonstrates-the-problem-with-transracial-identities/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Others showed support for him. American activist [[Rachel Dolezal]], who similarly attracted controversy due to her racial identity, stated that someone's personal identity (including London's) should not be other people's main concern.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/rachel-dolezal-defends-oli-london-2021-7 |title=Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a TikTok star who says they 'transitioned' races |last=Teh |first=Cheryl |date=2 July 2021 |work=Insider |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430054125/https://www.insider.com/rachel-dolezal-defends-oli-london-2021-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Gender and sexuality ===
-London came out as [[non-binary]] during the [[Pride Month]] of 2021, announcing that he used [[Singular they|they/them]] pronouns as well as [[neopronouns]] inspired by Korea and Jimin.<ref name="Neumann">{{cite news |last1=Neumann |first1=Laiken |title=White influencer under fire for appropriating Korean flag after getting plastic surgeries to 'look Korean' |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/white-influencer-nonbinary-korean/ |work=[[The Daily Dot]] |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014216/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/white-influencer-nonbinary-korean/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+London came out as [[non-binary]] during the [[Pride Month]] of 2021, announcing that he used [[they/them]] pronouns as well as [[neopronouns]] inspired by Korea and Jimin.<ref name="Neumann">{{cite news |last1=Neumann |first1=Laiken |title=White influencer under fire for appropriating Korean flag after getting plastic surgeries to 'look Korean' |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/white-influencer-nonbinary-korean/ |work=[[The Daily Dot]] |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014216/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/white-influencer-nonbinary-korean/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 In mid-2022, he came out as a [[genderfluid]] [[trans woman]] and announced plans to get further surgeries to look like [[Blackpink]] member [[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/682919-oli-london-defends-transracial-identity-as-korean-woman?page=3 |title=UK-born influencer Oli London defends 'transracial' identity as Korean woman: 'I'm Korean. People need to accept that' |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |last=Mallorca |first=Hannah |date=12 May 2022 |access-date=14 May 2022 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514080618/https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/682919-oli-london-defends-transracial-identity-as-korean-woman?page=3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="DetransitionENews">{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Angie Orellana |title=Influencer Oli London Shares He's Detransitioning Back to Male |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1350616/influencer-oli-london-shares-hes-detransitioning-back-to-male |work=[[E! News]] |date=15 October 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
-In October 2022, he told ''[[E! News]]'' that he was [[detransition]]ing, saying that he wanted to "go back to being [his] original self—a biological man", and updated his Instagram bio to indicate that he uses he/him pronouns.<ref name="DetransitionENews" /> London's book ''Gender Madness'' was published in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Former trans influencer blames TikTok stars for rise in gender ideology | publisher=Fox News | date=6 April 2023 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-trans-influencer-blames-tiktok-stars-rise-gender-ideology-trend-destroys-lives | access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
+In October 2022, he told ''[[E! News]]'' that he was [[detransition]]ing, saying that he wanted to "go back to being [his] original self—a biological man", and updated his Instagram bio to indicate that he uses he/him pronouns.<ref name="DetransitionENews" /> He thereafter affiliated himself with the [[anti-gender movement]].<ref name=":0" /> London's book ''Gender Madness'' was published in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Former trans influencer blames TikTok stars for rise in gender ideology | publisher=Fox News | date=6 April 2023 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-trans-influencer-blames-tiktok-stars-rise-gender-ideology-trend-destroys-lives | access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
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