Gavin McInnes
Gavin Miles McInnes | |
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| File:Young Gavin McInnes.jpg | |
| Born | July 17, 1970 |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Gavin Miles McInnes (born July 17, 1970) is a Scottish-Canadian[1] writer,[2] creative director,[3] actor and the co-founder of Vice.[2] His behavior and political views have attracted the repeated attention of the media.[note 1]
Biography
Early life, education
McInnes was born in Hitchin, England and moved to Canada when he was 4. His parents are Glaswegian. [1] McInnes attended Ottawa’s Carleton University and received a degree in English[1] or Political Science[5] in 1992.
Career
As a teen, McInnes played in the Ottawa punk band Anal Chinook.[6]
McInnes co-founded Vice in 1994.[2] His role as an editor at Vice led to him being referred to as "the Godfather of hipsterdom"[7] and one of the "primary architects of hipsterdom",[8] He left Vice in 2007 due to "creative differences."[9]
McInnes started the website StreetCarnage.com. He also co-founded an advertising agency called Rooster NY where he serves as creative director.[3] He currently writes for the web magazine Taki's Magazine.[10] He also writes for the website VDARE.[11]
He published a book of memoirs for Simon & Schuster entitled How to Piss in Public.[4]
Personal life
In 1999, he moved to New York City. He is married and has three children.[1][12]
Media attention
Pranks
- In 1995, McInnes convinced a journalist from Quebec's Le Devoir that he and fellow co-founder Shane Smith were gay lovers. The resulting story featured the two embracing.
- In 1999, McInnes convinced a journalist from Ottawa's The Citizen that Vice was merging with MTV. The resulting article was three full pages. This prank later became somewhat true when MTV launched The Vice Guide to Everything in 2010.
- In 2009, McInnes convinced a journalist at The Village Voice that he had been knocked out after losing a challenge to an MMA fighter.[13] The footage was actually an outtake from a failed TV pilot.[14]
- In 2010, McInnes convinced a journalist at Gawker.com that he had eaten a bowl of urine-soaked corn flakes after not winning their “Hipster of the Decade” competition.[15] The footage was actually an outtake from a collection of comedy sketches called Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole.[16]
- In 2012, McInnes faked a serious car accident for the stand-up comedy movie The Brotherhood of the Traveling Rants.[17]
Controversial statements
He was featured in a 2003 New York Times article about Vice magazine expressing his political views.[18]
In an interview in the New York Press, McInnes said that he was pleased that most Williamsburg hipsters are white.[18] He has also been quoted as saying
I love being white and I think it's something to be very proud of ... I don't want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life.[19]
McInnes later claimed that the interview was done as a prank intended to ridicule "baby boomer media like The Times" in a letter to Gawker. [20]
He became the focus of a letter-writing campaign by a black reader, and Vice apologized for McInnes's comments.[18]
In October 2013, McInnes was interviewed by the Huffington Post as a panel about the meaning of masculinity, and said "people would be happier if women would stop pretending to be men," and that feminism "has made women less happy."[21]
Women are feigning that toughness. We’ve trivialized childbirth and being domestic so much that women are forced to pretend to be men. They’re feigning this toughness, they’re miserable[22]
A heated argument followed when University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks responded, and McInnes in his reply loudly called her a "fucking idiot".[23]
McInnes in December of 2013 experienced more controversy when he released a video of him performing wrestling moves on his baby.
Works
Filmography
- 2006 Vice Guide to Travel — as himself
- 2008 Sophie Can Walk — as himself[24]
- 2009 Asshole — as Vincent Allen[25]
- 2010 A Million in the Morning — as host[26]
- 2010 Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole[16]
Publishing history
- 2003 The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll (Warner Books)[27]
- 2004 Vice Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques (Grand Central)[28]
- 2009 Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes (Grand Central)[29]
- 2012 How to Piss in Public: From Teenage Rebellion to the Hangover of Adulthood (Scribner)
Notes
- ^ According to ThoughtCatalog, he has been described as "the godfather of hipsterdom, a punk, a misogynist, a white supremacist, a prankster, a fashion icon, a tree planter, a drug-loving boozer playboy, an entrepreneur, a drug dealer, a cartoonist, a storyteller, a musician, a writer and an all around fucking asshole of a human being".[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Emily Jendriasak and Gvin McInnes". Gawker.
- ^ a b c "The 'Vice' Boys Are All Grown Up And Working For Viacom". November 19, 2007.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ a b Braiker, Brian (June 20, 2011). "Creating Ads For People Who Hate Ads". Ad Week. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b Gavin McInnes: An In-depth Interview With “The Godfather of Hipsterdom” | Thought Catalog
- ^ Molotkow, Alexandra (2012-09-12). "Giving Offence". The Walrus. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ Michael-Oliver Harding (2012), Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes on Montreal junkies, Fox News and the death of cool
- ^ "Vice" Founder Gavin McInnes on Split From Glossy: "It's Like a Divorce," NBC New York. [dead link]
- ^ Haddow, Douglas. "Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization," Adbusters (July 29, 2008).
- ^ Pareene. "Goodbyes: Co-Founder Gavin McInnes Finally Leaves 'Vice'," Gawker (Jan. 23, 2008).
- ^ Takimag.com
- ^ VDARE
- ^ YouTube
- ^ Baron, Zach. "Gavin McInnes Gets Knocked the Fuck Out," Village Voice (May 5, 2009).
- ^ "The Immersionist with Gavin McInnes," Relevant Pictures. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Kamer, Foster. "Hipster of the Decade Loser Gavin McInnes Accepts 'Award' by Eating Bowl of Pissed-In Cereal," Gawker (January 2, 2010).
- ^ a b "Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole DVD". Street Carnage. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ Grant, Drew. "Gavin McInnes Wrecks Car, 'Loses' Best Friend in An Attempt to Win Back Dignity After Observer Punking (Video)," The Observer (March 27, 2012)
- ^ a b c The New York Times
- ^ What Was the Hipster?: A Sociological Investigation - n+1 - Google Boeken
- ^ "Letter to Gawker from Gavin McInnes". Gawker. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Gavin McInnes: 'Feminism has Made Women Less Happy'". ABC News. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ "Gavin McInnes Launches Expletive-Laden Tirade About Women In The Workplace (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ By Ciara LaVelle Thu., Oct. 24 2013 at 10:30 AM (2013-10-24). "UM Law Professor Mary Anne Franks Issues Epic Feminist Beatdown on Vice Founder Gavin McInnes". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1370887/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1336587/
- ^ ASIN B003GEXBJY
- ^ ASIN 0446692816
- ^ ASIN 0446692824
- ^ ASIN 0446546356
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