Sneako | ||||||||||
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Born | Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy September 8, 1998 New York City, U.S. | |||||||||
Occupation | Online streamer | |||||||||
Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||
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YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2013–2022[5] | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1.28 million[5][6] | |||||||||
Total views | 98.08 million[5][6] | |||||||||
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Last updated: September 4, 2022[5] |
Nicolas “Nico” Kenn De Balinthazy[7][4][8][9] (born 8 September 1998)[10] better known online as Sneako, is an American online streamer and social media personality.[11][12][13][14][15]
Sneako is best known for his live streams and views which typically embrace manosphere, a movement towards restoring true masculinity,[1][2] which involves a self-mastery in mental, physical, emotional, and financial habits.[1] However, his commentaries are often deemed controversial and there is some concern that he is encouraging misogynistic views amongst young males.[16][17][18] Sneako has seen expulsions from various social media platforms for reasons not specifically known other than for violating terms of service.[17] Sneako had amassed over 1.28 million subscribers on his main channel on YouTube,[5] before being banned in October, 2022.[4][19][20]
Sneako has since joined Rumble[4] and as of October 2023, he was the seventh most-watched channel with 1.37 million hours watched,[21] maintaining popularity among young male viewers.[4]
Early years
Sneako was born in New York City and grew up in an affluent and predominately white neighborhood,[22] graduating from the Foote School in New Haven, Connecticut in 2014.[23] His father is from Haiti and is mixed-race,[22][24] while his mother’s family is from the Philippines.[25] Sneako has visited Haiti just about every year since he was two years old, as most of his family still lives there.[26][24]
In 2018, Balinthazy made the dean’s list at Hofstra University achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 or higher.[9]
Career
Since his debut online, Sneako has posted various content from gaming uploads, IRL streams, and reaction videos.[18][4] In one particular video, Sneako would ask Black people if it were okay for people who weren’t black to say the N-Word and would offer White people one dollar to say it.[27]
Sneako is a supporter of Andrew Tate[28] and has been seen in videos with him as a regular.[27] Sneako has expressed admiration for Tate, crediting him and his brother Tristan for their assistance in his betterment.[29] In 2022, Sneako had live-streamed on Rumble in support for the release of the Tates from prison[20][30] for the allegations of human trafficking in Romania, which had gained over 225,000 views on the platform.[20]
Recently, Sneako has been seen on stream getting into a sparring match with Sean Strickland, a professional MMA fighter and number one ranked middleweight. Strickland had received some backlash from other members in the sport for not holding back during the last minute of the fight against an influencer who was entirely new to the sport, who drew blood after receiving a flurry of punches to the face before the fight was stopped. Sneako received some praise for being able to take a beating and not getting knocked down.[31][13]
Politics
Sneako’s content has since turned to supporting far-right political views.[18][4][32] In 2022, Sneako joined Kanye West’s 2024 presidential campaign and has referred to him as his childhood hero.[7][8] He has also voiced support far-right commentator Nick Fuentes. Speaking at an American First rally in July 2023, Sneako said, “Nick Fuentes is going to the next president of the United States."[33]
Controversy
In September 2023, Sneako hosted a meet-and-greet at a Miami Marlins game, where his fans shouted misogynistic and violent Homophobic comments. As Sneako tried to say, “We love everybody”, one of the other kids shouted: “Fuck the gays.” including, “All Gays Should Die,” and “Fuck the women.” Sneako abruptly responded and said, “What?? No, no, no, wait, wait, we love women, we love women!” The young fan clarified and said: “But not, like, transgenders.”[3][4] The next morning Sneako defended their comments by saying, “They are children and obviously joking. This is how I was at 12. But If it sounds egregious to you, blame the [pride] flags in their classrooms. Blame the media for emasculating men. It's your fault for forcing an obvious agenda. Not these kids. Boys will be boys.”[3][4][34][35]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Unsubscribe | YouTuber | [36][37] |
References
- ^ a b c Whalen, Eamon, ed. (9 August 2023). "Boy Problems". Mother Jones. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b Tan, William; O’Connor, Clare; Cox, Peter; McRoberts, Clare, ed. (22 February 2023). "Falling into the manosphere pipeline". U-High Midway (via University of Chicago Laboratory Schools). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ a b c Condon, Ali, ed. (19 September 2023). "Red pill streamer Sneako shocked as homophobic, sexist young fans tell him 'all gays should die'". PinkNews. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Feinstein, Naomi, ed. (18 September 2023). "Kid Yells "All Gays Should Die" During Encounter With Far-Right Streamer at Marlins Game". Miami: Miami New Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e Social Blade - Youtube User Analytics / Statistics For Sneako
- ^ a b "About SNEAKO". YouTube.
- ^ a b Petrizzo, Zachary, ed. (29 November 2022). "Racist YouTuber Joins Kanye West's Campaign". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b Smith, Ryan, ed. (5 December 2022). "Candace Owens Calls Milo Yiannopoulos 'Vindictive' Amid Kanye Campaign Exit". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b NICOLAS KENN DE BALINTHAZY - Majoring in Video/Television And Film Hofstra University, From New Haven, CT
- ^ @Sneako (September 6, 2023). "DROPPING 9/8, MY 25TH BIRTHDAY, QUALITY CLOTHING" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ King, Nolan, ed. (9 February 2024). "Video: Sean Strickland batters, bloodies streamer Sneako in sparring fight". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Böhm, Markus, ed. (12 November 2023). "»Wir wissen noch nicht, wie ungesund und schädlich das sein kann«". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 9 April 2024. (in German)
- ^ a b De Santiago, Christopher, ed. (12 February 2024). "UFC News: Sean Strickland Called Out By Another Influencer After Sneako Beatdown". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Mauro-Benady, Rafi, ed. (27 July 2022). "American YouTube star slammed by Londoners after branding Peckham 'London's most dangerous hood'". MyLondon. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Press, ed. (9 February 2024). "Sean Strickland ignores towel throws, bloodies streamer Sneako; Jake Paul responds with $1 million challenge". MMA Fighting (via SB Nation). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Stephen, ed. (22 September 2023). "The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: Who Is Sneako, and Why Is He so Dangerous?". Lifehacker. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b Ritchie, Vander O.B., ed. (6 November 2023). "How Education Is Failing Young Men". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Shinde, Vedanth (ed.). "Awkward! Fan asks Sneako about Sara Saffari in front of his GF Maya". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Smith, Ryan, ed. (14 February 2023). "Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants". New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Press-Reynolds, Kieran, ed. (30 December 2022). "As news of Andrew Tate's arrest goes viral, influencers are trying to mobilize their fanbases in his defense". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Iyer, Ravi, ed. (2 November 2023). "Rumble October 2023 results — platform hits new record for monthly watch time". Streams Charts. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b @Sneako (March 30, 2024). "SNEAKO's experience in Haiti" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Press, ed. (23 April 2015). "Young Alums Day". Foote School. p. 47. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b @Sneako (August 27, 2014). "@SentinelHDD Yeah my dad grew up in Haiti and the majority of my family lives there" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @Sneako (April 4, 2015). "Thinking about making a video about how my grandparents from Haiti and the Philippines were both involved in WW2 but from across the world" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @Sneako (July 17, 2014). "I go to Haiti pretty much every year since I was 2" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Miller, Lisa, ed. (14 March 2023). "Tate-Pilled - What a generation of boys have found in Andrew Tate's extreme male gospel". New York. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Mance, Henry (ed.). "What does it mean to be a boy online in 2023?". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Dahir, Ikran, ed. (30 December 2022). "Andrew Tate's Hustlers University 2.0 Has Made At Least $11 Million In Just One Month". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Callan (ed.). "Over $40 Million In Crypto-Related Activity Linked To 'Manosphere' Influencers Like Andrew Tate". Forbes. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Riddle, Mathew, ed. (9 February 2024). "UFC News: Sean Strickland Destroys Influencer in Brutal Beatdown". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Park, Gene, ed. (7 April 2023). "Princess Peach powers up from distressed damsel to wartime general". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Press, ed. (18 July 2023). "White supremacist Nick Fuentes: 'We will make Jews die in the holy war'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Tindall, Brooke (20 September 2023). "No remorse from Sneako after fans call for death to gay people". QNews. Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Wiggins, Christopher (19 September 2023). "Incel Influencer Sneako's Young Fans Yell 'All Gays Should Die' in Viral Video". Advocate. USA. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Millican, Josh, ed. (23 June 2020). "Trailer: UNSUBSCRIBE (Horror Film That Used Loophole to Become #1 in America) Now Streaming". Dread Central. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Hellerman, Jason, ed. (19 June 2020). "How This $0 Budget Short Film Managed to Hit #1 at the U.S. Box Office". No Film School. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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