CatboyKami
{{Short description|Swedish-Australian live streamer}}
{{use dmy dates |date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = CatboyKami
| other_names = Philip Hedley (pseudonym)
| birth_name = Tor Gustafsson Brookes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|1}}{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| occupation = Streamer
| years_active = 2019–present
| known_for = White supremacist activism
| module = {{Infobox Kick streamer
| embed = yes
| channel_name = notcatboykami
| followers = 2.5K (Suspended)
| stats_update = 15 September, 2024
}}
}}
Tor Gustafsson Brookes (born either 1997 or 1998), better known by his online alias CatboyKami, is a Swedish-born Australian internet personality and streamer{{Cite web|last=Sacks|first=Brianna|date=2021-11-10|title=These Young Latinas Showed Up To A Trump Rally To Celebrate Biden. What They Got Was A Complicated Snapshot Of Where America Is.|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/biden-supporter-trump-clash-maricopa-county|access-date=2022-02-14|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}} known for various online activities associated with far-right activism.
Early life
Tor Brookes was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and he was raised in Brisbane, Australia. In his youth, he played various video games with his father, under the online username "Kamikaze". Brookes finished high school in or around 2015, and started streaming in 2019.
Online activities
Formerly known by the username "lolisocks" (among other aliases), he frequently engages livestreaming himself in various activities, with online trolling of users on the popular chatting site Omegle being particularly notable.{{Cite web|title=Extremist Trolls are Targeting Omegle Users with Virulent Racism, Antisemitism|url=https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/extremist-trolls-are-targeting-omegle-users-virulent-racism-antisemitism |date=November 24, 2020 |access-date=2022-02-14|website=Anti-Defamation League|language=en}}
Many of these clips are often shared through his personal Telegram channel.{{cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Risk of misogyny among extremists |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/eastern-eye-uk/20211001/281599538657203 |work=Eastern Eye |via=PressReader |accessdate=13 February 2022}} His most notorious stream was a 10-hour-long escapade with American white nationalist Nick Fuentes, streamed in December 2019.
Starting in mid-2020, Brookes streamed and uploaded multiple videos of himself to DLive and BitChute, where he wore racist outfits, including blackface and stereotypical outfits mocking Blacks, Asians, and Jews. He also mocked the murder of George Floyd. His activities inspired ex-journalist Paul Miller, known online as GypsyCrusader, who became involved in similar pursuits.
Brookes, along with online streamer Anthime Gionet (known online as Baked Alaska), attended a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where he chanted that "we will not fall for the lies of the Jews this time. This time, we know our war is with them",{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=Right-wing Extremists React to President-elect Biden's Victory with Anger and Vague Threats of Violence|url=https://www.adl.org/blog/right-wing-extremists-react-to-president-elect-bidens-victory-with-anger-and-vague-threats-of|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Anti-Defamation League|language=en}} referring to the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump won the 2020 American election. Later at the rally, he clashed with a group of anti-Trump activists, where a Mexican activist alleged he yelled racist catchphrases and racial slurs.
In February 2021, one of Brookes' streams was played at a Zoom meeting on racial equality organized by Pennsylvania State University, where he depicted himself dressed up as a police officer, kneeling on a doll of George Floyd.{{Cite web|last=Blackburne|first=Carolyn|date=2021-02-16|title=Penn State University Police investigate 'Zoom-bombings'|url=https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/penn-state-university-police-investigate-zoomb-ombings/523-623df916-e5ab-4454-9d72-b491f2e38f74|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Fox43|language=en}} Later, Brookes was interviewed by the FBI, which he described as a "raid".
Throughout his online activities, Brookes attempted to hide his real identity. In July 2021, Brookes was outed by journalist Alex Mann, who revealed his real name on an ABC radio podcast episode. Before being identified, Brookes was often referred to as "Philip Hedley".
On October 9, 2024, Brookes was indefinitely suspended from Kick for hate speech.{{Cite web |date=13 October 2024 |title=CatboyKami reads an official email regarding his Kick suspension. |url=https://files.catbox.moe/7vtzso.mp4 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Catbox}} Shortly after this, he began streaming on Rumble.
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Category:Australian expatriates in the United States
Category:People from Gothenburg
Category:Swedish emigrants to Australia