| Millennial Woes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Colin Robertson[1] |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Social media personality |
| Website | millennialwoes |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2013[2]–present |
Colin Robertson, known asMillennial Woes or simplyWoes,[3][4] is a Scottish formerYouTuber,white supremacist, andantisemitic conspiracy theorist.[5][6][7]
Robertson was previously aligned with the neo-fascist groupPatriotic Alternative, but after a falling-out with them in 2020, his public influence has significantly diminished.[8]
Robertson has supported slavery, called for the bombing of refugees crossing the Mediterranean, and endorsed thewhite genocide conspiracy theory.[9][4]
Robertson attended an art college inLondon in the mid-2000s. He launched his YouTube channel at the end of 2013.[10]
Robertson delivered a speech at theNational Policy Institute Conference in November 2016, in Washington DC.[11]
In January 2017, Robertson began receiving coverage fromBBC News[12] and national newspapers,[13] after Scottish tabloid theDaily Recorddoxxed Millennial Woes, exposing hisbirth name, family's home address and sending reporters and photographers to his parents' home to try to find him.[14] Robertson was reported to have "left Britain", posting a video to his YouTube channel named "Fugitive Woes".[15]
On 4 February 2017, Robertson gave a speech entitled "Withnail and I as Viewed From the Right" at TheLondon Forum inKensington,[16] On 25 February 2017, Robertson gave a speech at a white nationalist event inStockholm organised byMotpol.[17] On 1 July 2017, he appeared at the far-right Scandza Forum's "Globalism v the Ethnostate" conference inOslo.[18][14]
In August 2017,Salon described Millennial Woes as one of only a few alt-right platforms to rapidly grow, alongsideRed Ice,VDARE andThe Rebel Media.[19]
On 10 December 2017, he began an interview series namedMillenniyule 2017, inviting various internet personalities from thealt-right movement,[20] including an appearance fromFaith Goldy.[21]
Until 2020, Robertson was aligned with the neo-fascist groupPatriotic Alternative until that group distanced themselves from him following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.[22] Since then, according toHope Not Hate, Robertson's influence has been "radically diminished".[8]
Robertson is a proponent of thewhite genocide conspiracy theory.[4] He has claimed in interviews that "there are problems with the Jewish people".[5] According toanti-racism andanti-fascism research group Hope Not Hate, Robertson is known for supporting slavery, and has called for the bombing of refugees crossing the Mediterranean.[9]