Dean Withers

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Dean Withers
Born2004 (age 20)
Known forOnline political debates
Movement Liberalism in the United States
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Last updated: February 3, 2025

Dean Patrick Withers (born 2004) is an American live streamer and political commentator.

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Withers gained prominence starting in 2022 for challenging conservative viewpoints on societal issues through debates shared via TikTok. In 2024, he was featured on Jubilee Media's YouTube series Surrounded, where he engaged in political debates with conservative figures and supporters.

Early life

Dean Withers was born in 2004 [1] [2] and grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, with conservative family members, leading him to hold similar political views in his early life, which included using racist and homophobic slurs in his youth. [3] [4] [2] He later shared that this conservative upbringing pushed him to educate himself further on political and societal issues, which led to his shift toward a liberal political ideology. [5] [6]

Political activism

External videos
"Surrounded" episodes featuring Withers, from Jubilee via YouTube
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Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative? (feat. Charlie Kirk)"
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters?"
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "1 Republican vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters (Feat. Ben Shapiro)"

Withers began sharing political content on social media in 2022 on issues such as abortions and LGBTQ rights. [2]

Leading up to the 2024 United States presidential election, Jubilee Media featured Withers in two episodes of their Surrounded series on YouTube. [3] Withers participated in debates against conservative activist Charlie Kirk [7] In another episode, published on September 20, Withers was surrounded by twenty supporters of Donald Trump, whom he debated individually on various political topics. [8] Finally, Dean was featured in a Jubilee video released on October 24, debating against conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Nguyen, Kenzie (September 26, 2024). "Who Is Dean Withers? The Gen Z Creator Debates Conservatives On Social Media". Her Campus . Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Holtermann, Callie (December 19, 2024). "Could This 20-Year-Old Be One of the Democrats' Bro Whisperers?" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lindsay, Kate (November 13, 2024). "'Woke Teen' Dean Withers Debated 20 Trump Voters at Once. Now He Has a Message for Liberals". GQ . Archived from the original on December 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ Mather, Katie (October 29, 2024). "How a former Trump supporter became YouTube's viral 'woke teen'". Yahoo News . Yahoo. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Hale, Jacob (October 22, 2024). "Who is Dean Withers? Viral political debater becoming left-wing poster boy". Dexerto . Archived from the original on December 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Billson, Chantelle (October 7, 2024). "TikTok star Dean Withers apologises for using anti-gay and racist slurs". PinkNews . Archived from the original on December 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative? (feat. Charlie Kirk) (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. September 8, 2024. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters? (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. September 20, 2024. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ 1 Republican vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters (Feat. Ben Shapiro) (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. October 24, 2024. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024– via YouTube.
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