Abigail Thorn (born: April 24, 1993),[1] better known online as Philosophy Tube, is an English YouTuber who makes videos discussing political and social issues through the lens of philosophy.
Personal life[]
Abigail was born in Northumberland, England on April 24, 1993. After coming of age, she enrolled in philosophy at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where she began to post videos about what she was learning in her lectures on YouTube. She earned a master's degree in acting at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex before moving to London. On October 28, 2019, she came out as bisexual in her video Queer✨, and she also came out on Twitter.[2]
She also has a second job working as an actress, perhaps accounting for the more dramatic nature of parts of her videos. In her YouTube video on the topic, she admitted to having had suicidal thoughts for many years and making two attempts on her life: one at the age of seventeen, and a second in February 2018. On January 30, 2021, Thorn came out as a transgender woman.[3][4][5][6]
Content[]
Her videos usually discuss a particular topic through a context of philosophy from a left-leaning perspective. Though her videos often have a format similar to that of a lecture or a blog, they can often take on a more stylized nature featuring dramatized cutaway scenes to illustrate her points.
History[]
Thorn joined YouTube in May 2013, in response to university tuition fees tripling in the United Kingdom, making higher education less attainable. Thorn made it her mission to "[give] away a philosophy degree for free", to make philosophy more accessible.[7][8]
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1,000,000 subscribers: August 5, 2021[9]
Trivia[]
- She was in an abusive relationship in the past which led her to attempt suicide.
- Abigail has 2 older brothers.
- She is one of the hosts of the podcast Kill James Bond.
- She narrated the audiobook for Axiom's End (2020) by Lindsay Ellis, for which she was nominated for an Audie Award for Science Fiction.
- Abigail applied for Channel Awesome back in the day but got rejected.[10]
- She is a qualified scuba diver.[11]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Abigail Thorn. IMDb (2021).
- ↑ I am bisexual. 💜💙
Because it's me, my coming out video is a musical about the philosophy of language lol. Philosophy Tube - Twitter (October 28, 2019). - ↑ Identity: A Trans Coming Out Story. Philosophy Tube - YouTube (January 30, 2021).
- ↑ Coming Out As Trans - A Little Public Statement. Philosophy Tube Live (January 30, 2021).
- ↑ I'm a trans woman! ✨👑. Abigail Thorn - Twitter (January 30, 2021).
- ↑ Popular YouTuber and Actress Abigail Thorn Comes Out As Trans. Vulture.com (January 30, 2021).
- ↑ Inside the bootcamps where YouTube grows its next generation of stars. The Guardian (6 May 2016).
- ↑ Seven EduTubers You Should Be Watching. TenEighty Magazine (31 October 2018).
- ↑ Wow. Just… Thank you. One million subscribers?! I can hardly believe it! Eight years ago I started this show in my bedroom and I truly never thought I’d get anywhere near this. I’m honoured 💖✨👑. Abigail Thorn - Twitter (August 5, 2021).
- ↑ I applied to Channel Awesome way back in the day and got rejected lmao. Comment (Philosophy Tube) - YouTube.
- ↑ 'Ignorance & Censorship' Post Mortem Stream! PART TWO. Philosophy Tube Live (June 11, 2021).
