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TomDark (second channel)
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Handle	@TomDark
Style	Commentary, Video Essays
Date joined	April 18, 2018
Videos	887+
Status	Inactive
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TomIRL (IRL channel)
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Date joined	January 20, 2023
Videos	19+
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TomDarkLIVE (highlights channel)
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Style	Clips, Reaction
Date joined	April 14, 2024
Videos	231+
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Date joined	September 11, 2024
Videos	24+
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“	I've been Turkey Tom, and until next time, leave me alone.	”
―Turkey Tom

Thomas "Tom" (born: August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16)), better known online as Turkey Tom, is an American YouTuber specializing in documentary style videos focusing on the histories of notable online celebrities and communities.

He is part of the Half Baked Podcast along with Nicholas DeOrio and Lord Vega.

Content

Turkey Tom

Tom makes videos documenting the histories of online celebrities and communities, as well as recapping controversies and giving his opinions on them. His videos are presented in a documentary format, and have been described by himself as, “Edutainment”.

TomDark

On the TomDark channel, Tom formerly uploaded commentary videos where he gave his input on recent controversies and drama as well as produced a variety of other content. Unlike on his main channel, he would provide his unfiltered opinions and not remain impartial. He previously livestreamed and uploaded edited versions of his livestreams to this channel but as of April 2024 he began moving his livestream content to the TomDarkLIVE channel.

TomIRL

Unlike Tom's other channels, TomIRL was focused on IRL content, including but not limited to street interviews, documentaries and vlogs.

History

Tom would create his oldest known and main channel, Turkey Tom, on July 11th 2015. The oldest publicly available video on his channel was uploaded on June 17th 2017. He would make videos complaining about a variety of topics and relatively early on in his career would recieve attention from those he criticized such as Keemstar and the Storytime Animation Community.

His channel would grow substansially throughout 2020 when his videos criticizing h3h3productions and Pyrocynical would garnish a lot of attention, however, after mishandling allegations made against Pyrocynical he would take a break from making content.

Throughout 2021, Tom would adopt a more comprehensive and impartial approach with his main channel content, settling into the documentary style that he still sticks with. During this time, he also became active on his second channel, TomDark. He created other channels, such as TomIRL and TomDarkLIVE, to post clips from his content on the TomDark channel. Tom was active on these channels throughout 2021-2024 until he abruptly stopped posting on them in January 2025. In an interview, he gave multiple reasons for why he decided to step away from live streaming, stating that he felt as though he was developing a reputation for producing low-quality content, not liking the parasocial bonds that members in his audience were forming, and live streaming was beginning to take a toll on his social life.

Controversies

Bad faith Criticism towards Spechie

In his TheOdd1sOut, Tim Tom, Spechie, & Tabbes: Criticism Not Welcome video, he talks about Spechie who was infamous in the past for her rude and spiteful videos, as well as her dismissal of criticism. Tom revealed that Spechie had blocked him on Twitter/X. Spechie responded, stating the reason Tom had been blocked was not for criticism, rather a tweet where he fat-shamed her, saying "Spechie had gotten really fucking fat lately", this tweet was not included in Tom's original video.

Anti-Semitism and Racism

In November 2019, YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace accused Tom of making anti-Semitic comments in his video on YouTube sponsors, which attracted antisemitic comments from his audience. The remarks in question included jokes made at the expense of Jewish content creator Ethan Klein, a 20-second skit about the USS Liberty, an American research ship accidentally attacked by Israeli forces in 1967, and stating Patreon donors were "Jews with deep pockets". Tom denied that any anti-Semitic material was used in the video. A few days later, Wallace found and posted DMs from 2018 to 2022 showing Tom repeatedly using the N-word in a racist and derogatory manner.

On December 2023, Tom used the N-word while playing Fortnite on a livestream. Tom then claimed he occasionally makes racist or otherwise edgy comments to filter out those who are easily offended or would try to cancel him.

Pyrocynical Allegations

On October 29, 2020, Twitter user Ivory alleged that Pyrocynical had groomed him when he was 15 years old. According to the user, Pyrocynical had sent them drawn NSFW and fetish media. It was mainly wildly dismissed by many creators in the commentary community, such as Diesel Patches, PrisonMateLuke, and Sensitive Soci3ty. Initially, the allegations were considered false. On October 31, 2020, DMs of the incident in which the accuser Ivory had exchanged sexual Discord messages with a now-deleted account that formerly belonged to Pyrocynical. A TwitLonger and Imgur link containing Twitter DMs that occurred between the accused and Pyrocynical's girlfriend, Ida, was also posted. Those siding with Pyrocynical pointed out inconsistencies, such as how the accused never contacted authorities and used the word "grooming" incorrectly. Those siding with Ivory claimed since Ivory's age was in their social media profiles, Pyrocynical must have known he was contacting a minor. A major point of contention was the messages in which Pyrocynical invited Ivory to come to a convention in the UK, as those skeptical of Pryocyncical claimed a meetup between the two of them could be sexual. On November 10, 2020, Pyrocynical addressed these allegations via a Reddit post on his subreddit, dismissing them and providing additional information, claiming 'He never once disclosed the fact that he was 15 at the time these exchanges commenced.' and showing they remained in contact with him until September 2020.

In response to both the original statements made by Pyrocynical and Ivory, Tom uploaded a video on December 1, 2020, titled "Pyrocynical's Lie: Setting The Record Straight" in which he claimed that Pyrocynical had lied about not knowing his accuser's age. On December 6, 2020, Tom published a Google Document in which he set out to prove his stance regarding the allegations, covering several of the arguments that both Pyrocynical and his defenders had made. Google has now removed this Google Doc for violating the platform's terms of service. On December 10, 2020, Tom uploaded a video titled "The Pyrocynical Files (+New Leaks)." While at first, reception to Turkey Tom's videos had been mostly positive, with many now believing Pyrocynical was guilty, public perception changed yet again when Pyrocynical released a full statement on his YouTube channel titled, "My Response" responding to Turkey Tom, calling him dishonest and claiming that he painted a false narrative about the situation. In the video, Pyrocynical encouraged his audience not to harass Ivory and that although the messages were real, he was unaware of Ivory's age. Pyrocynical's video was received well, dispelling many of the serious claims and allowing him to regain his footing in the YouTube community and many subscribers that he lost. On December 23, 2020, Tom made a video criticizing Pyrocynical's response. He received a lot of backlash for this video. He was inactive on social media for several months following this controversy.

As of October 2024, Tom acknowledged mismanaging the situation, admitting that his Google Document was poorly written and that he jumped to conclusions. He also stated that he does not believe Pyrocynical is a groomer, although he does think he's weird and degenerate.

Personal Life

Tom has stated that he was born in Maine, that his mother is a first generation Bulgarian immigrant, and that he has a younger brother. He has told stories of himself getting in trouble for smoking weed in highschool and having federal agents show up to his house to perform a wellness check due to posts he made joking about school shootings on social media.

In an interview with Destiny posted on May 6th, 2024, he revealed his parents weren't supportive of him pursuing YouTube as a career and said he would be kicked out of their house if he didn't go to college. Stating "I was mad. I was miserable. I put all my time into making YouTube videos, I remember there was this 48 minute video I made about MaximillianMus and I wrote, recorded, edited, and posted that video within 48 hours. I was up all that time, I was going crazy in my dorm, I was skipping classes, and I think I had like 6 finals or something and I think I skipped 3 or 4 of them because finals week coincided with November/December ad revenue. I remember one month I made $11,000 and another month I made $17,000. I remember I drove home from school and told my parents I was dropping out, they didn't believe it, they were livid." Tom attended college for a year before dropping out, reiterating disinterest in assignments and trouble relating to classmates, focusing his efforts on his YouTube channel, researching topics, and managing editors.

Quotes

• "As a fan of Bowblax, I decided to create some fanart for him in his honor. His response was very normal at first. He quickly grew hateful."
• "Fantano didn't just understand his demographic, he was his demographic."
• "As EmpLemon would autistically scream at you, Fantano was well versed in memes"
• "I would never ever want this guy as a friend. When push comes to shove, time and time again, he is anything but a good one".
• "Homie you added me to a call where a man shoved a paper up his ass and you do that often" (MaximillianMus: Yeah, so?) "you are a degenerate ahaha"
• "Wikitubia is notorious for misinformation. They once claimed that I accused Dream of saying the n word, when in reality, I just wanted him to say it"
• "While he did have a few girlfriends during his time at school, presumably thanks to his Ohio rizz."
• "I just got done blowing minion Bob's back out in my bedroom"
• "I've been Turkey Tom, and until next time, leave me alone."

Trivia

• Turkey Tom's name comes from his summer camp counselor when he brought a turkey sandwich and when the summer camp counselor asked what type of sandwich it was, Tom replied with turkey and they responded with "a turkey sandwich for Turkey Tom".
• He is a fan of several rock, metal, and punk groups, including but not limited to Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, Deftones, and Avenged Sevenfold.
• He once had the FBI show up at his house for tweeting an edgy joke about shooting up his school when he was 17.
• He is known to be critical of Wikitubia, occasionally pointing out inaccurate information on pages on his Twitter. Often, this leads to said edit being erased or changed.
• He has a younger brother.
• He has a cat.
• He is not religious.

Subscriber milestones

Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.

• 100,000 subscribers: July 20, 2019
• 200,000 subscribers: December 16, 2020
• 300,000 subscribers: February 26, 2022
• 400,000 subscribers: August 14, 2022
• 500,000 subscribers: November 10, 2022
• 600,000 subscribers: January 15, 2023
• 700,000 subscribers: March 30, 2023
• 800,000 subscribers: June 12, 2023
• 900,000 subscribers: August 21, 2023
• 1 million subscribers: October 30, 2023

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