Kenneth McCarthy (born c. 1980),[1] popularly known as Ken M, is an Internet troll known for his comments on news websites such as Yahoo! and The Huffington Post. Unlike the more common associations for the term troll on the internet, Ken's comments are usually benign, with his comments displaying a complete lack of understanding of the featured topic, while other commenters take him seriously.[2]
Ken M worked as a copywriter for Comedy Central and a columnist for CollegeHumor,[1] and started posting to comments sections as Ken M in 2011 on various websites, mostly Yahoo! and The Huffington Post.[3] He has said that his aim was to "turn a toxic space into a source of belly laughter."[1] His absurd comments over the years made him widely considered one of the most prolific Internet trolls ever,[1][4] gaining thousands of fans on Facebook, Twitter, his subreddit, and Tumblr where he posts screenshots of all his comments as HorseySurprise.[4][5] Ken M was named one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time in 2016[4] and 'The Rembrandt of Yahoo Comment Trolling' by Uproxx.[5]
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The character McCarthy created (Ken M) has been described as "just an ill-informed old dude".[6] McCarthy is an advocate of "do no harm" trolling.[6] He has expressed his dislike for the term "troll" due to the negative connotations it carries.[6][7]
kenneth, mccarthy, born, 1980, popularly, known, internet, troll, known, comments, news, websites, such, yahoo, huffington, post, unlike, more, common, associations, term, troll, internet, comments, usually, benign, with, comments, displaying, complete, lack, . Kenneth McCarthy born c 1980 1 popularly known as Ken M is an Internet troll known for his comments on news websites such as Yahoo and The Huffington Post Unlike the more common associations for the term troll on the internet Ken s comments are usually benign with his comments displaying a complete lack of understanding of the featured topic while other commenters take him seriously 2 Ken MBornKenneth McCarthyc 1980 Florida U S OccupationCopywriterKnown forInternet trolling Contents 1 Background 2 Internet character 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editKen M worked as a copywriter for Comedy Central and a columnist for CollegeHumor 1 and started posting to comments sections as Ken M in 2011 on various websites mostly Yahoo and The Huffington Post 3 He has said that his aim was to turn a toxic space into a source of belly laughter 1 His absurd comments over the years made him widely considered one of the most prolific Internet trolls ever 1 4 gaining thousands of fans on Facebook Twitter his subreddit and Tumblr where he posts screenshots of all his comments as HorseySurprise 4 5 Ken M was named one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time in 2016 4 and The Rembrandt of Yahoo Comment Trolling by Uproxx 5 Internet character editThe character McCarthy created Ken M has been described as just an ill informed old dude 6 McCarthy is an advocate of do no harm trolling 6 He has expressed his dislike for the term troll due to the negative connotations it carries 6 7 See also editdrilReferences edit a b c d Natasha Umer October 3 2015 Tracking Down Ken M One of the Internet s Most Accidentally Prolific Trolls Upvoted Archived from the original on May 8 2021 Edwards Phil May 6 2016 The world s greatest internet troll explains his craft Vox Retrieved May 17 2018 Kaila Hale Stern October 28 2015 Ken M Is The Most Epic Troll on the Internet Gizmodo a b c Samantha Grossman March 16 2016 The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet Time a b Caleb Reading February 10 2012 Meet Ken M The Rembrandt of Yahoo Comment Trolling Uproxx a b c Chloe Bryan October 22 2018 Ken M and the lost art of do no harm trolling Mashables Kari Paul April 1 2016 Legendary Internet Troll Ken M on What Comment Sections Tell Us About Ourselves Motherboard nbsp This United States biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about someone involved with the Internet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken M amp oldid 1183617751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
