| Vaush Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 14, 1994 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Eye Color | Green |
Vaush is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer who is best known for his self-titled YouTube channel where he debates and discusses politics from a libertarian socialist perspective. The channel has amassed more than 450k subscribers. His live-streamed debates with alt-right figures have often attracted millions of views. His channel also features discussions and debates with journalists, radio hosts, and political candidates. He is also popular on other social media platforms with more than 250k followers on Twitter and more than 50k followers on Instagram. A similarly themed Twitch account of his has also garnered more than 100k followers.
Born Name
Ian Kochinski
Nick Name
Vaush
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Vaush, after his high school graduation, had joined California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, a public university in Arcata, California. He studied sociology there and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2018.
Occupation
YouTuber, Twitch Streamer
Family
- Father – Mark Kochinski (Visual Effects Artist)
Build
Average
Height
6 ft 2 in or 188 cm
Weight
83 kg or 183 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
He is of Irish and Polish descent.
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Pansexual
Distinctive Features
- Stocky frame
- Center-parted, wavy hair
- Bespectacled
- Sports a thick beard
Vaush Facts
- Vaush was first featured in an online discussion with the political commentator, former Twitch streamer, and YouTube personality known as Destiny (Steven Kenneth Bonnell II). Some members of Destiny’s had encouraged Vaush to start a Twitch channel of his own.
- Vaush had stated in an interview that he felt that other left-leaning members of the online community were too academic to reach the demographic of insecure white men. He felt that this demographic was most susceptible to online radicalization and his idea was to create loud and angry content that might appeal to them. He also stated that his biggest challenge would be to balance this kind of content in such a way that he could still create an inclusive community that could have a decent proportion of women, gay, and trans people.
- He often copies the style of right-wing YouTubers and employs similar video titles so that his videos are suggested by recommendation algorithms to his target audience. He also often uses memes and slang in his videos to appeal to youngsters.
- In 2019, he was banned from Twitch after he had stated that the United States should invade Israel to defend Palestinians. Although he later stated that he might have gone too far with this idea, the incident forced him to transition to YouTube as his main platform.
- In December 2021, he was banned from Twitch again, this time indefinitely, for using the racial epithet ‘cracker’ (used especially about poor rural whites in the Southern United States) during a stream. This happened while he was discussing whether the term is a racial slur and whether saying it should be a bannable offense.
- Earlier that year, he was embroiled in another controversy, this time on Twitter, when old videos of him emerged where he was seen justifying his past uses of the ‘N-word’. He was forced to clarify that he no longer stood by those arguments that he had made years ago.
Featured Image by Vaush / Instagram
