The 10-year journey that led YouTube star Eugenia Cooney become one of the most polarizing …

“A long-term follower tells you all you need to know” is an Insider series taking you on a deep dive into an aspect of digital culture in a way that only a true insider can. Here, Lindsay Dodgson, who’s been following YouTuber Eugenia Cooney since 2015, explains her journey from her first video to her biggest controversies, and how her content has evolved during her tens years on the internet to one of the biggest and most controversial names on the platform. Eugenia Cooney is one of the most polarizing figures on the internet, for reasons very different to the controversies surrounding other YouTubers Eugenia Cooney Eugenia Cooney / YouTube Eugenia Cooney is one of the most recognizable characters on the internet, in part for her extraordinarily long, dark hair, gothic lace dresses, and bold, multi-coloured makeup looks. She’s also built a reputation that completely polarizes her 2 million strong fanbase — a portion of the people who watch her love and idolize her, while the others condemn her as they believe she is setting a damaging precedent for her younger followers. Cooney’s videos tend to focus on topics that are as innocuous as you can get on the surface,…
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