The Controversial Story Of Bald & Bankrupt

[@raa5967]

When Bald walked through that random forest in Russia/Belarus and found that old man who lived by himself. Man that was the most wholesome shit ever.

[@adamizzz]

Do you happen to remember what is the name of this video? Thanks in advance!

[@sanjosykriea4431]

search for bald and bankrupt kolya

[@sanjosykriea4431]

@@adamizzz there are some videos of them

[@joyashish27]

@@adamizzz Just search for bald and bankrupt chernobyl

[@haze6164]

His name is Kolja

[@soundscare]

Honestly speaking, Bald and bankrupt Soviet videos were probably one of the most awesome things to ever hit KZbin. I miss that content very much. Nobody understood former Soviet people like he did. Bring that shyt back.

[@albundy3808]

He need to travel to India asap!!!!

[@mieszko1985]

and russian women. He feasted on hundreds of them probably lol

[@soundscare]

@@mieszko1985 he likes women? No way!

[@abdou.the.heretic]

@@mieszko1985 who wouldn't? Given the chance and consent of both parties?

[@OnlySubhumansWorkAtYouTube]

Ok simp!

[@tsenilas15]

Remember when he accidentally turned a corner in an abandoned building and found a guy was pooping. Good times 😂

[@Adam-zh4hm]

that was Kyrgyzstan 😂

[@davidnavratil5349]

I think he called him a hobbit or something :D

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

Dude what kind of swine shits on the floor like that indoors? Reminds me of these (always fat Hispanic girls for some reason) squatting to piss on the concrete in the parking garage where I work every single night. (While their spindly simp keeps watch for them). Just splashing it on their shoes like no big deal lol. I accidentally caused one girl to shit herself when I yelled at them the other night lmao

[@filipviktordjokovic752]

@@davidnavratil5349 i think it was goblin

[@Agnieszka11102]

Hahahahhahaj😅😅😅😅

[@juanaltredo2974]

I dont know about his personal life, he's probably shady as hell like most successful KZbinrs, but his russian videos are by far and I mean by a country mile, the best traveling vlogs Ive seen on youtube

[@uriustosh]

Vagabond is better and actually Russian.

[@nemsimic]

why are most of them shady as hell

[@wreagfe]

@@nemsimic He says it to strengthen his argument that the videos are still good and he doesn't care.

[@seanwan30]

Ok

[@juanaltredo2974]

and because many others have been involved in all kinds of scandals like his friend harold@@wreagfe

[@TheLifeofCallum]

I loved watching his first videos in Bolivia before he knew any Spanish. I do speak Spanish, and It was funny and crazy as HELL to see people warning him "they're going to kill you over there" or "they burn people in that village" only for Bald to smile and say sí sí gracias and walk exactly where they told him not to 😂

[@1758]

they were obviously fucking with him

[@themerchantofengland]

Good Times lol

[@joaocoragem17]

And when he learned the word "malandro".

[@kaospilot2774]

That is hella funny. Do you have a link, brother?

[@sachemofboston3649]

That was me in Peru 🤣

[@blueythelizard4857]

Ngl sneaking into an abandoned space shuttle facility is pretty metal

[@digitalbathbomb]

It's the absolute peak and a great video. I just wish he wasn't a prick.

[@DeedlyDood]

@@digitalbathbomb He isn't a prick though, I sense some emotional immaturity from you.

[@deradi2233]

​@@DeedlyDood have you seen the video?

[@digitalbathbomb]

I sense some misogynist views from you so I won't even take you seriously@@DeedlyDood

[@dude-jk2hn]

Hah. That is nothing compered to ''shiey''

[@VirtualR]

The way he had the smarts to say exactly what he needed to and walked out of Russia freely is nothing short of remarkable.

[@ufsteropolstero6014]

Nonsense, they already knew they were kicking him out and leaving it at that. These people don't change their opinions based on what some idiot british youtuber says in their interrogation. They want the apology and self-humiliation video and after that he's useless to them and they wouldn't bother feeding him for free for 15 years.

[@user-us3be1fb3t]

Or else he was speaking his mind? Anyone from countries like Ireland, Syria, Iraq, etc. can attest to how evil the west can be so throwing stones at Russia is totally pathetic

[@prankd8101]

@@ufsteropolstero6014 that’s true but if he said one thing wrong they could’ve fucked him up real bad

[@bugyesz7517]

@@ufsteropolstero6014 That might all be true, but nevertheless he realized his situation and did what was expected of him, so kudos.

[@MCADHD-rf5kl]

What about European converts?

[@Chris-xq9jt]

12:29 "I couldn't care less if bald was right wing, left wing, admired Hitler or Stalin, or whatever - his choice - but... you cannot forgive his sexism, misogyny and racism" Yo what lmao

[@Burbie]

most sane reddit commenter

[@zHaste]

If you take a closer look at that BaldDossier subreddit, you'll see even crazier stuff being said by posters there. Sub's owner is 50+ year old man who has been literally stalking Bald for years just cause he suspects Bald has sex with women. Sure it's scummy but imagine being a man in your 50s and stalking a youtuber just cause of that...

[@josephclout3633]

American moment.

[@ooo8188]

well yeah redditors would care if he was right wing. But the evidence that he's a creepy sex tourist is irrefutable.

[@redireland3006]

"I can excuse Nazis, but misogynists on the other hand..."

[@richardnipples7574]

his biggest crime is supporting Chelsea

[@sergelondon916]

Go headbutt a 🔪

[@orphancorden7995]

A whole war crime

[@pault8470]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ZaRumpelstiltskin]

🤣🤣🤣

[@willjdeanie]

Unforgiveable

[@marnixmaximus3053]

I think Bald speaking Russian is a major thing that sets him apart from other travel youtubers.

[@maldaley235]

That and the fact he is a conman and a sexual deviant!!

[@silverkitty2503]

i think it's the fact that you always get the sense that everything he does is slightly dangerous and transgressive and well weird ...but you are safe in your house

[@clivebaxter6354]

he wont be doing that again!

[@longsleevethong1457]

I thought it was the fact that he’s a rapist. Seeing as the other guys aren’t rapist.

[@longsleevethong1457]

@@silverkitty2503it’s not danger you’re sensing….it’s him being a creep. He’s a sexual predator and a rapist.

[@alexcarolan8825]

12:32 "I couldn't care less if Bald..... admired Hitler or Stalin..... but cannot forgive his racism" Make up your mind mate lol

[@cheeps1329]

I don't think you get the point of that comment

[@heinz5714]

who wouldnt admire Hitler

[@flyingchimp12]

Literally read this comment at that point in the video thinking the same thing 😯, it’s someone who definitely does care about his politics lol. If bald was a devout lefty Reddit would give him a pass.

[@HK-xn3ob]

​@@cheeps1329 The point of the comment is undermined by the stupidity and sheer lack of awareness that the commenter has. It's also a reflection of the loud minority of progressives online, that're willing to debase real tragedy for their minute issue. Truly sick people who have created an economy of validation and social currency.

[@cheeps1329]

@@HK-xn3ob I think the commenter wanted to say that they wouldn't have cared if Bald an Bankrupt had some questionable beliefs that didn't impact the people around him but he does care about the fact that Bald and Bankrupt actually takes advantage of poor woman. He only used Hitler and Stalin as obviously negative examples

[@yakub3962]

>investigation >reddit Imagine believing literally anything posted on that cesspool

[@ChodeMaster]

Hail Yakub

[@dorfkind9825]

well best would be if the investigator would've checked the facts also on 4chan

[@ChodeMaster]

@@dorfkind9825 delouse yourself, CHUD.

[@triplej8666]

they all have sources, stop defending a r*pist predator

[@Ironbattlemace]

Hail Yakub!

[@Utonian21]

When it comes to the police interview, I'm willing to give Bald the benefit of the doubt. I believe he just said what he needed to say to get out of a possible prison sentence. I don't think he actually believes those things or feels that way

[@albanianwolf316]

Because he is scared little man like you. A real man would not care and sayd what he want.. But you dont know what real man is since you were never one

[@billg7205]

Exactly, and at the corona time the statement "You should know there is no freedom of speech in the West" was proving itself more true than ever.

[@levzowk]

Deffo like him more now what a legend

[@MadDog3845]

Exactly. Russian prison isn't very nice and it probably wouldn't be better if all the guards and prisoners knew that you supported Ukraine.

[@billg7205]

I doubt they ever had any plans of putting him in prison. It was a good propaganda tool, to keep anyone planning to visit the Soviet Union from speaking about the war. They don't want people conducting and possibly publishing info gathered from interviewing Russians who are against the war, for example.

[@LocalNoob_2]

the amount of videos of bald n bankrupt i watched stoned just him walking around in some soviet villages Some of the best content on youtube defienetly

[@beaucaspar3990]

Watching Bald and Bankrupt videos while baked sounds like a good time lol

[@michaelcera11]

same bro i be binging his channel for hours while baked, wouldnt have guessed he was a sussy boi

[@LocalNoob_2]

@@beaucaspar3990 trust me it is

[@LocalNoob_2]

@@michaelcera11 tbf i don"t care even now,i know in probably half a years time i will randomly think about him baked and will just binge watch all of the soviet videos

[@jiriknopp9813]

@@michaelcera11 same bruh

[@repatch43]

Getting footage of the Buran is one of the most epic things I've ever seen on KZbin

[@seanl7856]

I agree. That was 10/10 and he deserves credit for that.

[@E9oK9kMaV]

plenty of people on youtube have done it before him though...

[@repatch43]

@@E9oK9kMaV OK? His was the first video I saw, so to me, that's everything

[@maldaley235]

He wasn't the first, there's plenty of footage of the Buran on YT.

[@PaulHenning84]

you must either be brand new or not watch much youtube, repatch43

[@ryennfilms6429]

The minute he said "According to reddit" I laughed lol

[@amund8821]

The reddit commentor be like: I can respect nazism, but misgony, no way

[@LaughingMan44]

Ironically what you just said sounds exactly like a reddit comment

[@TheStriker0525]

there’s no way that comment was serious, no way!

[@facuuu2809]

Literally

[@facuuu2809]

Also nazism basically has racism, classism and mysoginy in it LMAO

[@politics9779]

@@TheStriker0525 Couple of years i thought so as well but I saw so many dumb sheet i think that can be total serious and possible. Hey admire the fuhrer no prob but racism no. But I have to say I saw that only in the US, the rest of the world is more sane.

[@witthyhumpleton3514]

"I don't care if bald admired Hitler, but one of the things you cannot forgive is his [...] racism" is one take I did not think I would hear.

[@lll9107]

I just remind myself that most of the people online are probably children 14-24.

[@rickmorgan1441]

@@lll9107 lol that would explain a lot

[@lucianorc656]

What did you expect from a reddit user

[@shekelboi]

It may sound strange but it does make sense. You can see a lot of people online praising Hitler while in their everyday life they aren't racist.

[@MesoScale]

@benjaminollis7621 It’s not about which dictator sucked slightly less, you don’t try out different flavors of shit either. “Onom nom, this one is slightly less nutty!”

[@forte609]

Just finished his latest videos and god damn. You can call him a scumbag but his videos are genuine as hell and is both wholesome and dark.

[@HighVibesTravel]

Agree.

[@Sepultra012]

It certainly seems like that to me. If he's some kind of sex tourist, and if he is involved with andrew tate and pick up artists, etc, I would of course oppose that. His comments about the indian policewomen were certainly very "incelly" ( I mean seriously dude, have you not ever seen a woman before? They exist!), but it doesn't seem *that* bad. His comments about strong men being vilified when they used to be deified is, quite frankly, true. "Woke" culture can be a toxic and pernicious thing.

[@frontiertriple5593]

@@Sepultra012 LOL.... are you "WOKE"?

[@Sepultra012]

No, I'm not, not at all in fact. What gave you that idea? I just said woke culture can be "toxic and pernicious".@@frontiertriple5593

[@mats7492]

@@Sepultra012 most of the stuff he says is clearly sarcastic

[@russellhiebsch4284]

I don't see anything particularly malevolent or untrustworthy about our friend bald and bankrupt. So what he likes to hookup with foreign women? Millions of people do every day. This video to me seems like an unjustified attack on a fellow youtuber for no other reason than to get views.

[@duroxkilo]

yeah nothing wrong w/ consensual relationships, but that's not the topic of the video... i don't know enough about the guy and i don't care to find out more or double check the things presented in this video, i watched a few videos starting w/ the Darien Gap and that's about it, not my type of entertaining content... back to your comment, in general when someone goes thru all kinds of 'techniques' (basically deceit) in order to get some love something more is going on than just a 'curiosity to meet new girls' (especially long distances from home). taking advantage of people (or worse) is not cool. i'm not saying he's this or that, i'm saying the video is not about the dude hooking up while visiting other countries... wishing you all the best, be nice have fun

[@JK_Clark]

Reading through the comments, this vid has had the exact opposite effect as everyone's backing Mr Bald ha ha

[@Scarz3ny]

Because its quite clear this is just reaching for the sake of views

[@BalaKrishna-bq5iz]

well, characters like these do have their own ardent stans. A lot of his videos are good but he is a scumbag.

[@Italianelectric]

@@Scarz3nynever heard of vorkuta, have you?

[@Raekwonia]

So true...the guys a legend and daring to go where no other would. He makes great content!

[@davidsimpson9771]

​@@Italianelectric Is that an anime

[@Martin-88]

Man travels the world and sleeps with local women. What a shock.

[@whatisitthesedays]

Sex tourist travels to impoverished countries, befriends the local elderly population to gain their adoration and "by the following day they will have told all their friends (and more importantly the young women) of the wealthy foreigner who had just entered their "shithole" of a town" (his own words). There fixed it for you.

[@andrewhutchinson36]

​@@whatisitthesedaysNormal heterosexual masculine behaviour. Nothing wrong with that. In fact I am studying it closely,. Perhaps I can learn some lessons from Mr Bald.

[@clivepeacock]

its illegal under international law from this channel

[@HD-cp1fg]

You had captain monogamy in tears.

[@2112jonr]

@@clivepeacock Don't be silly, incel.

[@jamesragnarson8455]

So y'all are hating on this guy because he is straight? Just because he likes women? Doesn't make sense. Sounds like a lot of BS and jealousy

[@shanac5536]

His recent film of going through the darian jungle needs to win an award! It opened up so many eyes to actually acknowledge what is going on in order to get into the United States. We all just sit here thinking they drive up with their cars, or its not a long walk. That was so heart wrenching to see children and babies being dragged into the freezing waters, gunshots from robbers, not having any food, and just the entire state of being lost without a map or phone if you need help.

[@danielhoglan3468]

I don't think your assessment is correct. People who are against open boarders, for the most part, have no disillusions to the tragic reality. Bald bought passage from cartel, who openly are "hostile" towards women and children. This should not be the way into the US. Further, the US cannot take in all of every nation that would wish to come here and remain the "US". We need to help other people in nations where they are rather than take those are able to save decades in wages to pay cartel to get here. Supporting what is going on with our open border is supporting what is going on with our border. It's that simple. I harbor no ill will towards anyone who is in our country, legally or illegally. Honestly most of the people I know that I suspect are here illegally are better people on average. This doesn't change what I've said above. His video that you speak of was absolutely insightful, but not surprising. Honestly, I thought the journey was worse, and it probably is if you aren't a white Englishman. The world is a tough place. The US is a land mass. If we want to help the world, putting all in one land mass isn't the answer, obviously.

[@damienlee927]

In that video, he was joking about getting girls in their tents, which kinda adds to the point of this video. But that aside, the content of his videos are unique and shows a part of the world that is otherwise unseen, so props to that

[@SteaksOnSpear]

can't be helped, the problem is the state of the coutries these people flee

[@grantglow4206]

and all of them should not be allowed into the USA they are economic migrants.... not asylum seekers

[@grantglow4206]

they need to not come to the USA @@SteaksOnSpear

[@paulsetti9484]

Finding two Soviet space shuttles was peak Bald. Fucking legend

[@marino4691]

dude, that's literally a tourist attraction you can book. this is the stupidest staged shit ever

[@17ambi]

did u miss the part about him being a predatory creep or do you have severe brain damage

[@jamestyler2593]

That one was classic THEN he makes it to The Pacific and they call him in and deport him lol

[@mowvu5380]

facts. and he made little alinchuk crawl through the fence to get a closer video haha. legends those two

[@eily_b]

He did not find them. They are well known and a lot of youtubers did that already long before him

[@InternetAnarchist]

I love watching bald and bankrupt.

[@neuropathical]

L channel

[@InternetAnarchist]

@@neuropathical Despite what has been uncovered, his videos are a great look into places that I don't plan on visiting for a variety of reasons.

[@D9Wx]

@@neuropathical Sia's the incel..which means it's a win. Ur life is a L.

[@MiSt3300]

@@InternetAnarchist are you honestly comfortable watching him talk and walk around all of these places, knowing what he is doing when the camera is turned off? He's such a creep

[@Marco-hg4cx]

​@@MiSt3300 Castrated at birth, were we?! Coward!

[@Magdalena9Jeden]

Theres nothing wrong with picking up, flirting and having sex with women. There I said it

[@superweedenjoyer]

What about lying/manipulating them? Because that's what he was doing

[@AnotherTruth]

@@superweedenjoyer ending places where he shouldn’t be crossing those boundaries, but he shouldn’t be crossing those boundaries whatsoever

[@lllllllllllllll9062]

​@@superweedenjoyersource: "Trust me bro. I was the woman"

[@superweedenjoyer]

@@lllllllllllllll9062 The things I said came directly from his own mouth dummy. He openly bragged about it on those forums

[@wykydytron]

Sure I agree, problem is when it's not flirting but lying, tricking etc. And seeing how often he approached underage girls I'm sure there is more under his belt...

[@DarciaSidTV]

Not so dark and controversial, its just a man living his life !

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

Sneaking into the Space Port was the most Solid Snake shit ever. Also, very fascinating and educational. Bald is an absolute Legend.

[@cdgncgn]

and a whoremonger.

[@johnskrelnik]

Predator legend*

[@EFP__98]

​@@johnskrelniknot being funny but the only "evidence" is what some guys on Reddit have been saying. It might well be true, but I don't see that theres any credible reason why you'd assume that

[@Doublefatcheese]

@@EFP__98 because all the information from the forum poster match exactly with mr.bald not even them just having the same name Benjamin swift but other info too

[@phil_5430]

Couldnt care less if he is misogyinist or whatever. Guy is living the best life that a man can life and he is sharing it with us. I dont have a problem with that when he bangs hot east european chicks who are only after money, its their own fault. At the end of his life he can look back and say "I lived..."... something that probably no one here can say @@johnskrelnik

[@babayega1717]

Only thing I got from this was, that someone on the internet has a bigger issue with someone's perceived, or actual sexism, than he has with Hitler.

[@ccchefccheffchefff]

yea so what if he actively manipulates and objectifies foreign women for the sole purpose of having sex with them?? come on man.

[@algobj1387]

Explains the current times perfectly lmfao

[@twangthing]

Biggest difference between this channel and Bald and Bankrupt is that Bald (Benjamin) isn't doing any videos that are borderline slanderous like this, and also he's 1000% more entertaining

[@pleffaa]

Peak Bald to be facing up to 15 years in prison and just talkinghis way out of it haha. He's one charismatic chap

[@dyawr]

​@@Wataheadable Are you serious? Please tell me that by children, you mean 17 y.o. minors...

[@Wataheadable]

@@dyawr In the forums - he the person specifies that he: "Didn't want to ask their age" - as it would ruin the fantasy. It goes on to detail one event where he was with a clearly underaged girl - but wanted to live in denial to keep the romance going > Eventually being cock-blocked because she lived with her family. Keep in mind many European countries have age of consent at 14 years old - a surprising amount, actually. Although, i believe in the specific country, this was not the case.

[@dyawr]

@@Wataheadable Holy shht, about 13-14 countries in Europe have 14 as the age of consent, including Germany & other rich countries... and a few more have 15. This isn't ok, the laws need to be updated.

[@Wataheadable]

@@dyawr European age of consent laws aren't exactly straight forward. In Germany (For example): Dating is legal at any age - but sexual activity isn't. 14 year olds can consent - but not to anyone over the age of 21, as this would be considered child exploitation. 16 year olds can consent - but not for paid services (Prositution) 18 year olds is the full consent age. The U.S.A's age of consent laws are actually considered awful - by international standards. An 18 year old hooking up with their 16 year old partner is considered illegal in many states - and can put them on a sex offenders list. I'd assuming those other European countires have similar laws. My original point stands - ignorance of someones age doesn't = Innocence. I wouldn't be so worried about age of consent in European countries. It is the countires WITHOUT age of consent you should be upset about - Typically being pre-marital sex being illegal - but no age of consent. (Marrying 10 year olds, essentially)

[@dyawr]

@@Wataheadable Ah ok, thanks! But why did you allude to it, then?! (the age of consent being 14, u made it sound like B&B was/would have been in the legal & that it was a problem) Yeah, I don't agree with the US' laws either, somewhere in between is best. The countries without age of consent aren't really related to the topic here, cause I assume it's prob some in the Middle East, and Bald didn't go there (or wouldn't pull stunts like these in Islamic countries) right?

[@hanscakestealer8546]

Reddit is no place for rational human beings

[@borkovitch5227]

Most true thing to ever be said

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

Depends where on Reddit.

[@nuur2825]

I didn't expect such a decent summary of the Bald and Bankrupt controversy from a channel called Phat Memer but i'm honestly impressed.

[@HitRockBoglim]

Phat controversy summary'er

[@sadpeperoni7508]

​​@@Max-dn6plman deceives people to have sex" is more accurate No, "man blackmail a girl to give him a blowjob" is more accurate I think

[@TML0677]

@@Max-dn6pl Phat Memer is tuber who should be reported and taken off YT

[@Aa-dc2xu]

​@Max-dn6pl Having sex is one thing, going to poverty stricken countries to exploit women through lies and deception to have sex is another thing entirely.

[@brolike-gw7cw]

Dont know man, looks like bunch of lies, not a single evidence. There s a poem about woman police, and refering to some forum posts.... wooow

[@amsiizluerta1837]

pretty funny that 5 channels upload the same video about Ben at the same time. Seems like a coordinated attempt at character assassination to me

[@zerobudget8355]

nah its just that modern youtube and youtubers just copy-paste each other and barely change the contents, i first saw this on financial news channels, there are only a few decent and original ones, others just shit post the same shit, just editing a bit and throwing their stupid faces on the thumbnail, cant remember their names, one is that woman and another with "academy" or something at the end a dude, they make exact copy-paste videos of each other, youtube is plagued with this right now

[@mezmerizer9422]

I hate redditso much it's unreal.

[@farouqomaro598]

I made the mistake of advertising a party on Reddit. All I got were insults and perverts commenting. Decided to drop the ad and unsubscribe to Reddit altogether

[@Utonian21]

Reddit mostly consists of people who have way too much time on their hands... I mean, they triangulated the location of Shia Lebeouf's flag by studying the constellations, and identifying planes flying overhead by their jetstreams...

[@mevideym]

​@@Utonian21 weren't that 4chan users?

[@johnr797]

​@@mevideym Yes

[@blackkray8351]

@@mevideym lets be honest, theres not much difference between reddit users and 4chan users

[@imnotjoseluisgaya4125]

So the most controversial thing is that he thought Indian traffic cops were hot? (Which they are) ok, got it

[@Flex2212]

wtf man there is so much stuff out there to drown in.

[@haggismcbaggis9485]

The background at 11:11 depicts excerpts from the satirical tabloid newspaper The eXile with stories about Ames and Taibbi getting illicit with teenage girls and not about Bald and Bankrupt. Were you hoping someone would not notice?

[@UMAMIMAMU]

That's what we call "Redditor research"!! It's the most solid kind!!

[@charlieduff9727]

Bald is absolutely spot on. Nice guy, no frills, and one of the best makers of content on here .

[@Alexander-bj6vj]

He certainly isn't a sexist or a racist. This channel however seem to be clickbait...

[@TricaGamer]

he is tho

[@magicvibrations5180]

His content has truly highlighted the warmness of these people who live in otherwise depressive places, leading to his very empathetic take of "superpowers should leave these wonderful people and places the fuck alone" which is very refreshing to me. The vlogs are truly some of the best content on this website and for that reason, I've always been able to look past much of his "dad flirting with the waitress" vibe. Especially when the people often seem more flattered than offended by his comments, I reckon it might just be a cultural difference that I'm not accustomed to. But goddamn, I have never seen that Indian traffic cop clip, or his old account posting shit about exploiting eastern women, or his post about Andrew Tate. All that shit kind of makes my skin crawl.

[@folx2733]

he literally detailed how he was fantasizing about 2 young eastern european women he had met at a random bus stop "c*m guzzling" before finding out they were underage. it's insane how he fooled millions of people into thinking that he's a wholesome guy

[@GenaF]

@@folx2733 as you said... BEFORE finding they were underage, not after.

[@thatindiandude4602]

As an Indian, I knew he was engaging in poverty porn. But he has the right to put out content like that. But I didn't know about the rest of his stuff.

[@EdWard-ie5wn]

I never thought bald was some saint but I'm really disappointed to find out what a sleazebag the guy is. I guess you should never really trust single, middle aged white guys who travel to impoverished places lol.

[@folx2733]

@@GenaF It's still a repulsive a$$hole thing to do, whether or not he changed his mind because they were underage. It still means that he preys on women in foreign countries that look like teenagers. Visiting poor areas/villages and tricking young women into having sex with you because you're a rich westerner is not okay. Only the people who failed in their home country & have miserable sex lives find satisfaction in poverty porn/sex tourism

[@helenforbes6586]

I love him his realness !!! He has kept India live for me , he knows how to connect with pple .

[@IamaFungi]

Bald’s video series in the Darian gap absolves all sins and crimes

[@beboplady1542]

Lol That was an amazing episode.

[@GusArchievs]

His redemption march.

[@Rojomanzana438]

Supporting an illegal invasion of aliens to the US is not redeeming at all

[@PJ-ob5yu]

Having sex on your trip does not make you a sex tourist.

[@Headbangingbull]

Planning your trips around having sex makes you a sex tourist

[@interneda98]

But travelling for that purpose and using extremely sketchy tactics does, and he’s described both in great detail

[@DORC101]

@@interneda98 I don’t know why these online perverted losers defend him so bad lol

[@vashlash6870]

Wow that Buran clip is amazing. That's dedication.

[@IlliaDubrovin]

> loves communism/nazism Already enough to avoid that person

[@FreedomLovin]

The irony is this video just promotes him even more

[@silondon9010]

Lots of Alleged in this video????????

[@joeschmo9953]

Yeah that he went bankrupt and that he flirts with members of the opposite sex. Neither is a revelation and neither is a crime.

[@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486]

Raising money for Zelensky's money laundering scam IS a seriously poor moral choice. The idea that Reddit is a bastion of truth is laughable.

[@redluke8119]

His trek through the Darien gape is amazing stuff

[@zappababe8577]

I don't think Alena is his girlfriend, I think she is just a lady who is his friend. She's great, though! She's multi-lingual and doesn't complain about roughing it whilst travelling.

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

uhhhh. it's not even a question, he even commented before they were together but played it coy for the youtube audience. how can people be so oblivious?

[@mariesahota1478]

Don't like her

[@SamiElHyadi]

Here is an excerpt from the closing section of his book "The Burning Edge: Travels Through Irradiated Belarus": "Although I made my journey alone, the book would not have turned out as I had wanted without having had someone to bounce ideas off and offer encouragement. For this I turned to my girlfriend Alina who I knew I could rely upon for some brutal Belarusian honesty where it was needed. Thank you."

[@casio007]

I like Alina but it must be nightmare to be her bf :D But yeah soviet series with her are great

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

Does any of that matter? Adults are allowed to fuck whomever they choose

[@saltycracker2344]

Every single famous person has an other side. Honestly if you watched his videos from the start you knew what kind of person he was so I think the people freaking out about him are the ones who tuned in later in his career. We didn't watch him for his persona or shady intentions, we watched because his content is unmatched. What he does today is what journalists used to do decades ago, and it's what gained people's attention by seeing a part of the world and life that they knew almost nothing about.

[@thegoodolddays9193]

That's 100% it. People like him because he goes to places other people don't go, and shows things other people don't show. His personality was never the driver of his success.

[@DavidMulderOne]

"Every single famous person has an other side." Please consider reconsidering this stance. Just because there is a tonne of 'bad' people around, and I would even dare say that the percentage of those between famous people is higher... none of that means that all famous people are bad or have some evil side. Like what I am trying to say, don't let the "bad ones" make you believe everyone is bad, and then at the end feel like the publicly bad ones are 'just the same' and thus actually not that bad. I am tired and not expressing myself well I think, but there are genuinely good people everywhere. (Anyway, I do agree that I can appreciate his videos as well, but a big part of that is his charisma in interacting with locals, and it often did feel like he had... minimal moral standards, so as much as I am unsurprised, I am going to put in effort to not watch his videos anymore as that's the thing you and I can do to make whatever little difference)

[@saltymemesmith]

How very dare a Man enjoy good looking Woman.

[@euphorbia1581]

You're talking as if women were cattles, shame on you

[@saltymemesmith]

@@euphorbia1581 Those Women should have a choice, wouldn't you agree? Your views seem backward.

[@tsegabtefera9044]

Remember Kolya .... that story state the bar higher for vloggers in KZbin. Mr. Bald is a legend in travel videos.

[@navigator11]

Wonder if shaky Vodka Kolya is still alive, hope he does

[@zlatanX]

One of vids with Kolya introduced me to Bald’s channel. I wonder if Kolya is still alive and well.

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

@@zlatanX he has a KZbin channel, called stories with Kolya, or something similar.

[@tsegabtefera9044]

@@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756 He has a KZbin channal called "Kolya the story teller"

[@charlietwotimes]

Yeah I'm having a hard time believing Ben was trying to get into Kolya's pants. Why would he take Alina on trips if he was planning to hook up (unless she's into threesomes & if she is that would be an amazing video 😬) Has he done some shady shit? Probably. Show me anyone over fifty who hasn't done some shady stuff in their life and I'll show you someone so boring they'd be making YT videos about making marzipan. Good videos are great, his persona is Gen X sex pest. Like nobody else gets laid while they're traveling overseas do they? Everyone here is scrupulous in their honesty with a one night stand? Storm in a quite possibly non-existent teacup.

[@tuberantz4676]

Have no idea the relevance of bringing Andrew Tate into this story

[@Utonian21]

Bald's community posts defending him, and that he alledgedly knows Andrew Tate personally

[@janeslater8004]

Birds of a feather flock together

[@tuberantz4676]

@@Utonian21 why what has Andrew Tate done wrong ?

[@rukioruk6949]

All of the evidence is Reddit losers doing Reddit stuff, complaining on everything that slightly violates their feminist agenda.

[@Maarten8867]

If I had to approve of everything the KZbinrs I watch have done in their life, I wouldn't be able to watch any youtube.

[@spiderpanch]

I binge his videos. I feel like I’m traveling with him.

[@hutlazzz]

leftist kid basically gaslighting themself, political have try hard to play that cards recent years

[@Wolflkin]

Anyways I don't see the problem with him busting a nut time to time consensually, he's a grown man, not a kitten lmao

[@igor_pavlovich]

You didnt mention how "Vorkuta" bragged about picking up underage girls.

[@obnxsdonky9394]

how to get youtube after you 101

[@MuzzaHukka]

16 is legal in both Russia and the UK

[@tumppu123-h4s]

@@MuzzaHukka pretty much everywhere apart from usa and africa

[@SungazerDNB]

His dad actually divorced his wife (Ben's mother) because Ben took him on across the world and showed him he can fuck any young girl he wants in some places.

[@SungazerDNB]

@@tumppu123-h4s Age of consent in Japan is 12.

[@adiadi5832]

hes soviet ventures where the most baddass youtube travel docs i ve seen

[@d.k.9935]

I quit following him when he did his videos in South America. In former Soviet Union he was always humble and open, but then he became an awful western drunk tourist.

[@defiledcorpse]

Bald is literally the only vlog channel I follow. He's fantastic

[@winstonchurchill586]

You need to do research into him, he’s a genuine creep

[@BLACKOMAMBO]

​@@winstonchurchill586 so his winston Churchill

[@SwampTurd]

@@winstonchurchill586 he likes to have sex with adult foreign women. who the fuck cares. he isnt raping anyone and i bet he buys them a nice dinner and who knows what else. this video is a pathetic attempt to slander somone for views

[@malcombe7001]

So is every pig, Dr and nurse, dodgy af.

[@Trac3r.]

@@BLACKOMAMBO he ain’t a loser like Wilhelm tho was he 😂

[@Patbwoy]

And what's the point of this video exactly? Have we become a race of private judges who go out dismissing and discrediting random people we don't like? I'm pretty sure the people responsible for this video aren't free from sin themselves! Yeah, let's go ahead make random accusations, even if they are untrue in the end, they will stick and destroy that persons reputation after all!

[@terrifiedanimal]

Virtue signaling cucks should keep their little knitting parties on reddit with the rest of the moral busy bodies.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

His description on the female cops in India just sounds like an Author waffling

[@philipw4824]

Yes, I thought exactly the same.

[@davaanyamotgonbold3589]

Why is being a pick up artist and dating many women morally corrupt? In this line of logic meeting new people on tinder, seeking out better partner for ourselves must be viewed as immoral and all that, why don't we just bring back Christian inquisition and start punishing everyone whos sinful. I think people are just hateful towards bald cuz he can and he does things that 99% of men can't and they just can't stand that

[@wrestlingp]

Any guy who goes out to the bar or club must be morally corrupt according to detractors. Ridiculous isn't it.

[@brolike-gw7cw]

has to be true because it says someone that do not even show his face and do not provide even someting similar to evidence.

[@giovannimauro5797]

I really like Bald & Bankrupt you tube content; he is one of the best travels related youtubers.

[@MateusVIII]

I mean, I don't know why people are so surprised he is a dick. There have always been strong indications that he is very sexist and has some pretty shit opinions, and his relation with Andrew Tate is just all the confirmation you need. However this does not take away from the fact his travel vlogs are fascinating to watch and his experiences in remote locations aren't admirable. The thing is, you can still produce quality content and be an absolute dickhead. People in the 21st century need to understand that everyone is imperfect, even content creators, and no one is 100% good or evil. Can we still enjoy his vlogs? Sure. Should we idolize Bald and want to emulate all his behaviours? Of course not. When he does shit things he needs to be outed for them, and when he does good videos there is no harm in praising them.

[@TricaGamer]

I cant keep watching videos of someone that raped a woman and after being freed not because he is innocent but because the judge couldnt pinpoint which accusations should go tho who they were liberated (idk why), he kept making jokes about using drugs to have sex with women in forums and did sex tourism in russia saying it was a good place to go because they were poor and desperate

[@MateusVIII]

@@TricaGamer Everyone is innocent untill proven guilty, him being freed because accusations couldn't be pinpointed doesn't make him guilty. The fact you don't know why the judge couldn't pinpoint accusations kinda gives it away that you don't know the detailed facts of the case presented in court (and neither do I). It is not up for the court of public opinion to go around deciding if he raped someone, this is to be analyzed in a court of law by a judge and with lawyers presenting detailed arguments. As to the sex tourism thing I agree that it is repulsive and if it is something that makes you feel unconfortable to watch his videos I fully understand. But I still think that this doesn't suddenly make his exploring of remote regions less interesting and compelling.

[@Exxy6965]

10:11 is clearly fake - the user joined in 2019, with 9 posts, from Belarus, only to speak perfect English - none of the people Bald met spoke perfect English, let alone write it. I am not English (in fact, I'm from a post-Soviet country) and I can easily recognize people from post-Soviet countries online just because of the way they express themselves. Nott to say there aren't people in Russia or other countries who speak or write perfect English but it definitely wouldn't be a guy with a tractor from a Belarus village. This video is based on conspiracy theories of people who have little to do in their lives.

[@okweedcoolbroismokeyes64]

He also made a few videos with a Russian youtuber NFKRZ but then out of nowhere when the war started, he blocked NFKRZ for no reason and didnt mention it at all

[@BasedinReality1984]

Because NFKRZ is a massive shill

[@okweedcoolbroismokeyes64]

@@BasedinReality1984 idk he speaks alot of truth about Russia nowadays which is relatable if you grew up in a post soviet country

[@lmaciulevicius]

@@BasedinReality1984 shill for what exactly?

[@knightofjustice5475]

NFKRZ is peak zoomer soy. I hope he introduced Benjamin to a couple of his friendzone female friends though. Screw that boring talking head.

[@okweedcoolbroismokeyes64]

@@knightofjustice5475 nothing wrong with having female friends, what are u even trying to prove 💀

[@azcarter4389]

It's amazing how easily people will categorize a man as a misogynist. Forget how lovely he has been to many a babushka. Ben seems like a great dude to me. No ones perfect.

[@Arturhsmrogna]

These comments were not what I expected lol. Mans literally got R-charges and exploits poor women for sexual favours and everyone in the comments are just adoring him. You can like his content without acting like some maniac fan that thinks he can do no wrong

[@GG-mu4wg]

Same! These people are whack af 😅

[@hondvantrond]

Incel echo chamber, nothing new

[@Thegamecheats]

I think a part of it is, he legitatmantly makes entertaining content, and scratches an itch a lot of other youtubers can't. So people look over all the heinous stuff he does.

[@IJFJJAJI]

@@hondvantrond you think the people who are against him are incels or the people who support him?

[@hondvantrond]

The people who support him@@IJFJJAJI

[@jonboll2066]

He makes entertaining vlogs. I don't give two shits what he does in his personal life.

[@benscotti1991]

So in other words you don't care about what he does to other people?

[@Staffo1982Staffo]

Incredible that KZbin has given anyone the chance to travel for a living. A good living

[@via4456]

So basically there's no controversy and no proof just a bunch of reddit posts making shit up as usual, pointless video

[@jitrichmond4235]

love watching his stuff! great lad!

[@richardpennington5445]

Certainly within the Tussian speaking locations it’s the case that Bald was was always respectful of women. He was a bit playful and flirty but nothing culturally inappropriate.

[@xprincexofxsavagesx]

Shit, I thought this was going somewhere then it just ends without any proof whatsoever. Anyway, back to Bald and Bankrupt binging.

[@Captain_Sosuke_Aizen]

We all kind of liked this guy. he was one of the 1st foreign traveller KZbinr to India who was not in to making negative videos about India to get views in west. But his friend seems to be really annoyed that "he don't see Indian woman outside any where" Which was a very strange thing to say as woman are everywhere. But after reading bald's pick up guide in India 11:20 I understand what he means.

[@iaan81]

Bald is the best travel journalist ever.

[@DefiantAML]

He made a video about an ''abandoned'' town in Japan, and it was totally fake. The town had a big fire that burnt down one part of the town, so obviously that part was partially abandoned. The other side of the town is as busy and bustling as ever, and he didn't bother to show any of that. I know because my wife's family lives in that town and Ive been there many times.

[@OTROHIJO]

what's the name of the town then?

[@DefiantAML]

@@OTROHIJO Itoigawa (Here is proof of the fire that caused one side of the town to become temporarily abandoned) www.city.itoigawa.lg.jp/7374.htm

[@colebeans3145]

His videos are as genuine as they come your a wack job Soviet bot

[@toplel1860]

Personally I just wish the guy had better manners but this pretty much explains his overall personality

[@7gogi7]

"pick up artist" imagine being mad at some dude spittin game nonstop trying to score

[@T2a585]

dudes a 50 year old creep, grow up man

[@benjt8680]

The vast majority of the comment section here are immediately dismissing the allegations and problems with bald talked about in this. Nearly everyone's defending him and attacking anyone calling him out. Please go the baldandbaldrdossier subreddit mentioned, it'll take you 5 minutes to find out who this guy really this. As someones who's loved his videos it's really disappointing and pretty disturbing

[@PeaceDweller]

Thing is, that reddit page is almost just as bad as the people vehemently defending him. A lot of rumor, speculation and smoke & mirrors mixed with truth. For example, they'll show a video of him in a harmless playful interaction with a lady and dress it as something insidious & nefarious. Or they'll bring up rumors about his friends and make them guilty by association. The way I see it, if his videos are about him picking up women in foreign lands or how to pick them up I'd consider it a huge issue that needs addressing. But as they are not, I don't.

[@dottieland7061]

It’s just a load of BS . Why bother. Reddit is all BS!!!

[@bewawolf19]

The Reddit is only convincing if you don't bother to actually check on any of the accusations. I discovered it from a comment section in a bald and bankrupt video, was initially surprised and horrified, and then when verifying it, it turns out it is a load of bunk. There is a reason why the reddit heavily relies on avoiding context and avoiding citing primary material in their delusional accusations.

[@pincermovement72]

So him spinning a yarn to women about being loaded to get laid is bad yet a woman chasing a man because she thinks he is loaded is ok . Don’t understand this character assassination let him be .

[@HotZetiGer]

In Mongolia he actively searched for drunk and poor people and got sickness from them 😆

[@Kalervo80]

While we live in a world where every other is doing Onlyfans and you get endless articles and whatever praising sex work in general, these losers on Reddit spend their days trying to find his "aliases" and try to discredit them for "Potentially being sex tourist and/or pick-up artists". Truly a clown world

[@euphorbia1581]

The only clown here is you

[@78aquaman]

BINGO. Haters hating. What else would you expect from Reddit?

[@Hideyoshi1991]

he's said in the past he was a sex tourist, and he wrote an entire book about him being a sex tourist. The only one whose discredited him is himself.

[@Kalervo80]

@@Hideyoshi1991 You missed the point. But since you have researched him more than me, could you share these so I can take a look?

[@Tigo625]

@@Hideyoshi1991 Which is okay? That's the whole point. Onlyfans is literally more immoral than "sex tourism"

[@tamerlano2420]

You ' ve got nothing to say. Zero content. But you made 1.2 milion of visualization just using somebody else fame and throwing shit on him. THAT is controversial.

[@Assault_Butter_Knife]

The video is pretty pointless but at least this guy didn't fabricate all those claims because at around the time of release there was a significant push against BaldandBancrupt over the supposed sex tourism. Naturally we don't have the whole story so I don't want to claim to have the whole picture, but being flirty with women just isn't enough to convince me. If anything I have respect for the guy because we've seen him help people and speak against the injustice in Ukraine when war started, even at the expense of getting arrested (which he did). I think that's more than what a lot of people can say for themselves

[@haimo14228]

lmao sick arguments. "He is not respectful towards people sometimes, he has multiple accounts"

[@richardmandefield6409]

Would watch bald before i watch another of your vids.

[@BLACKOMAMBO]

True, this type of video screem jalousy against succesful Lads

[@-xirx-]

@@BLACKOMAMBO er, welcome to YT

[@Melocoton_V]

@@BLACKOMAMBO I remember when the war in Ukraine started there was a video of a fat guy shaming bald for not staying in Ukraine and fighting the Russians, the video had like 800 likes and more than 90k dislikes, he deleted the video after a few weeks 😭😂.

[@jackibagbaga7638]

He makes some out of the beaten path intertaining videos unlike your common you tuber. You got to give him credit for his success in the social media world.

[@rick-be]

He should be called"Ballsy & Bankrupt."

[@thomasjohnson2862]

It's interesting content - his critics can't deny that. However, when you hear of the truth behind the guy, I'm afraid for me that cannot be overlooked, I can no longer watch his videos like I did before.

[@DRDR3ADSA]

Supporting a sex pest? Question yourself

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

@@thomasjohnson2862 I really don’t understand what’s that bad. He was a pick-up artist before he was a vlogger. That’s essentially all there is to it. He was picking up women by pretending to be rich. Sleazy conduct, sure, but the content he has created over the years, where he goes and documents backwater towns and villages in the ex-communist bloc and around the world is, in my honest opinion, genuine and I don’t think anyone else covers these things like he does.

[@thomasjohnson2862]

@@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588 It's up to you if you want to watch his videos or not. For me, there's the way he speaks about women in general which is weird, his sex-pest past, his Andrew Tate praise, and what seem like Russian-sympathetic and anti-Western views, so for all those reasons, personally I don't watch his videos anymore.

[@ramitch4581]

I am more confused than before. The "crimes" he is accused of in this video includes: 1) being a PUA, 2) saying weird things about women in india, 3) calling a chick a chick, 4) saying some relatively uncontroversial truths and pandering to russian police, 5) potential sex tourist (with literally zero evidence outside of redditors), 6) thinking tate was unfairly treated and finally, the biggest of them all #7: not paying debts to a bank. Pretty much all of these are nothing, or a moral judgement. But then again, when your accusers are so brainwashed that they will defend OF creators and in the next breath try and argue that someone is morally bankrupt for engaging the services of a prostitute, it does mean that you can fall into either of those contradictory states at will. Like Schroedinger's redditor - someones behaviour or actions are both immoral and perfectly acceptable, only choosing one to be when observed by a redditor who guesses which side of the political debate they are on.

[@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger]

oy vey !

[@simeon9388]

There is nothing wrong in admiring beautiful women in India.

[@foxtrotwhiskey874]

yea but the problem is you have to be beautiful first.

[@ralfzacherl9942]

But what is the problem with going somewhere abroad to hook up with local girls?

[@MS-37]

He probably does have a very shady past. No one hides their past for good reasons lol.

[@whatisitthesedays]

@dejuren They find it absolutely normal and are wilfully missing the point of this video. 'Oh he likes to talk to pretty woman? Shocker!'.

[@MrNebelschatten]

@@whatisitthesedays Oh, he manipulates poor women in shitty countries more like

[@Derivedwhale45]

Actually people do hide their awful past for a good reason and so does you

[@cojanemanuel8319]

We all have a shady past. Nobody is clean!

[@MrNebelschatten]

@@cojanemanuel8319 Well I am way cleaner than this sex tourist.

[@isaklytting5795]

I trust my intuition based on my experience of people. The way he interacts with people suggests a decent human being full of life and good wishes towards men. I'll take that over all kinds of rumours and people using all their time trying to pick on some simple guy. If you want to investigate to make the world better, investigate people of power! Politicians, billionaires, investors, powerful, influential institutions, corporations! Otherwise, it seems to say more about psychological complexes of the people doing the investigations. And saying that he likes women, romantically - how on earth is that bad?! That's a sign of mental and physical health. The instinct to assume that as a suspicious however - now THAT is a sign of a diseased personality and mental pathology.

[@karenhensley3069]

I agree with you.

[@MrDaldagnuur]

Dude has charisma and balls.

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

He called her a chick which isn’t exactly a bad word lol but it’s their country so fair enough

[@farouqomaro598]

What the Chechen leader does with chicks is even worse

[@jorriffhdhtrsegg]

chick or chik?

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

@@jorriffhdhtrsegg chick

[@nudesoftheworld]

I love his content. He inspired me to go on a 10 day trek of France and Belgium last year. First trip Ive taken by myself. Obviously not the jaunt he does, but massively inspiring to get outside of ones comfort zone.

[@HD-uf8cl]

Well done buddy!

[@Optidorf]

No matter what you think of him if a KZbinr does something like this he's alright in my book.

[@MoonV29]

are you a sex tourist? with your name like that

[@jahwobble5214]

well done brilliant!!

[@quinnrivera5075]

Saw him and somebody named Ben going thru Latin America. The worse things get the more Bald seemed to enjoy it. And Ben was absolutely miserable. It was so funny.

[@absolutefreedom8035]

ben was extremelly sick, he almost died actually as he explained on his channel. he got a surgery recently and his life changed forever.

[@nixxtable]

you guys mean Timmy? Balds name is Ben.

[@quinnrivera5075]

@@nixxtable think I blew the name. He was traveling thru Bolivia or Peru with a guy. The other guy was miserable. But Bald just kept laughing the more things got screwed up. It just struck me as funny

[@BigPacketFridays]

Backpacker Ben, he's one of bald's buddies@@nixxtable

[@amanwithaplaninavan]

Yeah backpacker ben....not the most likeable of people to be honest.

[@josephm3966]

His langauge isnt creepy its the langauge of a man adept in prose.

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

Loved his cosmodrome episode. He spoke about getting arrested in a later episode.