About

Timstar is a comedian and vlogger known for creating satirical videos in which he announces that he is "looking for a girlfriend" while prominently showcasing his shirtless body.

Online History

On February 5th, 2008, Timstar uploaded the first video to his YouTube channel, in which he is show performing the Melbourne shuffle dance (shown below, left). On February 18th, he uploaded another Melbourne shuffle video, which received upwards of 355,000 views and 350 comments over the next 10 years (shown below, right).

On August 31st, 2014, Timstar uploaded a video titled "I'm looking for a girlfriend," in which he encourages viewers to tag a single woman for him to build a relationship with (shown below).

On May 13th, 2016, Timstar released another video titled "I'm looking for a girlfriend," in which he brags about his "six pack" and "chest" while announcing that he is seeking a relationship with a woman (shown below, left). Within two years, the video gained over 1.3 million views and 2,900 comments. On July 19th, Timstar uploaded a video in which he stands shirtless with a man who he claims is also looking for a girlfriend (shown below, right).

In December, Timstar launched the @Timstarbaby^[2] Twitter feed. On December 12th, Timstar uploaded a Emo-themed "looking for a girlfriend" video (shown below).

Reception

On January 11th, 2017, the news site YomYomf^[4] published an article titled "How Asian Australian Comedian TIMSTAR Antics Are Problematic," which accused Timstar of "perpetuating negative racial stereotypes" about Asian men.

On November 18th, the LADbible Facebook^[3] page shared Tim's "Looking for a Girlfriend" video, gathering more than 4.3 million views, 86,000 comments and 15,300 shares over the next two months.

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