Benjamin Henderson and Jon Del Arroz Accept Renfamous’ Challenge to Debate

John F. Trent |

Jan 30, 2019

On Tuesday night, Twitter troublemaker Renfamous challenged members of Comicsgate to an in-person debate, which was subsequently accepted by Ravage: Kill All Men creator Benjamin Henderson.

My channel is real life. I’ll debate in person, on a panel at a con where you tools have to make eye contact with me and won’t have google and a chat full of slur screaming idiots to back you up. Any takers? https://t.co/yc8sR0vycW

— Renfamous⭐️ (@renfamous) January 30, 2019

Henderson responded to Renfamous with an idea on how the debate would be constructed with “3 people on each side tops.” He also indicated that individuals could donate to the “Legal Defense Fund to protect people from Online Threats.” Henderson even indicated he would want Jon Del Arroz and Ethan Van Sciver to join him in debating Renfamous and her team.

I’m down! We can think of good questions and discuss ways to bring all sides together. Maybe just 3 people on each side tops. At the end we can ask people to donate to a Legal Defense Fund to protect people from Online Threats. I want @EthanVanSciver and @jondelarroz to join me. https://t.co/laQDXDWodp

— Benjamin L Henderson (@BigBHenderson) January 30, 2019

[easyazon_link identifier=”9527303419″ locale=”US” tag=”boundingintocomics-20″]Flying Sparks[/easyazon_link] creator Jon Del Arroz was quick to accept the challenge following Henderson.

I’d be down to come to a convention. Just let me know when/where.

— Tom Brady Fan Acct. (@jondelarroz) January 30, 2019

Henderson would go on to explain why he accepted the challenge and why he would want it to take place in-person.

I like debating in person too. I want them on tape with people around and our families in the audience to say the things they say to us online. Let people see and have people ask them to explain the death threats and stalking by their SJW “allies” against Vets and Christians.

— Benjamin L Henderson (@BigBHenderson) January 30, 2019

Van Sciver would also respond in a series of Tweets claiming Renfamous and fellow Twitter user SJWSpiderman would never debate him.

SJWSpiderman and Renfamous will never debate me or anyone.

They exist to lie and propagandize. They exist to harass and persecute people who see through their lies. They exist to entertain the worst SJW scum on the internet with their lies.

A convo would make this plain.

— Ethan Van Sciver (@EthanVanSciver) January 30, 2019

Their ultimate goal is to deplatform anyone who opposes Social Justice crybullies.

They’ve produced zero evidence of “bigotry,” indeed, I’m a soft-hearted and compassionate liberal, who was invited to speak before LGBTQ Republicans this summer. There IS no evidence of hate.

— Ethan Van Sciver (@EthanVanSciver) January 30, 2019

Van Sciver also indicated he would not have Renfamous or SJWSpiderman on his channels describing them as “anti-LGBT monsters.”

But the truth is, they’re the ones who don’t deserve a platform for their toxicity.

I speak to nearly 100,000 people on YouTube. I won’t share that platform with abusers. I won’t share it with anti-LGBT monsters like @Renfamous, or anonymous Leftist thugs like @SJWSpiderman.

— Ethan Van Sciver (@EthanVanSciver) January 30, 2019

Van Sciver had previously intimated he had been open to debating Renfamous.

I’d be happy to! I find Lauren to be very clever and funny, and I’d be thrilled to debate her about our favorite topic: #COMICSGATE.

— Ethan Van Sciver (@EthanVanSciver) October 1, 2018

Renfamous declined the opportunity to debate back in September.

Nope! I’m just a nobody cosplayer after all—I think the debate you’re looking for is between a comicsgate founder and one of the many comic pros who have been relentlessly harassed by comicsgate over the last 18 months or so.

— Renfamous⭐️ (@renfamous) October 1, 2018

Following Van Sciver’s recent Tweets indicating Renfamous would never debate him, she issued her own response detailing a number of topics she would have brought up if Van Sciver would debate her.

Aw, Ethan’s running away.

I had great debate topics picked out too:
🔹Merits of crowdfunding a second comic before you’ve even finished the first one

🔹 Is there such a thing as TOO obvious when grifting the MAGA crowd?

🔹 Best way to explain “the doll thing” to your wife pic.twitter.com/QiUu0exeFN

— Renfamous⭐️ (@renfamous) January 30, 2019

It doesn’t appear this debate will happen with Van Sciver on board. Given Renfamous previously declined to debate Van Sciver, it lends credence to Van Sciver’s claim that she has no intention of debating him.

Would you want to see Renfamous and her team debate Benjamin Henderson, Jon Del Arroz, and Ethan Van Sciver? Do you think Renfamous’ challenge to debate was in good faith?