Young's Shocking Series Celebrates 1st Anniversary

CLEVELAND - As far as envelope-pushing, controversial geniuses go, Deante Young stands at the Mt. Olympus of First Amendment exploitation.

And he's very proud of that perception.

One year ago today, Young's seminal web series, a Date with Deante made its debut online and immediately garnered both critical acclaim and searing criticism for its proliferation of racial epithets and misogynistic themes. Young's own audacious language and ultra-intrusive interrogation of his female guests (Sarah and Beth Ann are pictured above from the very first episode) drew the ire of several Women's Rights Organizations. 

"What Mr. Young created was a crude, crass and callously irresponsible load of garbage," says Kathleen Myers, founder of Respect All Women of America or R.A.W.A. "He has no regard for women and he clearly respects himself even less than that if he willfully shows his ignorance and passes it off as creative honesty."

Young comes to his own defense. In a statement issued through his multi-media production company April Fool's Entertainment, the 32-year old shockster says that he loves women and never disrespects them. "As I've said before, I am a truth seeker, not an exploiter. What people need to understand is that I bring the harsh, filthy reality of the world to the forefront." He says. "If the language gets racy, that's fine. We're all adults here and the adult women that I interview never object while being interviewed so it's just much to do about nothing."

With Season 2 underway, Young is expected to release the 26th episode of the series sometime in the coming days.

Series Page: http://www.adatewithdeante.com/