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Cory Hunter Winn is an American TikToker who is known for his comedic videos, as well as for his collaboration with Damen Mummert. He also posts about books on his account @corywinncanread.

Popularity[]

Speedy & The G[]

Cory and his best friend, Damen Mummert, are a comedic duo that regularly post videos on the account @thespeedyandtheg, although prior to being on TikTok, the duo also posted videos on YouTube. The duo would in their early videos refer to themselves as a podcast, however they have since reportedly rejected the term.[2] As of July 2021, their editor is Seamus Kimball.[3]

One of the most popular videos on their account includes a video of Cory asking Damen how far he would drive for the girl of his dreams, with Damen answering that he would drive anywhere, but then stating that he wouldn't drive to Nebraska when asked by Cory. The video gained over six million likes, and was used in over 100K videos.[4]

Max Taylor[]

Cory has regularly pretended that Max Taylor, another TikToker, is his dad, as his appearance is very similar, with Max also joining in on the joke.[5][6] The TikToker Sage Wilson/Sage Green has also pretended that she and Cory are siblings.[7]

Controversies[]

Misgendering & Gunna[]

Around September 2020, Cory had misgendered a non-binary person multiple times, and had also compared them to the rapper Gunna, allegedly because they and Gunna both were black and had orange hair, which users saw as offensive.[8] Following the controversy, he was also allegedly fired from his modeling agency.[9][10][11]

BookTok[]

Cory has also regularly posted videos about books on his account @corywinncanread, however some users on 'BookTok' (A community on TikTok that likes to read books) accused him of not actually reading the books he states he does, but simply pretending to do it for popularity, along with some users also stating that he is mocking BookTok.[12][13][additional citation needed]

Personal life[]

He has stated that he is from Utah.[14] He has also stated that he is bisexual.[15]

References[]

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