The clip was isolated by at least one viewer and reported by several dedicated music news organizations, including EDM.com. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. And me lashing back with some knee-jerk post about how it may have seemed unjustified... was completely unfair to Twitch and its viewers,” he wrote. So I apologize for that as well. We’ve included his remarks below in full. I don’t give a fuck’ is not someone I ever aspired to be. In a clip publicized by the blog EDM.com, he referred to another player as a “fucking cock-sucking stream sniper fag,” referring to the practice of watching a player’s live stream to find their location in battle royale games like PUBG. This is far from the first controversy over hateful language in video game streaming. The official channel of Deadmau5 . Twitch adopted its zero-tolerance hateful conduct rules last year, responding to complaints that it didn’t clearly define or censure bigoted abuse on the platform. That post has since been removed, and a spokesperson for Zimmerman didn’t immediately clarify whether it still represents his position. I dont have the capacity to deal with that kind of shit. However, as Zimmerman’s reference to “double standards” shows, that hasn’t settled arguments over how harshly offenders ought to be punished. This was my worst moment. While he says homophobic slurs are “toxic” and “not an ideology i hold closely to my moral standing,” his response is seasoned with personal attacks on a journalist and complaints about the internet in general. The incident began over the weekend during a heated game of PUBG, the popular battle royale first-person shooter, in which Zimmerman was coming under unusually heavy fire from a concealed position. Being ‘Mr. Deadmau5 quits Twitch following ban for using homophobic slur, Pokémon Sword and Shield beta has unprecedented leak, YouTube ‘working to fix’ PewDiePie channel issues, Borat 2 exposes a racist, sexist, but still ultimately inspiring America, It’s dark and outrageous, but also surprisingly optimistic, 15 recent sci-fi books that forever shaped the genre. The actions of the Amazon-owned media company prompted the producer and DJ to launch a tirade on Reddit where he promised to discontinue broadcasting on the platform going forward. I needed a little cool down there for a few and seriously reflect on all this. But, I would rather you hear it from me, in my own words. Update February 14th: Zimmerman later wrote an apology for his earlier post. The … To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. “I’m not going to stand for Twitch’s double standard when it comes to censoring and suspending me for harmless shit,” he said. He denied that he was “blaming” Twitch, but that “I just don’t agree with with [sic] their policy on who gets to decide what’s freedom of expression and what’s blatant extreme right-wing crazy shit that’s actually harmful.”, Zimmerman apologized last year for insulting a Twitter user with homophobic and transphobic comments. While we’ve had some fun partnerships here and there, and they were a great company to work with... im gunna have to cut this one short. And I’ve fucked up. i know who i am, and i dont have to fucking sit here and cry and defend my fuckingself with the obligatory “IM NOT THAT PERSON, I AM SORRY” reflex. Twitch didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. I do mean well. You deserve that. Being ‘mr. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Twitch is supposed to examine the “intent and context” of each statement, potentially issuing an indefinite suspension, although the details of Zimmerman’s ban aren’t clear. Especially for someone who has a reach. I don’t give a fuck’ is not someone I ever aspired to be.”, Zimmerman doesn’t appear to be returning to Twitch for the moment, but that no longer appears to be a protest against censorship. I don’t know why I did that. In Kjellberg’s case, critics connected it to a larger pattern of shock jokes involving white supremacy. As for twitch, they had every right to ban me for that, it was clearly in violation of their terms, even if it wasn’t ... it was all around an incredibly irresponsible and insensitive thing to say nonetheless. the internet is just basically full of shit for the most part.... and while what i said was generally toxic as fuck, and not an ideology i hold closely to my moral standing bya fuckin longshot.... it was just some bottom feeding piece of shit from colorodo who decided to make it news.