Twitch streamers and famous YouTuber Zach “Asmongold” Hoyt Already have his Zach Lauer Account The show was banned after racist comments about the killing of Muslims and Palestinians in Gaza went viral on social media. “My bad,” he shared on X (formerly Twitter) after facing backlash online. “Looking back now, I was such a jerk when it came to Palestine.” Another of his Twitch channels, Asmongoldremains unchanged.
besides playing gamesHoyt often streams long chat sessions in which he comments on other people’s YouTube videos or any topic that gains traction on his dedicated Reddit subreddit. In a recent livestream, he began talking about Israel’s war on Gaza, which the Gaza health ministry said has taken a toll. More than 40,000 Palestinians have joined the Just a year ago, Hamas launched its attack on October 7.
“If you want to think of genocide as the systematic massacre of a group of people, then they have now incorporated genocide into Sharia law, so no, while those who have incorporated genocide into their laws are being punished, I Will not cry. Part of the stream that was edited and share it on social media (the original VOD doesn’t appear to be online). “I don’t care.” They’re terrible people. This isn’t even a question. It’s crazy that people don’t see it that way. They will do the same thing.
He continued:
These people are not your allies, they are not like us, they come from a horrifically inferior culture that kills people because of who they are, it is in direct opposition to everything Western values stand for, it is an inferior culture. .
The comments were immediately condemned by many Twitch users, streamers and others. many people pointed out Terms of Service and Community Guidelines for Amazon Owned Platforms Speech that reinforces negative stereotypes or attempts to dehumanize a protected group is prohibited. Some tagged Twitch Call for Hoyt to be banned The platform has now done this for its zackrawrr channel, which has 1.9 million followers.
Left-wing streamer Hassan “Hasanabi” Pikerwho was outspoken advocate For years, for the rights of Palestinians, Invite Hoyt to his own channel Counter his comments and push back against racist comments. Hoyt later walked back his original remarks but stopped short of saying he was wrong.
“Looking back now, I was such a jerk on the Palestinian issue,” He posted on X. “My fault of course, no one deserves to have their life ruined, even if they do things or views that I consider regressive. You guys deserve to say stupid things like this more than I do, and I’ll do better.
Some of his fans immediately criticized his about-face for giving in to the backlash, while others said it didn’t go far enough. “This is coming from a fan who has been watching regularly for over a decade,” one person wrote. “This isn’t just a case of ‘Oops, Oops.’ You need to apologize properly. To call an entire culture and race ‘inferior’ is actually Nazism and racism. That’s disgusting.
Twitch did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Updated October 15, 2024 at 3:36 pm ET: Rod “The Killer” Breslau Report Hoyt’s Twitch ban will last for 14 days.
