punish streamers abusing words like "******" or insulting viewers
it happens too much on this platform, streamers like sodapoppin directly insult viewers claiming his viewers are "retards and losers"
well, its not pleasant experience hearing those things and if someone is disabled in someway might even feel sad or depressed hearing it
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gmanbubba commented
I am a man with a mental disability that makes it difficult for me to learn new things quickly and efficiently and also makes it difficult to understand some things yet I used the word ****** in a way similar to the way Patrick in SpongeBob SquarePants uses the word wombo I do not mean it in a derogatory way but in a calming friendly way I am gmanbubba on twitch
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chillerthanice commented
I see the r word used constantly on this site as a derogatory slur. People don't say it frequently like they claim but specifically save it to be extra hateful to people. It is an abelist slur, and needs to be blocked from the platform. The word has a long use of hateful context and history, and directly excludes people with mental disabilities and conditions. It is used to describe "very bad" things, but is a label for a group. This is equivalent to saying something horrible like using 'bl*cks' as an insult. It's disgusting and needs to be removed.
Both me personally and other people in my life have been made to feel less than through the use of this slur, and hearing it used commonly on the site is disheartening and makes me feel hated. At any time someone can just say the slur and ruin my viewer experience, and I have to either leave or accepted the hate and feel bad. Frequently I leave which directly reduces my want to sub, watch ads, etc. that generate revenue for the site and partners.
You've removed so many words that are so much less hateful, but this one has stayed. It's disgusting and dated and needs to be left in the past and not accepted into the future.
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VarletFox commented
I was called a r*tard in someone's stream by the name of Ettnix, even his mod was in on it, he has a very insulting community, and he's a partnered streamer? like how?! If that's how you treat your viewers. I believe the word should be banned, it's absolutely disgusting.
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RushZone commented
I agree if Twitch is going to ban simp and incel they should ban the word ****** which is a literal ablest slur
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d_u_d_o_ser commented
I think it's high time, because twitch has long given streamers so much freedom of expression that it's time to ban streamers from streaming!