Allow PG "Dumpy" style emotes on Twitch.
A Dumpy emote is an emote with a shaking butt in a circle and does not contain nudity or sexually explicit content of any kind. There are over 900 of them on Twitch as of this writing.
Dumpy emotes are incredibly popular among a wide number of communities on Twitch. However, they have been removed by Twitch Moderation at seemingly random for violating the community guidelines.
Context Here: https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1686114277491650560
As these emotes are based on a draw-over of the PG movie Open Season from 2006 it seems absurd to ban them from the platform.
Context Here: https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1686127545429942278
Non-sexualized animal butt emotes are allowed per our emote guidelines. Closing this submission - thank you.
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craftka007
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I agree that this style of emote is not a violation of the PG only rule as they are harmless a quite frankly loved by many communities of twitch. As long as the design of them is not taken too far by creator (in which case should be removed on case by case basis) i think there is no harm in letting them stay on twitch.
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3D_Holly
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The seemingly arbitrary removal of these emotes by Twitch Moderation, despite their popularity and lack of explicit material, is puzzling tbh. Considering their origin as a draw-over from the PG movie Open Season, it appears unjust to ban them from the platform.
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DarkMacGaming
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Since it is based on a draw-overof a PG (not PG13) movie Open Season, it seems really overly censoring, and making one more step to sterile and absolutely controlled environment.
This emote seem harmless and fun at the same time. Plus community really like it.
Please reconsider the choice to remove that emote.
Thank you,
Sincerly. -
strongohench
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These emojis, unless obviously subverted (i.e. drawn over with a nude character etc) are simply a silly, fun way to interact with chat
Sourced as they are from children's media, it seems obvious that it should not be filtered for explicit or obscene content by default -
KaeruKobold
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I agree! These emotes are fun and silly and most importantly, completely harmless. There is nothing inherently lewd or suggestive about the Dumpy emote. Plenty of children's and family-friendly movies have butt jokes and characters shaking their butts. I am in lots of communities that use this emote (there are many, many communities that have created their own hand-animated versions of this emote with their own characters/pets/mascots.)
I myself am upset at the recent influx of Twitch-violating adult content as a result of the now-removed "new" policy, but this fun silly emote type should not be lobbed in with the regulations on adult content when, as PirateSoftware stated, it is literally a reference to a children's animated movie, not a piece of adult media. -
iamseriousham
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This man has been streaming 6 years doing amazing things for the community and runs a FERRET rescue! Why would there be anything wrong with a funny emote of a ferret's 'dumpy'? It's especially frustrating since there's plenty of hot tub streams with near-nude people and Twitch allows that.
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Djinnet
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I find this very weird that twitch allowed hottubs streams and bodypainting streams, but doesn't allowed draw-over emotes from an PG movie. There are no copyright that can be used as a base for this, since it is an animated motion. Twitch is misreporting this for violating TOS which it doesnt. Otherwise twitch have to remove every animal streams since the animals doesnt care to show their arses to the whole internet.
Be careful, twitch. Ya are playing a stupid game and are trying to win stupid prizes. Do the W, twitch. Be better.
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Astinger
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Twitch are being overly generalistic and sensitive with this type of approach. This is because life and perspective is overly simplified with managing such expectations.
This is a clear example of an emote which is completely harmless, and would need to be reviewed a more methodical approach, rather than an generic umbrella approach.I hope this opens up another method of how this is reviewed moving forward with a bit more hand holding prior to allowing AI to take over such tasks.
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justnan
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This is neither sexual, nor nudity.
It's clearly just an animal booty wiggling with absolutely no negative connotations at all.
Allow this! -
kahrris
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I think that PG dumpy-style emotes are harmless and fun for the community. ones that are made to be more explicit should be treated differently and without a blanket ruling.
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marsultor20
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Emotes such as this are entertaining both for the Community to utilize and for the Streamer/Teams to create and show individuality across a broad spectrum of channels. While I can understand more aggressive and vulgar versions may exist the versions annotated here are created to be fun not harmful. Please review ,if not the entire policy, the verbiage utilized within the policy to properly restrict more harmful emotes and not punish innocent and fun ones such as this.
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JemJarr
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It honestly seems kind of strange to me that anyone could mistake an emote with a silly animal shaking its butt for sexual context. There've been animals who shake their butts in Disney movies, and that'd be fine to show on Twitch (Assuming it doesn't conflict with copyright rules) but a streamer's emote is deemed too risqué?
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sirf4ce
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I don't understand how this emote is in any way different from the thousands of emotes like it on Twitch. I don't even see buttocks as such. I see hind quarters. That alone seems to be a deliberate choice to NOT sexualize this emote.
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hozenpt
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These emotes are important for the community! These emotes cause no harm.
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lucavaholla
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Because its a cute little dude. No harm no foul.
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CrazyDogGame
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I agree with this streamer. My problem with the banning of this type of emote is that it will cause other emotes that are side view of the buttock will become the same as these emotes. I really believe these emotes are just some fun to members' streams and give us all something fun to do. I have an emote that is a side view of a dog that wags his tail and that could be a problem if these emotes are a big problem as well. When does it stop is what I want to know.
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JigSal_
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This emote shouldn't violate Twitch TOS. The origin of the Emote is from a literal children's movie.
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Spiritsmaker
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Most of these forms of emotes are of animals or animated characters and as mentioned above they don't contain nudity nor sexually explicit content and thus are harmless fun.
Some may try to make sexually explicit or nude. However, it is unfair to the wider community to get rid of them. They should be moderated on case by case basis in case of violation through reports from viewers.
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tolstoywrites2much
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Best Emote on Twitch. I feel a part of me is missing without it
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Jimmy2Bits
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I really hope Twitch can figure out who they are soon so we can have our dumpy back.