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
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ShayneWithAWhy commented
The fact that these emotes design originate from a children's movie proves that they should not be banned on twitch
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Grurim commented
I agree with this 100%
I understand, Twitch, that you are wanting to limit sexualized content, considering your service can be used by anyone 13 and older. There comes a time, however, where you must ask yourself, "Is there anything that can't be sexualized in the world?" to which your answer will be no (Thus why Rule 34 exists) which means, you need to consider intent and actual graphics.
Every "Dumpy" emote I have ever seen, was by far way less sexualized than a great deal of your supported "Just Chatting" channels. Of course, I have not seen them all, but that goes back to my previous statement on "Intent" and the actual look of the emote. The unilateral ban on "Dumpy" emotes makes no sense. I'm sure someone out there gets aroused by the Twitch logo, does that mean you're going to remove it from your website, too?
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OnlineAmbassador commented
These innocent emotes should not be black listed for sexual content. Thor at pirate software is an absolute legend and is a responsible content creator who holds his community accountable with absolute integrity. The decision made by twitch staff has made us feel weird about something innocent, twitch please give us some validity back in your decision. Thank you.
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Soren426 commented
Allow us to use this emote please! It's just an adorable ferret. It's pg and I feel inoffensive. #FREETHEDUMPY!
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ClaireWhere commented
Yes, absolutely these emotes should be allowed! Cute PG Dumpy emotes are so much fun and are completely harmless. Send a PG Dumpy emote in any streamer's chat I'm sure they would get a good smile, nobody is being harmed.
As long as it's PG, I see no reason for community guidelines to have to restrict it.
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LittleSiberianBear commented
yes please. i think it's absurd to police fiction in this way especailly when there is nothing sexual about such emotes.
the Gasm policy is silly to. goodness knows advertisers would benefit from less restrictions. censorship is wildly unpopular. how dare we police humor and waste time and money policing humor.
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Sailblade commented
Ferrets do not hurt hoomans. (maybe they do)
Bring back dumpy
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Emieinjeru commented
BRING BACK THE DUMPIES!!!! Some of them are just cute things jiggling around not overly detailed showing nudity or anything
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john_anders commented
Human "Dumpy" emotes definitely do not belong on this platform. However, non humanoid "Dumpy" emotes with non suggestive content, such as animals or abstracted characters (see Among Us or aliens), ABSOLUTELY belong on this platform. The "Dumpy" emote as a whole concept has never been suggestive and had always been a part of the internet's absurdist humor.
To ban the "Dumpy" emote as a concept would be equivalent to banning Pepe the Frog and all his derivatives and reskins across the platform, thus killing another diverse subsection of emotes.
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AzuIes commented
Free the dumpy! We love it, its fun and it doesn't hurt anyone. As many others have pointed out it's perfectly PG and having it banned just because there's a butt in the picture is absurd.
I hope you listen to the community and let is have this beloved emote back.
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thepandolorian commented
It would be absurd to allow an emote of a HUMAN with this type of emote, but as it is an animal I think it is absurd to ban it. ALLOW THE DUMPIES!
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HorrorCatTV commented
FREE THE DUMPY
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maybride2018 commented
Bring back the emote! It literally is not hurting anyone but the people who love it
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GuyAbeetus1 commented
We are letting women "twerk" on twitch now, which not everyone on twitch isn't 18+, and it is pretty easy to make an account saying you're 18+ to watch those, and yet here we are and can't have dumpy emotes.
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DaddyDimmuTV commented
Free this type of emote! communities love it and it means no harm!
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Limettendieb commented
I need the Dumpy emote to be a happy Twitch enjoyer. I dont even see why it got deletet in the first place, it is a cute, fluffy ferret and everyone who sees a ferret as a sexual desireable beeing shoud go and see a doctor. (no offence)
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Easley18 commented
The fact that twitch allows for people to physically twerk now should mean that the dumpy style emotes are 100% allowed. These emotes have NOTHING to do with sexuality and are there for fun. Definitely shouldn't be against TOS
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AserAsh commented
Agreed, there is no reason to remove dumpy emotes. I want mine back!
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NowanFox commented
Agreed! I had an emote in this style and it was the most popular one on my channel until it was removed for being "sexual in nature." There's nothing sexual about a cartoon animal with no buttocks or genitalia spinning its tail. It's not nudity, it's not sexual.
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BobaManZz commented
Dumpy shouldn't be ToS NODDERS