Etika NFTs under fire for capitalizing on late YouTuber\u2019s likeness An internet group called Antila is facing severe backlash after attempting to capitalize the late YouTuber Etika\u2019s likeness. The internet is outraged over the new NFT project titled EtikaPunks. Desmond \u2018Etika\u2019 Amofah was a popular Nintendo YouTuber who was known for his outrageous reactions to Smash Bros. reveals and game announcements. His fans, known as the JoyCon Boys, would watch Nintendo Directs alongside him in anticipation of his excited outbursts. However, in June of 2019, the internet lost Etika to suicide after a long battle with mental health issues. Nearly three years later, the JoyCon Boys still share their favorite reactions and moments from Etika\u2019s career. But the internet has, once again, found a way to tarnish the legacy of a late creator. Similar to how Stan Lee\u2019s life work was turned into a \u201ccommemorative\u201d NFT, so too has Etika been turned into a non-fungible token. EtikaPunk NFTs under fire The NFT project EtikaPunks was announced via Twitter on January 4, 2022. While the creators state that the project is meant \u201cto commemorate Etika\u2019s life,\u201d the vast majority of replies have been negative. Users are calling the EtikaPunks \u201cdisgraceful,\u201d \u201cgross,\u201d and \u201cdisgusting.\u201d Other users are calling for the account and its tweets to be reported for using the likeness of a deceased creator without consent from the person\u2019s family. One of the EtikaPunk NFTs pictures a crudely-drawn Amofah in front of a bridge. Users speculate that this is meant to represent the Manhattan Bridge which Etika was believed to have jumped from causing his death. Another NFT depicts Etika as a \u201csimian species\u201d while holding a banana. Many fans call these specific NFTs \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cdisrespectful.\u201d What the actual fuck is wrong with you. https:\/\/t.co\/G1FvJuAT3K \u2014 Mutahar (@OrdinaryGamers) January 5, 2022 Everyone in the replies, you know what to do pic.twitter.com\/sRCWNVWeQD \u2014 TheNCSmaster (@TheNCSmaster) January 5, 2022 When visiting the EitkaPunks page on Rarible, the project expresses their project is not \u201cofficially affiliated with Etika or his family.\u201d At the time of reporting, there are zero bids on any of the three NFTs currently for sale. For an example of how to properly commemorate the life of a creator, check out this Smash Bros mod that adds Etika as a playable character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Etika NFTs under fire for capitalizing on late YouTuber\u2019s likeness An internet group called Antila is facing severe backlash after attempting to capitalize the late YouTuber Etika\u2019s likeness. The internet is outraged over the new NFT project titled EtikaPunks. Desmond \u2018Etika\u2019 Amofah was a popular Nintendo YouTuber who was known for his outrageous reactions to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}