Gootecks finally responds to Twitch removing his PogChamp emote Stephanie Lindgren – Esports PhotographerStreet Fighter pro and Cross Counter TV founder Ryan \u2018Gootecks\u2019 Gutierrez has finally responded after Twitch removed his famous PogChamp emote for allegedly \u201cencouraging violence.\u201d On January 6, Gootecks asked his fans on Twitter if there would be \u201ccivil unrest for the woman who was executed inside the Capitol\u201d after the day\u2019s controversial events unfolded. Shortly after making this remark, Twitch deemed that Gutierrez was \u201cencouraging further violence\u201d and made the decision to remove the emote, further noting they \u201ccan\u2019t in good conscience continue to enable use of the image.\u201d While a temporary solution is underway, with a new PogChamp emote popping up every twenty-four hours, Gootecks doesn\u2019t approve of the way Twitch handled the situation. We want the sentiment and use of Pog to live on \u2013 its meaning is much bigger than the person depicted or image itself\u2013 and it has a big place in Twitch culture. However, we can’t in good conscience continue to enable use of the image. \u2014 Twitch (@Twitch) January 7, 2021 In a new response video uploaded to the Cross Counter TV YouTube channel, the original face of the emote pointed out some interesting inconsistencies from Twitter and Twitch. (Segment begins at 19:00) Primarily, he noted how Twitter made the decision to ban the US President\u2019s account for \u201cencouraging violence,\u201d but not Gootecks\u2019 tweet. \u201cIt\u2019s not like Twitter isn\u2019t going through people\u2019s tweets with a fine-tooth comb to determine whether or not they\u2019re inciting violence, am I right?\u201d he rhetorically asked. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not saying that I have the type of reach and influence that the President does, I\u2019m just saying that I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a coincidence that my account got locked after what I posted.\u201d From this, he pulled up tweets he made that resulted in Twitter locking his account, but his tweet about civil unrest wasn\u2019t a culprit, suggesting that it was fine by Twitter\u2019s standards. \u201cThey\u2019re looking for people that are trying to incite violence, but that\u2019s not what they found on my account,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, why is it then, that Twitch seems to have decision making super powers? Because in less than three hours from when I uploaded the video, they made the decision to remove PogChamp as a global emote.\u201d \u201cYou can\u2019t make this stuff up,\u201d he concluded, ending his video. So far, it doesn\u2019t seem like Twitch has any plans to reinstate Gootecks as the face of PogChamp, but they do understand the emote\u2019s importance in the platform\u2019s culture. In any case, we\u2019ll have to wait and see what the future holds for the emote as 2021 rolls on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gootecks finally responds to Twitch removing his PogChamp emote Stephanie Lindgren – Esports PhotographerStreet Fighter pro and Cross Counter TV founder Ryan \u2018Gootecks\u2019 Gutierrez has finally responded after Twitch removed his famous PogChamp emote for allegedly \u201cencouraging violence.\u201d On January 6, Gootecks asked his fans on Twitter if there would be \u201ccivil unrest for the […]<\/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-49158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49158","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=49158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}