NICKMERCS claims Apex Legends has \u201cdifference in opinion\u201d with him on LGBT issues YouTube: NICKMERCSStreamer NICKMERCS implied that he would not be getting an invitation to the Apex Legends Pro League due to a \u201cdifference in opinion\u201d over LGBT issues on stream. The top FPS streamer, who recently signed a massive non-exclusive deal with streaming service Kick, said that Apex was \u201cvery pro-gay, pro-trans\u201d, and that he would be surprised if he was ever invited to the Pro League by them. NICKMERCS maintained that he was \u201cnot anti\u201d, but that he had issues with how LGBT education was taught in schools. The streamer was heavily criticized for similar comments he made last year about the LGBT community during Pride Month, when he said: \u201cThey should leave little children alone. That\u2019s the real issue.\u201d These comments led to the NICKMERCS Call of Duty skin bundle being removed from the game, along with TimTheTatMan\u2019s bundle, as Tim had asked for his to be taken down as well. NICKMERCS sparks controversy after discussing Apex Legends pro scene\u2019s LGBT stance Speaking about the Apex Pro League on stream, NICKMERCS said that it was unlikely he would be invited to it, and implied it was due to his stances on LGBT education. He said: \u201cPut two and two together. Apex is very pro gay, pro trans\u2026 Look, I\u2019m not anti, but I\u2019m not at the front of the parade doing the high knees either, you know what I mean? \u201cLive and let live, but we clearly have a difference in opinion across the board, so if you\u2019re expecting them to give me an invite to their pro league\u2026 I mean, I\u2019d be so surprised if that ever happened.\u201d When one chatter suggested that these statements made NICKMERCS sound like he was against the LGBT community, the streamer replied: \u201cI\u2019m not anti. I made that extremely clear. \u201cAnd I told you where I draw my line. I think parents should be teaching their kids stuff like that. When it\u2019s up to schools and teachers that you might not know? Nah. Nah, I\u2019m good.\u201d Apex Legends is frequently praised as one of the most LGBT-supportive live-service games, with significant efforts from developers being made to improve representation through playable characters. For more information on NICKMERCS\u2019 previous clash with Activision, check out their justification for why they removed his Call of Duty skin bundle last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NICKMERCS claims Apex Legends has \u201cdifference in opinion\u201d with him on LGBT issues YouTube: NICKMERCSStreamer NICKMERCS implied that he would not be getting an invitation to the Apex Legends Pro League due to a \u201cdifference in opinion\u201d over LGBT issues on stream. The top FPS streamer, who recently signed a massive non-exclusive deal with streaming […]<\/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-56364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56364","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=56364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}