Pokimane defends going after YouTuber\u2019s sponsor over \u201canti-simp\u201d video Twitch: Pokimane[jwplayer Y7PB7YwV]On June 18, Twitch star Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys defended her actions after she called out the sponsor of content creator \u2018ItsAGundam.\u2019 The popular streamer hit out at the YouTuber after he jokingly called her fans \u201csimps\u201d in a video in May. During a May 16 broadcast, Pokimane launched into a rant against YouTuber ItsAGundam after he mocked her fans. The streamer hit out at the company that sponsored him, and criticized them for putting their name behind a video that \u201ctalked s**t\u201d on her for over 20 minutes. The Twitch star received backlash for her actions from some viewers who were upset that she went after another creator\u2019s sponsorship deal. However a month later, the personality defended her actions, and explained why she thinks calling out companies for who they back is sometimes justified. Pokimane defends herself after sponsorship backlash The streamer had just announced her clothing brand partnership with YouTubers Jacksepticeye and Markiplier when her controversy with ItsAGundam was brought up in the comments. Responding, the Moroccan-Canadian argued that it\u2019s okay to go after sponsors depending on the content. \u201cI don\u2019t condone going after someone or their sponsors simply [because] you disagree with them or [because] you dislike them\u2026I also think content that spreads lies, misinformation, and insults based on their looks shouldn\u2019t be sponsored,\u201d she tweeted. In a second tweet, she followed up by stating that the size of the Gundam\u2019s channel was irrelevant, and that content like his can be damaging for both the subject being made fun of and their fans. \u201cThat sort of thing can traumatize people\/fans + cause a lot of unnecessary hate. I understand if you disagree with my stance, but this is just my opinion, as you are allowed to have and share yours.\u201d Her post immediately sparked backlash from users such as \u2018hiimmrci\u2019 who argued that her rant against the YouTuber sent her fanbase to \u201cattack his video, channel and sponsors.\u201d Replying, the Twitch star exclaimed, \u201cHave you ever considered the hate I get from videos that call me a th*t for no reason \/ lie about my fans? I specifically tell my viewers to not attack others.\u201d ItsAGundam himself reacted to her defense on June 20, and was confused by her claims that he had \u201clied\u201d about her. \u201cSo now I made the video to lie on her? she keeps spinning the narrative\u2026I admitted my mistake, I made the video to laugh at funny tweets,\u201d he said. After users pressed the Twitch star further about her saying the YouTube personality had lied, she clarified what her issue with the clip was. \u201cThe tweets he showed were blatant jokes\/memes and he created a whole false narrative around it. They\u2019re not real [people] going homeless from donations. I didn\u2019t watch the full video and I\u2019m not inclined to considering what I\u2019ve already seen,\u201d she tweeted on June 19. The popular streamer then told her followers that she had no desire to speak further on the issue, and reiterated her stance on the whole on the incident. Gundam has not commented further, except for a tweet that joked \u201cPoki NOOOOo people were forgetting!\u201d Regardless of where you fall on the topic of content creators calling out sponsors, it has become a heated issue within the community lately. In May, both YouTubers Ethan\u2019 h3h3\u2032 Klein and Daniel \u2018Keemstar\u2019 Keem had sponsorships dropped after the companies were brought up in their feud. Despite the backlash, Pokimane continues to be a dominant force on Twitch. At the time of writing, the star has amassed over 5.1 million followers to her channel. In June, she announced that she\u2019s moving out of the OfflineTV house to live with some of her close friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pokimane defends going after YouTuber\u2019s sponsor over \u201canti-simp\u201d video Twitch: Pokimane[jwplayer Y7PB7YwV]On June 18, Twitch star Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys defended her actions after she called out the sponsor of content creator \u2018ItsAGundam.\u2019 The popular streamer hit out at the YouTuber after he jokingly called her fans \u201csimps\u201d in a video in May. During a May […]<\/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-57797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57797","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=57797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}