Pokimane reveals how she deals with annoying online \u201csimp\u201d comments Pokimane, YouTube[jwplayer 3rV0GuQ7]Imane \u201cPokimane\u201d Anys is one of Twitch\u2019s biggest streaming stars, boasting over four million followers on the platform due to her humorous broadcasts \u2014 but being internet famous isn\u2019t always the cakewalk it\u2019s made out to be. Despite her blossoming career as an online entertainer, Poki is often met with criticism online, with many spiteful comments under her social media posts accusing her fans of being \u201csimps.\u201d \u201cSimp\u201d is an insulting term that has skyrocketed in popularity in online circles as of late, referring to men who are viewed as too submissive toward women, especially online personalities, from whom they hope to achieve some kind of romantic attention for their efforts. Anys is no stranger to these sorts of comments, as evidenced by her various social media platforms, and was even asked about it for a Q&A video in celebration of reaching five million subscribers on YouTube \u2014 including \u201cannoying\u201d comments from children online. \u201cI gotta admit, it can be kind of disturbing, the stuff that people say,\u201d she said of the topic, with her video referencing the viral before-and-after makeup photos of the star that continue to circle the net. \u201cI also understand that kids especially say things without fully understanding the weight of their words.\u201d \u201cSometimes, just the worst side of people will come out online,\u201d she continued, \u201cbecause they know that they can\u2019t really be held liable for it. Either way, I kind of try to avoid my exposure to peoples\u2019 comments all the time because I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too good for my mental health.\u201d She went on to address the viral \u201csimp\u201d comments underneath her social media posts, admitting that while she thought the memes spawning from the term were once funny, now feels are \u201coverused\u201d and make her less than cozy when used in rude ways. \u201cIt kind of makes me uncomfortable when people use it in an aggressive way,\u201d she explained. \u201cLike, if someone is remotely nice to me, and they\u2019re just like, \u2018Simp, simp!\u2019 I think that\u2019s a little bit weird.\u201d (Topic begins at 7:22) Ultimately, Pokimane is of the school of thought that \u201cit is what it is\u201d in regards to \u201cuncomfortable\u201d comments \u2014 but at least she\u2019s taking it in stride, despite their sometimes overwhelming presence on her Twitter posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pokimane reveals how she deals with annoying online \u201csimp\u201d comments Pokimane, YouTube[jwplayer 3rV0GuQ7]Imane \u201cPokimane\u201d Anys is one of Twitch\u2019s biggest streaming stars, boasting over four million followers on the platform due to her humorous broadcasts \u2014 but being internet famous isn\u2019t always the cakewalk it\u2019s made out to be. Despite her blossoming career as an […]<\/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-57989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57989","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=57989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}