Twitch axes \u201cinsensitive\u201d Hispanic Heritage Month emotes after backlash TwitchTwitch has taken down special emote modifiers for Hispanic Heritage Month that were supposed to be a part of the month-long celebration, but \u201cclearly missed the mark\u201d with the designs. Starting on September 15 through to October 15, Twitch will highlight different Hispanic and LatinX streamers on the front page. Along with the extensive list of content creators to spotlight, the company was also going to include a few emote modifiers so that any channel could rep the month-long celebration. But the execution of these modifiers fell well-below the community\u2019s expectations for a celebration, with many people saying the attempt was \u201ctone-deaf\u201d in nature by accentuating \u201cMexican stereotypes.\u201d To kick off their Hispanic Heritage Month event, Twitch released a blog post that teased three different emote modifiers that would let viewers cash in channel points to dress up existing designs for that channel. These included images featuring a sombrero, superimposing a pair of maracas, or simply having a guitar in front of the design. These almost immediately sparked contempt among the larger Twitch community and quickly prompted their removal. \u201cWe launched these emote modifiers today as part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month but we clearly missed the mark, and we apologize,\u201d Twitch wrote in response to the backlash. \u201cThese were not an appropriate representation of Hispanic and LatinX culture, and we\u2019ve removed them.\u201d Shortly after premiering the special art, reactions to Twitch\u2019s direction with Hispanic Heritage Month disappointed people, partly, because it was a narrowly focused direction that excluded many it was supposed to celebrate. \u201cI just, I have so many questions for Twitch,\u201d streamer \u2018Detune\u2019 said. \u201cWhy are you trying to \u2018uplift\u2019 a community with racist stereotypes? And even worse its Mexican stereotypes used to \u2018uplift\u2019 every LatinX culture?\u201d Twitch once again apologizes for a tone deaf message The lack of awareness and attention to detail is troubling You allow rampant harrassment and racism on your platform and you keep \u2018listening\u2019 yet fumble the ball again on taking action Its clear you do not care https:\/\/t.co\/Ud9ACGUFKT \u2014 Parris (@vicious696) September 15, 2020 I just, i have so many questions for Twitch. Why are you trying to “”uplift”” a community with racist stereotypes? and even worse its Mexican stereotypes used to “”uplift”” every LatinX culture? Tip: maybe ask and involve the people you want to uplift before doing stuff like this? https:\/\/t.co\/jeXDP76gb9 \u2014 detune (@xdetune) September 15, 2020 https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerQueenJude\/status\/1305941799102447617 Surely there are ways to celebrate an entire swath of the world\u2019s population without being offensive, but clearly this wasn\u2019t it for longtime supporters of the streaming platform. \u201cI would just like to say Twitch this is crusty,\u201d streamer \u2018MerQueenJude\u2019 said. This is not the way to support and uplift your Hispanic and LatinX creators with Mexican stereotypes. In the past 24-48 hours, there have been a lot of poor decisions. But this one stings in a specific way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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