Twitch responds to \u201cWomxn\u2019s\u201d History Month controversy TwitchTwitch came under fire for an attempted celebration of Women\u2019s History Month while using the controversial \u201cWomxn\u201d label. The Amazon-owned streaming platform has since reversed this decision following a wave of backlash and will continue forward with \u201cWomen\u201d in their celebration. On March 1, Twitch tweeted a video and shared a blog post stating \u201cMarch is Womxn\u2019s History Month\u201d and asked its users to join in by celebrating \u201cwomxn\u201d content creators and their communities. It didn\u2019t take long for Twitch to come under fire for their choice of words in this announcement. Mere hours after the \u201cWomxn\u2019s\u201d History Month post caught fire, the decision has now been upturned. \u201cWhile we originally wanted to use a word that acknowledges the shortcoming of gender-binary language, we will be using the spelling \u201cwomen\u201d moving forward,\u201d Twitch followed up. We want to assure you that we have, and will continue to, work with the LGBTQIA+ community. We’re still learning. Our good intentions don’t always equate to positive impact, but we’re committed to growing from these experiences, doing better, and ensuring we’re inclusive to all. \u2014 Twitch (@Twitch) March 2, 2021 \u201cWe want to assure you that we have, and will continue to, work with the LGBTQIA+ community. We\u2019re still learning.\u201d The word \u201cwomxn\u201d was used in place of \u201cwomen\u201d in an attempt to be more inclusive to transgender and non-binary individuals, but according to many, it was doing more harm than good. \u201cWomxn\u201d even trended on Twitter briefly, as many users took to the social media platform to air their grievances with the term. Many took issue with Twitch\u2019s wording, including some with large followings such as GameStop TV host Melonie Mac who wrote, \u201cI\u2019m all on board for appreciating women, but the womxn spelling is so weird to me and I don\u2019t identify with it at all.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t get how womxn is more inclusive than women. Trans women ARE women, so if anything, womxn is bordering on transphobic. Unless I\u2019m misunderstanding something here,\u201d she further added. Others echoed Mac\u2019s statement, and remarked, \u201cWith womxn you\u2019re just separating them more, you\u2019re not being inclusive, you\u2019re excluding them from women.\u201d I don’t get how womxn is more inclusive than women. Trans women ARE women, so if anything womxn is bordering on transphobic. Unless I’m misunderstanding something here. \u2014 Melonie Mac \u271d\ufe0f\ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udda4 (@MelonieMac) March 1, 2021 \u201cWomxn\u201d is not a real f**king word. It was literally created by T*RFs to invalidate trans people,\u201d another user wrote. \u201cPlease, just call us women. Hell, I\u2019d rather be called a literal slur than \u201cwomxn\u201d.\u201d “”Womxn”” is not a real fucking word. It was literally created by T*RFs to invalidate trans people. Please, just call us women. Hell, I’d rather be called a literal slur than “”womxn””. https:\/\/t.co\/d726dig1fs \u2014 caelestis \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u26a7\ufe0f (@neoncaelestis) March 1, 2021 Streamer Cohh Carnage said that while he believes Twitch had good intentions, they took things too far by changing women to womxn. \u201cThe motive is solid. The direction is good. Take the tweet down, replace womxn with women and pop it back up. Sometimes overly inclusive can lead to exclusive,\u201d he suggested. Quick suggestion\u2026 The motive is solid. The direction is good. Take the tweet down, replace womxn with women and pop it back up. Sometimes overly inclusive can lead to exclusive. \u2014 Cohh Carnage (@CohhCarnage) March 1, 2021 At the time of writing, Twitch\u2019s original blog post is still live with the term \u201cWomxn\u201d on full display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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