Twitch uphold ban against TF Blade for racial slur after streamer claims he was misheard TF Blade \/ YouTubeUpdate, April 25 \u2013 9:17AM EST: Team Liquid CEO Steve Arhancet says the team reached out to Twitch to remove the ban and get an apology. I\u2019ve listened to the clip with TFBlade over 20 times now, it\u2019s clear to me he\u2019s saying idiots. We are reaching out to twitch to remove the ban and seek an apology for the misunderstanding. If this happens, we hope TFBlade accepts and we all move on. \u2014 Steve Arhancet (@LiQuiD112) April 24, 2019 Update, April 24 \u2013 6:45AM EST: TF Blade has now had the suspension reduced from 30 days to seven days, as Twitch uphold their belief that he used the n-word, whereas he claims he used the word \u2018idiot\u2019. Twitch streamer \u2018TFBlade\u2019 received a 30-day ban from the platform for reportedly saying the \u201cn-word\u201d, leading to an outcry of confusion. Twitch has strict community guidelines in place, and can enforce bans of varying lengths, depending on past breaches or the severity of the incident, but on this occasion, the streamer argues that they were misheard entirely, leading to their ban. TF Blade, a popular League of Legends player signed to Team Liquid, was streaming on Twitch when he suddenly received a ban for supposedly saying the \u201cn-word,\u201d something he doesn\u2019t agree with. TF Blade said he was banned for something he didn\u2019t do Twitch bans can strike without warning and can actually happen while you are live. Apparently, Blade\u2019s account was suspended for 30 days without warning, and his appeal against the ban was unsuccessful, although the suspension was reduced to seven days. I actually just got suspended on twitch for something I never said but twitch missheard and assumed I did. LMAO \u2014 TF Blade (@tfblade) April 23, 2019 Did he say the n-word? The clip which Twitch is suspending Blade for has caused debate. While some listeners believe they can hear the racial slur, others, including Blade himself, contest that he actually just used the word \u2018idiots\u2019. Generally, people are siding with Blade, and arguing that although his accent and slight mumble make it difficult, it certainly sounds more like \u2018idiots\u2019 than any slur. There is an audible -ts sound at the end of the phrase. Nevertheless, Twitch concluded he uttered a racial slur and he received a 30-day ban for it. Update, April 24 \u2013 6:45AM EST: TF Blade\u2019s ban has been reduced to seven days, after an otherwise unsuccessful appeal. TF Blade shared the correspondence he had with Twitch, which claims that the review team \u2018objectively\u2019 heard the n-word being used. 800They are literally going to just ruin my reputation on a mistake that is on their side, this is truly unfair. All the sponsors will look at this without the full context and take the wrong point. I am seriously frustrated with this. \u2014 TF Blade (@tfblade) April 24, 2019 League of Legends has a hero that could easily be mistaken for sounding like the \u201cn-word\u201d Interestingly enough, this isn\u2019t the first case of a League of Legends player being misheard while playing the game. Back in March, KEEMSTAR posted a video to Twitter saying Pokimane said the \u201cN-word\u201d but this is something she disputed. \u201cI said \u201cthis Anivia\u201d ([sounded] like \u201cthis nivia\u201d), aka a champion in League of Legends,\u201d she tweeted. i said “”this anivia”” (shounded like “”this nivia””), aka a champion in league of legends. smh when u found out keem is a fake gamer :pensive: on the real, stop baiting likes by spreading lies. \u2014 pokimane (@pokimanelol) March 4, 2019 Anivia is a hero in League of Legends and no punishment came to Pokimane as a result of that tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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