Veibae hits back at outrage for using slur during debut stream as indie Vtuber VeibaePopular indie Vtuber Veibae has come under heavy criticism after using an ableist slur on stream to address her fans. Veibae has responded to backlash, stating \u201cI never claimed my stream to be a safe space.\u201d Veibae has begun her new adventure as an indie Vtuber after leaving VShojo on April 26. She made the decision over concerns that the contract offered by VShojo wasn\u2019t up to her standards. It\u2019s standard practice for Vtubers to re-debut after leaving an agency regardless of if they keep their character or not. It\u2019s an opportunity to start over and gain some attention in the community. However, the language used toward the end of Veibae\u2019s indie debut stream angered some fans, especially after Vei defended her use of the word. Vtuber fans criticize Veibae over the use of slur In the final few minutes of her indie debut stream held on May 21, Veibae said goodbye to her fans but didn\u2019t stick to using a standard farewell message. Instead, the indie Vtuber said: \u201cSee you later\u2026 What do I call you guys now? Can I say virgin on Twitch? I feel like virgin is banned but retards is not. So see you later, retards!\u201d This upset many in the Vtuber community with one member responding: \u201cDamn Veibae really did sling out a slur as soon as she f**kin left VShojo. Thought she was like improving as a person but it\u2019s clear just that VShojo was probably just like \u2018Hey maybe don\u2019t use slurs\u2019 and now that she\u2019s free and independent she can use slurs now.\u201d Another response reads: \u201cVeibae saying the R slur for shits and giggles is so disappointing. You\u2019re not edgy, you\u2019re not funny, you ARE a c*nt.\u201d Veibae responds to slur backlash Following the backlash Veibae would go on to defend herself. The Ex-VShojo member said: \u201cI never claimed my stream to be a safe space. It is not and it never has been. I\u2019ve streamed since 2017, get the f**k out. I\u2019m not your therapist and I\u2019m not going to babysit you.\u201d The Special Olympics states: \u201cSpreading the R-word continues to hurt people with intellectual disabilities\u2014and whether intended or not, is a form of bullying. Using the R-word is the same as using any slur against a minority group. Eliminating this word is a step toward respect for all.\u201d Veibae is not the first Vtuber to get into trouble over the use of certain words. Nijisanji EN member Kotoka Torahime had to apologize after using a slur that she was unaware of due to her cultural background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Veibae hits back at outrage for using slur during debut stream as indie Vtuber VeibaePopular indie Vtuber Veibae has come under heavy criticism after using an ableist slur on stream to address her fans. Veibae has responded to backlash, stating \u201cI never claimed my stream to be a safe space.\u201d Veibae has begun her new […]<\/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-63405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63405","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=63405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}