YouTuber Dream apologizes after \u201clynching\u201d comment sparks backlash YouTube: DreamPopular Minecraft-turned-Among Us player \u2018Dream\u2019 has apologized to his viewers after a clip surfaced of the YouTuber making a comment about \u2018lynching,\u2019 which has been met with some criticism among fans. Dream is an ultra-popular face in the YouTube gaming scene, rising to prominence via his Minecraft playthroughs and, most recently, his Among Us videos with friends. However, Dream has recently become shrouded in controversy, after critics accused him of cheating in a Minecraft 1.16 speedrun \u2014 but that\u2019s not the only incident stirring backlash against the internet star. A clip of Dream has now gone viral online, which shows the YouTuber commenting that players who cheat at Minecraft should be \u201clynched,\u201d reportedly in reference to players who found loopholes in MCC\u2019s \u2018Ace Race\u2019 during a stream with fellow content creator \u2018CaptainSparklez.\u2019 https:\/\/twitter.com\/PINKFROSTT\/status\/1338189595226353671?s=20 A Twitter user posted the clip online on December 13, and explained in a lengthy thread why Dream\u2019s use of the word \u201clynched\u201d was hurtful. \u201cI understand the lighthearted tone, but the word lynching is not the right one to use,\u201d they wrote. \u201cEver. Especially when joking. This word carries a lot of weight in the Black community.\u201d However, the user followed up by saying that they only intended to \u201chold him accountable\u201d and clarified that they did not believe that Dream is racist, but merely uneducated. https:\/\/twitter.com\/PINKFROSTT\/status\/1338189606706147329?s=20 Dream replied to the thread shortly thereafter, where he apologized for using the term and claimed that he\u2019d been thinking of the popular game \u2018Town of Salem,\u2019 where lynching is an important element that occurs toward the title\u2019s endgame. \u201cYeah, I realized after I said it that it wasn\u2019t at all the right word for me to use, and I regretted it instantly,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI was thinking of the popular game \u2018Town of Salem\u2019 when I said it. Definitely not okay though, and I apologize for that. Out of my vocabulary.\u201d Yeah I realized after I had said it that it wasn\u2019t at all the right word for me to use and regretted it instantly. I was thinking of the popular game \u201ctown of salem\u201d when I said it. Definitely not okay though, and I apologize for that. Out of my vocabulary. \u2014 dream (@dreamwastaken2) December 13, 2020 Thus far, it seems that Dream\u2019s apology has been met with acceptance from fans and critics alike, who have thanked the YouTuber for admitting to his mistake and taking the term out of his diction \u2014 although the speedrunning drama continues to draw speculation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YouTuber Dream apologizes after \u201clynching\u201d comment sparks backlash YouTube: DreamPopular Minecraft-turned-Among Us player \u2018Dream\u2019 has apologized to his viewers after a clip surfaced of the YouTuber making a comment about \u2018lynching,\u2019 which has been met with some criticism among fans. Dream is an ultra-popular face in the YouTube gaming scene, rising to prominence via his […]<\/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-65853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65853","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=65853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}