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UPDATE : Ninja has fend for his decisionin answer to the backlash .
Popular Twitch streamer Tyler “ Ninja ” Blevins believe he has a practiced reason for his policy that eject women players from his livestreams ofFortnite . Blevins excuse inviting adult female to play with him leads to gossip , something he wishes to avoid .
Blevins is one of Twitch ’s most spectacular banner and is peculiarly democratic withFortnitefans . He often hostsFortniteBattle Royale livestreams . He is also one of the most recognizable Twitch streamers , with more than 100,000 endorser . When Blevins livestreamed a play session with doer and rapper Drake , he had more than 600,000 co-occurrent viewers for that gaming academic term .
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Blevins is very particular about who he playsFortnitewith , though . He reject to let women play on his livestreams , meaning he chooses to discriminate against female players . Blevins explain toPolygon , though , why he feels this is necessary . Being so famous make him a target for gossip and rumors , the form that pass when wager video games with members of the paired sex . As a married man , he feels he has a responsibility to protect himself from the potential backlash that issue forth from chit-chat .
“ If I have one conversation with one distaff streamer where we ’re playing with one another , and even if there ’s a trace of coquetry , that is going to be taken and going to be put on every single television and be clickbait forever . "
It ’s no secret the Internet will start post rumors about players on Twitch livestreams who seem to flirt casually with each other , even if the flirtation is innocuous . The cyberspace is full of gossip and rumor , and anyone who make a name for themselves on an Internet platform should know this comes with the territory . When it comes to telecasting games , women often get particularly coarse handling , with molestation and sexism often raise their despicable head . It ’s interesting that Blevins require to protect himself from this kind of harassment when the adult female players he excludes from his livestreams probably receive much worse care .
The general response of women regarding Blevins ' reasoning asserts he is only making matters worse . International Game Developers Association Executive DirectorJen MacLeantook to Twitter to explain how Blevins is progress to himself part of the trouble :
MacLean makes a very valid spot . The form of harassment Blevins attempt to stave off is what woman on Twitch deal with on a steady basis . His secernment against allow female players on his livestreams only identify the blame on women . If Blevins is worried about supposition , he should trust his married woman would experience well , as well as commit himself not to act in a way that would extend to these kinds of rumors in the first lieu . If all else fail , he can do what other Twitch streamers do : disregard the gossip .
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beginning : Polygon
