Pokimane Reveals Massive Flaw With the Gaming Community Before an Honest Admission – “I Hope I Can Be an Example..”

Published 04/22/2022, 10:54 AM EDT

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Online streaming has become a renowned occupation among the young generation. Several people dream to follow in the same footstep as popular content creators such as Pokimane, MrBeast, PewDiePie, Valkyrae, and others. Among all steamers in the community, Pokimane has created an enormous fans base owing to her kind nature and humor.

Furthermore, Poki has over 9 million followers on Twitch and 6.7 million subscribers on YouTube. She has also become the first female Twitch star to reach nine million followers on the platform. Indeed, after achieving such a huge milestone, many fans nicknamed her ‘Queen of Twitch’.

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Becoming the most popular female streamer on the platform is truly a memorable achievement for Poki. Interestingly, Poki recently shared her opinion on what she hates most about the gaming community.

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Pokimane confesses what she hates about the gaming community

Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane, is one of the most popular female streamers on the internet. Recently, Poki commented on people’s habits of using slurs, especially in the gaming community.

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Her tweet read, “it’s disappointing to still see people use slurs, especially in the gaming community. i hope they can grow and learn that there’s a plethora of terms they can use without harming marginalized groups.” After reading her opinions, several people commented to not state any statement that she can’t follow up herself.

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Recently, Poki’s old clip of using a racist slur has taken all over the internet. Unfortunately, it’s not confirmed that she was using a racist slur as some fans believe she was likely referring to Anivia, a character in the League of Legends game. Regardless, Poki was indeed caught in a slur incident 9 years ago and she admitted it back then.

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However, she motivated others to be like her and learn from their mistakes. She also mentioned that she has apologized several times for her mistakes. She said, “i feel that i’ve made an effort to grow since 9 years ago when that happened and have since apologized many times. i hope i can be an example that people can learn from their mistakes and grow too.”

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Do you support Pokimane for apologizing for her mistakes and motivating others to put an end to slurs? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Mehul Rolta is an eSports author at EssentiallySports since November 2020. He believes that gaming has the potential to bring a smile to a person's face. Instead of keeping his passion for gaming all to himself, he decided to share his thoughts and opinion with others.
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