I don't really know where or how to start with this one so I'm just gonna scribble and hope it makes sense. Let me preface this by saying I'm not on Twitch, I can count on one hand the amount of times I've streamed and I really couldn't give a shit about what others do in their free time, I consider watching other people playing games to be a monumental waste of time.
Anyway, occasionally these weird stories leak out of their little petri dish of insane political correctness, attention seeking, mental illness & terminally offended people and this is one such occasion. This was brought to my attention on one of Angry Joe's vids and warranted a deeper look.
Twitch has assigned some people to a new "safety council" initiative because having people do your shit for free means less money spent and Twitch is full of idiots who will happily carry out these duties under the assumption that this somehow elevates them above other people social media can be a cruel place so we need the internet police to deal with it.
None of the names mean anything to me, could be a bunch of hobos plucked off the street for all I know, yet one person stands out above the rest considerably.
Now let me be clear: being unhappy in your own body must be a bitch, and if people wanna chop off their winkies and grow boobies to make this fucked up life more bearable for themselves then by all means do it, go nuts. I couldn't care less. However when this becomes a bit more than just seeking happiness and instead becomes a project to ensure that everyone who hasn't done the same is looked down upon, I will be the first to tell them to get fucked.
Some people seem to think that by being different this is somehow a superpower which should be celebrated and anyone not agreeing with them makes you a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad person. In this instance, I will also tell them to get fucked.
Then there are people who go so far with their weird identity stuff that it legit confuses me and leaves me speechless. Twitch decided that one of these people is a good call for their Cyber Police Force. This person is Ferociouslysteph.
Ferociouslysteph is a dude who identifies as a woman who identifies as a deer. I know.
On top of this, this person seems to think that all gamers are white supremacists, and also seems to enjoy this weird power trip he/she/it's been given and also seems to enjoy just being a fucking weirdo. You can tell that this person has an entire deck of offended cards up his/her/its sleeve just waiting for you to tell him/her/it to shut the fuck up, and he/she/it knows that the Internet Police Department will be backing him/her/it so happily talks all sorts of shit in the belief that he/she/it is somehow untouchable.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that this person has lived an extremely sheltered life, and has never faced real consequences for their actions. Where I come from, this shit was beaten out of you quickstyle. Archaic methods? Sure, but then I don't claim to "go outside in to my yard and prance around and eat grass" (yes, this person actually said this on stream).
And Twitch decided that this person should be an ambassador for their brand. I can't even.
Anyway. I'll stop there and leave you with a video.
Be warned, this will make you uncomfortable.