It's on Kotaku as well now: https://kotaku.com/razer-brazil-cuts-ties-with-influencer-after-her-tweets-1835850900
Some translation errors, though.
Some translation errors, though.
I agree for sure that at this point there is a lame performativeness and tackiness these days around most social media "ugh men are trash" statementsNot a fan of "men are trash!!!" I don't feel offended but it's just not very smart. However, her saying that is understandable considering the context. And fuck Razer for giving those poor oppressed men who harassed women the win.
55chan, how many of these awful sites exist? scary stuff.That's not the worst part of the story. After the whole incident went viral, a imageboard anon forum called 55chan started sending her and friends with death threats
Why did you write a tweet in which you said "man is trash" and "man who is not shit is an exception"?
Because I burst. I posted a photo on Twitter where I appeared in a mechanical bull in a joke with the people who watch my lives. I always say that I was very horny, I call other people horn animal, a joke to call a horn.
MOD EDIT: This is a mistranslation. "Chifrada", in Brazilian Portuguese, is slang for "someone who has been cheated on". She's talking about being someone who has been cheated on a lot, not someone who's "very horny".
Suddenly, I opened the photo and saw that 90% of the comments were very similar, and all of men, saying things like "sit in me, your hot," "here at home ride me whenever you want" and "come ride on me ". I was very nervous and I spent the day thinking about it. Then I went into Instagram, and in a picture of me they had several comments saying "you're chubby, huh?", "You got fat, right?" and "her boobs grew." I did not think of anything, in the negative repercussion, in the contracts with the companies. If I were to blow up every time that happened, it would be every five minutes. But this time I could not stand it.
You lost a contract with a company, Razer. What did they tell you?
In fact, the contract with them would now expire in June. It was three months. Of course i had the expectation of renewing. But then they released this statement saying they would not renew. I believe they wanted to soften the attacks they were receiving. A lot of people pressured them and the company served this audience. They've always been great to me. The people with whom I had contact always treated me very well. They did what they thought best for marketing them. Now, there are five other companies, competitors of Razer, making me proposal.
Did you ever regret what you wrote?
In the Instagram comment they called me fat, yes. I said, 'Man, 55kg, I'm six feet tall, if there's anyone who's chubby, it's your mother's whore.' "It was a horrible comment, I should not have done it. said that 'man who is not shit is an exception' was because most of the comments, 90% of what I receive, are men cursing or harassing me, and who does not do that is an exception. , could have written it in another way, but honestly, I do not even know what form this would be.
Have you always been bullshitting at other curses?
Two years ago, when I started streaming, I responded like that. In the streaming, I appear playing and the people who are watching send me messages and we are talking. In many messages they called me a whore and a slut. I would say, "Your mother is not here, why are you saying this?" Or called it trash. They even dug up those comments now to attack me. But I changed my behavior. In February of this year, I was hired by Facebook Gaming, a live streaming gaming platform managed by Facebook. I started talking to people of various ages and my audience grew. I was advised by my manager not to bump the harassment. I was not happy either. It was very heavy, and I was quiet.
What comments do you hear most often?
They say, 'How cute you, your pussy should be pink.' "They tell me to shut up, go back to the kitchen, make dinner, do the dishes, and when I post a photo, 90% of the comments are bad. I have a team that deletes these comments before I see it, or I just play with friends, I do not have the patience to go through this anymore.
From here on, will you answer them any other way?
I need to think about it better. There is no nice way to respond to harassment. It makes us very angry. In my case, I was angry at what I was reading first, I did not believe it. Then I get sad because the person is offending you, sexually harassing you and nobody sees anything wrong with that. I do not think that woman has to bow her head for harassment. In the universe of games, this is the rule: the person who is harassing does not receive punishment, but when the woman responds, it is punished and cursed everywhere. Call me a whore, but I can not answer. People got mad this time because I returned it in the same coin.
Were you threatened?
Very. They are sending me messages saying that they will get me in the gate, saying that they know where I live, that such a time goes to such a place. I could not stay in Sao Paulo. They want you to shut up when we're harassed.
Can confirm. Am a man and a gamer. Am trash.
Holy shit. Reading this makes me angry and frustrated. Men are trash, indeed. Fucking incels and misogynistic creeps who believe women belong to them.I will attest to this. One of the women influencers I've already worked alongside, who has a reasonably big following, once showed me the DMs she received on a daily basis on Twitter and Facebook. It's fucking insane. As in, new dick pics from randos every hour on the clock.
They're all saints for putting up with the shit that gets thrown their way.
For them free speech only exists if some dude is screaming the n or the f word on a stream. Trans people wanting more representation? A woman complaining about misogynistic shit directed at her? "Why everything has to be so political??"where's the free speech brigade to help defend this woman's right to express herself?
or does free speech just mean protecting bigots from criticisms?
well, that's a picture of gaming comunity in Brazil, sorry
disgusting
I think that's because he's actually a vampire.
But where are those people crying about the disrespect they suffered when a woman "dares" to call out men? Suddenly they disappear.
Should probably point out to non brazilian folks that "eat" is a slang meaning "fuck" in this context.disgusting
translation:
RAZER: "Welcome to the family"
Lucas Teles: "Ugly woman is like a cookie that fell on the floor... if no one notice it, you can eat! Good afternoon!"
men are fragile as fuck.
the other day a girl shared a post on facebook where women shared their interactions with men that totally didnt know how menstruation works.
and the first two comments were men saying that "men shouldnt know everything about women!!" and "so you want feminist education?!!!"
i commented that those posts were weird as fuck and how menstrual cycles work was taught on elementary school or and one of them commented to me "chill bro you are going to fuck"
apart of being fragile as fuck, they think the only reason a man would be a feminist is to try to score chicks.
She made a joke. That does not mean she was inviting harassment.lol, look, she's the one that created that environment and when people joked back she got offended? I mean just look at her apology. She says she tells them she's horny all the time and call them bulls because they have horns. She also said something about "riding chat" or posted a picture of her riding a bull saying the bull was chat, forget. So what do you expect? People joking back saying that they're the bull and she can ride anytime, in which she implied in her joke. I don't see why she would then be offended and lash out like that.
This is why that Etika thing happened. I don't like your opinion, ban. I don't like your opinion, ban. Wasn't that one of the things wrong with GAF back then? I mean before that incident. Me, I treat everyone equally. Her, her fans and Razor are all trash. They all got equal parts in that situation so I could care less. Man, I just got back from my two weeks vacation too just for stating a fact. D'ah well.
lol, look, she's the one that created that environment and when people joked back she got offended? I mean just look at her apology. She says she tells them she's horny all the time and call them bulls because they have horns. She also said something about "riding chat" or posted a picture of her riding a bull saying the bull was chat, forget. So what do you expect? People joking back saying that they're the bull and she can ride anytime, in which she implied in her joke. I don't see why she would then be offended and lash out like that.
This is why that Etika thing happened. I don't like your opinion, ban. I don't like your opinion, ban. Wasn't that one of the things wrong with GAF back then? I mean before that incident. Me, I treat everyone equally. Her, her fans and Razor are all trash. They all got equal parts in that situation so I could care less. Man, I just got back from my two weeks vacation too just for stating a fact. D'ah well.
I love that this has to constantly be pointed out to people like anything condones harassment.
"Chifrudo" as "horny" is a mistranslation.
It's literally "one who has horns", but being called that in Brazil means you're a cuckold.
Why did you write in a tweet that "men are garbage" and "non-shitty men are an exception"?
Because I snapped. I uploaded a photo to Twitter in which I was riding a mechanical bull and wrote "riding chat." "Chat" is how I call people watching my streams. I always tell them how much I've been cheated, and call others "antler animals", it's a kind of inside joke, how we call cuckolds. Suddenly, I check the tweet and notice that most comments were very similar, all from men, saying things like "sit on top of me, baby," you can ride me any time you want" and "come ride me." I got really angry and spent the rest of the day thinking about it. Afterwards, I opened Instagram, and, in one of my photos there were several comments along the lines of "you are kinda fat, eh?", "you got fat," and "your tits got bigger." I didn't think about the negative repercussion, nor the contracts with the companies. If I were to snap every time this happened, I'd be snapping all the time. But I couldn't handle this time.
You lost a deal with a large company, Razer. What did they tell you?
Actually, that contract was set to expire in June. It was to last three months. Of course I was expecting to renew it. But then they released that statement, saying they wouldn't do it. I believe they wanted to diminish the attack directed at them. A lot of people pressured the company and they answered their demands. They have always been good to me. The people with whom I had contact always treated me really well.They did what they believed was best for their image. Now, I have five other companies, all Razer's rivals, offering me deals.
At any point did you regret posting that?
My comment on Instagram, in the post they called me fat, yeah. I said: "Dude, I weight 55kg, and am 1.77m tall, if someone here is fat is your slut of a mom." It was an awful comment, that I shouldn't have made. But on Twitter I was misinterpreted. When I said "non-shitty men are an exception," I said it because 90% of the comments people send me are from men cursing or harassing me, the ones who don't do that are an exception. I think I crossed the line, I could've written it differently. But, to be honest, I can't tell how that other way would be.
Women in game complain a lot about sexism. What are the kind of comments you hear the most?
They say: "You are so cute, your pussy must be tight." They tell me to shut up, go back to the kitchen, make dinner, wash the dishes. In the social media, when I post a picture, 90% of the comments are awful. Men cursing, offending, turning everything sexual, calling me hot and telling they want to fuck me. Nowadays I have a team that deletes these kinds of comments before I can see them. I also only play with friends. I don't the patience to deal with that anymore.
And how do you usually answer to these comments?
Two years ago, when I began streaming, I answered in kind. When I'm streaming, people watch me play and then send me messages and we have conversations. In many of the messages they'd call me whore or slut. I answered: "Your mom ain't here, so why are you saying that?" or called them trash. They even unearthed these comments to harass me. But I changed my behavior because, February this year, I was hired by Facebook Gaming, a streaming platform run by Facebook. I began talking to people of all ages and my audience expanded a lot. I was advised by my manager to not reply to harassers. I was also very unhappy. Things would get awkward, so I stopped replying.
After all that happened, what do you believe is the best way to act?
I need to think more about that. There isn't a pleasant way to reply to harassment. It makes you angry. In my case, I got angry at what I read, I just couldn't believe it. Then I got sad, because that person was hurting you, sexually assaulting and no one says anything. I don't think women should just ignore this kind of harassment. But, in the gaming world, that's how things are: the people harassing are not punished, but if a woman says anything, she is punished and attacked by everyone. They call me whore, but I can't say anything back. People got angry this time because I answered in kind.
Were you threatened?
A lot. They are sending me messages saying they are going to beat me up, saying they know where I live, what my routine is. I couldn't stay in São Paulo any longer. They want to silence us when we are harassed.
Yeah, it still is a common expression in Portuguese/Spanish.
I think this was extremely common imagery throughout Europe at one point but died out in the anglosphere maybe a couple hundred years ago.
I know this guy got banned already, but wtf blaming Etika's suicide on situations like this.lol, look, she's the one that created that environment and when people joked back she got offended? I mean just look at her apology. She says she tells them she's horny all the time and call them bulls because they have horns. She also said something about "riding chat" or posted a picture of her riding a bull saying the bull was chat, forget. So what do you expect? People joking back saying that they're the bull and she can ride anytime, in which she implied in her joke. I don't see why she would then be offended and lash out like that.
This is why that Etika thing happened. I don't like your opinion, ban. I don't like your opinion, ban. Wasn't that one of the things wrong with GAF back then? I mean before that incident. Me, I treat everyone equally. Her, her fans and Razor are all trash. They all got equal parts in that situation so I could care less. Man, I just got back from my two weeks vacation too just for stating a fact. D'ah well.
The misandry in the thread is disgusting. Let's hide behind all the guys harassing her with dick pictures and lash our at all males, and any male who disagrees with any male insult is "fragile" and gets banned.
Its absolutely terrible that she is dealing with death threats but cant the scope of the discussion be kept within the scope of the story, or is the concensus around her that all men are thrash?
I'm fine with fragile, and I'm very happy that I'm not the kind of person that considers it fine to throw around sweeping generalisations as is happening in this thread.
Do we have to start apologising for being male now?
Sorry if my post goes against what the staff post says, a mod can just delete my post if thats the case. I'm just wondering, why would being against negative generalization in this case be a problem? Doing so, this doesnt mean that people are for harassment or anything like that at all. Or is the issue more about that saying something like "it doesnt apply to everyone" can be viewed as something obvious that doesnt really need to be said, and it can look like this takes focus away from the main issue like the harassment? If so, i can see that point of view. I dont think it necessarily have to take away from the main issue, but if it does, then thats not good of course. In this case, the woman mentioned in the OP even clearified that she didnt mean everyone, and apparently even apologized for it, so its clear that she didnt mean everyone (in case that wasnt clear enough to begin with). Really shitty that she has to go through all those attacks :( Even if people disagree with something, its possible to be respectful about it.Wow so there's a NOT ALL MEN defense brigade here too? Way to make her point guys lol.
Fuck Razer.
It's in the OP.Has there been a statement from Razer Brasil on this case? (or did anyone request one?).
Oh. I did see that tweet earlier, but didnt pay attention to that it was from Razer. Thanks :)
Sorry for the double post, but a new (honestly quite hilarious) wrinkle to the story.
Meet Ayu, a right wing pandering youtuber that jumped on the Gabi Catuzzo story.
This is basically the tweet that started the whole thing. She tagged Razer and posted images of Cattuzzo's "men are trash" post, asking if this is the kind of brand ambassador they want. Notice that her twitter tag, "Femi-mi-mismo", is a pun on Feminism and "mimimi", the sound of a baby crying, used to call someone a snowflake in Brazil.
Then this happened today:
"I just had a contract cancelled because of a viral video taken out of context.
They understand that it was taken out of context, but believe it can taint their project's brand, like it's tainting mine.
I just missed an amazing opportunity because of a lie."
The video in question? One where she rants about how white people suffer from racism and that black people don't anymore.
All I can say is that life comes at you fast sometimes.
Sorry for the double post, but a new (honestly quite hilarious) wrinkle to the story.
Meet Ayu, a right wing pandering youtuber that jumped on the Gabi Catuzzo story.
This is basically the tweet that started the whole thing. She tagged Razer and posted images of Cattuzzo's "men are trash" post, asking if this is the kind of brand ambassador they want. Notice that her twitter tag, "Femi-mi-mismo", is a pun on Feminism and "mimimi", the sound of a baby crying, used to call someone a snowflake in Brazil.
Then this happened today:
"I just had a contract cancelled because of a viral video taken out of context.
They understand that it was taken out of context, but believe it can taint their project's brand, like it's tainting mine.
I just missed an amazing opportunity because of a lie."
The video in question? One where she rants about how white people suffer from racism and that black people don't anymore.
All I can say is that life comes at you fast sometimes.
Sorry for the double post, but a new (honestly quite hilarious) wrinkle to the story.
Meet Ayu, a right wing pandering youtuber that jumped on the Gabi Catuzzo story.
This is basically the tweet that started the whole thing. She tagged Razer and posted images of Cattuzzo's "men are trash" post, asking if this is the kind of brand ambassador they want. Notice that her twitter tag, "Femi-mi-mismo", is a pun on Feminism and "mimimi", the sound of a baby crying, used to call someone a snowflake in Brazil.
Then this happened today:
"I just had a contract cancelled because of a viral video taken out of context.
They understand that it was taken out of context, but believe it can taint their project's brand, like it's tainting mine.
I just missed an amazing opportunity because of a lie."
The video in question? One where she rants about how white people suffer from racism and that black people don't anymore.
All I can say is that life comes at you fast sometimes.