Popular streamer Asmongold has been banned from Twitch following a racist tirade online regarding the current state of the conflict between Palestine and Israel.
Zack "Asmongold" Hoyt has become one of the biggest streamers on Twitch, amassing daily audiences of thousands while also running the creator-owned media organization OTK.
However, Hoyt's rise to prominence on both Twitch and Youtube has come with some drama as well, as the online creator has been known for sharing some controversial opinions from time to time.
Asomgold Banned From Twitch
Zack "Asmongold" Hoyt, best known for his daily gaming streams, has been banned from Twitch.
This comes following a racist rant Hoyt went on during a recent stream directed at Palestinians and the country of Palestine.
On the ongoing Israel/Palestine conflict, Hoyt said things like "they're terrible people" and "they come from an inferior culture" about residents of Palestine, essentially saying the people deserved the suffering they have been facing:
"If you want to define a genocide as a systematic killing of a group of people, they have genocide built into Sharia Law right now. So no, I am not going to cry a fucking river when people who have genocide that is baked into their laws are getting genocided. I do not give a fuck. They are terrible people. It is not even a question. It is crazy that people do not see it this way. They would be doing the same thing.
How much did they kill? As many as they can.They are not able to kill as many people as Isreal because they do not have as many bombs and they do not have as many weapons. But if they did, they would be doing the same thing. That is it. It just takes enogh. That is right. These people are not your allies. They are not the same as us. They come from an inferior culture that is horrible."
Hoyt (aka Asmongold) responded to the ban on his personal X (formerly Twitter) account, admitting, "I was way too much of an a**hole about the Palestine thing:"
"Looking back on it, I was way too much of an a**hole about the Palestine thing. My bad. Of course no one deserves to have their life destroyed even if they do things or have views I find regressive. You guys deserve more than me saying stupid shit like that, I'll do better."
He followed this up in a reply to his initial post, writing, "I don't mind apologizing if it's something I think I'm actually wrong about:"
"I don't mind apologizing if it's something I think I'm actually wrong about. Given the amount of times I've gotten hate for things and never apologized should be proof enough of that."
This is not the first time a major streamer has been banned from Twitch (just see the recent example of Twitch streamer Ray), but it is one of the most significant just given the following Hoyt has amassed on the platform.
In response to this controversy, Palestinian creator, and former contestant on Hoyt's OTK Top Streamer competition, CapriSunnPapi, shared his thoughts on X, discounting Asmongold's apology as "bullshit" and "dehumaniz[ing]:"
"This is a bullshit apology, if you want to do something to show you actually give a shit, raise money for the kids in Gaza you think it's okay to burn alive. And that's not even enough, you literally dehumanized an entire race of people and then say, 'My bad.' It's fucking insane."
Asmongold's ban looks to be temporary; however, its exact length remains a mystery to the public.
Despite being banned on Twitch, Asmongold is still active online, posting updates on his personal X account.
