Twitch is at least trying, but here's why I'm upset about the whole "simp, incel, virgin"-thing.

I'm glad Twitch is finally realizing there is an issue with harassment using sexually charged words. The reason why I'm still bitching , is that the execution and wording was poor.
We just had a "purge" of sexual assaulters and harassers on Twitch, some of the biggest creators were called out. And instead of Twitch saying "We see you", they focus on derogatory terms towards men.

Women don't get called incels or simps in general, that's a "man thing".
No, women get called things on the exact OPPOSITE side of the spectrum: Whore, slut, thot, titty streamer, cam girl.
It wasn't the focus.
This was out of touch and tone deaf.
No focus on BIPOC, no focus on women, no focus on trans, apart from not implementing the trans tag.
It was focus on ... male fragility.
and I'm getting tired of it.
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