17-year-old Cody “Clix” Conrod is a Fortnite pro and one of the leading streamers for the online shooter on Twitch. In a stream on July 21, he met the highly controversial kickboxer Andrew Tate (35), who is known for his misogynistic views. Clix wanted to use Tate as a “wingman”, someone to help him land a woman – but it went horribly wrong.
Who is Clix?
- Clix is somewhat like the “teenage version” of Tfue and Ninja. The two Twitch streamers were big during the early days of Fortnite but lost interest in Fortnite around 2019 or could no longer keep up with the best players: At the World Championship, there was nothing left for players over 25, teenagers dominated. It was Clix’s time to shine.
- Clix made headlines around 2019 when he qualified for the Fortnite World Championship. He is considered one of the best “1 vs 1” players in the online shooter and was one of the youngest pros. He also likes to place bets with fans. He has gotten into trouble with Fortnite developers Epic for some harsh behavior.
- Clix is an extremely successful young content creator on Twitch who provides his young audience with what they want. When he was permanently banned from Twitch, the fans quickly came to his rescue and unbanned him.
Fortnite is known for its big, dynamic events:
Clix proudly announces that he lost his “E-virginity”
This was Clix’s plan: It is unclear how he envisioned it all, but Clix invited kickboxer Andrew Tate (35) for a “chat” on Twitch.
Tate is an extremely controversial person known for his misogynistic statements. There are also allegations that he is involved in human trafficking, which Tate denies. He explained (via thetab) that it was just a jealous boyfriend who became nervous because his girlfriend went missing in the Tate brothers’ house.
Misogynistic figure supposed to give 17-year-old tips on how to land women
Clix apparently wanted tips from Tate on how to attract a woman who means a lot to him. Clix had also invited a friend of the same age and found himself clearly superior to his colleague, BuckeFPS:
I am richer, I am stronger, and I have had more women than he has … – Well, I should say E-women.
Clix
When he is mocked by his rival about being a softie, the 17-year-old admitted that he has never really been with a woman, but he already lost his “E-virginity”.
Tate can’t relate to “E-virginity”: such a thing doesn’t exist, he tells the young man.
But Clix explains to the man twice his age: That might not exist in the kickboxer’s world, but in “your” world it does. E-sex is like real sex, with kisses and all, just over the internet.
Tate apparently can’t relate to that. When asked if men and women can only be friends, Tate replied:
Men and women who are just friends – that is a bunch of worms who are too scared to tell each other they want to sleep together and are sitting in the friend zone.
Andrew Tate
In such a situation, men are the idiots being exploited, Tate confidently explains. Because women know that the man likes them but are basking in the attention. In his world, that doesn’t exist.
Tate makes a move on Clix’s underage girlfriend – He freaks out
What went wrong? Armed with so much wisdom, Clix was looking forward to the visit of a same-age girlfriend who makes his heart race, as he said. He probably envisioned super macho Tate acting as a wingman and giving him tips on how to attract the woman.
That seemed to work as well. Tate had the valuable tip: “Look at how she smiles at you. Lean over to her and kiss her.”
But when Clix started panicking and the young woman looked at him in confusion, Tate lost patience.
He then turned to Clix’s friend: Tate expressed his dissatisfaction with his student Clix, who didn’t listen to him. He told Clix to kiss her “like a man”. After all, she is a “beautiful young lady” who deserves a decent kiss. Maybe he needs to fly to Clix and slap him in the face.
But then the tone changed quickly. Now Tate told the young woman: “When you turn 18 and want to get yourself a real man, I know someone.” Who exactly he was referring to he did not elaborate – but Clix clearly saw the “real man” as a reference to himself.
Clix felt betrayed by his “wingman” and launched into a tirade against the smiling Tate, questioning what gives him the right to hit on his underage girlfriend. That was just plain weird.
Reality TV on Twitch for the “Fortnite” generation
What’s behind it: It feels like a “reality show” where the roles are clearly defined: the young, naive hero, his peer competitor, the experienced man.
But the roles seem somewhat warped. The role of the young woman is particularly strange, as she is present during the conversation but somehow serves as prey to be hunted.
It is bizarre that the “Fortnite” generation is presented with Andrew Tate as a role model for masculinity, who stands as a symbol of “toxic masculinity”.
One wonders what tips Clix expected when he invited the guy. The stunt definitely brought him content for his social media channels.
After the meeting with Tate, Clix proudly posted on Twitter that he lost his virginity – only to realize shortly after that the woman had already cheated on him.
The drama for the Fortnite generation thus continues.
Years ago, content creators discovered that Fortnite works even better when they provide the target audience with some enticing stimuli:
