Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (37) is one of the biggest streamers in the German Twitch. Throughout his long career, he has repeatedly come under criticism for thoughtless statements or actions – such as when he compared women to dogs.
Which sentence is it about? In a livestream in December 2019, MontanaBlack gave relationship advice on Twitch when the infamous sentence dropped: “Women are like dogs and I don’t mean that derogatorily.”
The statement was spread by YouTuber David Hain on Twitter (now X) and picked up by numerous media outlets. We reported on the situation at MeinMMO back then. A little over 5 years later, the streamer talks about his scandals in the podcast Henke’s Corner on YouTube.
“What has been made of it is a disaster”
What does MontanaBlack say about his scandals? When asked why he has often come under criticism, the streamer has no clear answer. This was perhaps an immature behavior on his part at the time; he later states that he was more “provocative”, having thought less about his statements.
MontanaBlack also says: He probably did not realize how much the internet had changed. Much of what was said in the past would today trigger a shitstorm. However, he finds the reaction to his behavior somewhat exaggerated.
“If we take the shitstorm as an example, this ‘Women are like dogs’, where RTL stood at my door, followed me, and wanted to come to my grandparents’ door […] So, uh, was that a justified shitstorm? Not for me, it was like making a mountain out of a molehill.”
The streamer explains: The statement behind the sentence would always have been positive, not to suppress or restrict women. He might have expressed himself poorly. “But what has been made of it was a disaster.” To this day, there are people who would criticize him for this sentence without knowing the context.
You can watch the entire episode here:
The “Uii Memo” action has reflected on MontanaBlack
Where is he self-critical? He describes his “Malta action” back then as a “disaster” – no need to talk about it. Back then, he harassed women during his IRL streams. He says this not because he has to, but because he has really reflected on it.
However, for other things, the reaction was “too much of a good thing.”
Are there also things he doesn’t regret? Absolutely. MontanaBlack explains that he still stands by his statement about driving a little over the speed limit. For him, it is plausible to drive 60 km/h in a 50 zone, and he will continue to do so.
The speedometer always shows 2 to 3 km/h more, so in the end, he would only be driving 57 or 56 kilometers per hour. However, viewers see this much more critically. They believe that in an accident, this could make the crucial difference between someone getting away with it or not. MontanaBlack says on Twitch that he always drives 20 km/h faster than allowed: That is normal
