16-year-old Fortnite pro Daniel “Dubs” Walsh used a racist slur starting with “N” on Twitch. His clan, FaZe, has temporarily sidelined him. He is required to undergo sensitivity training. Other players must also complete it as a precaution.
What did he do? The Fortnite pro FaZe Dubs was heard in the voice chat of another Twitch streamer who was playing Fortnite. During a normal action of the streamer, Dubs can be heard in the background using a racist slur against Black people.
The streamer then panicked: “I am streaming! I am streaming!”
You could still hear Dubs realizing what he said and what consequences it would have.
For the same action, German streamer MontanaBlack was banned from Twitch in October 2019. MontanaBlack was not streaming himself but was connected via voice to someone who was streaming live on Twitch.
MontanaBlack was just getting upset about FIFA 20 and accidentally said the “N” word. He received a 7-day ban from Twitch.
FaZe says immediately: We do not tolerate this
This is FaZe’s reaction: The FaZe clan announced that player Dubs is suspended until further notice. He will not be representing the FaZe clan for the time being.
Dubs is required to complete a “sensitivity training” which, as a precaution, all other members of the FaZe clan will also undergo.
Pro apologizes for knowing the word
Here is Dubs’ reaction: He apologized on Twitter. It was not his intention to hurt anyone, but his statement was wrong.
He should not have that word in his vocabulary. He sincerely apologizes to anyone he offended.
Dubs’ channel has not yet been banned on Twitch.
Pro earned $337,500 at the Fortnite World Cup
Who is Dubs? 16-year-old Danny Walsh is a Fortnite pro and Twitch streamer. His biggest achievement was 7th place at the Duo World Cup in Fortnite with his partner Megga. He ranked 15th in the Solo World Cup.
He has already earned $416,091 with Fortnite, most of it from his two good placements at the Fortnite World Cup (via esportsearning). He has 226,000 followers on Twitch.
Dubs is considered a very strong Fortnite player, however, he tragically lost a 1vs3 against Tfue and had to endure a lot.
Twitch and the forbidden N-word
What is behind this: By now, all professional Twitch streamers know what happens when you say the “N” word while live on Twitch: Everyone knows that Twitch issues bans for clear racist remarks. Therefore, such outbursts rarely occur in everyday life, which is why the reaction from Dubs and the other streamer was so pronounced.
Apparently, this is a word that is in the vocabulary of many streamers. They use it without an overtly racist context, as a swear word or an expression for someone who just killed them. But Twitch streamers know that they must not say it publicly under any circumstances.
It was already unusual for Twitch to side with streamer Sweet Anita: she also used the word, but for
