The streamer Sweet Anita plays Overwatch and claims to have Tourette’s syndrome. She quickly became a phenomenon on Twitch. Phrases like “Can I come on your cookie?” are a regular occurrence in her stream.
Who is the Tourette streamer? The young woman is 28 years old and comes from the United Kingdom. Under the pseudonym “Sweet Anita”, her channel mainly features let’s plays of the hero shooter Overwatch.
Her channel is aimed at an adult audience, as Sweet Anita uses extremely vulgar language. However, this is not voluntary. The young woman states that she has Tourette’s syndrome.
This is how Sweet Anita’s Tourette manifests
This is particularly noticeable: Sweet Anita experiences symptoms such as twitching her eye, and making whistling or popping sounds with her mouth.
However, it is her language that has made Sweet Anita famous. Her verbal tics are mostly of a sexual nature and burst out of her in the middle of normal sentences.
Freely translated from English, Sweet Anita suddenly says things like:
- “Bitch Lasagne”
- “Fuck my cunt!”
- “I want a dick”
- “Fish-fister”
- “Any cookie-fuckers?”
More than 238,000 followers in just a few weeks
This is the success Sweet Anita has achieved so far: In September 2018, Sweet Anita started streaming. Just one month after starting her stream, she reached over 150,000 followers. Following that, Twitch partnered with Sweet Anita. The Brit now has over 238,000 subscribers on Twitch. Clips of special moments are also shared on YouTube and Reddit.
Why is Sweet Anita so popular? The Brit openly discusses her illness. She often explains to her viewers what Tourette’s syndrome triggers in her and describes strange experiences that have resulted from it. Sweet Anita laughs about the whole situation and encourages her viewers to laugh too.
It is just a bizarre, charming, and funny picture when this young, delicate woman suddenly talks about her “dick being on fire.” The chat usually has a friendly tone, and one could call it pure situational comedy.
Some doubt Sweet Anita’s Tourette’s condition
What is known about the streamer? It is as if Sweet Anita appeared out of nowhere. There is no personal information about her. Her real name is unknown, and there are no photos that could imply her private life.
Sweet Anita herself tells fantastic stories about her life and past. For instance, she claims to own 200 chinchillas or that her mother was infected by a volcano with a disease.
Supposedly, she was raised by hippies and lived in a treehouse.
Is it certain that she has Tourette’s? There are no relatives or friends of Sweet Anita known who could confirm her Tourette’s condition.
The streamer prefers to remain anonymous as a young woman on the internet. Therefore, she also does not provide any medical certificates to external parties.
Do fans have doubts about Sweet Anita? Her viewers simply feel entertained by the streamer. The question of whether her Tourette is real or not seems to interest very few.
So far, Sweet Anita’s success has not been harmed by her reluctance to prove her condition and her preference for anonymity.
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