The hardware giant Razer will end its collaboration with a streamer and influencer in Brazil. The reason is a misogynistic statement. She said, “Men are trash,” after a Twitter user commented on her.
This is what the streamer said: Gabriela Cattuzzo tweeted on June 21, “Men are trash.”
She did this after posting a photo of herself riding a mechanical bull with the caption “I’m riding the chat.”
A different Twitter user then responded, “You can ride me too if you want.”
She then replied, “There always comes some macho man who isn’t right in the head to talk shit and sexualize women until the woman starts making a joke, right? That’s why all men are trash.”
She clarified this in another tweet – men who don’t behave like that are an exception.
This was the reaction: This statement caused a stir on Twitter, as Kotaku reports. Now it was said that Cattuzzo was the problem – not the user who provoked her reaction.
Cattuzzo apologized and said she only defended herself against a tasteless joke. In doing so, she upset many people. She regrets that. However, she does not apologize for having defended herself.
Nevertheless, it seems that this will have consequences for her.
This is Razer’s response: Their Brazilian branch, Razer Brazil, has announced it will not renew the contract with Cattuzzo.
As gamers, we reject any form of prejudice and stereotyping. We will continue the fight against it so that such situations do not happen again.
They publicly distance themselves from the influencer by stating that the opinions of the influencer do not reflect those of the company, as the company is fully against any form of discrimination, whether based on gender, religion, or political party. Razer is against any form of intolerance or extremism.
As Kotaku reports, Cattuzzo has withdrawn from public life. They have received death threats against her family and friends.
She says that as soon as she posts photos, she receives comments full of sexualization of things that should not be sexualized. There are very few men on Twitter who have anything interesting and non-offensive to say.
Update 30.6.: A few days ago, Gabi Cattuzzo took to Instagram again. Her message:
Thank you for the support, everyone. I am now far from everything and just came to thank you. May the rest of your week be fantastic.
