The character Dr Disrespect is a Twitch star. The man behind it, Guy Beahm, only plays the role of the egomaniac. And he has overstepped his bounds at E3 with the “role-playing,” as he now states in a personal statement, in which he first addresses the Twitch ban.
This is Dr Disrespect: Dr Disrespect is a 6’8″ tall streamer on Twitch with a powerful mustache and an even bigger ego. With 3.4 million followers, he is number 10 on Twitch, and the fans love him.
He is known for his high production quality, his outbursts, and the many running gags.
For him, it’s less about the gameplay, although it’s excellent, but about the show and the entertainment that comes with it.
This is why he was banned: This giant ran through E3 2019 in full combat gear with a bodyguard and cameraman and did an “IRL” stream, broadcasting everything live.
During that, he also visited public restrooms multiple times. His team continued filming from there. Random trade show attendees were seen live on Twitch: a violation of California law. This led to a two-week Twitch ban.
The character itself, Dr Disrespect, takes the Twitch ban lightly. However, the man behind the character seems to be bothered by it.
It’s hard to be the Doctor without hurting people
This is what Guy Beahm says: He says it was his first “IRL” stream, and he tried to stay true to his character “Dr Disrespect.” He wanted to behave authentically, as the Doctor would genuinely do. A character like Dr Disrespect, however, fits very poorly into the conventions of today.
The Doctor is:
- edgy
- boastful
- and very opinionated
He says: The team had no bad intentions; they were just a bit blind when streaming from the bathroom. In the name of the brand “Dr Disrespect,” Guy Beahm wants to apologize.
Bringing gaming entertainment into the mainstream
This is how Guy Beahm sees his success as Dr Disrespect: Guy Beahm takes the opportunity to speak as a real person to reflect on his success as Dr Disrespect. He says he is very happy to have such great support from family, friends, partners, and the community.
He is grateful that people see him as an influential figure in the entertainment sector. Beahm says, “Believe me, I don’t take that for granted. We are working on a lot of things that will hopefully develop the brand and bring gaming entertainment as a whole into the mainstream.”
This is what it’s about: It’s interesting to see Dr Disrespect from the creator’s perspective. For him, it was a balancing act at E3 to be the Doctor without really attacking people or causing chaos everywhere. He likely had difficulty keeping the role in check at all.
He probably won’t let something like this happen again.
Update 7.7.: The apology from Dr Disrespect had a sequel on Twitter. There was trouble with authors from the US site Kotaku.
It’s difficult to play such a character without truly offending anyone on a deeper level.
The whole team went “All in” during E3 and tried to see the trip as an adventure from the Doctor’s perspective, according to Beahm. They simply didn’t think about what was okay and what was not okay.
He says: The team had no bad intentions; they were just a bit blind when streaming from the bathroom. In the name of the brand “Dr Disrespect,” Guy Beahm wants to apologize.
Bringing gaming entertainment into the mainstream
This is how Guy Beahm sees his success as Dr Disrespect: Guy Beahm takes the opportunity to speak as a real person to reflect on his success as Dr Disrespect. He says he is very happy to have such great support from family, friends, partners, and the community.
He is grateful that people see him as an influential figure in the entertainment sector. Beahm says, “Believe me, I don’t take that for granted. We are working on a lot of things that will hopefully develop the brand and bring gaming entertainment as a whole into the mainstream.”
This is what it’s about: It’s interesting to see Dr Disrespect from the creator’s perspective. For him, it was a balancing act at E3 to be the Doctor without really attacking people or causing chaos everywhere. He likely had difficulty keeping the role in check at all.
He probably won’t let something like this happen again.
Update 7.7.: The apology from Dr Disrespect had a sequel on Twitter. There was trouble with authors from the US site Kotaku.
