The Team Solo Mid (TSM) recently introduced a professional team for the tactical shooter Valorant consisting of 5 women. However, one of the women, the Twitch streamer Katherine “LunarKats” So, was already fired. Just 3 days after signing a professional contract, TSM parted ways with her. A video from 2 years ago, in which she lashed out angrily, caught up with the streamer.
That was the proud presentation: On March 17, TSM proudly presented its “all female” team for Valorant. TSM had apparently chosen Catherine “Cath” Leroux as the star of the team and wanted to support her with other talented players.
The Twitch streamer “Katherine “LunarKats” So was referred to as “one of the best players in competitive Valorant” and was acknowledged to be a kind of rough diamond with much skill.
The head of TSM, Andy “Reginald” Dinh, said: The team represented the core values of TSM.
With the establishment of an all-female team, TSM followed a trend: As early as October 2020, the second most valuable e-sports team in the world, Cloud 9, introduced its “all female” team for Valorant.
Streamer was terribly upset about fast food employees 2 years ago
This is why the streamer was fired: Just 3 days later, TSM parted ways with Katherine “LunarKats” So.
It is even suspected that one can see the exact moment when the Twitch streamer learned that it was probably going to be over soon. In a Twitch clip, it can be seen that LunarKats interrupts her stream and urgently needs to leave.
The streamer was caught by a Snapchat post from 2019, where she was terribly upset about employees in a fast-food restaurant. Someone had been mean to her.
In a fit of rage, the streamer then exploded on Snapchat. She says: At that time, she frequently made these “rant videos” because they were well received by the fans. It was considered funny when she got angry and went off on one. But in this case, she apparently crossed all boundaries.
LunarKats later referred to the video as a “rant”; the streamer was really cursing there. She says: She regretted the video after only a few hours back then, thought it was not good how she came across in the video, and also apologized for it.
That is something she did. That is something she said.
What’s behind it: The case of LunarKats seems to be another example of the adage “The internet never forgets.” Many current e-sport players have been online and on social media since they were teenagers and do not always behave impeccably. When they later get a job, their previous escapades often come back to haunt them.
For Twitch streamers who are solo, this is not a big problem. For example, there is a video of the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack, where he terribly rants about a McDonald’s in Buxtehude (“The biggest son-of-a-bitch place there is”). The place apparently dared to close on time, even though MontanaBlack still wanted a burger (via youtube):
- For the German streamer, his rant against McDonald’s ultimately had no consequences
- For e-sport players who represent a team, like LunarKats, such behavior is difficult and ultimately led to her departure from TSM
The nasty thing about the story of LunarKats is that she already regrets her behavior back then and apparently has changed. But it seems that just one such serious misstep can close off such a valuable career opportunity right after it had opened.
Another example of why it’s good to occasionally delete “youth sins”:
Overwatch reporter learns “The internet never forgets” the hard way
The responses to the video were so negative that LunarKats deleted it just a few hours later in 2019 and no longer has a copy of the nasty work.
However, someone saved the Snapchat video back then and showed it to the TSM bosses in 2021, after they had just introduced LunarKats as a new team member for Valorant. The video led to TSM’s decision to part ways.
The streamer says: What she said in the video was really wrong and inexcusable. After that, she also stopped getting so upset. When she looks back today, she feels ashamed and is disappointed in herself.
The Twitch streamer accepts full responsibility for her dismissal and even thanks the community that holds her “accountable”. In 2019, she had hardly any viewers and did not feel any consequences when she was so terribly upset about the employees in a fast-food restaurant. Now she feels the consequences clearly.
She blames TSM for nothing: They approached her with the video. The parting was then “mutual.” It is said that TSM wanted to protect her from someone using the video against her. But this video now hangs over her and she has to deal with it.
That is something she did. That is something she said.
What’s behind it: The case of LunarKats seems to be another example of the adage “The internet never forgets.” Many current e-sport players have been online and on social media since they were teenagers and do not always behave impeccably. When they later get a job, their previous escapades often come back to haunt them.
For Twitch streamers who are solo, this is not a big problem. For example, there is a video of the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack, where he terribly rants about a McDonald’s in Buxtehude (“The biggest son-of-a-bitch place there is”). The place apparently dared to close on time, even though MontanaBlack still wanted a burger (via youtube):
- For the German streamer, his rant against McDonald’s ultimately had no consequences
- For e-sport players who represent a team, like LunarKats, such behavior is difficult and ultimately led to her departure from TSM
The nasty thing about the story of LunarKats is that she already regrets her behavior back then and apparently has changed. But it seems that just one such serious misstep can close off such a valuable career opportunity right after it had opened.
Another example of why it’s good to occasionally delete “youth sins”:
Overwatch reporter learns “The internet never forgets” the hard way
