The GTA streamer Viviana received a ban and much criticism after she made derogatory comments about a white viewer. Now she is ranting about the Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel for sharing the clip of her behavior.
How did the ban come about? The former Overwatch professional Félix “xQc” Lengyel often reacts to content from reddit, YouTube, or TikTok during his streams. In January, he watched a clip from the streaming subreddit r/LifestreamFail with his viewers.
The clip showed a tirade from the GTA streamer Viviana directed at a viewer named James. In it, she made derogatory remarks about white people and used the term “cracker,” which is considered racist.
xQc didn’t say much about the comments but made it clear that he disagreed with what Viviana had said. Through him, the clip gained a lot of attention, and Viviana faced criticism for her comments.
Since racist behavior also violates Twitch’s community guidelines, she was banned for a month on January 14. For the streamer, it was the first ban since she started streaming regularly in January 2020 (via streamerbans).
Although the incident happened a month ago, the streamer apparently has not come to terms with it yet. However, she does not see the blame on herself, but rather on xQc.
Bans are always a big issue for streamers since they can lead to significant loss of income. Twitch is also known for being vague about their reasons, which sometimes creates the impression of arbitrariness among fans.
Viviana: “Would use my reach for good”
What bothers Viviana? In a now-deleted stream, Viviana tearfully spoke about her ban and xQc’s role in it. The streamer apparently blames her Twitch colleague for the criticism she received after the clip became known and accuses him of inciting his “hateful” fans against her:
You are a heartless, sick person for showing this to your hateful audience. […] Man, that’s fucked up. You are a fucked up person, and I hope you get all the bad that is coming to you. Because what the hell is with someone like that?
The GTA streamer explained that for her, the matter is settled, but she had to get all this off her chest. However, she couldn’t resist a final jab: Viviana, who has 118,000 followers herself, accused the larger streamer of irresponsibly using his reach:
Just to send someone hate, just because… all I will say is, if I had such a platform? I would use it to do good. Not to spread hate against someone.
Even for a German streamer, there was recently mockery and scorn when he was banned from Twitch:
German casino streamer faces schadenfreude after ban on Twitch: “I am not a bad person”
Update: 21:30 – What does Viviana say now? On Twitter, Viviana added that she herself is aware. The streamer does not show her face on Twitch. However, she reports that she has been harassed for months due to her comments, having apologized so many times in the meantime.
xQc has not yet commented on the new tirade. However, viewers see Viviana’s statements rather critically: After all, she talks about wanting to use her reach for good after being banned for racist comments (via reddit).
While some defended Viviana after her ban, others found the suspension completely justified and perhaps even wished for a longer break for the streamer.
Even for a German streamer, there was recently mockery and scorn when he was banned from Twitch:
German casino streamer faces schadenfreude after ban on Twitch: “I am not a bad person”
