Celebrity
Twitch star Pokimane gets vocal about 'simp' hate
Pokimane shared how simping affected her relationship with other males
Twitch star Pokimane has opened up about 'simp' hate and how it affected her relationships with her male friends.
The term simp is used as an insult on Twitch, YouTube and Twitter for defending or praising female content creators.
In her June 26 stream during a ban appeal segment she shared that she reviewed the ban of a user who was "going through a simp hunting phase" where she then spoke about her own experience.
"Isn't it weird young boys are being told 'simping' is so terrible? 'If you’re doting on a women, it’s so terrible.' But it’s not."
"Throughout my entire career as a female streamer, I have sensed – on numerous occasions – my male counterparts or male friends being afraid to stand up for me because they will be labeled simps," Pokimane stated.
"How else can you describe that but some weird internalized misogyny?"
