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“How did my whole speech about how I need subs to get the streaming going if you like the content… How’d that result in zero subs? There are regular [viewers] here,” BadBunny exclaims during the clip, “Five dollars a month! How do you have hours of time to watch me, and not five dollars? What are you doing with your life where you have hours of time to watch Twitch, and not five dollars to provide for the content you’re watching?… This is actually really f****** heartbreaking, because people really don’t respect me as a content creator.”
Controversy ensued, with several viewers and other Twitch personalities calling out the clip for being openly disrespectful to her viewership and in bad taste. The next day, DrDisrespect posted a couple of skits of his own as a parody to BadBunny’s rant. In bombastic fashion,exactly what DrDisrespect is famous for, he acted out an exaggerated dramatization of the rant in a cheeky clip from his stream.
DrDisrespect also followed up his initial skit with another even more absurd parody right after, this time sarcastically comparing his stream’s quality to the content on HBO’s subscription service. He even goes as far as sayingGame of Throneswould be outdated in comparison to his facetious channel. DrDisrespect has a distinct track record of openly commenting on Twitch controversy in between games, and this time is no different.
Since then, DrDisrespect’s skits have also gone viral, now at a combined view count of over 280,000 views (approximately 219,000 and 62,000 respectively) on the parody. In between the comedy bits and in all seriousness, he comments aside about streaming in general, andhow the financial gain is just an added bonus to him.
“I love streaming…” He said, “It’s your choice, it really is. I could stream for free. I’m very passionate about this.”
While a funny retort, it’s not like DrDisrespect has been Twitch’s white knight either, as he’s experienced his fair share of controversy on the platform as well. Earlier this year he wastemporarily banned from Twitch and banned from E3after entering a public restroom while streaming IRL at the convention. He later issued a public apology and his Twitch account was restored shortly after.
While the ban only lasted for a few weeks, it prompted discussion within theTwitchcommunity as towhether or not the punishment was severe enoughand that DrDisrespect may have received special treatment due to his immense popularity on the platform.
