Comment on Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch

theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• MasterNerd@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tbf we don’t know if it was sexting, all we know for sure is that inappropriate messages were sent. Not trying to defend him as his behavior was 100% unacceptable and twitch and Midnight Society were right to drop him, we just don’t know enough to definitively say he was sexting them

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  • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The accusation from two former Twitch employees, as posted on Twitter, was:

    He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text.

    Beahm’s direct response to that specific allegation is:

    Were there twitch whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes. Were there real intentions behind these messages, the answer is absolutely not. These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more.

    So the detail of “sexting” is “in dispute” in the sense that the predator denies the allegations, but predators always deny allegations. And the fact that his formal denial still included details like “sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate” is really sus.

    So to me, saying “we don’t know if it was sexting, all we know for sure is that inappropriate messages were sent” has the same energy as saying “no criminal charges have ever been brought against me”. We don’t need photo evidence to know he was a creep.

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    • jarfil@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As someone who’s never been into sexting… what’s the difference between “leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate”, and “actual sextimg”?

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      • t3rmit3@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There’s not one. Sexting is very broad, it does not have to be pictures or direct references to boning. Any sexually-oriented text communication can be considered sexting.

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    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Everyone knows the line for inappropriate behavior is criminal charges being filed.

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    • Kissaki@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So to me, saying “we don’t know if it was sexting,

      They may have not known the source and tweet wording. I certainly didn’t.

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good to have the facts straight. It’s creepy enough on its own without inventing details.

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  • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is anything other than sexting referred to as i appropriate when a minor is involved?

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      To me, the word sexting implies very explicitly sexual content. If it’s with a minor, far more mild content could still be inappropriate.

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    • MasterNerd@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Probably not but I’ve been on the Internet long enough to know not to jump to conclusions without more information

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    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Personally I don’t think these people should be having private conversations with minors at all. It’s fucking weird and stupid and just leaves them open to this kind of allegations.

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