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Luna Bellinski
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Regarding this whole xQc situation, people really seem to misunderstand the basic reasons as to why he's been suspended for what he did. It's not really about WHAT he said as what he actually said wasn't specifically homophobic as telling someone to suck a dick is a standard insult regardless of sexuality, it's the fact that as someone in his position he can't be saying things like this to people here, regardless of who they are.
If a footballer explicitly told someone to suck a dick or threw some other form of insult at another player in the middle of a football match they would face consequences for doing so. This is no different. E-sports is a rapidly growing medium especially for kids, and companies invested in it want to promote it as a serious sport that all ages can enjoy. To do so they they cannot have players throwing explicit insults around at other players and if there is an individual who is doing that such as xQc, they need to sort that out and make sure he can control his temper enough not to do that, as if he is going to continue to act that way he won't be allowed to continue participating as they cannot promote that kind of behaviour in any way, shape, or form.
This isn't like someone just playing OW at home on their own and saying something to someone over mic, it's something that's being broadcast to a wide audience. We all know people say far worse to people over mic in regular games, but this isn't a regular game it's a professional tournament, and in any kind of professional tournament this kind of behaviour towards players can't be supported.
People are getting all up in arms about this throwing around words like 'safe space' etc etc but this has nothing to do with anything like that it's literally just about being professional, and a professional can't act this way regardless of whether we would see this as normal in a regular game or not. I personally wouldn't consider telling someone to suck a dick as a massive big deal, but in any professional environment you can't say things like that to people even if you personally don't view it as a big deal.
TL;DR: What xQc said and who he said it to is completely irrelevant. His punishment is justified as this is a professional tournament in a professional environment, not just a game at home, and in a professional tournament you need to act professionally. In any sport companies cannot support someone who is explicitly throwing insults around at other players, especially not in mediums like E-sports which are still fighting to be considered as a legitimate medium.
If a footballer explicitly told someone to suck a dick or threw some other form of insult at another player in the middle of a football match they would face consequences for doing so. This is no different. E-sports is a rapidly growing medium especially for kids, and companies invested in it want to promote it as a serious sport that all ages can enjoy. To do so they they cannot have players throwing explicit insults around at other players and if there is an individual who is doing that such as xQc, they need to sort that out and make sure he can control his temper enough not to do that, as if he is going to continue to act that way he won't be allowed to continue participating as they cannot promote that kind of behaviour in any way, shape, or form.
This isn't like someone just playing OW at home on their own and saying something to someone over mic, it's something that's being broadcast to a wide audience. We all know people say far worse to people over mic in regular games, but this isn't a regular game it's a professional tournament, and in any kind of professional tournament this kind of behaviour towards players can't be supported.
People are getting all up in arms about this throwing around words like 'safe space' etc etc but this has nothing to do with anything like that it's literally just about being professional, and a professional can't act this way regardless of whether we would see this as normal in a regular game or not. I personally wouldn't consider telling someone to suck a dick as a massive big deal, but in any professional environment you can't say things like that to people even if you personally don't view it as a big deal.
TL;DR: What xQc said and who he said it to is completely irrelevant. His punishment is justified as this is a professional tournament in a professional environment, not just a game at home, and in a professional tournament you need to act professionally. In any sport companies cannot support someone who is explicitly throwing insults around at other players, especially not in mediums like E-sports which are still fighting to be considered as a legitimate medium.
