Quin69, a Twitch streamer, received backlash on Wednesday after saying on his channel that women are “asking to be sexually assaulted” because they wear short shorts. The video sparked immediate reactions in his chat, with viewers asking “WTF” and calling him “VICTIM BLAMER69,” implying that he would be banned soon. His comments drew criticism on r/livestreamfail, where a video of them quickly went viral.
Following the backlash to his comments, the streamer doubled down on his victim-blaming, claiming that women are more likely to be raped based on how they dress, adding in a follow-up clip that “it’s one of the variables.” He also drew a “rape spectrum” on a notepad in that video to better illustrate his allegedly misogynistic view of assault victims.
Quin69 has not been banned as of the writing of this article, but he could be in violation of Twitch’s harassment policies, which prohibit derogatory statements about another person’s perceived sexual practices or morality. It’s possible he won’t be banned because he wasn’t referring to anyone in particular and was simply expressing a controversial viewpoint. However, streamers like TrainWrecks have been banned in the past for having controversial views on women, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Quin69 will be banned as well.
Quin69 is one of Twitch’s top 300 streamers, with 636k followers and nearly 5,000 active subscribers. When he made his controversial statements on Wednesday, he was streaming to an audience of over 8,000 people.
