When asked how much she’d charge to play Valorant with them, a Twitch streamer takes $2,000 from a fan, sparking an online debate.
Twitch streamers’ fans, particularly female streamers’ fans, have been known to go to great lengths to get the attention of their favorite creators on the platform. This can put some streamers in dangerous situations, such as one Russian streamer who had a fan break into her home and leave a message on her door. Pokimane, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, has also had problems with fans finding out her address and showing up at her home.
Rather than acting like a stalker and pursuing their favorite streamer, some fans will try to bribe a content creator with as much money as possible. PoutyRin, a Twitch streamer, was recently asked how much she would charge to play competitive FPS Valorant with him. Rin joked that she would charge $2,000 for the gaming session and was surprised to discover that $2,000 had been sent to her PayPal account shortly after the joke.
Most people who follow the streaming world are aware that some streamers can earn a lot of money in other ways. Some streamers, such as Amouranth, make millions of dollars by distributing exclusive content to other websites.
When PoutyRin announced the $2,000 sum on Twitter, she was met with backlash, with some believing she had taken advantage of one of her fans, attempting to extract as much money as possible from someone who had dubbed her a “goddess.”
Others believed that PoutyRin was correct in accepting the money and that it was the fans’ decision to spend it.
More Twitter users mocked the situation, with one user claiming that he would charge people to play Valorant with him, but that his fee would be “only” $1,000 per session. Unfortunately, some sexism was present in the Twitter thread, with one user claiming that PoutyRin’s popularity was solely due to her gender. Similar comments are frequently found online, with streamers like IShowSpeed being kicked off Valorant after a sexist rant.
It’s unclear whether PoutyRin has returned the money to the fan or if she has yet to play with him.
Some people on the internet demanded that the streamer return the money, but even if PoutyRin did, it is unlikely that other people will donate large sums of money. Pokimane, for example, has increased her donation limit in recent years because she considers larger amounts “unnecessary.”
