On June 20, 2023, Felix “xQc,” a Twitch and Kick star, addressed a Twitter argument in which a user accused him of using a homophobic slur.

The streamer gained notoriety a few years ago after being accused of using the n-word, yet he still managed to negotiate the “largest deal” in the history of the business, according to @YourFellowArab: The user then asserted that “cancel culture does not exist” and that he was on xQc’s side. The former Overwatch professional said that @YourFellowArab appeared to have “made up” the entire incident in response to the accusations. He declared: “That’s literally made up. I mean, that would be the equivalent of what we would call – actually made up. It’s quite literally made out of thin air that just never happened. That, whatever.”

Fans asked xQc to look into @YourFellowArab’s social media post 22 minutes into his livestream. The Twitch celebrity joked after saying the user’s perspective was “made out of thin air”: “Oh, they… oh, they misspoke! Oh, my bad! Oh, wait a minute. Was that a mistake? Holy f**k! I think they misspoke! I think they… wait a minute! S**t! Oh, no! They used the wrong word! Oh, man! S**t, dude. Oh, man. My bad! They said the wrong word. S**t!”

According to the French-Canadian personality, once Twitter users’ bait is unsuccessful, they apologize and claim to have “misspoke”: “It’s almost like; like, I said earlier they throw a f**king bait. And they hope that it catches. And if it does, cash in the f**king wind and the W. And if it doesn’t, it’s, ‘Misspeaking, guys. My bad. I clicked the wrong key-bind on my keyboard.'” 

Then, when asked how many “examples” he should provide his audience with, xQc replied: “Again, how many examples of that do I have to show you to start understanding what I’m telling you about? How many?! How many f**king times do I have to show you this so that people start get to understand? How many?!” He asserted that he never said the homophobic slur: “I didn’t say that word. That didn’t happen! You can go through me for my bad takes. You can go through me for being f**king brain-dead. You can go through me for saying, ‘Fat this. Fat that.’ Okay? Some skits. Okay? But you’re not going to f**king make s**t about me, dude! Because the reality is, I’ve been on my f**king absolute A-Game.”