5 biggest VTuber controversies of 2022
VTubers, or Virtual YouTubers, have become hugely popular content creators recently. With names such as Gawr Gura and Ironmouse gaining more recognition in the streaming world each day, VTubing is gradually becoming more and more mainstream as hundreds of thousands of fans flock to these popular streamers' Twitch or YouTube channels each day.
That said, the VTuber community has its fair share of controversies too. Here are some of the biggest scandals and controversies related to the VTubing community in 2022 in no specific order.
Note: This article reflects the opinion of the author.
Affiliated to NIJISANJI EN, Enna Alouette made the news quite recently after clips were being shared on social media, like Twitter, in which Enna was heard presenting remarks about a certain stereotype. The clips in question show Enna talking very insensitively about fellow VTuber Kyo Kaneko's accent, and it caused quite some backlash.
The operative line that people pointed out as highly racist was when she described Kyo's voice with this comparison:
After much backlash, Enna Alouette posted an apology on Twitter, took responsibility for generalizing and stereotyping, and explained that she was unaware of how insensitive she sounded at the time.
CookieSwirlC is an established YouTuber with over 17 million subscribers at the time of her VTube debut. She caused quite an outrage in the streaming community when she announced that she would be VTubing earlier this year. People online quickly criticized her for doing such a thing despite having a young audience, indicating how most viewers relate to virtual YouTubers with more adult content.
Debates raged on Twitter and Reddit about children's role in the community. That said, CookieSwirlC has
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