"Can't believe AI Seinfeld got cancelled": Internet debates transphobic joke made on viral Seinfeld clone show on Twitch

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Watchmeforever's two-week suspension from Twitch for alleged transphobia on the viral AI Seinfeld show on the platform has become the talk of the community. Many pointed out the absurdity of an artificial intelligence-driven program being "canceled."

Discussions on trans issues have been quite the rage in the online gaming streaming space, and Dave Chappelle's recent Grammy win for his controversial Netflix special, which has been labeled anti-trans by many, has only intensified interest in the "joke" that got AI Seinfeld banned from Twitch.

Posts like the one above litter social media, with many wondering how this happened in the first place. A substantial group seems to think that the joke was not exactly aimed at trans people but at comedians who try to make fun of marginalized sections of society in an attempt to get a cheap laugh.

For those wondering what the AI said that warranted the suspension, a Twitter user by the username conure pointed to this very issue when they replied to a clip of the joke. The post articulates the above point quite well:

The exact joke as told by AI Seinfeld is as follows:

A couple of others echoed the sentiment posted by conure that the joke was mocking comedians, not transgenders. Here are some of them:

Here are some more general reactions from Twitter and Reddit on the ban:

For those out of the loop, artificial intelligence in streaming has become a niche category since Vedal987's Neuro-sama went viral last year for being the first popular Twitch Vtuber to be driven by AI. Nothing Forever, or AI Seinfeld, is something similar but actually produces content by attempting to imitate the style of the episodes from the classic sitcom Seinfeld.

The animation initiating the show, coupled with the