Felix "xQc" is one of the latest streamers to chime in with his views on the controversy surrounding the Oscars 2022, where actor Will Smith went up onstage to slap comedian Chris Rock.
The assault has since gone on to be widely known simply as "The Slap." A few streamers called this an "awesome" thing, while others spoke out against Will Smith's violent actions and didn't seem to side with him.
xQc was among the latter; unhappy with how Will Smith expressed himself during the Oscars 2022. According to him, violence is never the right option, and people making jokes about it and praising Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock are in the wrong.
Providing his opinion on the subject, the Twitch star said:
The Canadian streamer had just begun his daily livestream and was about 10 minutes in. As per usual, he decided to catch up with the trending topics on the internet and the debacle during the Oscars was one of the biggest topics on YouTube at the time.
Reacting to the Guardian's uncensored clip of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, xQc said:
Providing a reasonable take and not making jokes about this topic, the former professional Overwatch player said:
He went on to say that escalating anything to physical violence is never the right option, according to him. Giving the rationale behind his opinion, the streamer said:
Trying to understand the context behind Will Smith hitting Chris Rock, he went on to watch the video a second time and asked his chat about Rock's joke that riled up Smith, saying:
xQc tried to comprehend the context when he went on to Google for more information. Soon enough, after five more minutes, he moved on from the subject and went on to react to more content sent to him by his viewers in the Twitch chat.
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