"People are mad": Asmongold gives his opinion on the blind-date fatphobia controversy doing the rounds on the internet
Zack "Asmongold" has weighed in on the fatphobia controversy regarding a recent clip from a blind-dating program uploaded to the YouTube channel Cut about six days ago on October 22. The program featured men and women who were speed dating while being blindfolded.
The scandal that erupted in the wake of the video's release was related to the fact that one man had allegedly rejected a potential date right after hugging her. Some believed that the rejection was on the basis of the woman's weight and therefore fatphobic. Known for his unapologetic tone and bluntness, Zack summed up the situation pretty well by stating:
As mentioned before, the OTK founder is known for his unabashed takes on his streams and has vocally discussed his views on fat people and fatphobia in the past.
In this clip from seven months ago, Asmongold can be heard taking a bold stance on the issue:
It appears that the streamer's outlook has not really changed, since he came out strongly defending the man in the controversial clip, saying that he was "impressed" by him:
Asmongold then started discussing why the clip had caused so much drama:
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The streamer gave a rationale for his thought process and stated that people couldn't really control who they found to be physically attractive:
Criticizing people for trying to police the dating preferences of others, Asmongold stated:
The clip about fatphobia has received hundreds of thousands of views in the last couple of hours, and fans of Asmongold had several reasons to support his statements. Many pointed out that the woman in the video was also "fetishizing" Asian men, and they believed there was a double standard at play.
Prominent streamers such as HasanAbi have also given their two cents on the
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