Pokimane's desperate attempt to erase her past is haunting her present in ways nobody imagined
Imane "Pokimane" is among the biggest stars on Twitch, but her desperate attempt to erase her past is haunting her present in ways nobody imagined. Her 2022 began on a bumpy note, with a 2-day ban from the streaming platform followed by a hate-raid by a fellow streamer JiDion.
As the content creator deals with hate online, its perpetrators find different ways to tarnish the prim and proper image Imane maintains. Within the two months of this new year, several clips from Imane's past have returned to haunt her. These include one where she said the n-word on stream and one where she was allegedly doing hard drugs while live.
Adding to this rising trend, YouTuber "TheQuartering" threatens to take the streamer to court over her copyright strikes on his videos. TheQuartering's content has been deemed "toxic" in the past and includes several videos taking jabs at Imane.
What could be seen as an attempt by Pokimane's legal team to remove traces of her past, controversial self may backfire on the Twitch star.
Pokimane's current status as one of the most liked and popular streamers directly results from her strategically erasing her past controversies. However, the agitated internet community took it upon themselves to resurface some clips from her past.
In light of their circulation, let us briefly look at the main controversies that brought Imane to the fore.
Simp is a colloquial slang derogatory term referring to men "who are viewed as too submissive toward women, especially online personalities, from whom they hope to achieve some kind of romantic attention for their efforts".
Before Twitch's ban of the word, simp was most regularly used to define a follower of Pokimane. This reputation was built by the copious amounts donated to
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