Rainbow Six Siege creator apologises after Ubisoft condemns TikToks
12/04/2023 @ 3:31pm – Thaqil has issued a public apology for the TikToks, writing “My intent was to never be taken literally or promote racism.”
A Rainbow Six Siege content creator has been dropped by Ubisoft following a series of openly racist TikToks centring around Castle, one of the FPS game‘s black operators.
Please be aware that this report contains racist language and references to sexual assault which may be upsetting to some readers.
Thaqil, a Rainbow Six Siege creator with over 250,000 followers on YouTube, uploaded two TikToks relating to the character. One sees him eating a banana before asking which operator he’d be playing that day. When the RNG chooses Castle, he looks back pointedly towards the fruit.
A second sees him use a ‘kiss, marry, avoid’ generator for Rainbow Six Siege operators. When it lands on Castle, he replies “avoid. I mean, I think it’s quite obvious, because he’s black.” The video then cuts to Thaqil ‘elaborating’ that certain elements of his kit “aren’t very good.”
A report from NME states that the creator also allegedly listed Castle under Rainbow Six operators whose names begin with ‘N,’ and made implied jokes about sexual assault. All of the videos in question have since been removed.
Sometimes I wonder if people even get vetted people …. <a href=«https://twitter.com/Rainbow6_UK?ref_src=» https: rel=«noopener noreferrer»>@Rainbow6_UK
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— Saskia (@Saskia_Cole) <a href=«https://twitter.com/Saskia_Cole/status/1645715535038906369?ref_src=» https: rel=«noopener noreferrer»>April 11, 2023
In response to NME’s enquiries, Ubisoft has confirmed that it has axed the creator, removing him from their R6 program and pulling an in-game charm that could be earned through
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