"Trues in the chat": Asmongold defends ElXokas after getting backlash for comments about fat people being lazy

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Zakc "Asmongold" has come out in support of controversial statements made by Spanish streamer ElXokas, who recently faced a lot of backlash for his comments about fat people.

ElXokas is quite a popular streamer with over three million followers on Twitch. A clip of him deriding people for being fat went viral a couple of days ago, with many on the internet labeling it fatphobic. Asmongold has his own history of comments along similar lines and was quite elated to read the translation of what was said by his fellow streamer. Here is his initial reaction:

For those unaware, the OTK co-founder has been in the news before for his takes on fatphobia and, as such, has been called fatphobic as well. The veteran Twitch star is known for his blunt takes on issues, be it related to the games he plays or about society in general. Last year, there were two major instances when he spoke about his views on obesity.

In April 2022, he received backlash for stating that the concept of fatphobia was cringe and explaining his belief that individuals should be held accountable for poor health practices.

A more recent incident occurred after many called out a man for being fatphobic on an online dating show after he appeared to reject a woman based on her weight. The streamer defended the man's personal preference and even expressed that he liked him.

One audience member pointed out that ElXokas was being too insulting with his criticism, but Asmongold disagreed. He argued that strong language is sometimes necessary to make an impact on certain individuals:

He went on to say exactly what should be said to people like this:

Fans were, for the most part, in agreement with Asmongold. Here are some of the comments under the YouTube clip:

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