Ubisoft drops Rainbow Six Siege streamer after he makes a bunch of racist 'jokes'
Ubisoft says it is cutting ties with Rainbow Six Siege streamer Thaqil and removing his streamer charm from the game as a result of a series of racist jokes he made on Tiktok about the Black operator Castle.
Thaqil made at least three videos on Tiktok targeting Castle(opens in new tab): A «Kiss, Marry, Avoid» in which he said he'd avoid Castle «because he's black,» a «challenge» to name an operator based on the letter N in which he picked Castle, and one in which he looked meaningfully at a banana after being assigned to play Castle. The Tiktoks have since been deleted but are still accessible on Twitter(opens in new tab).
«Ubisoft does not tolerate any form of racism, bullying or harassment,» Ubisoft told NME(opens in new tab). «We believe in providing positive and engaging entertainment experiences where everyone feels welcome, included and celebrated.
»Following an investigation, it has become clear that content creator Thaqil’s recent posts on social media are in breach of Ubisoft’s Code of Conduct. As a result, Thaqil will no longer be part of our content creators program and his charm will be removed from Rainbow Six Siege."
In an apology posted to Twitlonger(opens in new tab), Thaqil admitted that he «knew what [he] was doing» when he made the videos, but denied being intentionally racist.
«My main objective was to be edgy and make people laugh but I now realize that my attempt on humour may come across as insensitive and offensive, for that I am truly sorry,» Thaqil wrote. «I don’t stand for racism or any discrimination of any kind. I have seen comments floating around that, despite defending me, I don’t stand by.
»I now understand that the content I make can reflect on the way that people treat other people and
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