Valorant professional player Jason “JasonR” came under public fire recently when several female professional players spoke out against his behavior in-game. According to them, JasonR dodges and abandons games that have female gamers in the lobby.
The Esports commentator and caster Jake Lucky called out his misogynistic behavior on February 23, where he provided four screenshots of different Tweets that spoke against Jason’s toxic behavior. Ever since the revelation, many gamers have come out and spoken about their experiences with the Valorant professional.
During a recent stream of his, it was pretty evident that Jason was in constant stress due to the public backlash. The following is an excerpt from his livestream when someone asked him to dodge a game in Valorant:
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One of the first people to reveal Jason’s sexist behavior was Panini, who plays for the team Shopify Rebellions. According to her, Jason not only mutes the female gamers, but he also dodges the games in sight of them.
More well-known personalities like Aniemal and Annie Dro talked about their experiences with the streamer and the professional player. Later, Jake Lucky picked this topic which amplified the reach.
During a recent stream of his, Jason was playing duo with his friend Stewie2k, a well-known former Counter Strike Global Offensive professional player.
After streaming for about three hours, a teammate asked Jason to dodge the game so that they could move ahead to the next game since the odds of winning were pretty slim. Speaking about how he cannot dodge games anymore, Jason said:
In a condescending and rough tone, Jason went on to say:
He then concluded his rant by mentioning:
He continued to stream for another ten more
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