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Twitch recently unbanned two rather anti-semitic individuals in the form of “FreshAndFit” and “sneako”, which makes this decision all the more perplexing. Do th

Twitch recently unbanned two rather anti-semitic individuals in the form of “FreshAndFit” and “sneako”, which makes this decision all the more perplexing. Do they want to appear as if they are anti-semitic?

dtquad 2y ago
Worth pointing out that FnF and Sneako are actual far-right anti-semites and not just the generic left-wing pro-Palestine activists.
- pityJuke 2y ago
  Indeed. There’s a whole ‘nother controversy on the platform (which the tweet poster is a part of), but that’s far less clear cut than those two.
  - ryandrake 2y ago
    I thought that "FreshAndFit" were more associated with The Manosphere and Andrew Tate-like topics[1] than they were with the far-right and Israel. I also recall reading somewhere that the name is an online redpill euphemism for underage girls, too, which if true, somehow manages to make it even more problematic than anti-semitism does. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_and_Fit_Podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_and_Fit_Podcast
    - rsynnott 2y ago
      > more associated with The Manosphere and Andrew Tate-like topics[1] than they were with the far-right [Insert "The Office" "They're the same picture" meme here.] Like, seriously, these are not meaningfully separate groups. One is a subset of the other.
    - pityJuke 2y ago
      See this article from Media Matters for America: https://www.mediamatters.org/rumble/right-wing-dating-podcast-fresh-fit-embraces-holocaust-denial https://www.mediamatters.org/rumble/right-wing-dating-podcas... To pick a recent tweet (warning about content as per usual): https://xcancel.com/MyronGainesX/status/1846656922143150534 https://xcancel.com/MyronGainesX/status/1846656922143150534 > Kicker? You'll never guess what his mom is... (Drake’s mother is Jewish.)
- timeon 2y ago
  Yeah, for many people in the US, vision is usually tunneled to 2 sides. But out there are many sides.
Seattle3503 2y ago
I'm glad we miraculously re-discovered the value of free speech just in time for this most recent wave of antisemitism. /s

dtquad 2y ago

Worth pointing out that FnF and Sneako are actual far-right anti-semites and not just the generic left-wing pro-Palestine activists.

pityJuke 2y ago
Indeed. There’s a whole ‘nother controversy on the platform (which the tweet poster is a part of), but that’s far less clear cut than those two.
- ryandrake 2y ago
  I thought that "FreshAndFit" were more associated with The Manosphere and Andrew Tate-like topics[1] than they were with the far-right and Israel. I also recall reading somewhere that the name is an online redpill euphemism for underage girls, too, which if true, somehow manages to make it even more problematic than anti-semitism does. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_and_Fit_Podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_and_Fit_Podcast
  - rsynnott 2y ago
    > more associated with The Manosphere and Andrew Tate-like topics[1] than they were with the far-right [Insert "The Office" "They're the same picture" meme here.] Like, seriously, these are not meaningfully separate groups. One is a subset of the other.
  - pityJuke 2y ago
    See this article from Media Matters for America: https://www.mediamatters.org/rumble/right-wing-dating-podcast-fresh-fit-embraces-holocaust-denial https://www.mediamatters.org/rumble/right-wing-dating-podcas... To pick a recent tweet (warning about content as per usual): https://xcancel.com/MyronGainesX/status/1846656922143150534 https://xcancel.com/MyronGainesX/status/1846656922143150534 > Kicker? You'll never guess what his mom is... (Drake’s mother is Jewish.)
timeon 2y ago
Yeah, for many people in the US, vision is usually tunneled to 2 sides. But out there are many sides.

Seattle3503 2y ago

I'm glad we miraculously re-discovered the value of free speech just in time for this most recent wave of antisemitism. /s