Viperous "Slur" Controversy

Overview

Viperous "Slur" Controversy refers to Twitch banning streamer Viperous for allegedly saying a racial slur during a stream of a competitive game. However, it was found that she had said "nerd," not the n-word, and after public outcry, Twitch unbanned her.

Background

On November 8th, 2019, Twitch streamer Viperous was banned from the platform for allegedly using a racial slur while streaming Krunker. The following day, she tweeted, "I just got banned on Twitch for a clip of me that went around for literally saying “nerd”. I call people who kill me nerd all the time and whatever it sounds like i said, it was literally just nerd. Why am i getting banned for something I DIDNT EVEN DO??"^[1]

Developments

Twitter user @Dreamt_Of proved Viperous' claim by editing the footage of the clip, slowing it down such that it clearly shows her saying "nerd" and not a slur (shown below).

The initial ban was covered by Daily Dot.^[2] YouTuber Scarce voiced his support for Viperous after explaining the situation (shown below).

On November 12th, four days after the suspension, Twitch unbanned Viperous, sending her an apology email, which she posted to her Twitter account (shown below). After her unbanning, she held a marathon stream in which she gained 1,800 subscribers, thanks in part to streamer DrLupo, who gifted gifts to new subscribers during her stream.^[3]

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