An unfortunate day where both my specialties intersect. As an esports expert and criminologist, here’s a quick thread of why I think this won’t be the last case of this kind 🧵
Same motherfuckers ripping the fuck out of Sketch for possibly being gay are the same ones who screamed “mens mental health month!!!!!” during pride month. The irony is suffocating 😬
Trump: "Vote for me in person, not by mail!"
His supporters: "Okay, we will vote in person!"
Trump: "How on earth could all these postal votes be so Biden-sided. This is rigged. Unbelievable."
Like there is just 0% chance I would stream on Kick when this is one of the faces of it. Like, I freaking love Train and think the platform and financial incentives are sick but AINT NO FUCKING WAY WITH THIS GUY THERE. Do they realise how many of us would be over there by now..?
Imagine being one of the best players in the world at your game and you aren’t on a tier 1 team. Not a single person can ever convince me that esports will catch up to traditional sports in my lifetime.
@EGIRLFRlEND
I’ve had some men say some nasty shit to and about me in the gaming scene… but I have also been told and seen a screenshot of things some women have said about me ‘privately’ and let me tell you.. Ain’t no-one praying on my downfall more than them.
With that,
@omgitspotter
becomes the first woman to hoist a world championship trophy in a mixed team. There is no greater inspiration or motivation than this moment for all the young girls who want to take that step and someday become a world champion too
#VALORANTChampions
@JakeSucky
All I will say is that if you go at someone they better not have shit on you because there's people out there like Train who don't give a fuck what people think about them and will spill your truths. That's a dangerous road to take against a man like Train lmao
I’m sorry but how the fuck is
@QTCinderella
still operating after spending months not sleeping properly due to swatting PTSD, fighting deepfaking consistently and then having people constantly downplay everything that happens to her etc. She must be running on fumes, sheesh.
Holy shit, I won.
I dedicate this award to my greatest inspiration in gaming,
@KiXSTArTV
. Without him I wouldn’t be accepting this award today.
A big thank you to
@TheCSA
,
@ValorantEsports
&
@R6esports
for giving me a platform this year to achieve this.
I go cry now 🥹❤️
"If women are good enough they'll make it to the top leagues". In the past year alone I have been sent 8 screenshots of women popping off in scrims and getting messaged after to say "sorry, the guys felt weird with a girl on the team". Equal opportunity my ass you losers.
When
@OfficialBoaster
accidentally saw
@NIPVAL
Cypher set up he called for a pause to allow for competitive integrity. Leaders lead by example and he is undoubtedly one.
We would like to thank
@FNATIC
and
@OfficialBoaster
for the Fair Play during second half time on Split.
This kind of attitude is what makes you a giant inside of the game. We admire you.
#VALORANTMasters
US WITTLE WOMEN IN COMPETITIVE NEED A HERO. PWEASE SEMMLER. PWEASE PROTECT US FROM THE MADE UP EVIL 😱😱😱 WE ARE SO SCWARED OF BACKLASH. WE NEED SOMEONE TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF. IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE THAT WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK. WE LOVE WHEN YOU TREAT US AS INCAPABLE AND NEEDING
Good. The men competing in this female league should feel deeply ashamed for taking opportunities away from the women striving to compete in it.
Considering the backlash one gets when commenting on this topic, it isn't surprising to see no pushback from the women in the league.
I appreciate the ton of messages I am receiving right now but must let you know that I do not think I am ready to watch
@INTERRO
's full video just yet. A friend sent me this clip and I got back to my hotel and sobbed. I thank everyone for respecting my privacy in this time.
Does anyone know who the
@ShopifyRebels
superfan is in the photo below? Flew all the way to Brazil to cheer them on and I would like to buy them a bunch of SR merch for them to have for being an amazing part of the
#VCTGameChangers
ecosystem.
I hate videos like this because everyone is conditioned to “pick a side” and die on that hill when both sides were right and wrong. Professional players are taught to comm remaining utility and the “she knows” had no ill intent. The rest that was said was wrong and unnecessary.
My favorite part of this is how the comments and discourse is a perfect mix of “women can’t be a bro” and “nah I don’t think this is true because I have never seen it happen, so it can’t possibly be true”. Never change esports, you’re really elevating us 👍
Female VALORANT pro meL, reportedly has been turned away from trialing with Tier 1 teams due to male players not wanting to "play with women", according to
@Slasher
🔗
I'd like to kindly request I stop being tagged/DM'd in non-finals related discussions today thank you. This might be my last event for a while as Ubi might not help extend my visa come May I've been informed. I'd like to make this event as memorable as possible for me thank you.
Women, raise your hand if you also had a “bad experience that you did not want to discuss out of fear”? 🙋♀️
This statement is excellent and shows how we try to downplay the bad to ourselves so not to cause problems and continue in the industry we love. It sickens me.
For those of you who only want a few sentences, here it goes: I’ve been denied opportunities to trial for co-ed VALORANT teams with a handful of talented co-ed rosters over the years for reasons that include teams not wanting to pay a buyout for me and because I was viewed as,
The
@Tarik
argument was so important because it highlighted a severe issue we have in gaming of people lying to paint someone in a negative light. Jason knew Tarik had never mocked him and decided to state publicly he had anyway. People love rumormongering honest people.
IM FUCKING SICK - MY CLEANER WAS MAKING MY BED AND SHE SLOWLY REACHES AND PICKS UP OUR VIBRATOR AND PLACES IT ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE AND I AM DEAD ON THE INSIDE. I AM SITTING IN MY OFFICE WONDERING IF I SHOULD HIRE A NEW CLEANER OR CHANGE MY NAME AND MOVE TO JAPAN 😭
Giulia and I want to thank the hundreds of people who commented, text and called to congratulate us. We are so, so happy and can’t thank you all enough for watching us go through so much for over 4 years. Next up is moving into the new house and getting cat babies… then maybe a
Ever since I moved to Valorant there's been so many more women and way more representation. So many talent that are women. So many times I queue there's other women. So many women in dev/esports managment. I don't know how Riot did it... but I am glad we are all here playing.
At approximately 5:00am someone accessed my encrypted internal camera and panned across the room I was in and stopped on me. I am the only one with access to the camera’s data. Cam has been unplugged and all windows/doors locked. I am lucky I was awake. Police called.
The
@Olympics
should be ashamed. Their
#OlympicsEsports
series is actually borderline corruption. None of the games are actual esports and some were created WEEKS ago and are PAY TO WIN. We are a multi-BILLION dollar industry and you use our industry to advertise mobile games.
Sounds like there’s a bunch of teams without a coach for some reason. I could be available for the next 6 months if any teams wants a coach/analyst who countered SSG and undefeated G2/Empire. Also mental coached trained. Be nice to use my big brain somewhere to be honest.
I think it’s important to highlight the kind of precedent
@Sentinels
has set here. Most would be considered a brand risk and thrown to the side, but SEN treated his mental health as… HEALTH. The same way
@TALON_ESPORTS
kept Pati with his wrist. The stigma didn’t worry them-
Over the past few weeks I'm sure you've all seen some of my posts on social media. Many of my comments went too far and I apologize for any offensive comments and I'II be deleting those posts to address this issue. I’m going to start therapy next week which Sentinels has agreed
At this time you would usually expect a going live post from me. Unfortunately last night during dinner I lost vision in my left eye and parts of the left side of my face went numb. I was taken to hospital and so far they have been unable to find the cause. I have sight and
I would personally pay to IP ban those who make this game fucking miserable for the community. I would actually let Ubisoft dock my salary to let me remove those who grief and make this game completely unenjoyable. This reputation system better fucking work I swear.
I'll work my ass off and prove I'm a high tier talent that deserves my spot, but I am getting awfully tired of the extra scrutiny I get for my online persona or how well I can do my job compared to others. Safe to say
@INTERRO
, as per usual, said it best.
That was my last appearance on the analyst desk as the NA crew will take over for the grand finals! Maybe I'll get a chance for some interviews with the winner! Thanks for having me on the desk here in Mexico! 🇲🇽
What the fuck do people think I did before talent work? Like the fact I played comp and then coached a team to beat undefeated G2 and Team Empire in season 9, after counterstratting SSG to make Six Invitational means nothing? If I can’t have an expert opinion, who can lmao
Roads split open, buildings and shrines broken and tsunamis still hitting coastline even now. Japan has not had a major tsunami alert since the massive tsunami in 2011. There are multiple nuclear power plants there, but SO lucky they are offline. A magnitude 7.6 is an unreal way
Does this look like the face of someone who gives a fuck if people are mad I did negative analysis? You mad I pointed out bad stats? You mad I'm criticizing pro players? Damn. That's on you I guess chief.