Valkyrae is never one to be quiet, but her latest tweet left everyone on the internet reeling. The queen of the YouTube Gaming scene put out exactly one solitary post on October 9th that was able to reference human rights, police force, cruelty to animals, and gaming accomplishments all in one hot mess sentence:
“f*** ice f*** this genocide f*** pedos f*** animal abuse, free Palestine and congrats Jason for hitting 100k subs”
The tweet had already been viewed over 1.5 million times on X, making this one the most divisive moment for her to this point.
The Streamer Shock the Timeline
The post instantly caused a stir online. Some applauded the harsh candour. One yelped: “THATS MY STREAMER.” Another was stunned by the bizzaro blend of gaming and politics: “Never thought I’d type ‘f** genocide’ and congratulations to jasontheween all in same sentence but here we are.”
But all was not groovy. Some reviewers criticized Rae as “out of touch” and virtue-signaling. One indignant user raged:
“It’s so weird when rich streamers say f** ICE… You people are so out of touch in your mansions it’s insane.”
Another is indignant: “Waah, waah, waah. Stop yelling and stream some Fortnite or some s**.”
The Political Backlash
Rae’s frank “f*** ICE” comment generated the most criticism. Some claimed she was underplaying the agency’s role in policing trafficking and patrolling the borders. One critic ranted:
“Why the hell are you libs so keen on illegal immigrants within this nation? Why the hell do you enjoy the trafficking of humans? Why the hell do you enjoy gun and weapon trafficking? That’s what ICE does. You’re a stupid c* twitch streamer.”
Others also blamed her for opportunism, suggesting that she only tweeted to not come under fire later from fans for not speaking out: “She saw everyone ripping into Charlie for not speaking up and decided she’d unload this half-assed ass tweet.”
The JasonTheWeen Relationship
But Valkyrae’s post was not all politics. There was also the obligatory congratulations to theös FaZe Clan’s JasonTheWeen, as the streamer achieved the amazing 100,000 Twitch subs during the ninth day of Subathon II.
The 20-year-old streamer, whose name is Jason Nguyen, beat his previous record, set during a 29-day marathon last year, by getting to the six-figure count in under two weeks. Jason’s subathon is an event, with guests including members of the FaZe Clan, the rapper PlaqueBoyMax, and even the K-pop personality Sakura from NewJeans.
Jason donated 20% of his subathon income to funding for cancer research, adding charity flair to his milestone.
