Disguised Toast responds to backlash over “support small streamers” tweet
Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang is one of Twitch’s top content creators, boasting over 1.2 million followers on the site – but he’s encouraging his viewers to send their subscriptions to smaller streamers, instead.
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On November7, Wang announced that he’d turned off all donations to his channel and asked his fans to send their $5 subscriptions to streamers with smaller audiences.
“After turning off donations on my stream, I’m going to ask all my viewers to not subscribe and instead use that $5 and sub to a smaller streamer instead,” he Tweeted. “When you’re watching the stream, you’re already giving tons of support, so thank you.”
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After turning off donations on my stream, I'm going to ask all my viewers to not Subscribe and instead use that $5 and sub to a smaller streamer instead.
When you're watching the stream, you're already giving tons of support so thank you.
Go make someone's day with that sub!
— Disguised Toast (@DisguisedToast) November 7, 2019
While it might seem that Wang’s actions were ultimately for a good cause, not everyone was pleased with his statement, with critics taking to sites like Reddit to complain about the announcement.
In fact, one critic accused the streamer of “grandstanding” – an insult that Wang responded to during a broadcast the very next day.
“How do I tell people to sub to smaller streamers without making a Tweet about it?” he asked sarcastically. “…how do you do that quietly? How do you tell one million followers on Twitch and 200k followers on Twitter quietly?
https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/dt2mcu/disguised_toast_to_begin_discouraging_viewers_not/[ad name=”article3″]That wasn’t the end of the streamer’s sarcasm: he went on to echo the sentiments of a commenter within the thread, who’d joked that he should have “privately messaged each viewer individually.”
“You know what? That’s what I should have done,” Wang continued. “Chat, can you send me your emails, so I can email you individually, and to not make a big statement to cover all my bases at once?”
Although a tongue-in-cheek jab at the criticism, Wang’s statement acts as an answer for those wondering why he’d decided to Tweet his statement rather than merely announcing it on-stream – as a means to “cover all his bases.”
While it’s unclear exactly how much dough streamers like Disguised Toast actually earn, the streamer broke down some of his own numbers in a video last year- and its safe to say that he’ll likely be fine without his donations, instead opting to help out fellow streamers in the community.