It seems the plague of sexual harassment issues in the esports scene is running amok. Notable esports reporter and consultant, Rod “Slasher” Breslau posted a Tweet revealing that he has heard numerous cases of sexual harassment from the Brazilian esports and gaming community.
over the last 48 hours dozens of women in the Brazilian gaming, streaming, and esports community have come forward with numerous accounts of sexual misconduct and assault. Riot Games BR has already had to make one statement, would not be surprised if Twitch BR gets involved too
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) January 6, 2021
His statement came after reports circulated of sexual harassment in the Brazilian League of Legends community. It started when LOL shoutcaster Gabriel “MiT” Souza was accused of sexual assault. He admitted his faults and made a public apology.
Eventually other names came out which included LOL coaches Guilherme Henrique “Kake” Braga Morais and Hamilton “Shu” Neto, shoutcasters Gustavo “Docil,” and players Benjamin “Hyoga” de Barbi and Willyan “Wos” Bonpam. Kake was fired from Flamengo Esports and deleted his Twitter account.
However this isn't limited to the Brazilian League of Legends community as CS:GO players were revealed. Fillipe “pancc” Martins, a CS:GO player for Sharks Esports, acknowledged that he sexually conversed with two underage women. Lincoln “fnx” Lau was accused of sharing a video without the woman's consent.
After witnessing what happened last year when sexual harassment cases ran rampant on Twitter, Slasher requested for a firm stand in addressing this issue. He's hoping that Twitch Brazil will offer the necessary response.
following all of the stories of sexual abuse from women last year and an outcry from the community for more action to be taken, esports organizations dropped players and Twitch permanently banned several streamers from the platform. Twitch Brazil should do the same
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) January 6, 2021
Riot Games has officially made their announcement as they removed MiT and other shoutcasters in their talent pool.
a Riot Games spokesperson has provided the following statement:
"Riot Games informs that CBLoL's list of casters will be released in the coming days. The company confirms, however, that Gabriel 'MiT' Souza is not among the talent hired for the championship’s 2021 season."
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) January 5, 2021
Sexual harassment stories began surfacing in the esports scene after it grew inspiration from the entertainment industry's #MeToo movement. A lot of victims used Twitter to voice out their abusers and create a domino effect.
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