28-year-old Twitch streamer shows off her wealth – has to backtrack quickly

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The former queen of Twitch, Pokimane, turned 28 and received an extraordinary gift for her birthday: a bouquet of flowers made from dollar bills. But when she boldly presented this bouquet on TikTok, she found herself in the crosshairs of a current movement: Blockout 2024.

This is Pokimane:

  • Streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys originally came from League of Legends, but became successful in 2017 with Fortnite content. At that time, the gaming scene on Twitch became more professional thanks to the “Amazon Prime” subscription. Pokimane dropped out of chemical engineering and became a full-time streamer.
  • Pokimane has been the only woman at the top of Twitch and among the streamers with the most followers for ages and to this day. She was careful not to sexualize herself like other streamers, such as Amouranth. Yet she has been accused of men falling for her, becoming “simps” and donating money to her in the hope of getting her attention.
  • The time in which Pokimane was seen exclusively on Twitch ended in January 2024. She herself said that Twitch had become too toxic for her – perhaps also after her “cookie” affair. Although she continues to stream on Twitch, she can now also be seen on other platforms.

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    Pokimane lacks tact when posting on social media

    This was her performance: On May 14, Pokimane received a gift for her 28th birthday: a bouquet of dollar bills.

    The streamer showed this in a TikTok video:

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    This was the criticism: The video received a lot of likes, but also some negative comments. Users criticize that the streamer is showing off her money here.

    It says something like:

  • “It’s so tiring that so many celebrities and streamers are so far removed from reality that they can’t read the mood in the room”
  • “I’m 100% sure this money is to you what $5 is to us normies.”

    • Streamer finds herself in the crosshairs of Blockout 2024

    This was the serious criticism: There is currently a movement on social media in the USA, “Blockout 2024”, that wants to cancel celebrities who are very rich but have not commented on the conflict in Israel.

    It’s about the suffering in the Gaza Strip, which affects many people around the world.

    The movement arose on May 6th at a gala: The Met Gala is considered a gala for the rich and beautiful, where celebrities flaunt their wealth. Therefore, the gala has been criticized for years and especially in 2024, precisely because of the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

    A social media post from influencer Hailey Kalil appeared at the event in which she said “Let them eat cake” (via CNN).

    This is a historical reference to Marie Antoinette and has been used for centuries as an example of a rich, privileged person who is deaf and blind to the poverty and misery of the world. The phrase is often credited with triggering the French Revolution, although historians have doubts that the phrase was said that way.

    This post was the last straw and triggered Blackout 2024: The movement calls for the accounts of celebrities who remain silent about the situation in the Gaza Strip to be blocked.

    A number of celebrities have made the list as examples of such “rich but blind celebrity,” including Gal Gadot, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart.

    Now they also threatened to put Pokimane on this list.

    Pokimane reiterates commitment to the Gaza Strip

    This is how Pokimane reacted: The 28-year-old recognized the danger and said: She completely understands it. She hoped that her gesture with the bouquet would be clearly recognized as a joke.

    She will now continue to support the “Palestine cause”, the Palestinians – with her words and her wallet. She promises that. She had already shared a call for donations on Twitter on May 11th (via twitter).

    She obviously wanted to quickly jump off the list.

    Pokimane is already a burnt child when it comes to money, because the streamer, who otherwise acts so sensitively and cautiously, now seems, in the eyes of her critics, to have the feeling that not everyone has as much money as she does: 27-year-olds are selling very expensive cookies on Twitch, is criticized for it: heats up the criticism with a new statement

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