The popular streamer pokimane recently spoke out against hating on simps, noting that doing so tends to reinforce a culture of misogyny and sexism.
Pokimane disapproves of simp hate.
While reviewing a ban appeal from a user who was calling other viewers simps, pokimane expressed to the user why he shouldnt use simp as an insult.
She called the practice.
Pokimane showcased several of the offensive comments she receives during her q & a video, showing one interaction where a critic called someone defending her a simp.
It kind of makes me.
Imane pokimane anys has spoken out against simp hate online, and said that its a sexist way of looking at the issue that reinforces misogyny.
On twitch, youtube, and twitter, the term is used to insult people who support or compliment female content creators.
Pokimane iterated people should not be using that term as an insult and opined that simping was a way of loving another person.
She shed some light on the impact it has had on her male friends and how they were afraid to.