Racism in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Kai Cenat and YourRAGE's encounter with racists sparks outrage

Call of Duty lobbies are notorious for their toxicity, but Kai Cenat and YourRAGE's experience with a couple of racists in the brand new Modern Warfare 2 recently caused a lot of outrage.

A couple of clips from yesterday's stream have gained significant traction on social media and the gaming community has had a varied reaction. While many described the occurrence as normal, others were at a loss at how such blatant use of slurs and derogatory remarks are so commonplace in such a popular video game.

Derogatory terms thrown at Kai Cenat and YouRAGE while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Racism and Call of Duty have had a pretty long history in successive games, and the developers made headlines last year for banning hundreds of thousands of accounts with racist names in an attempt to curb toxicity in Warzone. Sadly, Activision is infamous for not being able to do anything because of the unrepeatable hate sputed on voice chat.

Case in point: In April 2021, the popular rapper T-Pain was called the n-word while he was streaming on Twitch. Much the same happened to the currently most subscribed channel on the platform, Kai Cenat, who was playing the recently released Modern Warfare 2 with YourRAGE when their in-game teammates started insulting the popular Black content creators with derogatory words.

What's more, when the person making the racist remarks was called out by the streamers, he doubled down and flatly told them that if they don't want to be called the n-word, they should not be playing Call of Duty:

As it turns out, the racist remarks did not stop there, and if anything, only increased. Later during the same conversation, the teammates even started insulting the Black Lives Matter protests by saying that, George Floyd, the man who's murder by law enforcement officers served as a catalyst for the movement, deserved to die.

When Kai Cenat asked the person why he seems to hate Black people, this is what the latter said:

Social media reactions to the Kai Cenat's clips

Being one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, the clips and the stream have been seen by thousands of people. Videos documenting the incident have been spreading across social media platforms, garnering reactions from a variety of sources.

Here are some Reddit and Twitter reactions from online personalities and the gaming community in general.

What Kai Cenat and YourRAGE faced is an ongoing problem in Call of Duty games and Modern Warfare 2 is no exception.

Presented above is a video from YouTuber and TikToker Silksheets who demonstrates the level of racism prevalent in the game by trying to get people to say the n-word as fast as possible by just stating that he is Black.

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Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

Richik’s love for writing, researching, and archiving, along with his inquisitive nature and longstanding love for video games led him to pursue a career as a gaming journalist. He relies on primary sources for accurate information and ensures that his drafts are proofread, fact-checked, and well-researched.

As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

When not writing, Richik likes to read, watch a movie or a game of football.

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