Pokimane, xQc, and others react as HasanAbi rants against the word "cracker" getting banned on Twitch

HasanAbi has recently been fighting the internet on whether the term "cracker" is a racial slur or not. The word is used in reference to Caucasian/white males, shortened from the term "whip cracker." Hasan recently used the term on his Twitch channel while speaking about a Redditor, which caused two of his moderators to be banned from the platform.

Ever since, HasanAbi has been questioning Twitch regarding the legitimacy of its ban policies, since he believes "cracker" cannot be a racial slur. While many have debated whether streamers should simply refrain from using terms that are in reference to a person's skin color or race, Hasan argues that the term "cracker" still holds the white male in a power of authority based on its origin, and therefore does not qualify as a racial slur.

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Twitter reacts as Twitch bans the term "cracker" after HasanAbi uses it on livestream

After Twitch banned the usage of the term "cracker" on its platform, people on Twitter and been debating the topic quite a lot. In addition to Twitter, streamers have also spoken about the issue on Twitch itself.

Streamers like Pokimane and xQc believe that while it is debatable whether the term is a racial slur or not, people should simply refrain from using terms that distinguish between people based on skin color, thereby offending people.

The Twitterati, however, disagrees with this stance. They believe that the term was used to show white supremacy, so it does not really count as a racial slur, even though it refers to a person's skin color.

Twitter users pointed out Twitch's hypocrisy in this matter, bringing up the hate raids that a lot of LGBTQ+ streamers and POC streamers faced not too long ago. They believe that it was hypocritical of Twitch to be so prompt as to ban a term referring to white people when it paid no heed to marginalized communities getting hate on the same platform.

HasanAbi seems to have stirred up a debate that has the internet divided on its stance. From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the debate will end anytime soon.