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.hasanabi@hasanthehunabsolutely insane that twitch banned two of my mods for using the word cracker. one of is black and the other is brown. does twitch actually believe cracker is a slur?10:33 AM · Dec 11, 202126422632absolutely insane that twitch banned two of my mods for using the word cracker. one of is black and the other is brown. does twitch actually believe cracker is a slur?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.Twitter reacts as Twitch bans the term "cracker" after HasanAbi uses it on livestreamAfter 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.Grimbo@BraveArcanineTwitch banning people for using the word Cracker lmfao are you out of your mind7:37 AM · Dec 12, 2021205Twitch banning people for using the word Cracker lmfao are you out of your mindrobbiepea tea lemonade@robbiepeaTTVdid twitch REALLY ban people for saying Cracker...as if it's a slur.....yall i HAVE to laugh7:01 AM · Dec 12, 20216did twitch REALLY ban people for saying Cracker...as if it's a slur.....yall i HAVE to laugh🦋▴Psy▴🦋@Psyffeetwitch when bot raids say a bunch of slurs: 🥱twitch when say cracker: 🤬 twitter.com/hasanthehun/st…hasanabi@hasanthehunabsolutely insane that twitch banned two of my mods for using the word cracker. one of is black and the other is brown. does twitch actually believe cracker is a slur?10:37 AM · Dec 11, 20216638absolutely insane that twitch banned two of my mods for using the word cracker. one of is black and the other is brown. does twitch actually believe cracker is a slur?twitch when bot raids say a bunch of slurs: 🥱twitch when say cracker: 🤬 twitter.com/hasanthehun/st…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.Immy@WrdsUponWaves@hasanthehun Funny how quickly Twitch can move to crack down on the word 'cracker' but dragged their feet when streamers were being harassed by things like hate raids, follow bot attacks, and abused in other ways.2:26 AM · Dec 12, 20214974@hasanthehun Funny how quickly Twitch can move to crack down on the word 'cracker' but dragged their feet when streamers were being harassed by things like hate raids, follow bot attacks, and abused in other ways.plazy ☾*✲⋆.@plazynoodlesthere is something very funny about white people on twitch crying about why "cracker" is a slur but they were extremely quiet and unbothered when bipoc were being targeted in large numbers on their streams with actual vile racism8:44 AM · Dec 12, 2021605there is something very funny about white people on twitch crying about why "cracker" is a slur but they were extremely quiet and unbothered when bipoc were being targeted in large numbers on their streams with actual vile racismMaeBae@MaeBaeSupport@Twitch @TwitchSupport Cracker -IS NOT- and -CAN NEVER BE- a slur.6:47 AM · Dec 11, 2021@Twitch @TwitchSupport Cracker -IS NOT- and -CAN NEVER BE- a slur.Owen🔰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿@DaftRedDevil@hasanthehun I don't think it's particularly a bad thing to ban the word cracker in that context but it wasn't necessarily necessary especially when there's bigger issues twitch has and most people who get offended by that word are just racist white people6:40 AM · Dec 12, 2021@hasanthehun I don't think it's particularly a bad thing to ban the word cracker in that context but it wasn't necessarily necessary especially when there's bigger issues twitch has and most people who get offended by that word are just racist white peopleRickyRoss@rickyrossc88@hasanthehun The word cracker doesn’t have hundreds of years of violence behind it. It wasn’t associated with the stripping away of entire race’s humanity and agency. It just makes you feel a little bummed.11:48 AM · Dec 11, 20213@hasanthehun The word cracker doesn’t have hundreds of years of violence behind it. It wasn’t associated with the stripping away of entire race’s humanity and agency. It just makes you feel a little bummed.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.