Twitch streamer gets 'cancelled' for mocking Make-A-Wish Foundation

Twitch is known as one of the top streaming platforms in the world, hosting several personalities from various walks of life.

One of the most dominant professions on Twitch is gaming as several pro gamers stream their favourite games and also interact with millions of fans across the globe. However, from time to time, Twitch is often left red-faced due to the questionable actions of some of their streamers.

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Recently, a popular Twitch streamer by the name of GirlGamerShay, who is known to play NBA 2K, was vehemently criticised for mocking the Make-A-Wish Foundation during her live broadcast:

GirlGamerShay has 90.2K followers on Twitch and an additional 30.2K subscribers on YouTube.

Moments after her insensitive clip went viral, she became subject to a wave of dissent online.

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GirlGamerShay makes fun of Make-A-Wish Foundation on Twitch

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is an esteemed non-profit organisation that helps fulfil the wishes of terminally ill children, aged 2 to 17 years of age.

The Foundation is known to organise meet-and-greets with high-profile celebrities, the likes of which range from John Cena to Justin Bieber.

Since its inception in 1980, the organisation has been unanimously praised for its global attempt to spread happiness and grant the wishes of several kids.

However, GirlGamerShay, who streams popular games such as NBA 2K, Fortnite and GTA 5 on Twitch, ended up invoking the ire of the online community through her insensitive comments on live stream.

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She infamously said:

Yo, what the f*** is a Make A Wish? I'm gonna go to Florida, let's wish for that! Let me make a wish because I am sick, Oh My God man!

Her distasteful comments did not go unnoticed as she soon became subjected to an overwhelming amount of criticism, with the online community calling her out for her comments.

She was quick to issue an apology:

However, the damage had already been done as she found herself embroiled in yet another controversy.

She apparently claimed that she didn't know what the Make-A-Wish Foundation was, when in reality, the Twitter handle of NBA21 Leaks exposed her for having reacted to a Make-A-Wish post previously:

This brought out the hypocrisy in her statement as several from the online community reacted to her comments:

While the raging backlash is justified in terms of being a reactionary response, such demands to cancel her has once again opened up a Pandora's Box related to the whole Cancel Culture phenomenon.

Having said that, in the face of rising criticism, her most recent tweet hinted at an upcoming apology stream, but the question is, is it too late?

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About the author

Saahil is an English Literature graduate, with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

An entertainment journalist with a strong penchant for anything cinema, travel and the ever-expansive world of pop-culture, he has contributed to film journals and websites such as Film Companion, Film Critics Circle of India, The Telegraph and Humans of Cinema.

Apart from flitting between the works of Shakespeare and Scorsese, he is also a comic-book aficionado, an avid gamer and sports enthusiast, who dabbles between putting in hours on the PlayStation and writing about the same.

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